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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2026-01-27 21:12:06 GMT

“Collins asks Noem to pause ICE operations in Maine, Minnesota”
Good God!! Susie must be DEEPLY concerned!

2026-01-26 23:33:02 GMT

Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders
https://theonion.com/kristi-noem-calls-on-minneapolis-residents-to-stop-obstructing-murders/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&mc_cid=8ad447c423

2026-01-24 20:51:37 GMT

“The officer who shot Pretti is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said.”
What is HIS name??

2026-01-20 13:18:43 GMT

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“Earlier Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said America’s relations with Europe remain strong and urged trading partners to “take a deep breath” and let tensions driven the new tariff threats over Greenland “play out.”
“I think our relations have never been closer,” he said.”
The Trump administration features the largest collection of dolts in American history.

2026-01-20 13:01:26 GMT

https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-trump-bessent-davos-ab05ebfaae6a413d1f8125cb9726a4c5

2026-01-19 18:59:18 GMT

“At another meeting, Weiss urged staff to up their coverage of the protests unfolding in Iran, mentioning videos she’d seen online that “almost look like a movie scene.” One senior reporter with experience covering the country cautioned that some of what Weiss was citing were videos from protests three years earlier.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/let-f-cking-news-yorker-175745961.html

2026-01-17 14:12:26 GMT

Just blatant corruption…
“Trump bought $1M in Netflix, Warner Bros. bonds after merger announcement The president bought the bonds days after saying he’d be “involved” in deciding whether to approve the $83 billion deal.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/16/trump-bought-1m-netflix-warner-bros-bonds-after-merger-announcement/

2026-01-15 12:53:44 GMT

https://apnews.com/article/wikipedia-internet-jimmy-wales-50e796d70152d79a2e0708846f84f6d7

2026-01-14 00:05:26 GMT

This Ford worker is my new hero…
“Ford Worker At Dearborn Plant Screams ‘Pedophile Protector’ At President Trump, Who Responds -- ‘F--- You.’”
https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/34097/ford_worker_screams_pedophile_protector_to_president_trump_who_responds_f---_you

2026-01-13 13:57:36 GMT

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For decades, the default position for news organizations has been that data from the government haven’t been manipulated and can be reported at face value.
Given the Trump administration’s official rejection of truth and Trump’s ongoing effort to insert only loyalists into government positions, that’s no longer the case.
The safer journalistic position is to assume government information is incorrect unless proven otherwise independently.

2026-01-13 13:44:02 GMT

Wonder if this report is true?
“December core consumer prices rose at a 2.6% annual rate, less than expected”
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/13/cpi-inflation-report-december-2026.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

2026-01-13 13:40:08 GMT

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“Privately, Ms. Weiss has been deeply frustrated by the negative reaction to her decisions, and has blamed some subordinates for not stanching the criticism, three people familiar with internal discussions said.”

2026-01-13 13:37:22 GMT

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“Mr. Dokoupil’s teleprompter flub last week came about after Ms. Weiss asked to add an on-air analysis of why Mr. Trump had extricated Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela.
In the rush before airtime, the new material was inadvertently added twice into the script, the three people with knowledge of the evening’s events said. Mr. Dokoupil was flummoxed when he encountered the same words twice, asking his producers out loud which segment he was supposed to turn to next.”

2026-01-13 13:29:41 GMT

“Let’s make sure every single night has something with viral potential,” Ms. Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, wrote to top producers as they prepared for the show’s new anchor, Tony Dokoupil, to start his tenure this month with a two-week tour of the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/business/media/cbs-evening-news-bari-weiss.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.VDJQ.0WgSSItp7vxi&smid=nytcore-ios-share

2026-01-09 19:35:27 GMT

If anyone would like to learn some Tibetan (helpful if you’re doing anything with Tibetan Buddhism or the #history of Tibet), there’s a free 90-minute online talk coming up Saturday, Jan.10.
#Tibetan
#philosophy
https://www.tibetanlanguage.org/free-lecture-series/

2026-01-07 20:17:13 GMT

“Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit. This was an agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying, getting killed,” Frey said. “There’s little I can say that will make this situation better, but I do have a message for our community and our city and for ICE. To ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/07/us/minnesota-shooting-ice?smid=nytcore-ios-share

2026-01-06 13:03:53 GMT

“Opinion | CBS News’ new era begins with press freedom concerns and technical stumbles
Tony Dokoupil’s rushed anchor debut and a Venezuela interview that sidestepped Pentagon press restrictions mark an uneasy start to the Bari Weiss era”
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/tony-dokoupil-cbs-evening-news-new-host/

2026-01-05 22:54:17 GMT

End of an era.
https://apnews.com/article/public-broadcasting-pbs-npr-b68f441c227ec7e076c038821b4a5931

2026-01-05 15:12:44 GMT

Important work by NPR:
https://apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/

2026-01-03 18:31:07 GMT

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As far as I can tell, Trump’s plan is to somehow put American oil companies in charge of Venezuela.
Sort of like the British East India Company, which at one point had its own private army of 260,000.

2026-01-03 18:21:57 GMT

Trump says the US will run Venezuela until 'safe' transition.
Anyone have any idea how we’re going to do that?
Anyone?

2025-12-31 19:55:12 GMT

The most ignorant, destructive administration in American history…
“NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/climate/nasa-goddard-library-closing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

2025-12-30 18:13:41 GMT

I hope an independent arts organization or even a top musician (Bruce? Willie? Neil?) will set up a way to channel contributions to those brave souls who are resisting creeping Trumpism at The Kennedy Center.
Those who’ve canceled shows on principle will lose money.
And I hear through mutual friends that some of them are now being harrassed by the MAGA crowd.
I’ve sent a few bucks to individual artists, but something more formal would be great.
Spread the word.
https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-center-new-years-eve-canceled-db4bc44f0d95cb40f794f2cb737562a3

2025-12-30 01:35:35 GMT

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And here’s the website for The Cookers, the jazz group that’s bravely canceling a Kennedy Center gig:
https://www.thecookersmusic.com/about/

2025-12-30 01:05:45 GMT

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Here’s her website if you’d like to offer support:
https://www.kristyleemusic.com/

2025-12-30 00:55:54 GMT

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“The artists who have protested in recent weeks include Kristy Lee, a folk singer from Alabama, who announced she was pulling out from a free concert on Jan. 14. “I won’t lie to you, canceling shows hurts,” she said in a social media post. “This is how I keep the lights on. But losing my integrity would cost me more than any paycheck.””

2025-12-29 23:23:35 GMT

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For anyone inclined and able to help the dance company:
https://dovadance.org/support/

2025-12-29 23:19:24 GMT

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“Doug Varone and Dancers said it was withdrawing from a two-night stand in April that had been intended to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary. Varone, the head of the company, said it would lose $40,000 by pulling out.
“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating,” he said in an email.”

2025-12-29 23:05:27 GMT

Bravo!
“More Kennedy Center Performances Are Canceled After Trump’s Renaming
A dance company withdrew from two performances next year, and the arts center’s website says two New Year’s Eve jazz concerts have been canceled.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/arts/more-kennedy-center-performances-are-canceled-after-trumps-renaming.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AVA.MXxQ.UP9JfTuogzps&smid=nytcore-ios-share

2025-12-28 13:13:50 GMT

Brigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema, dies at 91 - https://www.reuters.com/world/brigitte-bardot-has-died-her-foundation-has-said-2025-12-28/

2025-12-27 01:32:21 GMT

https://apnews.com/article/dominion-virginia-offshore-wind-trump-energy-interior-f5e4078b55cb1449a80de390153b3ae2

2025-12-25 19:54:15 GMT

(The New Republic)
(Illustration by Michelle Rohn)
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2025-12-24 16:44:39 GMT

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“Imagine Murrow getting ready to report from Buchenwald, but being told that the story isn’t ready because there was no one from the SS or Himmler’s staff available.
This is precisely what Bari Weiss just did.”

2025-12-24 16:34:50 GMT

“The collapse of trust in the American media is a result of the business decisions that destroyed Murrow’s ethic by the corporate executives he warned about with tremendous prescience.”
https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/bari-weiss-killed-cbs-news-in-76?triedRedirect=true

2025-12-24 16:19:32 GMT

The phrase the Post is skirting around is “concentration camps” (sted “holding centers”).
“ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses The Trump administration aims to build seven large-scale holding centers to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/24/ice-immigrants-detention-warehouses-deportation-trump/

2025-12-23 07:26:50 GMT

“Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Trump”
“The documents were available for several hours Monday afternoon and evening on the Justice Department website but appear to have been taken down around 8 p.m. The Washington Post downloaded the full set of files while they were accessible.”
https://wapo.st/4b3ycG6

2025-12-21 15:36:29 GMT

“Newton, Lynch and others here have shared their concerns with Wyoming’s representatives in Congress: Sen. John Barrasso, Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Harriet Hageman. All three Republican lawmakers have opposed Obamacare and criticized Democrats, who have pushed to extend the enhanced subsidies.”
Maybe people should stop voting for Republicans?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/21/obamacare-monopolies-subsidies/

2025-12-19 21:35:34 GMT

“Justice Department releases huge trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents Hundreds of thousands of files are to be released today, with more in the weeks to come.”
TODAY was the deadline set by law. Not “in the weeks to come”.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/19/epstein-files-trump-administration-doj/

2025-12-19 16:57:45 GMT

Still waiting for the first 2028 Democratic presidential candidate who will promise, if elected, to immediately tear down Trump’s White House East Wing monstrosity AND give the Kennedy Center back its name.
Anyone?
This should be an easy one…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/12/19/trump-kennedy-center-sign/

2025-12-16 16:41:02 GMT

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“Trump, she said, has “an alcoholic’s personality,” even though the president does not drink. But the personality trait is something she recognizes from her father, the famous sports broadcaster Pat Summerall.”
I had no idea he was her father…

2025-12-16 16:34:43 GMT

https://apnews.com/article/trump-wiles-chief-staff-interview-cabinet-bondi-5c995a046318973b1a3dfe8ed89cf3cf

2025-12-14 20:03:41 GMT

Amazing courage.
“‘Hero' who wrestled gun from Bondi shooter named as Ahmed al Ahmed”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3wkey5p33o

2025-12-10 18:29:44 GMT

Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard deployment in Los Angeles
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-12-10-2025

2025-12-06 19:40:58 GMT

I’m told the new Bari Weiss-led overlords at CBS News have decided to kill the evening edition of the CBS World News Roundup as well as the CBS Weekend Roundup.
The Roundup was anchored by such folks as Bob Trout, Douglas Edwards, Christopher Glenn and occasionally (improbably) me.
Not sure if they’ll keep the morning Roundup. Almost no radio stations carry the whole show anymore.
Here’s a piece I did for the 75th anniversary of the Roundup:
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/cbs-radio-news-world-news-roundup-turns-75/
#radio

2025-12-04 12:34:46 GMT

CBS News is done for.
“Bari Weiss to moderate CBS News town hall with Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk”
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/03/bari-weiss-erika-kirk-cbs-town-hall?_bhlid=35c63766898bc7b9c898d9579656653c969a9ab9

2025-12-03 12:31:24 GMT

Doodling, drowsiness and a conspicuous misspelling highlight Trump's last Cabinet meeting of 2025
https://apnews.com/article/trump-cabinet-doodle-misspelling-eyes-closed-84df52bbc901a001e98e325155224954

2025-12-02 16:51:12 GMT

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“.And yet we all can recognize the signs of aging in Donald Trump — this is a grandparent where his family would be starting to have the conversation about whether he was safe to drive anymore, let alone control the nation’s nuclear weapons.”

2025-12-02 16:45:49 GMT

“It’s time to talk about Donald Trump’s health (again)
The most consequential topic in the world is the simple question: Is the President mentally fit to serve?”
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-time-to-talk-about-donald-trump-s-health-again?utm_source=www.doomsdayscenario.co&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=it-s-time-to-talk-about-donald-trump-s-health-again&_bhlid=ca92061e9480a761ca3800fffdb8b15424bf7bc4

2025-11-26 14:06:04 GMT

“The Current No. 1 Christian Artist Has No Soul
AI-generated musician Solomon Ray has stirred a debate among listeners…”
I guess an atheist could say this isn’t a problem for Christians because they already believe in things that aren’t there…
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/solomon-ray-ai-christian-music-soul-singer/

2025-11-21 17:24:02 GMT

“Indiana’s law surrounding self-defense is considered among the broadest in the nation. It allows the use of “reasonable force, including deadly force” — including against a law enforcement officer — if someone reasonably believes it is necessary to stop an unlawful entry or attack on their home, surrounding property or occupied vehicle.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/11/20/whitestown-house-cleaner-shooting/

2025-11-20 20:24:20 GMT

80 years ago today, the Nuremberg war crimes trials begin.
https://youtu.be/XCk_s39XZ5I
Walter Cronkite remembered:
https://youtu.be/DovzxZ_wZ-k
#history

2025-11-19 13:04:31 GMT

The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown - https://www.reuters.com/investigations/charlie-kirk-purge-how-600-americans-were-punished-pro-trump-crackdown-2025-11-19/

2025-11-18 04:01:02 GMT

“The Revolving Door Project, a watchdog group, called on prominent institutions to cut their ties with Dr. Summers, including Harvard, OpenAI, Bloomberg and The New York Times. (Dr. Summers is a contributing writer for the Times Opinion section.)”
Will the NYT keep Larry?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/harvard-larry-summers-epstein.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-11-18 01:44:56 GMT

Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago are being sent home
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-portland-chicago-los-angeles-cd6e585615422461d7088b8ed04bb974

2025-11-13 20:22:01 GMT

CBS News:
“Top officials present Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days”
The story is interesting, but what caught my eye was:
“Secretary of War Pete Hegseth”
See how it creeps in?
Wonder if this was a Weiss decree.
“Gulf of America” next?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-venezuela-military-options/

2025-11-13 19:08:05 GMT

A helpful piece.
(Gift article)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/us/politics/house-vote-epstein-files.html?unlocked_article_code=1.008.69iF.BatluvaIyeeP&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-11-13 02:21:18 GMT

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“In the House, the six Democrats who voted to reopen the government were Representatives Adam Gray of California; Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington; Jared Golden of Maine; Henry Cuellar of Texas; Tom Suozzi of New York; and Don Davis of North Carolina.”

2025-11-13 02:00:30 GMT

House votes to reopen government, sends bill for Trump’s signature
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-12-2025

2025-11-12 21:39:36 GMT

Newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva signs the Epstein discharge petition, serving as the 218th vote to force the bill to the floor for a full vote of the House.

2025-11-12 03:06:39 GMT

“For weeks, Mr. Johnson had justified his refusal by saying he could not and would not seat Ms. Grijalva while the House was out of session. There is no such rule in the chamber that would block the swearing-in of a duly elected member of Congress.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/politics/adelita-grijalva-swearing-in-congress.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-11-11 21:35:59 GMT

Newsom tells AP the eight senators who struck the shutdown deal aren't alarmed enough about Trump
https://apnews.com/article/newsom-shutdown-trump-democrats-senators-2f92850ab659b0b7972502aa96aedd69

2025-11-11 03:29:10 GMT

Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million verdict
https://apnews.com/article/trump-carroll-abuse-defamation-supreme-court-be62982deb6821b62e0471f5bea3e64d

2025-11-10 22:14:27 GMT

“Democrats Are So Angry, One Senator Faces Blowback From Her Daughter
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. But her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/jeanne-shaheen-stefany-shutdown-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-11-10 17:14:30 GMT

Always nice to see my old boy Khufu snoozing in the sunshine.
#cats
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2025-11-10 13:12:36 GMT

“F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
The episode has contributed to concerns among intelligence allies that Kash Patel, brash and partisan, is also unpredictable and even unreliable.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/world/europe/kash-patel-fbi-mi5.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-11-10 02:37:02 GMT

“Senate is poised to take the first steps to end 40-day shutdown”
“The deal would also include a future vote on the health care subsidies, which would not have a guaranteed outcome…”
And it’s just nuts to assume House Speaker Johnson would even SCHEDULE a vote on extending the ACA tax credits. Why would he?
Senate Democrats appear to be getting next to nothing in this “deal”.
And Trump now knows if he applies enough pressure, Dems will cave.
This looks awful.
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-641e7e2324f261da72395b604d9540e8

2025-11-09 22:40:51 GMT

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Congressional Democrats probably need to be reminded that if they cave after all this time with nothing to show on health care, they will be primaried, defeated and cast adrift on ice floes.

2025-11-09 22:35:30 GMT

“Senate leader eyes potential shutdown deal but there's no guarantee of success”
“But the full details were still unclear, and the necessary Democratic support was far from certain as it appeared unlikely the package would extend health care subsidies that expire at the end of the year.”
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-641e7e2324f261da72395b604d9540e8

2025-11-09 16:26:58 GMT

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“A new era of class warfare has begun in New York, and no one is more excited than Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani.”
As a follow-up to this Post editorial board screed, I note about 5000 reader comments, almost all negative.
Will the Post just ignore these and press on with its new Bezos-ordained approach?
(Probably. Because Bezos is so rich he doesn’t have to care what readers think.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/08/zohran-mamdani-class-warfare-new-york-mayor/

2025-11-09 02:51:41 GMT

“I emerged from that experience with a better understanding of the widening gulf between what our readers expected from us and what our owner and leaders wanted the paper to be. That clarity contributed to my decision to leave The Post this summer.”
https://www.notus.org/perspectives/the-washington-post-got-21-000-emails-after-it-didnt-endorse-i-read-them-all

2025-11-06 20:27:27 GMT

This Getty photo of Trump standing there in the Oval Office, ignoring a guy who just collapsed behind him tells you everything you need to know about Trump’s character.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-oval-office-glp1-collapse-b2860200.html
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2025-11-05 22:01:37 GMT

“Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago The incident appears to be among the first during Trump’s second administration in which immigration officers entered school grounds.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/11/05/chicago-preschool-ice-arrest/

2025-11-05 12:32:13 GMT

“Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani
The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do.”
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/legacy-papers-have-been-weird-and-hostile-toward-zohran-mamdani.php?mc_cid=c9a7d4e187&mc_eid=dafb9b300d

2025-11-05 12:13:53 GMT

I see, as expected, several “analysis” pieces along the lines of “Democrats Won Big. Why This is Bad for Democrats”.
Media outlets are nothing if not predictable.

2025-11-05 00:57:35 GMT

“Even on Election Day, Schumer Is Mum on Mamdani
The top Senate Democrat never endorsed Zohran Mamdani, his party’s young left-wing nominee for mayor, and declined to even say who he had voted for.”
Chuck needs to find another line of work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/politics/chuck-schumer-zohran-mamdani-endorsement.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-11-02 16:58:35 GMT

“Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed”
“Announcing their arrests on Friday, Patel said more information would be coming soon, however the FBI and Michigan authorities have offered few details about the case.”
Again, the first question to be asked after Patel (or any Trump official) says something is: “Is this a lie?”
https://apnews.com/article/detroit-michigan-halloween-terror-plot-fbi-patel-d4758edbde0b18c19ca7b38f9e836904

2025-11-01 22:01:07 GMT

Time to take the demented old man’s phone away…
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2025-10-31 11:53:31 GMT

“Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover Nearly nine months into the president’s oversight, sales for orchestra, theater and dance performances are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/10/31/kennedy-center-sales/

2025-10-30 23:42:39 GMT

“For some people in the most expensive markets, the increases could be staggering. A 60-year-old living in southern Illinois will face premiums increasing from $460 a month with the subsidies to $2,800 a month without.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/30/upshot/obamacare-subsidies-new-prices.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-10-30 20:33:13 GMT

“Americans blame Trump and GOP more than Democrats for shutdown, poll finds”
Are… are Americans… getting smarter?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/30/trump-shutdown-blame-poll/

2025-10-26 20:25:26 GMT

Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage
https://apnews.com/article/lax-airport-flights-delays-shutdown-b2e0c13f3241e415784c3118fc8f0c9d

2025-10-25 14:24:38 GMT

“Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/us/politics/timothy-mellon-donation-troops.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-10-25 12:31:48 GMT

“Miami-Dade County — ground zero for Obamacare, with more than 30 percent of residents on such plans — now votes Republican, as does the state overall.”
Strange how that works…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/us/obamacare-price-spikes-lost-subsidies-threaten-florida.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-10-23 00:55:24 GMT

“The White House Wrecking Ball
President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing has struck a nerve in Washington and beyond.”
Interesting. I wonder if there’s even the faintest chance someone in authority will actually do anything about it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/politics/trump-white-house-demolition.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-10-22 23:22:02 GMT

US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
https://apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-debt-ceiling-bessent-09575f13ca95c2f1beb38234b2cbe85b

2025-10-21 23:43:51 GMT

If Democrats ever re-take power in DC, their response to every single Republican propsal should be “Drop dead”.
“More tax cuts!”
“Drop dead.”
“Change Medicare!”
“Drop dead.”
“Mr. Speaker, point of order!”
“Drop dead.”
“Trump says he'd have final say on money he seeks over past federal investigations into his conduct”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fbi-justice-department-177d42d89b97385132a927686d788d11

2025-10-21 23:19:16 GMT

Corruption nearly beyond description…
“Trump says he'd have final say on money he seeks over past federal investigations into his conduct”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fbi-justice-department-177d42d89b97385132a927686d788d11

2025-10-21 22:14:10 GMT

Pretty much the entire East Wing of the White House has now been knocked down:
“White House continues East Wing demolition amid cries of Trump overreach Much of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/21/white-house-continues-east-wing-demolition-amid-cries-trump-overreach/

2025-10-20 22:14:28 GMT

“The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom”
“The Republican president had said in July when the project was announced that the ballroom would not interfere with the mansion itself.”
They just can’t bring themselves to say he lied.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ballroom-white-house-east-wing-demolish-a3efb2973d4d4e45f98b02e55210c538

2025-10-20 15:12:50 GMT

The White House Joins BlueSky and Instantly Becomes the 2nd-Most Blocked Account — After JD Vance
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/the-white-house-joins-bluesky-and-instantly-becomes-the-2nd-most-blocked-account-after-jd-vance/

2025-10-19 00:30:18 GMT

Blessings to all of you who took part in the “No Kings” rally.
You turned out in great numbers to save democracy.
Let’s hope that soon there won’t be a need for this kind of event because Trump will be gone and he and his fascism will be just a bad memory.

2025-10-18 23:47:41 GMT

“‘No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide”
https://apnews.com/article/no-kings-rallies-demonstrations-trump-4baa5de2fab057a0e6ab726f5d7747fd

2025-10-18 16:25:34 GMT

“Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
Public documents show the Department of Homeland Security has contracted to purchase a pair of top-of-the-line Gulfstream jets for the secretary and other top officials.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/us/politics/kristi-noem-dhs-gulfstream.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-10-17 23:30:16 GMT

“In Kentucky, a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 per year could face an increase of $23,700 in annual premiums. In Nevada, a similar couple could pay an additional $18,100 in annual premiums, while in Minnesota, the cost might be $15,500 more and, in Maryland, an additional $13,700.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/health/aca-health-insurance-costs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-10-17 13:23:39 GMT

From CNN:
“WaPo's Scott Nover has the scoop on the media figures who did sign the Pentagon paperwork: Right-wing outlets The Federalist, Epoch Times and OAN; Turkish newspaper Akşam; three people from the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, along with two Turkish freelancers; an Afghan freelancer; and "three lesser-known operations, AWPS News, the India Globe and a blog called USA Journal Korea."”

2025-10-16 17:40:09 GMT

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I hope the sales price includes the cost of the exorcism required before non-demons can move in…

2025-10-16 13:20:01 GMT

He’ll be moving into a cave so he can hang upside down from the ceiling…
“White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is selling his Arlington home after it was repeatedly targeted by activists.”
https://www.arlnow.com/2025/10/15/top-white-house-official-selling-arlington-home-after-activists-write-chalk-messages-on-sidewalk/

2025-10-15 19:57:10 GMT

Great idea! CIA involvement aimed at overthrowing other governments has historically worked out brilliantly!
“Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/politics/trump-covert-cia-action-venezuela.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-10-14 16:47:50 GMT

“Public radio cuts could silence classical music in America The vast majority of classical radio is broadcast by public stations, all of which are fighting to stay on the air.”
(Gift article)
#music
https://wapo.st/474E4ex

2025-10-13 20:46:17 GMT

This is the way.
“Airports say they won’t air Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints Travelers in Cleveland, L.A., Phoenix, Seattle and other cities will not see the footage, which blames congressional Democrats for shutdown-related flight delays.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2025/10/13/kristi-noem-shutdown-video/