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.  https://www.samlitzinger.com/  #journalism #philosophy #animals #history  #music

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2025-04-05 21:15:58

Sometimes my cat Nimruz sleeps in such a strange position that I can’t actually figure it out. I think that’s her head there someplace.
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2025-03-29 20:03:57

“Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints An internal guidance memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. In some instances, the document is nearly a word-for-word facsimile of a report from the conservative think tank behind Project 2025.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/29/secret-pentagon-memo-hegseth-heritage-foundation-china/

2025-03-16 23:14:10

“Trump tapped Kari Lake to run VOA. Then he dismantled it. Lake had big plans to transform the outlet into a powerful “weapon” to fight an “information war.” Instead, the president has essentially shut it down.”
(Gift article)
#journalism
https://wapo.st/3FJ2G2s

2025-02-25 16:58:04

“21 employees resign from DOGE, refusing to ‘dismantle critical public services’”
https://apnews.com/live/trump-presidency-updates-2-25-2025

2025-01-21 18:05:42

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Here’s Garth playing the intro to “Chest Fever”. The rest of The Band just kind of let him go wild to kick off the song and he always seemed to have fun coming up with something interesting:
https://youtu.be/YprtJVfiMmc

2025-01-21 17:52:19

Rest in musical bliss, Garth Hudson. A huge talent. Truly the end of a brilliant era.
I once called him at home for an interview and he put the phone on top of his piano and proceeded to improvise a beautiful song.
I hope that recording still exists in the CBS News Radio archive.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/garth-hudson-the-band-death-age-b2683647.html

2024-12-31 18:41:37

Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace
https://apnews.com/article/sarah-mcbride-congress-transgender-lgbtq-delaware-9cce7f778e6b57dfdb08986d7410404e

2024-12-08 19:37:26

It would be hard to write a more anodyne headline and subhead about something that could lead to thousands of dead children.
“Trump suggests he shares some of RFK Jr.’s concerns about childhood vaccines
The comments represent an increased sign of support for Kennedy taking action on vaccines”
https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/08/trump-suggests-he-shares-some-rfk-jr-concerns-childhood-vaccines-autism/

2024-12-08 19:31:20

I assume Tulsi Gabbard’s guest room wasn’t available?
“An ousted Assad lands in Moscow, Russian outlet says; Syrians rejoice”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/07/syria-war-news-israel-hamas-gaza-lebanon/

2024-11-15 19:37:41

“The war "will end faster" under the policies of Donald Trump’s administration, set to take office in January 2025, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Nov. 15 interview…”
I’m not sure what he means here, but he’s correct only if he also thinks Trump’s policy to end the war means the end of Ukraine as an independent nation.
https://kyivindependent.com/war-will-end-faster-under-trump-administration-zelensky-says/

2024-11-12 16:04:12

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@npub1a7w…0ee5
“Millions of people look to this man from every land on the earth, still doubting and questioning whether he knows the way out of the great misfortune that has befallen the world. He will show the peoples that way, but we look to him full of hope and with a deep, unshakable faith. We stand behind him with fortitude and courage: soldier and civilian, man, woman and child — a people determined to do all to defend its life and honor.”
https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/unser45.htm

2024-10-22 20:22:52

Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to be the group's next leader
https://apnews.com/article/5a8d5a051e05267007192ac5c8d80efd

2024-09-13 11:37:13

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The fact that Trump’s blatant misdirection isn’t mentioned in the Post story under the headline also suggests to me that media writer Paul Farhi’s claim in The Atlantic isn’t correct:
“Trump Has Not Been ‘Sane-Washed’ The news media doesn’t routinely protect his image, and it never has.”

2024-09-13 11:21:18

The Washington Post headline:
“Trump to hold news conference…”
Let’s see if the news media gets suckered again by Trump. The last time he advertised a “news conference”, it was a seemingly endless rant of grievances and weirdness. He took no questions.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/09/13/2024-election-campaign-updates-harris-trump/

2024-09-11 19:40:21

“The Hungarian leader Trump cites as a supporter champions 'illiberal democracy'”
If Viktor Orbán is your main character reference, you’re in deep, deep trouble.
https://apnews.com/article/45922d4b2f7c8655b08038d1895787eb

2024-09-10 22:11:51

So, yes, JD Vance admits he would have taken part in the attempted coup if he had been in Mike Pence’s place…
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/10/vance-electors-2020-election-00178266

2024-09-08 23:03:13

One of our dear old feral #cats died today. Katty was nearly 14, which is a pretty long run for a feral. Please send her a good thought to help her on her way.
https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/113/104/415/202/109/307/original/21f1fc4c0c310774.png

2024-08-25 11:40:48

“Trump was the first president since Nixon to utterly reject the idea that federal law enforcement should operate independently of the president’s personal desires or prejudices. Rather, he sought to use the attorney general, special prosecutors, U.S. attorneys and the F.B.I. as instruments to help himself and his friends and to punish his enemies.”
(gift article)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/books/review/where-tyranny-begins-david-rohde.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Fk4.BuNG.jijwJoTIiZtS&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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

2024-08-18 19:13:59

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@npub1kzl…rvcq Never saw that! Is he also a Brit who does an American accent?

2024-08-18 18:39:28

I just watched a TV show featuring the fine British actor Damian Lewis, whose role is as an American. His accent is spot on.
Is it just me or are British actors much better at American accents than American actors are at British accents? If so, why?
(Another example: I didn’t even know Hugh Laurie of “House” fame was British until I heard an interview with him. Freaked me out!)
American actors (e.g., Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr.) seem to fare less well with their British accents.

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 17:57:35

“The Webb Telescope Further Deepens the Biggest Controversy in Cosmology”
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-webb-telescope-further-deepens-the-biggest-controversy-in-cosmology-20240813/?mc_cid=12f9d197f2&mc_eid=992fe18e22

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 17:43:48

‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98
https://apnews.com/article/eb30a22ed1cf4766bb6d83de0b8bb5d1

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 13:35:48

A bibliophile takes on Big AI
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/basbanes_profile_openai_lawsuit_copyright_books.php?mc_cid=887abc22ef&mc_eid=dafb9b300d

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

2024-08-09 03:17:42

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://youtu.be/k_lal-65_nc?si=1xxbjwohjo9J2OAc

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 20:43:44

I wonder if there’s a sufficiently large paying market for this.
“Oliver Darcy Departs CNN to Launch Independent Media Newsletter
Status will be a nightly briefing “about what is really happening in the corridors of media power”
https://www.thewrap.com/oliver-darcy-exits-cnn-launches-newsletter/

2024-08-08 19:17:05

ABC says Trump and Harris have agreed to participate in a presidential debate on Sept. 10
https://apnews.com/article/94b590ddf0434d9ea7b1241396dbbcc6

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 22:01:16

GOP Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee says FBI took his cellphone in campaign finance probe
https://apnews.com/article/ab8f91fde29b9979b4971e4778212cbe

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 16:25:04

Walz facts:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/08/06/tim-walz-55-things-harris-vp-00172790

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