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At various times in my life, I have been an investigative reporter, or feature writer for seven newspapers. I have also been the editor of several nationa magazines. In every one, without exception, the absolute requirement was to be fact-based.
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In spite of two world wars between Germany and the United States, for nearly 80 years the two countries have been formally allied when West Germany joined NATO in 1955 And who can forget President Reagan’s support for a united Germany when Germany was split in two and Russia controlled East Germany
German Views of the U.S.-Germany Relationship Turn Sharply Negative
Nearly three-quarters of German adults say relations with the United States are bad, while only 24% of U.S adults say the same of relations with Germany.
www.pewresearch.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I have stayed focused on the Israeli wars — yes, wars — because what I see is that all the nations around Israel are being disrupted. Millions of people are being affected, the death rate is appalling, and it is mostly affecting civilian women and children.
It's not just Gaza. From the West Bank to Syria and Lebanon, Israel's onslaught continues | Nesrine Malik
Broken ceasefires, bombing, ground incursions and mounting deaths: Israeli imperialism is now expanding across the region, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Vice President Spiro Agnew was forced out. of office for being given bags of money in his office, a matter of thousands of dollars. It was a huge scandal. Today, “king” Trump and his family are using his office to openly enrich themselves by billions of dollars.
Data shows Trump is 'funneling' donor money into his bank account
Newsbreak reports that millionaire President Donald Trump is diverting donor money straight into his pocket.“Even as he leverages his presidency to make himself millions, perhaps even billions of doll...
www.rawstory.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The United States under “king” Trump’s administration and his Republican Congress’s villeins, serving only the interests of the rich, has gutted America’s science structure, stopped immigration of scientists, demolished public education, degraded the nation’s already poor healthcare and ...
China's 'low-altitude economy' takes off with flying taxis and food drones
China's new low-altitude economy is taking off with flying taxis and food delivery drones, but the industry faces obstacles, including strict airspace controls.
www.the-express.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
There is nothing like the American illness profit system, which passes for healthcare in the United States. It is the most expensive system in the world and the worst. Medical bills are a leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the United States, even for individuals with health insurance.
RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines
A Kennedy adviser said he wants to preserve the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The health secretary's anti-vaccine allies prefer it collapse.
www.politico.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I was watching a PBS channel news report, and they did a bloc on the significant increase in Measles and Whooping Cough that is going on. I hadn’t even thought about Whooping Cough in decades.
What to Know about the Surging Whooping Cough in the U.S.
Pertussis is a vaccine-preventable illness that was once nearly eliminated thanks to public health efforts.
www.nyas.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Elon Musk may be the world’s richest human, but he is a despicable man. He is a South African immigrant to the U.S. who while in South Africa, was a White supremacist proponent of Apartheid, is still a racist, and has always been an anti-semite.
France will investigate Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims
France's government is taking action against Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, after it generated posts questioning the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The United States is now a fascist country, and one of the signs of this transition from democracy to fascism is that, as in all fascist countries, the government now owns a big percentage of the stock in major corporations.
‘This is truly insane’: Trump stuns with eye-popping multi-million-dollar purchase
Buried within a mountain of financial disclosures made public recently is a potentially multi-million-dollar purchase made by President Donald Trump between August and October, a purchase that has lef...
www.rawstory.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The United States, by the deliberate intention of “king” Trump and his veillins, is utterly unprepared for what climate change is going to do to the nation’s social wellbeing. 1/2
MIT Report Claims 11.7% of U.S. Labor Can Be Replaced with Existing AI
The report notes that it has some limitations, but says
gizmodo.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Neither American politicians nor Americans themselves seem to be able to distinguish Jews as an international religious community from Israel as a nation. Israel as a nation has a fascist government led by a prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who is himself under indictment for bribery, fraud, and
Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The conversion to EV vehicles has turned out to be a more complex transition than is generally understood. This report in the British Daily Mail is an example of what I mean.
EV dreams in tatters as ANOTHER truck company dies
It's the latest electric truck and pickup company to fall under the weight of once-lofty expectations, insurmountable debt, and limited product practicality.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is another story of America’s national geopolitical stature being damaged not for any reason that serves the nation’s interest but, instead, because “king” Trump has a long history of being male-dominant sexist.
'Middle Finger to the LGBTQ Community': Trump Halts US Commemoration of World AIDS Day | Common Dreams
The move came on the heels of a report detailing how the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts set off a crisis in global AIDS response efforts.
www.commondreams.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Personally, I have never understood the prejudice about a person’s sexual orientation. All of the gay and lesbian people I have known over the decades, many of whom I employed or worked with, made it clear to me that sexual orientation is not something you choose, ...
LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Rises to 9.3%
LGBTQ+ identification among U.S. adults has increased to 9.3%.
news.gallup.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I have been noticing something fundamental changing in the militaries around the world; something the Ukrainians have made clear to anyone with the expertise to to fully appreciate what they are seeing.
‘A step-change’: tech firms battle for undersea dominance with submarine drones
As navies seek to counter submarines and protect cables, startups and big defence companies fight to lead market
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The United States pays its military-industrial complex — yes, the one President Eisenhower warned us about — multiples more than the next largest military budgets of multiple nations combined.
www.aei.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Did you know that coal pollution and AI were linked, thanks to “king” Trump? He is supporting the AI tech billionaires who rent him.
Pollution from coal plants was dropping. Then came Trump and AI.
Data centers’ hunger for electricity is prompting some states to keep their coal-burning power plants from closing — while DC relaxes air pollution limits.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The other night I watched a horrible report on plastic pollution in the oceans, and its deeply negative effects. While the United States, under “king” Trump and his villeins is taking the country back to 1950s environmental policies, other countries are moving into the future and fostering wellbeing
‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created its hugely popular deposit return scheme
In the two years since the system was launched, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94%
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I don’t think most American realize just what is happening in the other developed democracies. Here’s an example of what I mean, as this article describes.
In the Netherlands, Work-Life Balance Is So Embedded That the Country’s Workers Have Ended up Adopting the Four-Day Week, Without Really Knowing It
The Netherlands is quietly rewriting the rules of work, with thousands of employees embracing a four-day week—without laws, mandates, or big reforms.
indiandefencereview.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In contrast to the people of the Netherlands, this is what life for Americans has deteriorated to. You may be one of those dealing with this kind of crisis.
Late credit card payments 'highest since Great Recession' this holiday: analyst
It’s officially shopping season but CNN analyst Harry Enten says high prices are destroying America’s credit cards in the Trump economy. There are 3 million more shoppers between Black Friday and Cybe...
www.rawstory.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I have been telling you that I thought the American economy might be in recession by February. According to this analysis, 7 sectors in the economy are already in recession.
The 7 parts of the US economy that are already in a recession - Schwartzreport
When describing the health of the US economy, there is a temptation among economists, market analysts, and politicians to argue that the only true picture
www.schwartzreport.net
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I have been waiting to see data on this because it should be obvious to anyone that AI and AI-driven robots are going to transform almost every job in any country. Here is the projection for the United States.
AI could replace 40% of American jobs, says report
McKinsey report finds that with today’s technology, AI agents and robots are ready to automate about 57 per cent of work hours in the United States
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Russia have now become humanity’s axis of evil.
US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out
Trump puts US in unflattering company as lack of representative at climate talks reveals disdain for climate progress
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Surely, you didn’t think that even though the carbon energy industries, despite everything they are doing to stop the transition out of the carbon energy era, are just going to go away when that happens? Of course not.
The Fossil-Fuel Industry Has a Plan to Drown Earth in Plastic
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
www.scientificamerican.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Because the Russians have something on Trump — I beieve it is a porno video of Trump having sex with an underage girl in 1987 — he sent his veillin, Steve Witkoff, who briefed the Russians on how to get his master to buy into the Russian plan for Ukrainian surrender.
BREAKING: Top Trump Aide Under Fire for Coaching Senior Russian Official About how to Handle Donald Trump
Good afternoon, everyone.
aaronparnas.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM