Adam Moss
@adammoss.bsky.social
Postdoc at UF 🐊 I study stars for a living and my dog is cool
Hey at least Elon isn’t here yapping about breaking up the EU.
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Hey at least Elon isn’t here yapping about breaking up the EU.
I think there were a few polls that said voters perceived Kamala as more liberal than they perceived Trump as conservative. To me this signals that voters didn't believe her when she tried to backtrack on her 2019 views. So she theoretically never should have held those views in the first place.
September 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I think there were a few polls that said voters perceived Kamala as more liberal than they perceived Trump as conservative. To me this signals that voters didn't believe her when she tried to backtrack on her 2019 views. So she theoretically never should have held those views in the first place.
But will the dog write the post too?
July 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
But will the dog write the post too?
Given the current media ecosystem, the potential impacts that won’t hit until a few years down the road, and the fact that many people will simply forget about this bill between now and Nov 2026, I’m skeptical of anyone talking about “devastating consequences”.
July 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Given the current media ecosystem, the potential impacts that won’t hit until a few years down the road, and the fact that many people will simply forget about this bill between now and Nov 2026, I’m skeptical of anyone talking about “devastating consequences”.
And it's only going to get worse as more people move into fewer and fewer states.
June 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
And it's only going to get worse as more people move into fewer and fewer states.
Is there a world where if he does this, it actually hurts Republican turnout? Since Dems already have a major advantage with the most engaged voters who would likely try and show up regardless of threats.
June 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Is there a world where if he does this, it actually hurts Republican turnout? Since Dems already have a major advantage with the most engaged voters who would likely try and show up regardless of threats.
I also wonder how much of this is "real". This is the same guy that claimed Covid would end by April 2020, and bought Twitter then proceeded to unban Trump. At the end of the day, he ultimately donated hundreds of millions to elect Trump Some Twitter drama doesn't erase all of that.
June 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I also wonder how much of this is "real". This is the same guy that claimed Covid would end by April 2020, and bought Twitter then proceeded to unban Trump. At the end of the day, he ultimately donated hundreds of millions to elect Trump Some Twitter drama doesn't erase all of that.
I think the "evil" side originates from companies knowing full-well that their products contributed to climate change, and then choosing to cover up those findings. Exxon is a good example, they accurately predicted the effects of rising emissions back in the 70s and 80s only to mislead the public.
June 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I think the "evil" side originates from companies knowing full-well that their products contributed to climate change, and then choosing to cover up those findings. Exxon is a good example, they accurately predicted the effects of rising emissions back in the 70s and 80s only to mislead the public.
god I hate how right you are on this
April 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
god I hate how right you are on this
Ah but what if liberal reaction to it actually makes Elon more likely to continue doing it as a way of "owning the libs"? 3D chess time.
April 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Ah but what if liberal reaction to it actually makes Elon more likely to continue doing it as a way of "owning the libs"? 3D chess time.
I mean, if Repubs really wanted to shut down the government that badly, couldn’t they just…not even bring up this bill at all? Or even have tons of R’s vote no and shut it down anyway? The narrative in that situation would be different, but the outcome is the same.
March 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I mean, if Repubs really wanted to shut down the government that badly, couldn’t they just…not even bring up this bill at all? Or even have tons of R’s vote no and shut it down anyway? The narrative in that situation would be different, but the outcome is the same.
Sorry Matt, but you know well sure that if Repubs were in this position, they'd shut down the government and they wouldn't be punished for it because voters forget about it within a month. Same thing happened in 2019.
March 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Sorry Matt, but you know well sure that if Repubs were in this position, they'd shut down the government and they wouldn't be punished for it because voters forget about it within a month. Same thing happened in 2019.
Average voters disapprove of both the agency layoffs and how Ukraine is being handled. Lean into both of those issues, especially target key agencies that are more salient with voters (cuts to cancer research, weather services, air travel etc.)
February 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Average voters disapprove of both the agency layoffs and how Ukraine is being handled. Lean into both of those issues, especially target key agencies that are more salient with voters (cuts to cancer research, weather services, air travel etc.)
Well, the normies voted for whoever they thought would bring down inflation, which isn't an ideology but it is a position. The Dem base is definitely upset at the lack of leadership. Hard to say if the normies are as well. But I think most would agree that ditching the gerontocracy is a good thing.
February 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Well, the normies voted for whoever they thought would bring down inflation, which isn't an ideology but it is a position. The Dem base is definitely upset at the lack of leadership. Hard to say if the normies are as well. But I think most would agree that ditching the gerontocracy is a good thing.
I agree! But most voters view Democrats as more extreme than Republicans right now. You either have to convince them it's not true (hard to do because they don't follow elections as much as us), or meet the voters where they are ideologically.
February 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I agree! But most voters view Democrats as more extreme than Republicans right now. You either have to convince them it's not true (hard to do because they don't follow elections as much as us), or meet the voters where they are ideologically.
lol I deleted my Twitter (why are you calling it X?), and this is the exact thing Lakshya is talking about. I'm a progressive, but I recognize that this purity strategy does not work. It's all about how the average voter perceives the parties. If you don't see this, I can't help you.
February 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
lol I deleted my Twitter (why are you calling it X?), and this is the exact thing Lakshya is talking about. I'm a progressive, but I recognize that this purity strategy does not work. It's all about how the average voter perceives the parties. If you don't see this, I can't help you.
He touted overturning Roe but he also committed (and lied) to not signing an abortion ban. And again, abortion was not the big-ticket issue this cycle like we were hoping. It was inflation and immigration. So even he though overturning Roe is extreme, it wasn't salient with voters.
February 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
He touted overturning Roe but he also committed (and lied) to not signing an abortion ban. And again, abortion was not the big-ticket issue this cycle like we were hoping. It was inflation and immigration. So even he though overturning Roe is extreme, it wasn't salient with voters.