Sam Litzinger
samlitzinger@journa.host
<p>Mostly retired <a href="https://journa.host/tags/journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>journalist</span></a> (ex-CBS News, ex-AP, etc). Master’s degree in <a href="https://journa.host/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>philosophy</span></a>. Friend to <a href="https://journa.host/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>animals</span></a>. Usually annoyed about something. Thank you for reading my posts. </p><p>My audio obituary of CBS News Radio: <br /><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/6tMcY2ZIjYbefssAwm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">on.soundcloud.com/6tMcY2ZIjYbe</span><span class="invisible">fssAwm</span></a></p><p>My website: <a href="https://w
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Post #4498990
“President Trump hid in an airport catering cart and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/politics/trump-plane-ruse.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4lA.NJAw.Ykuxmkb_r5yE&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Post #4436345
https://apnews.com/article/murkowski-blanche-attorney-general-nomination-fund-trump-b0cc3ae3327648ad3cbbad9809040099?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a75bc2569018900011c3b87&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Post #4430372
Trump loses 21 straight court battles for state voter rolls as midterms near - https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-loses-21-straight-court-battles-state-voter-rolls-midterms-near-2026-08-07/
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Post #4388466
https://apnews.com/article/texas-university-lawsuit-teaching-restrictions-race-gender-0406f8f60810fb173a5d1bce7cc9e90e
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Post #4388465
https://apnews.com/article/virginia-primary-election-congress-democrats-republicans-redistricting-d3f3e6f45f14789882b9a55e8fd95592
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Post #4388464
https://apnews.com/article/reflecting-pool-charges-david-hearn-trump-pirro-3196c7e3d914ad9ef05562d586a8bff1
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Post #4388454
“Arizona’s Democratic Governor Set to Pick a Republican Running Mate Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.” I’m not sure there ARE any moderate Republicans, but… https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/elections/arizona-governor-running-mate.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3FA.MfOq.hYqgDwECYCW4&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Post #4388183
https://apnews.com/article/china-tibet-ethnic-unity-law-dalai-lama-7b65b56e0be7307175f429c97a81b93e
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Post #4386940
“Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/trump-jeanine-pirro-showdown.html?unlocked_article_code=1.21A.Bw8M.EbfvBxEAdm95&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Post #4385595
I hope this costs Ellison millions and millions… “Paramount-Warner Bros. Trial to Start in March 2027 in Blow to David Ellison’s Team The trial is set to begin roughly five months after Paramount starts paying a ticking fee of roughly $7 million per day to Warners shareholders.” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-warner-bros-trial-march-2027-1236664236/#
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Post #4383685
“US used ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say” https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/08/04/us-used-virtually-all-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/
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Post #4383142
Completely clueless. “Over the course of the conflict, Mr. Trump has constantly revised his assessment of Mr. Khamenei and his deputies. He has branded them “lunatics,” “reasonable,” “crazy bastards,” “very smart” and “stone cold crazy.”” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/trump-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.21A.F_cj.n4uLi-b1198g&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Post #4367902
“Ms. Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., arrived at the White House on Monday afternoon and was taken to meet with Mr. Trump in the Oval Office, according to two people with knowledge of the meeting. She was not fired by Mr. Trump, nor did she offer her resignation in that meeting, according to two people briefed on the outcome.” https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/03/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.2lA.Jcs9.q1hCjuHt1azn&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Post #4366865
“Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/business/trump-irs-todd-blanche.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2lA.Q2un.NxSJqGsBapwi&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Post #4363675
“… an order from the attorney general can be reversed by a future order from an attorney general, so in theory the fund could be revived by the same type of written document any time after Mr. Blanche is confirmed.” https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/03/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.2lA.Jcs9.q1hCjuHt1azn&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Post #4354717
https://apnews.com/article/iceland-whaling-paul-watson-bandero-ship-seized-80064e2df900ed79f916608bd3780002
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Post #4265294
Are we worried yet? “Second major AI company says its systems hacked into other firms Anthropic disclosed the previously undetected incident one week after ChatGPT developer OpenAI said one of its systems hacked a tech company.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/07/30/anthropic-discloses-that-ai-models-testing-hacked-three-companies/
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Post #4262824
Idiots. “US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50849559
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Post #4262780
“The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is stopping free public tours of the center, which had been a mainstay of the cultural institution for more than five decades… The ending of the tours comes after a volunteer tour guide was featured in a New York Times article detailing President Trump’s gutting of the iconic cultural institution.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/politics/kennedy-center-tours.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.gng7.vWs1i1nmuFX6&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Post #4261064
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/30/cbs-news-ross-douthat-tv-experience?CMP=us_bsky#Echobox=1740769161-1
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Post #4253196
Suitable for burning! https://apnews.com/article/trump-passports-state-department-d149546cb15c8e6b67356168d248ccf4
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Post #4252900
“How Brendan Carr Became MAGA’s Media Watchdog As FCC chair, Brendan Carr has used his power to pursue President Trump’s priorities—and target his foes. Is he a threat to free speech?” Yes. Yes, he is. https://washingtonian.com/2026/07/30/how-brendan-carr-became-magas-media-watchdog/
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Post #4250944
“[T]he Warsh Fed seems to be turning a blind eye to the message the bond market’s higher yields are sending about the inflation risks. Stay tuned. The reform-oriented Federal Reserve under Chair Warsh is looking like a bust. The bond market wants answers, but is getting nothing in return.” — Chris Rupkey, chief economist at Fwdbonds. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/here-are-the-five-big-takeaways-from-this-weeks-fed-meeting.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard
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Post #4249768
“While federal officials insist the financial impact on Medicare beneficiaries will be minimal, the decision opens the Republican-led administration to potential political consequences in a high-stakes midterm election year.” https://apnews.com/article/medicare-drug-subsidy-trump-biden-insurance-3d3fdb43b1bf374a1a168506fded86c0
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Post #4221644
“Vote on Blanche’s AG nomination postponed amid standoff with Republican holdouts Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) said they were not yet ready to support Blanche, delivering a rare setback for Trump.” - WaPo
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Post #4213431
“Representative Max Miller, a second-term Republican representing northeast Ohio whose political rise was fueled by his close relationship to President Trump, has been accused by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, of domestic abuse against her and their 2-year-old daughter.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/domestic-abuse-allegations-ohio-house-race.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.WAD1.WSaaFCTp1qcJ&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Post #4211754
Dow drops 1,100 points for worst day since April 2025 on fear the Fed is falling behind on inflation https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/stock-market-today-live-updates.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard
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Post #4205593
“The fake historian advising Trump's anti-Smithsonian crusade” https://popular.info/p/the-fake-historian-advising-trumps?r=6dks9u&triedRedirect=true
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Post #4204645
https://apnews.com/live/trump-news-updates-07-29-2026
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Post #4201221
“Fauci to invoke Fifth Amendment in hearing before Rand Paul and Senate GOP … he alleged that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), a longtime adversary who convened Wednesday’s hearing, was wrongly seeking to trap him in a misstep that could lead to perjury charges.” - WaPo