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guitarman
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Scientist, guitar player, singer, songwriter, biker, hiker, and hypocrisy hunter offering humorous and pointed commentary.
Top stories by source:

NYT: Missing at climate meeting: US companies

CNN: As US govt remains closed, the world has changed

FOX: bill approved to end govt shutdown w/ no Dem support

MSNBC: Chuck Schumer doesn’t deserve this

Beware the bias!
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Suckit Wordlebot! Another victory (albeit small) for humanity!
October 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The spin begins…

Gov’t shutdown by news source

NYT: …No hint either side will give

CNN: Gov’t shutdown begins

FOX: …Trump warns Dems of irreversible consequences

MSNBC: … some Dems already want to cave
October 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The new MAGA - Make America Sick and Homeless
September 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Spin on Trump UN speech
NYT: Trump makes false claims and lectures leaders
CNN: Trump assails UN and members
FOX: Trump draws chuckles from world leaders
MSNBC: Trump embarrasses himself and US
September 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hey all! What time is The Rapture today? Trying to make dinner plans around that… Thanks!
September 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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“I think the only thing that moves the needle here… is some sort of national economic strike.”

@profgalloway.com proposes using consumer power to push back against autocracy.
September 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Headlines by source:
NYT: Europe leaders headed off giveaway to Putin
CNN: Trump pushes for talks between Zelenskyy and Putin
FOX: Trump touts breakthrough, Putin signals flexibility
MSNBC: Putin gave Trump advice on how to upend US elections

Interesting spins on the same news item!
August 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Headlines:
NYT: Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran as fragile truce is tested
CNN: Trump lashes out at Israel hours after ceasefire
FOX: Trump heads to NATO with clear message to Israel, Iran
MSNBC: Israel claims Iran ‘completely violated’ ceasefire…

Same story, different spin!
June 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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June 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Headlines by source

NYT-Trump has no plans to call Musk after blowup, officials say

CNN-Trump says he won’t be speaking to Musk

FOX-Elon Musk may speak to Trump aides in push to calm feud

MSNBC-A great MAGA schism could be looming…

Same story, different spin. Use multiple sources!
June 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The new Pope is a Chicago native! All hail Daaaa Pope!
May 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Top stories by source

NYT: US economy shrank in Q1
CNN: Economy in reverse from Trump’s policy shifts
FOX: Annoyed young Dem sends message to party
MSNBC: Treasury Sec accidentally summed up truth about tariffs

Please use multiple news sources to avoid spin and bias.
April 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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April 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Top stories by source
NYT: Hegseth personal phone use created vulnerabilities
CNN: Russian general killed in car blast
FOX: Fed agents arrest judge with illegal immigrant living in his home
MSNBC: Trump blinks on China tariffs

Using one source can give you a jaded view of the world!
April 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Glitch in The Matrix discovered in Pennsylvania.
April 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Top stories by source

NYT - On major economic decisions, Trump blinks
CNN - Trump learns trade talks aren’t like selling condos
FOX - Gorsuch calls out ‘bondage’ in LGBTQ book
MSNBC - Trump proposal that would force women to settle for less

Beware of spin and bias! Use multiple sources!
April 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Very amusing to read an article about the threat of A.I., and then read the very next article about the surge of A.I. generated action figure memes. A.I. will not take over the world. But it will bring the world to a grinding halt.
April 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Headlines:
NYT: Tariffs show Trump’s appetite for risk
CNN: Stocks tumble as recession fears grip Wall St
FOX: Treas. Sec. warns countries not to retaliate against tariffs
MSNBC: Trump’s tariffs are incoherent and destructive

As expected, the spin is on high speed!
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Headlines by source:
NYT: Tues. results give Dems big psychological boost
CNN: 7 takeaways from elections in WI and FL
FOX: Tell all reveals how Obama backstabbed Harris after Biden exit
MSNBC: Crawford defeats Musk backed opponent in WI court race

You had to know the spin would be on high speed!
April 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
While I appreciate BlueSky increasing (temporarily) the character limit to 299, I’ll stop reading after 200…
April 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Pilot to Hegseth: "You’re going to kill somebody.”

For the safety of our troops, Hegseth has got to go.
March 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Open government experts have raised another concern as well: the rise in usage of disappearing messaging apps like Signal, which they say could become a way for officials to skirt the requirements of federal laws meant to preserve government records.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
Another Problem With That Signal Chat? The Messages Disappear.
The Presidential Records Act and the Federal Records Act require officials to preserve communications related to government business.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Do NOT drop this story. Keep hitting it hard. They could have killed our pilots.
YouGov poll:

74% Americans — including 60% of Republicans — say the Trump admin's use of the Signal chat to discuss military strikes is a serious problem.
March 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM