Martin Langeveld
@oldnewspaperguy.bsky.social
Old newspaper guy, was publisher at Berkshire Eagle, Brattleboro Reformer, former NiemanLab blogger, now media consultant and grandpa in New London CT. Family genealogist, not a bad cook.
Nobody is driving the bus. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
Trump Pauses Most Tariffs on Canada and Mexico: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Nobody is driving the bus. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
Is anyone actually here? “Interact” please.
February 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Is anyone actually here? “Interact” please.
Freedom of speech. Use it or lose it. (By Norman Rockwell)
February 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Freedom of speech. Use it or lose it. (By Norman Rockwell)
Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...
Trump Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under His Watch
President Trump’s remarks, suggesting that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major events through his...
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. — Lord Acton, 1887.
January 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. — Lord Acton, 1887.
Good for Sen Ed Markey, who is pushing both Biden and Trump to extend the TikTok shutdown deadline. Security concerns should be addressed but a major platform for free speech should not be shut down. There is this thing called the First Amendment. Strange the entire Supreme Court misses this point.
January 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Good for Sen Ed Markey, who is pushing both Biden and Trump to extend the TikTok shutdown deadline. Security concerns should be addressed but a major platform for free speech should not be shut down. There is this thing called the First Amendment. Strange the entire Supreme Court misses this point.
Gretchen Whitmer wakes up www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Michigan governor warns Trump tariffs on Mexico, Canada could harm US auto sector
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer warned on Wednesday that potential 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada suggested by President-elect Donald Trump could harm the U.S. auto sector, increase vehicle prices and benefit China.
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Gretchen Whitmer wakes up www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Maybe Denmark would take New England in trade for Greenland.
January 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Maybe Denmark would take New England in trade for Greenland.
Anybody have a trick for blocking bimbo followers, other than blocking them one by one?
January 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Anybody have a trick for blocking bimbo followers, other than blocking them one by one?
The Cybertruck is the Edsel of our times. One million preorders but only 10,000 actually purchased. Meanwhile Elon is playing assistant president. Get ready for Tesla’s stock price to nosedive.
Tesla Cybertruck sales are disastrous
Tesla confirmed that Cybertruck sales are disastrous in the release of its quarterly results. Sales of the controversial electric pickup...
electrek.co
January 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Cybertruck is the Edsel of our times. One million preorders but only 10,000 actually purchased. Meanwhile Elon is playing assistant president. Get ready for Tesla’s stock price to nosedive.
I’m betting there’s a connection between the Las Vegas and New Orleans events.
January 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I’m betting there’s a connection between the Las Vegas and New Orleans events.
Does anyone else see that “bsky” abbreviation and think Banksy? That guy is everywhere.
December 30, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Does anyone else see that “bsky” abbreviation and think Banksy? That guy is everywhere.
So, who actually blinked first?
December 21, 2024 at 7:04 PM
So, who actually blinked first?
This is not governance. In high school it would be called subpar or mediocre work at best. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Government Shutdown Live Updates: House Passes Spending Bill Ahead of Deadline
The bill now goes to the Senate, and Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, said it will likely pass quickly. The new legislation would keep the government open but did not include the debt ceiling incre...
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:04 AM
This is not governance. In high school it would be called subpar or mediocre work at best. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
This shut down will be on Trump and Musk alone — the extension was all set to go but only their interference killed the deal. Nice start for Mr Only I Can Fix It. Unpaid Christmas vacation for many federal workers.
December 19, 2024 at 7:34 PM
This shut down will be on Trump and Musk alone — the extension was all set to go but only their interference killed the deal. Nice start for Mr Only I Can Fix It. Unpaid Christmas vacation for many federal workers.
It could all be mass hysteria (look it up) but I guess I’ll have look at the sky tonight since the drones appear to have spread our way. www.fox61.com/article/news...
Connecticut State Police acknowledge ‘suspicious drone activity’ in the area
The Emergency Services Unit has deployed a drone detection system to help investigators. It is set up in the Groton/New London area.
www.fox61.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:14 PM
It could all be mass hysteria (look it up) but I guess I’ll have look at the sky tonight since the drones appear to have spread our way. www.fox61.com/article/news...
Here’s a thought: Given Musk’s wrecking of X and new role at DOGE, lots of liberals swore never to buy a Tesla. But will Musk now get Trump to favor EVs & encourage MAGA bros to buy them? Could that lead to an overall upswing in EV sales?
December 14, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Here’s a thought: Given Musk’s wrecking of X and new role at DOGE, lots of liberals swore never to buy a Tesla. But will Musk now get Trump to favor EVs & encourage MAGA bros to buy them? Could that lead to an overall upswing in EV sales?
Lots of ancient cars and planes end up in Alaska. Apparently superyachts do, as well.
flip.it/y-CR47
flip.it/y-CR47
Couple found a 78-foot superyacht abandoned and rotting in Alaska and bought it to become their family home
A couple discovers a 78-foot superyacht abandoned and rotting in Alaska, transforming it into their dream family home through a massive restoration
flip.it
December 11, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Lots of ancient cars and planes end up in Alaska. Apparently superyachts do, as well.
flip.it/y-CR47
flip.it/y-CR47
Khadaffi, bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, al-Assad — sooner or later the gig is up, the piper must be paid.
December 8, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Khadaffi, bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, al-Assad — sooner or later the gig is up, the piper must be paid.
Who would not pardon their own son, given the same set of allegations/convictions?
December 3, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Who would not pardon their own son, given the same set of allegations/convictions?
Enjoyed our visit to the Wadsworth Athenaeum, a terrific art museum in Hartford CT. But the woodpeckers got to a few pieces before us (both works by Valerie Haggerty).
December 1, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Enjoyed our visit to the Wadsworth Athenaeum, a terrific art museum in Hartford CT. But the woodpeckers got to a few pieces before us (both works by Valerie Haggerty).
We’ve come a ways. When this kind of geoengineering was first proposed 15-20 years ago, environmentalists were dead set against even researching it. Some form of solar radiation deflection in the atmosphere now seems to me a necessary step, tho not a permanent solution.
The U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering
Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:40 PM
We’ve come a ways. When this kind of geoengineering was first proposed 15-20 years ago, environmentalists were dead set against even researching it. Some form of solar radiation deflection in the atmosphere now seems to me a necessary step, tho not a permanent solution.
NYT Great Read about Ken Burns’s house in Walpole NH, near our former abode in VT. Astounding fact: It would take 232 hours to watch all of his documentaries.
The Land That Allowed Ken Burns to ‘Raise the Dead’
The award-winning filmmaker has slept in the same bedroom for over four decades. He credits his home with allowing him to make the films everyone said he couldn’t.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:34 PM
NYT Great Read about Ken Burns’s house in Walpole NH, near our former abode in VT. Astounding fact: It would take 232 hours to watch all of his documentaries.
Retail crime of the week #2 (see previous for #1). Details missing at this point but inquiring minds wanna know.
Macy’s Discovers Employee Hid Millions in Delivery Expenses
The department store chain said it had found the erroneous accounting entries while preparing its results for the third quarter.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Retail crime of the week #2 (see previous for #1). Details missing at this point but inquiring minds wanna know.
Very complicated clever retail crime of the week #1. (Caveat: crime does not pay.)
Connecticut Couple Charged in $1 Million Theft of Lululemon Goods
Investigators said the couple used trickery and misdirection to steal merchandise from Lululemon stores in at least five states.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Very complicated clever retail crime of the week #1. (Caveat: crime does not pay.)