Sam Litzinger

Mostly retired #journalist (ex-CBS News, ex-AP, etc). Master’s degree in #philosophy. Friend to #animals. Usually annoyed about something. Thank you for reading my posts.

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2024-08-19 20:06:58

Former US Rep George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in his federal case
https://apnews.com/article/90741d068fd94090419fc0fd79be30cc

2024-08-17 16:23:48

“Her name was on a filing agreeing to be a Cornel West elector. Her question: What's an elector?”
“But as the presidential election enters a critical three-month period, there are efforts around the country to subvert the integrity of the ballot, many of them coming from a collection of conservative activists and Republican-aligned operatives pushing West’s candidacy.”
https://apnews.com/article/0d2c94da68bbd136442e63edadf14398

2024-08-17 03:17:01

“Media reaction to Trump campaign email leak starkly different from 2016, when Clinton was hacked”
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-08-16/the-press-reaction-to-the-trump-campaign-email-leak-is-night-and-day-to-clintons

2024-08-17 03:10:46

“Former congressman George Santos expected to plead guilty to charges related to campaign fraud Monday”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/politics/santos-expected-plead-guilty-campaign-fraud?cid=ios_app

2024-08-16 23:20:11

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@npub1pwy…df82 Me, too!

2024-08-16 23:03:50

Some fellow #radio ancients and I were talking recently about how lucky we were to be among the last people who could actually make a living (and have a lot of fun) working in radio news.
“Once a mainstay of the radio dial, local news is signing off as stations struggle to survive in the digital age”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/media/news-radio-local-wcbs-wnyc-sign-off-job-cuts-spotify/index.html?cid=ios_app

2024-08-16 21:18:18

Today is the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley.
I remember breaking into a broadcast of a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game on WTIV #radio in Titusville, PA to read the wire service bulletin on the air.
Here’s the report from the CBS radio network (where I’d end up working more than 20 years later):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iyXoQ3UdwOk&pp=ygUeQ2JzIHJhZGlvIGF1Z3VzdCAxNiAxOTc3IGVsdmlz

2024-08-16 18:28:49

Trump can’t help himself. He just can’t.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/16/trump-medal-of-honor-00174404

2024-08-16 18:14:30

Celebrities lead weird lives.
“Shoot me up with a big one,” Mr. Perry told Mr. Iwamasa, according to the agreement, and asked him to prepare his hot tub.”
“As Mr. Perry’s personal assistant, Mr. Iwamasa was tasked with coordinating his doctor’s appointments and making sure he took the proper medication.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/arts/television/matthew-perry-death-ketamine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2024-08-16 15:06:39

“Trump Made $300,000 for Endorsing Bible, Financial Disclosure Shows”
I wonder if God ever throws up.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/us/politics/trump-financial-disclosure-bibles-liabilities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2024-08-16 11:35:56

“As his remarks stretched into a second hour, a squadron of flies assembled, likely attracted by several packs of breakfast sausages sweating in the summer heat. The bizarre spectacle only heightened the incongruity of using Trump’s private golf club as the backdrop for an event meant to illustrate the pain faced by millions of Americans at grocery checkouts.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/politics/trump-fury-harris-switch-campaign-analysis?cid=ios_app

2024-08-16 11:08:08

“Behind the Pageantry of Shen Yun, Untreated Injuries and Emotional Abuse”
“But in speeches and writings, its founder, Mr. Li, has also incorporated less conventional ideas, implying that he is the creator of the universe, saying that faithful adherence can purge the body of illnesses and suggesting that followers can develop supernatural powers, such as the ability to levitate.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/nyregion/shen-yun-dance-abuse.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DU4.HIvi.mAE29_e7rEDc&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2024-08-16 01:48:18

Detroit judge sidelined for making sleepy teen wear jail clothes on court field trip
https://apnews.com/article/28a60f3d2814d7e2a097b80676c714a7

2024-08-16 00:04:44

A big problem with these stories is that it’s hard to convey how deeply bizarre Trump’s appearances are these days. He rambles, mumbles, free associates, lies, insults. You have to actually watch them to understand how disquieting they are.
“FACT FOCUS: Trump blends falsehoods and exaggerations at rambling NJ press conference”
https://apnews.com/article/f8ed52f64a12cf450b0d0f2591c9d92b

2024-08-15 20:26:30

“Former CapRadio GM Jun Reina allegedly received more than $450,000 in unsupported payments, according to new report”
https://current.org/2024/08/former-capradio-gm-jun-reina-allegedly-received-more-than-450000-in-unsupported-payments-according-to-new-report/

2024-08-15 20:15:53

Our two old feral boys don’t always get along, but sometimes they declare a truce.
https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/112/967/865/784/766/699/original/ae557655cf7dd53c.png

2024-08-15 19:46:28

One of my great hopes for after the election (which I now think, barring some disaster, he’ll lose), is to see Donald J. Trump finally convicted in his remaining legal cases and I’ll get to watch him shuffle off to prison.
“Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election”
https://apnews.com/article/8797407266a8d7562298e894fcd8d80b

2024-08-15 19:37:19

Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO
https://apnews.com/article/da2c1ec7b1b5e27c6bcf34052553860b

2024-08-15 15:17:43

Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News
https://apnews.com/article/60650c0480e132342880c35a1d29f539

2024-08-15 02:00:26

“Hamilton's 900 CHML radio station, one of Canada's oldest, closes
Mayor says station had been in Hamilton for nearly 100 years and the loss is 'devastating’”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/900-chml-global-news-radio-closing-hamilton-1.7294411?

2024-08-15 00:37:08

The president of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately
https://apnews.com/article/2497a023eecdd267f3f9189e9f010fce

2024-08-15 00:02:36

Clown.
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to meet with Kamala Harris to discuss Cabinet job Harris has rebuffed the offer of an endorsement, while Kennedy has also had conversations with Republican nominee Donald Trump about a role in his administration.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/14/rfk-jr-kamala-harris-cabinet-trump/

2024-08-14 22:41:58

Stonehenge's 'altar stone' originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows
https://apnews.com/article/7f0896476ac8e2b955224377ff9f661e

2024-08-14 22:38:40

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@npub1te7…3dzs Well, we’ll see how long that holds! Ha!

2024-08-14 22:36:27

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@npub1te7…3dzs I look forward to reading your posts.

2024-08-14 21:41:39

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And this update for anyone thinking maybe Trump COULD focus:
“Though Donald Trump’s appearance in North Carolina was billed as remarks on the economy, and he began his speech staying on message, the former president has since been falling back into parts of his stump speech, making inflammatory attacks on undocumented immigrants and voicing other sentiments he has repeated consistently throughout his campaign.”
- The Washington Post

2024-08-14 21:22:17

Ruling: Fetus can be referred to as 'unborn human being' in Arizona abortion measure voter pamphlet
https://apnews.com/article/b0ea37c92692533da109fd74a07b25f7

2024-08-14 21:10:42

“WNYC Parent to Cut 12% of Work Force
The chief executive of New York Public Radio, which operates WNYC and the classical music station WQXR, said the organization was facing a “free fall” in advertising.”
#radio
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/business/media/new-york-public-radio-job-cuts-wnyc.html

2024-08-14 21:05:25

Some thoughts from my former CBS boss Harvey Nagler on the imminent death of WCBS 880.
#radio
https://barrettmedia.com/2024/08/14/former-wcbs-newsradio-880-programmers-tim-scheld-and-harvey-nagler-react-to-audacys-bold-decision/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEp77ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbEX3m3hCjREjXhPbosOSmCA6bX3s9_-5LAREeUx6OsoiTyZKOh9QvYFkw_aem_bIZfmrfF2yViRzioXFNOOQ

2024-08-14 19:21:01

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@npub19rw…nxaa Well, the AP had hired ME years ago, so its standards are suspect…

2024-08-14 18:31:28

Ugh.
“Wyoming reporter caught using artificial intelligence to create fake quotes and stories”
https://apnews.com/article/ed076e2f276d9811f3b9ba051a03b7ae

2024-08-14 18:30:00

This AP headline was apparently written by someone who has never heard of Donald Trump.
“Donald Trump is going to North Carolina for an economic speech. Can he stick to a clear message?”
https://apnews.com/article/bc81b98a425e46c32065c02650b2b44c

2024-08-14 14:25:36

US inflation slowed again in July, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates
https://apnews.com/article/f8de2672173407d3a126cc13493fed85

2024-08-13 15:57:26

“In response to submitted questions from staff, Linda Henry, the CEO and co-owner of the Globe, said the turnabout on podcasts was driven by the realization that audio journalism may be compelling but does not attract subscribers.”
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/media/after-hiring-new-staff-globe-changes-its-mind-on-podcast/

2024-08-13 15:45:16

“Paramount Global will begin cutting its total U.S.-based workforce by double digits this week, the company’s leadership said Tuesday.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4825499-paramount-global-workforce-cuts/

2024-08-13 13:27:42

“Should the media report on hacked campaign documents?”
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/politico_trump_campaign_iran_hack.php?mc_cid=58c719ae62&mc_eid=dafb9b300d

2024-08-13 10:14:55

“News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it”
https://apnews.com/article/e30bdccbdd4abc9506735408cdc9bf7b

2024-08-13 02:20:40

“Musk and Trump were discussing global security threats when Trump opined ocean warming was not the biggest threat and there would be “more oceanfront property.””
Donald Trump may be the stupidest person ever to have held public office (although, yes, the competition is fierce).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/08/12/2024-election-campaign-updates-harris-trump/

2024-08-13 01:43:47

Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York’s ballot, says he is not a state resident
“Given the size and appearance of the spare bedroom as shown in the photographs admitted into evidence, the Court finds Kennedy’s testimony that he may return to that bedroom to reside with his wife, family members, multiple pets, and all of his personal belongings to be highly improbable, if not preposterous,” the judge wrote.”
https://apnews.com/article/faaf0c8d7638cdfcdbe3c4eb7b542eef

2024-08-13 01:35:47

“Suspected Iranian hackers breached Roger Stone’s personal email as part of effort to target Trump campaign, sources say”
Good Lord, can you imagine the horrors that must be in Roger Stone’s personal emails?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/12/politics/trump-campaign-hack-personal-email-account-fbi?cid=ios_app

2024-08-13 00:41:34

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“The music that played for about half an hour on the X Space hosting Elon Musk’s interview with Donald Trump has stopped, and now we are hearing silence.”

2024-08-13 00:34:08

Ha!
“As nearly 200,000 people waited for the interview to start between X’s owner Elon Musk and former president Donald Trump, Musk claimed a “massive DDOS attack on X” was to blame for the delay. DDOS stands for “distributed denial of service.” Musk said he is working on “shutting it down” and that if the issues persist, “we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation later.””
- The Washington Post

2024-08-13 00:18:41

Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, hero to election deniers, convicted in election computer breach
https://apnews.com/article/8a171657321dd595dfd2dd81e0a0a848

2024-08-12 23:29:19

“Judge Rules That Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Cannot Appear on New York Ballot
The ruling was a blow to Mr. Kennedy’s independent campaign for president. The judge said that he had used a “sham” address to claim residency in New York.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/nyregion/robert-f-kennedy-jr-new-york-residency.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2024-08-12 19:45:53

“The debate is a critical opportunity for media to regain credibility”
“After nine years, it’s remarkable that the political mainstream media have not yet figured out how to cover felon and former president Donald Trump accurately and effectively — or even how to question him aggressively.”
https://wapo.st/4dCnR1Y

2024-08-12 19:06:24

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#Radio fans will want to check out this site:
https://donswaim.com/wcbssoundpage.html

2024-08-12 19:01:30

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My late friend Charles Osgood was one of the first anchors on WCBS when it went all-news in 1967:
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/charles-osgood-reflects-on-45-years-of-all-news-on-wcbs-880/

2024-08-12 18:33:36

Terrible news for those of us who worked with and listened to WCBS.
“WCBS 880 to end all-news format after nearly 60 years”
https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/local/wcbs-880-to-end-all-news-format-after-nearly-60-years-1010-wins?fbclid=IwY2xjawEnLLpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXu6jQzF6yCDwQr_P24WwduxP9qPcZTN2JuNBhv-Jhoqc6jz0QtsaFtSQQ_aem_UHcpImhmXLpXtDOM-rb7Tg

2024-08-12 01:41:08

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@npub1srz…zlvm All U.S. currency would be replaced by Trump Steaks.

2024-08-11 22:51:29

Glad to see the words “falsely” or “false” used liberally throughout this story.
“Trump Falsely Claims That the Crowds Seen at Harris Rallies Are Fake”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/us/politics/trump-harris-crowds-ai.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2024-08-11 22:21:05

““President Trump is saying I think something that’s really important and actually profound, which is that the political leadership of this country should have more say over the monetary policy of this country,” Vance said. “I agree with him. That should fundamentally be a political decision.””
Imagine Donald Trump being directly in charge of monetary policy.
Good God.
https://apnews.com/article/b4b0c58adafaf464071751c6f2cafb17

2024-08-11 17:45:54

“The New York Times cited two people who, on different occasions, heard Trump call Harris a “b——.” The people were granted anonymity to describe private discussions.
In response, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said, “That is not language President Trump has used to describe Kamala and it’s not how the campaign would characterize her.””
Does anyone on Earth (including Cheung) believe Trump has not called her this?
(Correct answer: No.)
https://apnews.com/article/5aeb94facc4cad8c57de072fe85027d3

2024-08-11 00:54:16

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I see the Post is also involved:
“Trump campaign says it is victim of foreign hack after leak of Vance report Microsoft discovered evidence that Iranian hackers compromised the email account of a former Trump campaign adviser, a person familiar with the matter says.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/10/trump-hack-iran-vance-report/

2024-08-10 23:42:59

Interesting that the Trump campaign was apparently hacked.
Also interesting that Politico, which was sent some of the apparently hacked documents, isn’t reporting much of their actual content.
I wonder if that will change after the lawyers review the situation more thoroughly.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/10/trump-campaign-hack-00173503

2024-08-10 11:36:18

“That same month, CNN’s KFile reported Morrow had previously called for the public execution of Barack Obama and the death of Joe Biden and other prominent Democrats in comments on a since-deleted X account.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/politics/kfile-michele-morrow-january-6-comments?cid=ios_app

2024-08-09 17:34:29

I find it so hard to believe that Donald Trump, that well-known champion of truth, would LIE about something!
“Trump's tale of a harrowing helicopter ride and emergency landing? Didn't happen, Willie Brown says”
https://apnews.com/article/60783296c2baff5df060e50a96f17141

2024-08-09 15:29:10

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@npub1un9…xpeq I don’t know that one. I’ll check it out. Thanks for the tip.

2024-08-09 11:36:08

An update on what I think will be the death of #radio.
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/meet-nat-ai-generated-presenter-offering-soft-news-mexican-audiences

2024-08-09 11:27:02

Encouraging.
“Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-leads-trump-by-5-points-ipsos-poll-2024-08-08/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&utm_term=080924&user_email=23bda954bc63cda35700e02e49e1c88448c8ecbb779ded1f48edfcfd297f22f1&lctg=6575ba2e231969bbe60bf4d1

2024-08-09 03:26:17

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Part 2:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vzfR-SUjZlU&pp=ygUOQWJjIHJhZGlvIDE5Njk%3D
Part 3:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LcUEBHyDEvs

2024-08-09 03:19:51

This may be fun for you #radio fans. It’s a 1969 documentary on ABC Network Radio News.  (I started doing national newscasts in 1981. The world depicted in this documentary was already long gone by then!)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k_lal-65_nc

2024-08-08 21:45:04

“Donald Trump suggested in a news conference Thursday that he is open to curbing access to abortion pills through federal regulations, declining to rule out a sweeping move that some antiabortion allies have advocated.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/08/trump-abortion-pill-mifepristone-news-conference/

2024-08-08 15:25:41

“Adding to the sense that Mr. Trump is flailing about, this week he has been testing out a new mocking nickname for his opponent, referring to Ms. Harris as “Kamabla.” It is a departure from the previous epithet he had chosen (“Laffin’ Kamala”), and nobody seems quite sure how to decipher it.”
Trump’s brain must be the weirdest entity in the universe.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/politics/trump-harris-campaign.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2024-08-07 21:15:23

“Elon Musk’s X accused of bias after pro-Harris accounts labeled as ‘spam’ A string of incidents raises questions about whether X is restricting accounts that oppose Musk’s political views, or just mishandling a rush of political speech.”
Ooooh, that’s a tough one! Which could it be?
Let’s ask the news outlets that refuse to leave X! They’re champions of freedom and democracy!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/07/musk-x-harris-bias/

2024-08-06 20:46:53

“Tampa Bay Times offers buyouts to staff
Layoffs will occur later this month if targeted savings aren’t met.”
https://www.tampabay.com/news/2024/08/06/tampa-bay-times-offers-buyouts-staff/

2024-08-06 19:26:52

“I desperately need advertisers to save my dying Nazi-riddled social media platform. Therefore, I will sue them after telling them to go f**k themselves. Why do I do these things? Because I am Elon, business genius!!”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/06/tech/musk-x-sues-garm-advertising-boycott?cid=ios_app

2024-08-06 18:58:55

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government, official says
https://apnews.com/article/bca66e8251f86deb3fe28c913d0a1444

2024-08-06 18:18:18

It’s amazing how someone this dumb could be so rich.
“Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover”
https://apnews.com/article/673d1ae88e9fb0ca5b170d238739453e

2024-08-06 17:49:04

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@npub1e0s…n6zr Right! The next thing you know, they’ll want clothing! And housing!
Where will this creeping communism end?!

2024-08-06 16:11:29

“Walz also has faced criticism from Republicans that his policies as governor were too liberal, including legalizing recreational marijuana for adults, protecting abortion rights, expanding LGBTQ protections, implementing tuition-free college for low-income Minnesotans and providing free breakfast and lunch for schoolchildren in the state.”
In what kind of weird world would those policies be considered “too liberal”?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/harris-walz-vp/

2024-08-06 14:11:31

Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate, aiming to add Midwest muscle to ticket
https://apnews.com/article/02c7ebce765deef0161708b29fe0069e

2024-08-06 10:42:50

Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall
https://apnews.com/article/eb43b6b346cc644b2d195315cb2bfb20

2024-08-06 02:14:32

Does Clarence ever spend any of his OWN money?
“Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds”
https://apnews.com/article/26268bf665ee2233f0e4c5ec836823b2

2024-08-05 19:39:12

Google loses massive antitrust case over its search dominance
https://apnews.com/article/319a61f20fb11510097845a30abaefd8

2024-08-05 00:32:35

What is WRONG with this guy?!
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank”
https://apnews.com/article/f7e6cba9aa19dc2066a8d9c543974a97

2024-08-05 00:15:45

Wall Street Journal still can’t confirm January story about UN agency for Palestinians
https://www.semafor.com/article/08/04/2024/journal-still-cant-confirm-january-story-about-un-agency-for-palestinians?utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=semaforstory&utm_source=newslettercta

2024-08-04 23:39:41

Maduro lost election, tallies collected by Venezuela’s opposition show
“Venezuela’s opposition candidate likely received more than twice as many votes as President Nicolás Maduro in the country’s election last week, according to a Washington Post review of more than 23,000 precinct-level tally sheets collected by the opposition, a sample that represents nearly 80 percent of voting machines nationwide.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/04/maduro-gonzalez-election-actas-analysis/

2024-08-03 20:01:58

I note the recent death of an important scholar of Tibetan Buddhism. Jeffrey Hopkins, who served for several years as interpreter and translator for the 14th Dalai Lama, leaves behind a huge amount of vital work. A revised version of his classic “Meditation on Emptiness” is coming out in a few months.
https://tricycle.org/article/jeffrey-hopkins-obituary/
https://tricycle.org/article/jeffrey-hopkins-obituary/

2024-08-03 17:43:42

“The Harris campaign said Saturday that there is no agreement for a new Fox News debate on Sept. 4. A person familiar with the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning, said the campaign held no negotiations with Trump or Fox about a new debate. Fox representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.”
Wait - Trump is LYING?! How could that be possible??
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/03/trump-harris-debate-abc-fox/

2024-08-03 16:03:52

Coward.
“Trump Backs Out of ABC Debate and Proposes One With Harris on Fox
According to Mr. Trump’s post on social media, the previously scheduled debate to be hosted by ABC News was “terminated” once President Biden dropped out of the race.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/us/politics/trump-harris-debate-fox-news.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2024-08-03 12:02:13

A disturbing read on how Trump may be more Mussolini than Hitler.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/08/03/assassination-attempts-mussolini-trump-00171825

2024-08-03 02:04:06

Defense Secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants
https://apnews.com/article/bf450589039b761c028492a348da4ea5

2024-08-02 17:33:33

Interesting read:
‘Metaphysical Experiments’ Probe Our Hidden Assumptions About Reality
Experiments that test physics and philosophy as “a single whole” may be our only route to surefire knowledge about the universe.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/metaphysical-experiments-test-hidden-assumptions-about-reality-20240730/?mc_cid=48655a0431&mc_eid=992fe18e22

2024-08-02 17:22:05

“Kamala Harris officially secures Democratic nomination for president Harris becomes the first woman of color on a major national ticket, with a chance to become the first woman president in American history.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/02/harris-becomes-democratic-nominee/

2024-08-02 11:55:42

Harris raised a massive $310 million in July, as she looks to reset November's race against Trump
https://apnews.com/article/fbc14aa926444b4f961f579c63811766

2024-08-02 11:36:10

I’m in the camp that thinks AI will eventually mean the loss of most #radio jobs. It’s only a matter of time before the technology becomes indistinguishable from actual humans on the air. Station owners will, as they always do, cut costs and replace the expensive people with the much cheaper computers.
Maybe audiences won’t even notice. Or care.
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/day-ai-clones-took-over-swiss-radio-station

2024-08-02 11:17:46

An important story on more highly suspect Trump dealings. Barr and Wray, among many others, should be held to account (but of course probably won’t be).
(Gift article)
“A key theory investigators pursued, based on intelligence and on international money transfers, was that Trump was willing to provide the funds to his campaign in October 2016 because he expected to be repaid by Sisi, according to people familiar with the probe.”
https://wapo.st/3SxAkvO

2024-08-02 02:31:49

Trump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire defeats US Rep. Bob Good in GOP primary recount
https://apnews.com/article/bf3c36dd08095d8b08cd76f392ad0f35

2024-08-02 01:02:31

The Russian hit man at the center of landmark prisoner swap
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-08-01/russian-hit-man-at-the-center-of-landmark-prisoner-swap

2024-08-02 00:51:10

“Mr. Trump posted a photo on his social media site of Ms. Harris dressed in a sari with a caption stating: “Your warmth, friendship, and love of your Indian Heritage are very much appreciated.””
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/trump-kamala-harris-race.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2024-08-02 00:49:34

US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela's presidential election
https://apnews.com/article/fa5780b54ffd166b4e20513d5b457512

2024-08-01 15:35:48

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@npub10uk…tf7d I’m a fan of both John and Maurice, so look forward to seeing what they do. I still expect deep budget cuts under the new owners.

2024-08-01 14:50:35

Remarkable.
“Bomb Smuggled Into Tehran Guesthouse Months Ago Killed Hamas Leader
An explosive device hidden in a heavily guarded complex where Ismail Haniyeh was known to stay in Iran was what killed him, according to a Times investigation.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/middleeast/how-hamas-leader-haniyeh-killed-iran-bomb.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2024-08-01 14:30:00

A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia is underway, an AP source says
https://apnews.com/article/d803e266cb4e60135ec5d668d684529f

2024-08-01 13:53:41

CBS NEWS ANNOUNCES NEW ENSEMBLE TEAM AND EDITORIAL LEADERSHIP FOR THE “CBS EVENING NEWS”
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-news-and-stations/shows/cbs-evening-news-with-norah-odonnell/releases/?view=110106-cbs-news-announces-new-ensemble-team-and-editorial-leadership-for-the-cbs-evening-news&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3SqwJEiFakFucpCmLQ_bgdG4wj_y7uFweUVVwxrJBEfsEEXPs1_pTJ4Gg_aem_kR7iBbelsb40sCa6vUkHeg

2024-08-01 10:57:39

“Top Hamas commander Mohammed Deif killed in Israeli strikes, IDF says Deif, the leader of Hamas’s armed wing, was believed by Israel to have been among the key architects of the Oct. 7 attacks.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/01/hamas-commander-mohammed-deif-killed/

2024-08-01 03:11:33

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@npub1j3m…ddu0 Jack Kemp and his famous hair! Jack wanted us back on the gold standard, which I don’t recall as being a top concern for voters…

2024-08-01 02:52:13

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@npub1wpx…ud0y That probably still makes Tom Morello physically ill…

2024-08-01 02:50:08

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@npub1rke…cq30 Well done!

2024-08-01 02:48:51

Pretty amazing that Will Lewis is still running the Post.
“UK police examining allegations Washington Post publisher purposely deleted emails in phone hacking scandal”
https://www.cnn.com/will-lewis-emails-police-phone-hacking-murdoch?cid=ios_app