Notes from a retired newspaper publisher
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Tweets#
  • An attempted coup.#
    • Some people should never have been in a position of power of influence. — The Spygate Top 20: A Hall of Shame https://t.co/8Viod42UoO [Link]#
  • The complications of AI.#
    • Thank goodness someone is testing this before it is too late. — Your AI Hates You https://t.co/UL5vsazEP4 [Link]#
  • Closer to news than the news.#
    • Yes, Surber is acerbic ... but he’s fun and on point, too. — Highlights of the week, by @donsurber https://t.co/93zVVHq6bv [Link]#
  • Journalism fail.#
    • So much journalism isn’t worth the pixels it’s printed on. — Bloomberg‘s $87 Trillion Carbon Fantasy: When Climate Modeling Meets Magical Thinking https://t.co/bLlSTOrRkg via @wattsupwiththat [Link]#
    • As far as journalism goes, they are more advocates than reporters. — Miller Tells WH Reporters: You All Choose To Live As Far From These Gang Bangers As You Possibly Can https://t.co/QNWRnmbRYO [Link]#
  • Words from SECDEF.#
    • Pay attention to Pete Hegseth if you value our republic. — Pete Hegseth’s hard choices: Today’s decisions and tomorrow’s military https://t.co/RX8CvE7GAI via @dcexaminer [Link]#
Retweets#
  • Honest journalism and opinion.#
    • RT @DerrickEvans4WV: 🚨Scott Jennings on CNN is one of the best things to ever happen in political media:... ... "You‘re saying the president, who… [Link]#
  • Journalism fail.#
    • RT @VicToensing: Why should tax payers‘ money fund NPR? Its editors claim the Declaration of Independence "contains offensive language." I… [Link]#
    • RT @WesternLensman: PBS’ “Conservative” David Brooks responds to Trump EO defunding NPR and PBS:... ... "Who‘s more straight down the line than w… [Link]#
  • Countering lawfare.#
    • RT @ProfMJCleveland: 🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: HUGE win from Trump Administration and D.C. Circuit enters stay of lower court injunction. Lower court ba… [Link]#
    • RT @MilaLovesJoe: BREAKING NEWS:... ... Florida is giving its National Guard the powers of immigration Judges. ... ... They will get through immigratio… [Link]#
    • RT @shipwreckedcrew: This is where his decision is going to fail on review. The remedy for an invocation that lacks factual support is imp… [Link]#
    • RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 NEW - FIGHTING BACK: Risking being held in contempt and thrown in PRISON, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier tells a… [Link]#
  • Double standards.#
    • RT @WesternLensman: 🚨Ketanji Brown Jackson has condemned Trump for rhetoric "designed to intimidate the judiciary."... ... KBJ, meet Democrat Sen… [Link]#
  • Subverting the will of the people.#
    • RT @PM_ViktorOrban: ⚠️ Brussels wants to fast-track Ukraine’s EU membership, no matter the cost. We cannot let our children pay for Brussel… [Link]#
    • RT @MrAndyNgo: It’s not independent. The intelligence agency (Verfassungsschultz) that did the investigation works under the supervision of… [Link]#
    • RT @elonmusk: Tyranny [Link]#
  • Calling out the lies.#
    • RT @hodgetwins: In the past 3 years, Elon has paid $11B in Federal taxes… who is the public school teacher you are referencing you liar 🤣 [Link]#
  • SCOTUS.#
    • RT @varadmehta: Does John Roberts want to go down in history as the chief justices who presided over the demise of Article III? Because tha… [Link]#
    • RT @ProfMJCleveland: I just came across this apt quote: "The Constitution affords federal courts considerable power, but it does not establ… [Link]#
  • The economy misreported.#
    • RT @DavidAsmanfox: Kudlow:... “The bears are running for the hills!”... Naysayers screaming “RECESSION!” at midweek missed a 22.5% jump in equipm… [Link]#
  • Stealing from the country.#
    • RT @libsoftiktok: OMG... ... Our taxpayer dollars went to alpaca farming in Peru and improving the marketability of peas in Guatemala. ... ... But it g… [Link]#
    • RT @LizMacDonaldFOX: Why isn’t anyone going to jail for this, who at the SBA allowed this? The SBA gave over $330 million in loans to dead… [Link]#
  • Why lawfare needs to fail.#
    • RT @VigilantFox: 🚨 Victor Davis Hanson just exposed a legal paradox that defies belief:... ... It’s legal to break the law… if you’re Biden.... ... But… [Link]#
  • DOGE gets results.#
    • RT @RichardGrenell: Government spending drops 5.1% in first quarter. ... ... Amazing. ... ... Every American should celebrate the shrinking of Washingt… [Link]#
  • Subversion.#
    • RT @ChuckRossDC: Can‘t make it up. Nina Jankowicz, the head of the "pro-transparency" group American Sunlight Project, is whining about the… [Link]#

Last update: Saturday May 3, 2025; 8:35 PM EDT.