Nostr notes by Steve Herman

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announce a maritime blockade ...

2026-07-21T03:19:44+02:00

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announce a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia. https://aje.news/gcmk7h?update=4791842

President Trump is taking one of the older Air Force One jets ...

2026-07-08T21:36:23+02:00

President Trump is taking one of the older Air Force One jets back to the US amid security concerns regarding the new Qatari-donated model. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5959582-trump-air-force-one-turkey/

Co-founder of the Federalist Society (which had a foundational ...

2026-07-01T02:59:16+02:00

Co-founder of the Federalist Society (which had a foundational role recommending federal judges during Trump’s first term), in reaction to SCOTUS upholding the 14th Amendment, suggests barring all female foreigners or requiring sterilization of foreign visitors prior to entry. (Side note: Sean Davis blocked me on Twitter/X some time ago, apparently)

The Leonard Cohen estate is objecting to President Trump‘s ...

2026-06-25T00:19:43+02:00

The Leonard Cohen estate is objecting to President Trump‘s planned use of the song “Hallelujah” ahead of tonight’s Freedom 250 rally on the National Mall here in Washington.

Mastodon introducing email newsletters, a feature that will allow ...

2026-06-17T22:33:31+02:00

Mastodon introducing email newsletters, a feature that will allow writers to send their posts directly to subscribers’ inboxes. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/mastodon-looks-to-newsletters-to-help-revive-the-open-social-web/

Wired - More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a ...

2026-06-16T23:36:23+02:00

Wired - More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/

Kentucky-based Yum Brands has announced the sale of Pizza Hut for ...

2026-06-16T17:47:50+02:00

Kentucky-based Yum Brands has announced the sale of Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion, severing it from sister brands KFC and Taco Bell after nearly 29 years. https://www.yum.com/wps/portal/yumbrands/Yumbrands/news/press-releases/yum+brands+inc+enters+into+agreements+to+sell+pizza+hut+for+2.7+billion

Less than an hour from now, 0000 GMT, our radio show debuts on ...

2026-06-07T01:05:25+02:00

Less than an hour from now, 0000 GMT, our radio show debuts on shortwave (as well as airing on ~70 AM/FM stations this weekend). Tune in to the Radio Free America transmission via WRMI to hear 'America@250: Due Diligence' on 9395 kHz to North America & 5050 kHz to Caribbean, Central/South America.

SpaceX sets the price for its IPO at $135 per share which would ...

2026-06-04T00:37:28+02:00

SpaceX sets the price for its IPO at $135 per share which would likely make Elon Musk the first trillionaire. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/03/spacex-ipo-stock-price-roadshow-musk.html

Not The Onion. ...

2026-05-07T15:20:27+02:00

Not The Onion. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/kash-patel-fbi-bourbon/687066/

Wired - A DOGE affiliate will oversee Login.gov as the US ...

2026-04-29T13:55:45+02:00

Wired - A DOGE affiliate will oversee Login.gov as the US government seeks to integrate driver’s license and passport information into the service, making what one insider calls “a national ID.” https://www.wired.com/story/a-doge-affiliate-is-now-in-charge-of-the-us-governments-id-platform/

Washington Hilton “donated the ~2600 dinners that went unserved ...

2026-04-27T22:38:07+02:00

Washington Hilton “donated the ~2600 dinners that went unserved at WHCD. They freeze dried the steak and lobster for longer shelf life before giving them to 2 shelters for abused women and children.” - WHCA President Weijia Jiang

The shooting tonight at the Washington Hilton demonstrates the ...

2026-04-26T04:38:13+02:00

The shooting tonight at the Washington Hilton demonstrates the need to have a White House ballroom, President Trump tells reporters in the press briefing room.

Hungary’s prime minister-elect vow to suspend broadcasting of ...

2026-04-15T12:11:18+02:00

Hungary’s prime minister-elect vow to suspend broadcasting of the state-controlled pubic radio and TV he characterizes as “a factory of lies.” https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/magyar-vows-to-shut-down-hungarian-state-tv-accusing-it-of-north-korean-propaganda

404 Media - Reuters’ parent company, which also owns and ...

2026-04-14T22:01:25+02:00

404 Media - Reuters’ parent company, which also owns and operates the investigative CLEAR database, fired a longstanding employee who spoke out about the company selling data products to ICE, according to a lawsuit filed today. https://www.404media.co/thomson-reuters-fired-worker-for-speaking-out-about-ice-former-employee-says/

A Baltimore-based nonprofit digital news outlet is to acquire the ...

2026-04-14T20:16:27+02:00

A Baltimore-based nonprofit digital news outlet is to acquire the assets of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, ending nearly a century of family control of the newspaper and ensuring the future of Western Pennsylvania’s largest news organization. https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2026/04/14/post-gazette-venetoulis-institute-baltimore-banner/stories/209901010002

Two scandal-tainted House members announce they’ll resign from ...

2026-04-14T03:08:03+02:00

Two scandal-tainted House members announce they’ll resign from Congress — Democrat Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Tony Gonzalez of Texas. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5829633-tony-gonzales-resigns-house/

NYT - As President Trump threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks ...

2026-04-13T21:27:49+02:00

NYT - As President Trump threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.”https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/trump-mental-fitness-25th-amendment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.alA.1BkG.lrOl_JIE8N5Z&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Pope Leo XIV — responding to reporters’ questions about ...

2026-04-13T15:21:36+02:00

Pope Leo XIV — responding to reporters’ questions about President Trump’s criticism of him — told reporters he is "not a politician" and he’ll "continue to speak strongly against war, seeking to promote peace and dialogue." https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-04/pope-on-board-plane-to-algeria-i-am-not-a-politician.html

Matthew 24:4–5

2026-04-13T04:39:00+02:00

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Matthew 24:4–5

Trump, following his unprecedented denunciation of the Pope, ...

2026-04-13T04:24:36+02:00

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Trump, following his unprecedented denunciation of the Pope, posts an image portraying himself as Jesus Christ.

President Trump tells reporters, after his Sunday social media ...

2026-04-13T04:09:20+02:00

President Trump tells reporters, after his Sunday social media broadside against Chicago-born Pope Leo, he doesn’t think the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics is doing a very good job and baselessly accuses the pontiff of being weak on crime. https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-lambasts-pope-leo-xiv-extending-feud-iran-war-first-american-pontiff/18877162/

Trump concludes a lengthy Truth Social post by warning that “at ...

2026-04-12T15:14:27+02:00

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Trump concludes a lengthy Truth Social post by warning that “at an appropriate moment, we are fully ‘LOCKED AND LOADED,’ and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran!”

“I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every ...

2026-04-12T15:08:22+02:00

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“I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits,” adds Trump.

US Navy will begin the blocking all ships from the Strait of ...

2026-04-12T15:06:05+02:00

US Navy will begin the blocking all ships from the Strait of Hormuz, announces President Trump.

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is set to lose tomorrow’s election, ...

2026-04-11T20:54:38+02:00

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is set to lose tomorrow’s election, according to polls. https://www.politico.eu/article/5-ways-the-eu-could-cope-with-hungary-if-orban-wins-again/

"Three other women who spoke with CNN also alleged various ...

2026-04-11T03:11:40+02:00

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"Three other women who spoke with CNN also alleged various kinds of sexual misconduct by the Democratic congressman – including Swalwell sending them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos." https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/us/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs

Calls for Rep. Eric Swalwell to drop out of the California ...

2026-04-11T00:27:50+02:00

Calls for Rep. Eric Swalwell to drop out of the California governor’s race are growing following an allegation the Democrat sexually assaulted a former staffer. https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/inside-california-politics/bombshell-report-leads-to-growing-calls-for-swalwell-to-drop-out-of-governors-race/

(AP) — Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations ...

2026-04-10T04:06:01+02:00

(AP) — Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest instance where groups of anonymous traders made strategic, well-timed bets on a major geopolitical event hours before it occurred. https://apnews.com/article/polymarket-kalshi-trump-iran-prediction-congress-d16d7bdf9a56cc1466b44baaf634aeeb

On Kilauea, the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption's peak north ...

2026-04-10T02:45:19+02:00

On Kilauea, the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption's peak north vent lava fountain height is presently ~700 feet (215 meters. https://www.youtube.com/live/gXKuUyKt8mc?si=SqjnqELsB1wIkXV0

Hungary's foreign minister offered to send to his Russian ...

2026-04-08T22:43:15+02:00

Hungary's foreign minister offered to send to his Russian counterpart EU documents through the Hungarian Embassy in Moscow. https://vsquare.org/kremlin-hotline-how-hungary-coordinates-with-russia-blocking-ukraine-from-the-eu/

Al Jazeera says one of its correspondent has been killed in an ...

2026-04-08T20:05:51+02:00

Al Jazeera says one of its correspondent has been killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/israeli-attack-kills-al-jazeera-journalist-mohammed-wishah-in-gaza

IDF kills 8 in Lebanon after Prime Minister Netanyahu says the ...

2026-04-08T12:30:46+02:00

IDF kills 8 in Lebanon after Prime Minister Netanyahu says the ceasefire deal excludes Hezbollah. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-04-08/ty-article-live/mda-three-children-lightly-injured-in-negev-following-iranian-rocket-fire/0000019d-6ad1-d940-a5bd-fedf1e030000

President Trump is threatening to find and jail the journalist ...

2026-04-07T00:47:51+02:00

President Trump is threatening to find and jail the journalist who first reported that a USAF fighter jet crew member was awaiting rescue in Iran, unless the reporter reveals the source. Fox News and Washington Post were among the initial news outlets to report the story.

WSJ - Amazon and USPS have reached a new package-handling ...

2026-04-07T00:03:09+02:00

WSJ - Amazon and USPS have reached a new package-handling agreement. https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/amazon-and-u-s-postal-service-reach-delivery-deal-66b34c63?mod=hp_lead_pos3

SCOTUS, in response to a request from the Trump administration, ...

2026-04-06T16:46:54+02:00

SCOTUS, in response to a request from the Trump administration, clears the way for dismissal of the criminal conviction against Stephen Bannon. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/040626zor_5iek.pdf

IAF air strike in Tehran reportedly has killed the IRGC ...

2026-04-06T13:21:34+02:00

IAF air strike in Tehran reportedly has killed the IRGC intelligence chief, Majid Khademi. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkgx41znwg

Any remaining semblance of presidential decorum was shattered on ...

2026-04-05T20:57:29+02:00

Any remaining semblance of presidential decorum was shattered on this Easter Sunday, leading to the justifiable collapse of the final media filter on vulgarity. https://youtu.be/6vS_6XEfsEY?si=8vJW8TdeG_0NNwNI

Would any Constitutional lawyer in the audience like to summarize ...

2026-04-05T20:27:23+02:00

Would any Constitutional lawyer in the audience like to summarize McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky (2005)?

“The media betray their duty by not loudly declaring that the ...

2026-04-05T20:13:36+02:00

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“The media betray their duty by not loudly declaring that the president of the United States is out of his mind.” - Mark Jacob, author/historian & former editor at Chicago Tribune/Chicago Sun-Times.

“There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of ...

2026-04-05T19:51:16+02:00

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“There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such.” - Garrett M. Graff, author/historian

“If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling ...

2026-04-05T19:09:41+02:00

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“If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. This is completely, utterly unhinged. …” - Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), ranking member, Europe & Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee

If there’s not a good deal with Iran by Tuesday, “I’m ...

2026-04-05T17:56:12+02:00

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If there’s not a good deal with Iran by Tuesday, “I’m blowing up everything over there,” President Trump tells Axios. https://www.axios.com/2026/04/05/trump-iran-deal-power-plants

“Everyone in his administration that claims to be a Christian ...

2026-04-05T17:48:39+02:00

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“Everyone in his administration that claims to be a Christian needs to fall on their knees and beg forgiveness from God and stop worshipping the President and intervene in Trump’s madness. …he has gone insane, and all of you are complicit.” Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia)

Easter Sunday message on his social media account from the ...

2026-04-05T17:10:46+02:00

Easter Sunday message on his social media account from the president of the United States: “…Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. …”

A fire has erupted in the Shuwaikh oil sector complex, ...

2026-04-05T02:23:08+02:00

A fire has erupted in the Shuwaikh oil sector complex, which houses Kuwait’s ⁠oil ministry and KPC headquarters, after a drone attack. https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3291577

Iran appears to have shot down a US fighter jet. ...

2026-04-03T16:25:14+02:00

Iran appears to have shot down a US fighter jet.

White House to request Congress approve a ~$1.5 trillion defense ...

2026-04-03T15:02:05+02:00

White House to request Congress approve a ~$1.5 trillion defense budget for FY2027, which would be a record high.

President Trump posts to social media a short video of “the ...

2026-04-02T18:55:34+02:00

President Trump posts to social media a short video of “the biggest bridge in Iran...tumbling down,” adds there’s much more to follow and again calls for Iran to make a deal “before there is nothing left of what still could become a great country.” https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116336091138489301

French President Macron offers blunt advice publicly to US ...

2026-04-02T15:37:44+02:00

French President Macron offers blunt advice publicly to US President Trump: “You have to be serious. When you want to be serious, you don't say the opposite every day of what you said the day before. And perhaps you shouldn't talk every day.” https://www.france24.com/en/macron-says-unrealistic-open-hormuz-strait-force-urges-trump-be-serious

Tsunami threat from M7.8 quake in the Molucca Sea. - PTWC ...

2026-04-02T01:07:55+02:00

Tsunami threat from M7.8 quake in the Molucca Sea. - PTWC https://www.tsunami.gov/

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tells the Online News ...

2026-04-01T15:58:24+02:00

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tells the Online News Association’s annual conference, when asked about his slew of executive orders to counter Trump administration actions, “somebody has to punch back and stand up to a bully.”

“The reported abduction of American journalist Shelly Kittleson ...

2026-04-01T00:36:11+02:00

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“The reported abduction of American journalist Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad is alarming and unacceptable. Journalists are not targets and treating them as such is an assault on press freedom everywhere.” - NPC President Mark Schoeff, Jr. https://www.press.org/newsroom/statement-national-press-club-president-mark-schoeff-jr-reports-american-journalist-shelly

NYT - A federal judge orders construction of President Trump’s ...

2026-03-31T21:25:13+02:00

NYT - A federal judge orders construction of President Trump’s White House ballroom halted, saying work must come to a stop “unless and until Congress blesses this project.” https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/31/us/trump-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share

An American female journalist, Shelly Kittleson, has been ...

2026-03-31T20:38:37+02:00

An American female journalist, Shelly Kittleson, has been abducted in Baghdad, according to Iraqi officials. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/american-journalist-shelly-kittleson-abducted-iraq

(AP) — A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the ...

2026-03-31T20:27:36+02:00

(AP) — A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

NBC News - Two US Army helicopters that were recorded flying by ...

2026-03-31T00:29:50+02:00

NBC News - Two US Army helicopters that were recorded flying by the home of Kid Rock were following a training route in the Nashville area, according to the 101st Airborne Division, which says their proximity to 'No Kings' protests was entirely coincidental. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apache-helicopters-seen-kid-rocks-home-viral-videos-training-route-arm-rcna265898

Bloomberg - US government officials and Wall Street analysts are ...

2026-03-29T23:43:38+02:00

Bloomberg - US government officials and Wall Street analysts are starting to consider the prospect that oil prices might surge to an unprecedented $200/bbl. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-war-hormuz-closure-oil-shock/

NYT - US Coast Guard allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil ...

2026-03-29T23:32:55+02:00

NYT - US Coast Guard allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/americas/cuba-russian-oil-tanlker.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Another speculative nexus this Sunday evening that blends the ...

2026-03-29T22:29:13+02:00

Another speculative nexus this Sunday evening that blends the NoVa-DC-Maryland intel corridor with Las Vegas.

In his Palm Sunday homily, Pope Leo XIV declares that Jesus, as ...

2026-03-29T17:11:55+02:00

In his Palm Sunday homily, Pope Leo XIV declares that Jesus, as the King of Peace, “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.” https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-03/pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-palm-sunday-mass-rome.html

Jurist News - Police officers in Nepal used “urgent arrest ...

2026-03-29T14:11:23+02:00

Jurist News - Police officers in Nepal used “urgent arrest warrants” to take the former prime minister and others into custody as part of an investigation into the deaths of protesters during the Gen Z uprising last September. https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/nepal-arrests-former-prime-minister-and-others-related-to-gen-z-protest-deaths/

A man has been arrested after "multiple pedestrians" were ...

2026-03-29T05:05:56+02:00

A man has been arrested after "multiple pedestrians" were struck by a car in Derby city center. https://news.sky.com/story/derby-car-hits-multiple-pedestrians-in-city-centre-leaving-number-of-people-injured-police-say-13525693

WaPo - The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations ...

2026-03-29T04:38:32+02:00

WaPo - The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/28/trump-iran-ground-troops-marines/

John Burns "stretched deadlines to their limit, had a ...

2026-03-29T00:52:25+01:00

John Burns "stretched deadlines to their limit, had a reputation for hogging big stories, fell out with several colleagues and fought hard to ensure his reports received the prominence he felt they deserved. But nobody ever questioned his courage or remarkable journalistic talents." https://is.gd/QDuxu6

Mexico's navy says it has located two sailboats that went ...

2026-03-28T22:18:26+01:00

Mexico's navy says it has located two sailboats that went missing while carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba. https://www.gob.mx/semar/prensa/la-secretaria-de-marina-informa-la-localizacion-de-dos-embarcaciones-tipo-catamaran-en-el-caribe?idiom=es

French police say they foiled an apparent bomb attack outside a ...

2026-03-28T19:44:30+01:00

French police say they foiled an apparent bomb attack outside a Bank of America branch in Paris. The counter-terrorism prosecutor's office says it’s investigating the incident as a "terrorist criminal conspiracy.” https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260328-%F0%9F%94%B4-france-foils-paris-bomb-plot-outside-us-bank-opens-anti-terror-probe

WSJ - An American E-3 Sentry was among the aircraft damaged at ...

2026-03-28T18:25:51+01:00

WSJ - An American E-3 Sentry was among the aircraft damaged at the Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia on Friday. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-middle-east-news-updates?st=X48jsk&reflink=article_copyURL_share

More aviation chaos in the eastern US this evening with ground ...

2026-03-28T00:54:41+01:00

More aviation chaos in the eastern US this evening with ground stops at multiple airports, including DCA, IAD and BWI, after the Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control facility in Warrenton, Virginia, which manages a large portion of the region's airspace, had to be evacuated.

Golfer Tiger Woods involved in a rollover vehicle crash. ...

2026-03-27T20:29:57+01:00

Golfer Tiger Woods involved in a rollover vehicle crash. https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/48323058/tiger-woods-involved-florida-rollover-crash

Politico - Todd Lyons, the acting head of ICE, has been ...

2026-03-27T19:02:44+01:00

Politico - Todd Lyons, the acting head of ICE, has been hospitalized at least twice in the past 7 months for stress-related issues as he has carried out President Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda — strain that has caused him to struggle to make key decisions. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458

“Environmentalists are terrorists.” - President Trump during ...

2026-03-27T18:30:14+01:00

“Environmentalists are terrorists.” - President Trump during White House remarks to farmers

(Reuters) - Iran-linked hackers on Friday claimed they had ...

2026-03-27T17:26:21+01:00

(Reuters) - Iran-linked hackers on Friday claimed they had accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email inbox, publishing photographs of the ‌director and other documents to the internet. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/iran-linked-hackers-claim-breach-of-fbi-directors-personal-email-doj-official-2026-03-27/

WaPo - Land mines dispersed across a residential area near ...

2026-03-27T17:20:19+01:00

WaPo - Land mines dispersed across a residential area near Shiraz, Iran, may be the first instance in more than two decades of US forces using such weapons. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/27/iran-us-land-mines/

The acting head of VOA’s parent agency says the “focus ...

2026-03-27T15:30:52+01:00

The acting head of VOA’s parent agency says the “focus remains on advancing President Trump’s agenda…”He’s already being sued for breaking the law as VOA is mandated to “present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institution.” https://washingtonreporter.news/exclusive-usagm-ceo-michael-rigas-on-moving-forward-with-a-measured-return-to-work-for-usagm-employees-on-administrative-leave/

There's no clear evidence but something I've long ...

2026-03-27T13:59:03+01:00

There's no clear evidence but something I've long suspected is that users of VPNs and Tor (.onion) have less anonymity than they might imagine and potentially face greater scrutiny by NSA and Russia/PRC/Israel who have snooping tools we don't know exist. https://www.wired.com/story/using-a-vpn-may-subject-you-to-nsa-spying/

In yet another break with custom, the signature of President ...

2026-03-26T23:17:33+01:00

In yet another break with custom, the signature of President Trump will appear on U.S. dollar bills. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0425

I was asked to have a chinwag on one of Australia's most ...

2026-03-26T22:18:51+01:00

I was asked to have a chinwag on one of Australia's most prominent and influential daily news programs about the U.S. defense secretary's 'holy war' inside and outside the Pentagon. https://omny.fm/shows/7am/the-holy-warrior-leading-trump-s-war

President Trump is now worth $6.5 billion, according to Forbes’ ...

2026-03-26T21:49:45+01:00

President Trump is now worth $6.5 billion, according to Forbes’ latest World’s Billionaires list, up by $1.4 billion from a year ago. https://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2026/03/10/heres-how-much-donald-trump-is-worth/

"You cannot give lunatics a nuclear weapon," says ...

2026-03-26T15:43:57+01:00

"You cannot give lunatics a nuclear weapon," says President Trump in a Cabinet meeting in which he discusses his war against Iran. "They had a plan to take over the Middle East."

A week ago the White House press secretary insisted Bill Maher, a ...

2026-03-26T15:02:29+01:00

A week ago the White House press secretary insisted Bill Maher, a critic of the president, would absolutely not be receiving the the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. https://www.kennedy-center.org/news-room/press-release-landing-page/bill-maher-27-mark-twain-prize/

TBS - A man stabbed a woman in a Pokemon store in the Sunshine ...

2026-03-26T14:37:52+01:00

TBS - A man stabbed a woman in a Pokemon store in the Sunshine City building in Tokyo before turning the knife on himself, leaving both dead. https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/2557610?display=1

USPS announces 8% surcharge on all package shipments to offset ...

2026-03-26T01:28:22+01:00

USPS announces 8% surcharge on all package shipments to offset rising fuel costs, effective Apr. 26 until Jan. 17, 2027. https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2026/0325-usps-announces-transportation-related-time-limited-price-change.htm

Politico says it has launched a security review after a private ...

2026-03-25T23:24:13+01:00

Politico says it has launched a security review after a private telephone conversation between one of its reporters and an EU official about issues connected to Hungary and Ukraine was apparently intercepted and the recording published online. https://www.politico.eu/article/politico-journalist-call-intercept-published-hacking-security-review-hungary-ukraine/

Special Counsel's team gathered evidence to suggest that ...

2026-03-25T16:12:31+01:00

Special Counsel's team gathered evidence to suggest that Donald Trump retained classified material pertinent to his personal business interests and prosecutors were investigating whether his decision to hold on to those records was motivated by financial gain. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/25/trump-classified-map-private-plane/

A Democrat has defeated a Republican in a Florida State House ...

2026-03-25T01:43:56+01:00

A Democrat has defeated a Republican in a Florida State House special election in a district that includes Mar-a-Lago, where President Trump cast a mail ballot. https://www.wptv.com/news/political/elections-local/live-results-trump-votes-in-special-election-near-mar-a-lago-as-democrat-emily-gregory-takes-early-lead

There has been an explosion at the Valero refinery in Port ...

2026-03-24T01:39:59+01:00

There has been an explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/pillar-of-smoke-rising-from-valero-port-arthur/502-2fafa4f2-70c6-4bb3-b3ff-0ab6a599ac56

A fresh lawsuit just filed against USAGM (including Kari Lake) by ...

2026-03-23T14:06:09+01:00

A fresh lawsuit just filed against USAGM (including Kari Lake) by several Voice of America journalists alleging the parent agency interfered in VOA programming by violating the Charter and firewall, undermining its reputation and crushing its global reach.

President Trump says he’s postponing military strikes on ...

2026-03-23T12:26:18+01:00

President Trump says he’s postponing military strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure because of “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.”

First, the good news. Journalism is racking up a few federal ...

2026-03-22T21:10:59+01:00

First, the good news. Journalism is racking up a few federal court victories as reporters and editors resist the administration’s aggressive attempts to muzzle mainstream media (at least the kind emphasizing inconvenient facts and non-partisan objectivity).

Former CBS correspondent Scott MacFarlane explains what we’re ...

2026-03-21T14:54:54+01:00

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Former CBS correspondent Scott MacFarlane explains what we’re losing with the demise of CBS Radio News. https://youtu.be/19HMToXUXbU?si=TSrgZo5AiySHoEnQ

Meanwhile, a judge in Nevada has temporarily banned Kalshi, one ...

2026-03-21T13:23:04+01:00

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Meanwhile, a judge in Nevada has temporarily banned Kalshi, one of the major prediction markets. https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/online-prediction-market-kalshi-temporarily-banned-in-nevada

My quote in the New York Times: "Unlike real mainstream ...

2026-03-21T02:57:50+01:00

My quote in the New York Times: "Unlike real mainstream journalism, there’s no accountability” with prediction markets, “How do you ascertain something is being pushed for profit or political advantage?” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/technology/polymarket-social-feeds-falsehoods.html?unlocked_article_code=1.U1A.MVHS.qJztu91NXAL1&smid=url-share

CBS News reports the demise of CBS News Radio. ...

2026-03-21T00:19:55+01:00

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CBS News reports the demise of CBS News Radio. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-radio-to-shut-down/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=921857648#

A federal judge rules that the Pentagon’s restrictions on news ...

2026-03-20T23:00:06+01:00

A federal judge rules that the Pentagon’s restrictions on news outlets violate the First Amendment and issued an order tossing parts of the department’s policy, handing a victory to The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/business/media/pentagon-press-restrictions-new-york-times.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.301S.N37JyqeBz3uP&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Weiss and Cibrowski announce they’re shutting down CBS News ...

2026-03-20T16:13:19+01:00

Weiss and Cibrowski announce they’re shutting down CBS News Radio, which has ~700 affiliated stations, on May 22. "Unfortunately, this decision means that all positions within the CBS News Radio team are being eliminated.”

Thus, the CBS Radio Network (b. 1927) will be terminated at the age of 99.

CBS Radio was the foundation of American broadcast journalism. Over five decades I filed hundreds of news reports for it and felt immense pride to have been on the same network as Murrow, Sevareid, Smith, Collingwood, Cronkite, Edwards, Trout, Townsend, Kuralt, Rather, Stahl, Knoller & Portnoy.

Action actor Chuck Norris has died at the age of 86. ...

2026-03-20T15:45:02+01:00

Action actor Chuck Norris has died at the age of 86. https://variety.com/2026/film/news/chuck-norris-dead-walker-texas-ranger-dies-1236694953/

USAGM, in a court filing, explains it’s beyond the agency’s ...

2026-03-20T11:48:17+01:00

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USAGM, in a court filing, explains it’s beyond the agency’s capacity to follow the judge’s order to bring back the remaining 484 Voice of America employees on administrative leave by Monday because the onboarding process would take at least seven weeks. (They certainly had no problem a year ago instantly sidelining 1,000+)

Update: In a subsequent motion late Thursday, DoJ requests the ...

2026-03-20T03:53:11+01:00

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Update: In a subsequent motion late Thursday, DoJ requests the federal district court “at the least should stay its (VOA) return-to-work mandate for fourteen days
to allow Defendants (USAGM) to seek further relief at the D.C. Circuit.”

DOJ, on behalf of defendants including Kari Lake, files an appeal ...

2026-03-20T03:12:35+01:00

DOJ, on behalf of defendants including Kari Lake, files an appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit seeking to reverse last Saturday’s ruling ordering USAGM to return to work the Voice of America staff by Monday and resume all broadcasts that were suddenly taken off air a year ago.