How the JD Vance pick signaled Trump II would operate in a totally different way than Trump I
04.05.2025 12:05
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How the JD Vance pick signaled Trump II would operate in a totally different way than Trump I
Happy Saint Patrick's Day from my sweet Irish grandfather 🍀📸snapped by the legendary photog Fabian Bachrach Jr., who took JFK's presidential portrait🇺🇸
@nytimes.com Editorial Board agrees
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
In case there is any question of the expectations of Pam Bondi as AG, live up to these expectations or forever tarnish our DOJ
Sometimes I think I'm the token Kentuckian some people know, based on solely on the surge of messages I get every time McConnell falls.
In 1970, hundreds of media companies ran free- now there are 6 responsible for informing our citizenry. The number of companies shrank, but the channels vastly expanded. They are laughing all the way to the bank, while our brains are being branded.
Glad I'm now out of the news business... but if I was back in the bullpen this would be my mantra courtesy of TX journalist Molly Ivins.
As agents continue to reject my queries, I’ll keep working on my contemporary contrast & female foil to “Hillbilly Elegy” because his voice may be heard but it ain’t authentic.
"Adversity Makes Men. Prosperity Makes Monsters." - Victor Hugo
As a Kentuckian, I used this in my NYC network news emails a lot... the disappointment when they learned I @stephencolbert.bsky.social my accent if you will. Now that I'm back home after 11 years in NYC, the accent is starting to come back.
Hear stories from the WASPs themselves www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mn8...
Looking back on the pandemic and what I wrote four years ago today while producing my second CBS News segment with the director of Global health @northwellhealth.bsky.social Dr. Eric Cioe Pena #diaryofajournalist
Concocting escape plans eerily reminds me of Ronnie Spector fleeing her husband Phil Spector's home barefoot because he had stolen all of her shoes. people.com/music/ronnie...
Trump's dad actively hid his German heritage during WWI. "He (Fred) realised quickly that his German origins could be a hindrance, so he pretended that his parents were Swedish..." February 13, 2016 @theeconomistevents.bsky.social www.economist.com/united-state...
“In the 1950s, 60s, 70s, the bottom 90% of taxpayers was getting roughly 65% of national income, that share fell to about 50% in the last few years… Adjusted for inflation, median wages stagnated from the early 1970s except for a small blip in the early 90s until today.”- Louis Hyman & Robert Wade
Resist the temptation to disengage, the urge to ignore the headlines. An informed citizenry is critical for our representative republic to thrive & now more than ever, we must do more than simply survive. To my former news colleagues: Stay Strong. Keep the faith, above all else, #keepthefaith
![1969 12-10 They Shoot Horses, Don't They [Sydney Pollack, Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin] FULL MOVIE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mxps3ztxxk4zgddrja5cxxkl/bafkreicdoj25nkpjvqulxej5egpql4zcng44cb7byiu45tqqddqvcv2gbq)
I adore classic American films and Sydney Pollack's "They Shoot Horses Don't They?" might be one the most timeless- starring @janefonda.com, Gig Young & Red Buttons.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPP-...
@josephestiglitz.bsky.social’s “The Roaring Nineties” 💰
The U.S. has the strongest military in the world. Any delusion of this fact is propaganda spread by countries with weaker militaries & materiel because disinformation is cheaper than training troops & weapons.
Aircraft carriers in service:
US: 11
China: 3
UK: 2
India: 2
Russia: 1
Iran: 1
@helenbranswell.bsky.social's segment with an intro which was updated after I wrote in that in my journal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Pp...
As we begin 2025, I'm looking back on what I wrote 4 years ago... I was a producer at CBS News & writing a segment featuring @helenbranswell.bsky.social's reporting on the pandemic ⬇️ #diaryofajournalist
Since income inequality is inspiring some conversation today (in part thanks to @profgalloway.com), I'd like to point out what economic experts Robert Wade & Louis Hyman pointed out in "The Flaw" documentary, which examines the 2008 financial crisis & the Great Recession⬇️
