Posts by samlitzinger@journa.host
(DIR) Post #Abe6d84I4GoSDzGMfA by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-11-09T03:33:26Z
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“‘High-end brothel’ serving politicians and executives busted, feds say”Looking forward to seeing the names of the clients… https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/08/three-arrested-brothels-boston-virginia-politicians/
(DIR) Post #Abe7Ds5oQXZtONUkIi by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-11-09T17:17:57Z
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Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It's a step toward one day restoring sight https://apnews.com/article/0d88cbb9d6190c64b53c01fafb9c2d9f
(DIR) Post #AcVsGEUmM3auJO8Fai by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-12-05T18:37:21Z
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“Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Denny Laine has died… his wife announced Tuesday. He was 79 years old.”https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2023/12/05/denny-laine-of-wings-moody-blues-dies-in-naples-after-covid-battle-paul-mccartney-bandmate/71813303007/
(DIR) Post #AcoNUj7klNpJNnGzGy by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-12-14T20:37:16Z
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@clive Sorry - forgot to include a photo of our catalogue:
(DIR) Post #AcoOkfwATnFA5Q1Thg by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-12-14T20:50:15Z
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@clive Those pitches can be disconcerting. “Wait — maybe I DID write a story about salmon farming. Is that possible?!”
(DIR) Post #AcoQ4KwwJvCsjyK5KK by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-12-14T19:44:32Z
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Against the odds, European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine https://apnews.com/article/6a3a5828483121f19193f76b373ca692
(DIR) Post #AcoTXwoIvxKaQL5woK by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-12-14T21:48:18Z
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@clive Well, I certainly enjoyed that story you did on Latvian zinc mining…
(DIR) Post #Ad2ypkN9o0JKy0fBL6 by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-12-21T16:40:57Z
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UN report says more than 570,000 people in Gaza are now 'starving' due to fallout from war https://apnews.com/article/7d9718b32bf0d308c44c7c9e3c4e0deb
(DIR) Post #Ad4UTPRn6sfqjdXpaq by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-12-17T20:16:39Z
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“Young voters are unenthusiastic about Biden…”Dear Young Voters: I’m sorry you’re unenthusiastic about Biden. I’m not his biggest fan, but the 2024 election will be a choice between a guy who’s not ideal and one who wants a dictatorship. You could vote for Trump over Biden (or not vote at all, which helps Trump), but if you vote for a dictator, that’s your last vote that will matter. Yours, Samhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/16/biden-trump-young-voters-2024-election/
(DIR) Post #Ad4UTQzVN1EhWUKGmW by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-12-18T00:25:20Z
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Some of the responses to this have been interesting. There seem to be some actual Trotskyites out there! I thought they were extinct.
(DIR) Post #Ad6bDony9Pkyk6LocC by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-12-22T04:11:28Z
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“More than 15 million people have signed up for health insurance plans offered on the Affordable Care Act’s federal marketplace, a 33 percent increase compared to the same time last year, according to preliminary data released by the Biden administration on Wednesday.”Reminder: Republicans want to kill Obamacare and replace it with - nothing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/health/aca-obamacare-enrollment.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
(DIR) Post #AdGjgsPgYYcTXsxUae by samlitzinger@journa.host
2023-12-28T12:37:10Z
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It’s nearly impossible to keep track of Trump’s daily avalanche of lies, but it has to be done. However, they should be called “lies” and not “misstatements”. We’ve already had that journalistic debate. “Trump falsely claims U.S. soldier killed abroad in burst of misstatements” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/27/trump-iraq-false-statement/
(DIR) Post #Akjh6vd4h0ONMdv3x2 by samlitzinger@journa.host
2024-08-07T21:15:23Z
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“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/
(DIR) Post #AkuPts9ClVlUJqhCPw by samlitzinger@journa.host
2024-08-13T00:34:08Z
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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
(DIR) Post #AkuPtu3FgcBwDxvTPs by samlitzinger@journa.host
2024-08-13T00:41:34Z
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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.”
(DIR) Post #Al4EL72sEA5wTQYYZE by samlitzinger@journa.host
2024-08-17T16:12:59Z
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Tales from the kakistocracy. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Spending by recently resigned University of Florida President Ben Sasse is coming under scrutiny after the student-run newspaper found that he awarded secretive consulting contracts and gave high-paying jobs to former members of his U.S. Senate staff and Republican allies — actions that he defended Friday.https://apnews.com/article/4fb6afff6c7fbfd46b6241b607bff88d
(DIR) Post #AlArQFGc9JSia6BJ0i by samlitzinger@journa.host
2024-08-20T21:47:30Z
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“‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools”“Today, 17 states technically allow corporal punishment in all schools, although four prohibit its use on students with disabilities.”Considerate of them. https://apnews.com/article/54591cd8826079a2a6c22e083612abd9
(DIR) Post #AlB23XAEXcA6vJZO4m by samlitzinger@journa.host
2024-08-21T01:44:40Z
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Some of you may remember (or perhaps they still exist in some misguided schools) wooden paddles on which some fiendish teacher had written “Board of education”. I saw two (and felt one) during my days at Pleasantville Elementary in Pennsylvania. I was paddled for forgetting a line in my recitation of the “Gettysburg Address”. The teacher was a sociopath who never should have been allowed near a classroom.
(DIR) Post #AlIgv7KKAxtmhX79n6 by samlitzinger@journa.host
2024-08-24T18:16:21Z
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For anyone interested, another story about how business genius Elon Musk ruined Twitter. (Gift article)“Many of the employees on the Blue team came to view the project as pointless at best and, at worst, something that could undermine trust. If everyone could be verified, then no one would truly be verified.”https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/24/technology/elon-musk-twitter-blue.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FU4.aJP-.gSARqLhVbhq8&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
(DIR) Post #AlIgv8ZFYxQqY76ah6 by samlitzinger@journa.host
2024-08-24T18:24:26Z
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“I can tell you’re going to be around for a while, so let me tell you something,” Ms. Balajadia said to Ms. Crawford. “Elon is special in this world. It is our job to protect him and make sure what he wants to have happen, happens. We need to protect the mission.”