One of the benefits of voting early in a secure drop box: my ballot has already been counted! VOTE as early and as securely as you can!

On this date in 2001, I woke up in a 22-story hotel right between the twin towers in NY. I planned to linger till 10 a.m. But a last-minute meeting made me leave at 8:15, just 30 minutes before the first plane struck. The hotel was destroyed. I was saved. But we can never forget those who perished.

Founder @irashapiro.bsky.social speaks with @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social about "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This" Book available here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2RXHLG2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXO...

Senate Historian: Senate has been ‘shameful’ in failing to challenge Trump’s ‘authoritarian blitz’

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Executive director @anne-s-kim.bsky.social speaks with @joshcowenmi.bsky.social about "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This." Book available here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2RXHLG2 substack.com/@joshcowen/n...

Finding Common Ground After Trump's Political Betrayal

Watch/Read now | A conversation with journalist, lawyer, and author Anne Kim, co-editor of the new book Betrayed: America Didn't Vote For This.

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Must watch: a short but great interview with Ira Shapiro, co-editor of the new non-partisan book "Betrayed", a joint project by experts in many fields to catalog the damage caused by the Trump presidency.

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Founder @irashapiro.bsky.social speaks with @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social about "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This" Book available here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2RXHLG2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXO...

This is a terrific story about how Silicon Valley has drastically changed, written by the excellent veteran tech reporter Steven Levy. @stevenlevy.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/silico...

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

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One key job of the media is to tell truth to power. Not just journalists, but interviewers, comedians, artists and others. Stephen Colbert did that. This cancellation is political. It’s part of Paramount’s capitulation to Trump. My appetite for CBS and Paramount+ programming is now near zero.

23 years ago today, I made my best hiring decision ever and brought on Katie Boehret as my reporting assistant at The Wall Street Journal. She soon had her own tech column in the Journal, alongside mine. She also was on the original teams at the D & Code conferences and remains a close friends.

Awful news. Billy Joel is one of the greatest singer/songwriters and stage performers in the last 50 years www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/a...

Billy Joel Announces Brain Disorder and Cancels All Concerts

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Happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful wife Edie Mossberg and my fabulous daughters in law, Arielle Mossberg and Shana Khader.

Reaping the whirlwind in science and medicine. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...

"The Gathering Storm": We Are About to Reap the Whirlwind

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Proverbs 29-18

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Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…

Here’s the Minuteman statue in Lexington, MA, where the first shots were fired in the American Revolution 250 years ago this weekend. I urge all who can to visit the sacred ground of the national park that includes the initial battles.

APOLLO: “It normally takes 18 months on average for the US to negotiate a trade deal. .. While markets wait for trade negotiations with 90 countries at the same time, global trade is grinding to a standstill .. if current policies do not change, then the probability of a US recession in 2025 is 90%”

Today is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride from Boston. Along with others, he was dispatched to warn the patriots at Lexington and Concord that the British were coming to arrest their leaders. Today, we need millions of Paul Reveres to arouse our country to the threats to our freedoms.

Here’s a fascinating piece by the talented former journalist, John Walcott on how the beginnings of the American Revolution bear similarities to our situation today. open.substack.com/pub/johnwalc...

Lessons from Lexington and Concord

Donald Trump might be a greater threat to Americans’ liberty than King George III was 250 years ago.

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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

Ira Shapiro was the chief trade negotiator with Japan and Canada during the Clinton administration. He knows what he’s talking about. This article is a must read. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...

IRA

My parents gave me an uncommon name.

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I’ll never believe the attack on Gov. Shapiro was anything other than antisemitism. Not Gaza, not Israel, but sheer hatred of Jews @petebuttigieg.bsky.social is absolutely right.

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Chasten and I are relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe. While we wait to learn more, this much is clear: the targeting of a public official and his family - especially a prominent Jewish official on a major Jewish holiday - is unconscionable and has no place in our country.

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Taylor Swift, poet: “Time won’t fly, It’s like I’m paralyzed by it. I’d like to be my old self again, But I’m still tryin’ to find it.” — “All Too Well”, 2012 .

Saw this best guy ever guy named @waltmossberg.bsky.social for lunch

Cory Booker is doing something incredible on the Senate floor. If you're not watching, you need to watch: www.youtube.com/live/Ej6locU...

LIVE: Cory Booker goes for floor speech RECORD

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Senate expert Ira Shapiro argues for impeachment , though it’s a long shot, because the country can’t endure 19 more months until the midterms. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...

Seen enough. Impeach and remove.

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Dear @nytimes.com : How could Trump’s auto tariffs “stun” the auto industry when he telegraphed them in advance?

@mike.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy has always been a true innovator in tech and is a great guy to boot. This @nytimes.com story is a good read about his latest innovation, a decentralized browser called Surf. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/t...

A Long-Shot Bet to Bypass the Middlemen of Social Media

Facing the looming threat of A.I. as a competitor, some publishers are considering an alternative to the internet’s all-powerful algorithms.

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Must read; Why the courts won’t save us, by the wise and experienced Ira Shapiro. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...

"Don't Count on the Courts to Save Democracy"*

More than fifty years ago, I finished law school and started my career as a federal district court law clerk in Philadelphia and then as a litigation associate in a major Chicago law firm.Thanks for r...

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If you’re not watching “Ludwig“ on BritBox, you’re missing some great TV. It’s the saga of twin brothers, one a crossword constructor, and the other a police detective. It has strong similarities to Sherlock Holmes and Monk. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/a...

This Charming British Detective Show Is an Escape From Uncertain Times

“Ludwig,” streaming on BritBox, stars David Mitchell as a reclusive puzzle setter who solves mysteries. And then the world makes sense again.

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Must read: Ira Shapiro’s trenchant essay on Trump’s irrationality and how it differs from his greed, mendacity, and narcissism- all of which accompany it. “America remains in the grip of a mad king”, Shapiro writes. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...

Here’s a great explanation of trade and tariffs and of how Trump’s actions on these issues will isolate the U.S. Ira Shapiro is a former trade negotiator with Japan, Canada and Mexico. So he knows what he’s talking about. A must read to decode this complex topic. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...