@samlitzinger
Mostly retired #journalist (ex-CBS News, ex-AP, etc). Master’s degree in #philosophy. Friend to #animals. Usually annoyed about something. Thank you for reading my posts. https://www.samlitzinger.com/
“Empowering Airwaves: Women-Led Radio Stations Amplify Unheard Voices
Around the world, women broadcasters are creating radio programs that challenge discrimination, expose sexual abuse, and tackle taboo topics”
niemanreports.org/women-radio-...
Why would he be? The only life he cares about is his own.
Iran war: Trump says he's not worried about domestic terror attack www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/i...
“Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos
… Hegseth’s staff took issue with images taken in a rare briefing last week…”
Yes, the photos made him look like a macho-posturing, half-witted Napoleon wannabe.
Oh, wait…
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"U.S. dropped nearly $6 billion worth of munitions on Iran in just the first two days."
"$1 billion per day could cover [..] Medicaid for all 16 million people expected to lose coverage due to the Republican cuts [..], as well as [SNAP] benefits."
#Iran #USA #Israel #Healthcare #Military #Weapons
Q: “Are you encouraging oil company CEOs to use the Strait of Hormuz?”
Trump: “I think they should. I think they should use the Strait. Look, we took out just about all of their mine ships. We’re up to boat number 60, I didn’t realize they had that big of a Navy.”
Trump Org Files Trademarks to Put the President’s Name Front and Center at America’s 250th
In one filing submitted on Friday, a “Trump 250” image was trademarked to be used on a variety of merchandise. @notus.com
www.notus.org/donald-trump...
Germany to release oil reserves in global push to tackle Iran war energy price surge reut.rs/4cCWOq7
This is the Post and the sources in it are identified as Trumpworld people which in my opinion suggests the whole gang is reaaaaaally sick of these two
Now we’re getting foreign policy from “influential podcast host” JOE ROGAN.
“Joe Rogan Says Trump’s Supporters Feel ‘Betrayed’ by Iran War
The influential podcast host described the conflict as a sharp reversal from the policies the president had campaigned on.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
This is both remarkable and totally unsurprising.
Here’s a person Trump hired to advise him on war and peace (though realistically probably just war) who has absolutely no idea what the Constitution says on the topic.
Hard to capture Idiocracy more perfectly than this clip. Heaven help us.
IEA agrees to release 400 million barrels of oil to address Iran war supply disruption www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/i...
“Trump reportedly gifts cabinet members and White House visitors with Florsheim shoes
Some administration officials snipe about having to wear middling footwear instead of their upmarket favorites”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I'm not a military strategist but it seems less than ideal if we have to spend about a thousand times more to shoot down one of their drones down than they cost to build.
"Not only has an ex-DOGE bro been accused of running around with the social security information of every American on a flash drive, he also may have the ability to edit and manipulate data at the Social Security Administration at will.”
Let that sink in...🤬
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Close-up photo of the legs and feet of JD Vance and Marco Rubio showing some comically oversized shoes
It gets better. Here's Vance and Rubio in the Oval Office...
Rep. Dan Meuser: "The president is literally playing chess. Venezuela, Iran, Cuba is looking to come to the table. The president has four years to correct many many wrongs that exist."
In the run-up to his war, Trump ignored warnings that Iran could retaliate across the region and stop oil shipments, the NYT reports.
He downplayed risks as a short-term concern that shouldn’t overshadow the mission to decapitate the regime.
Now the energy markets are in chaos.
Senator Ghoul.
Rick Scott: "Is it gonna be easy to get the Strait or Hormuz open? It never was gonna be easy."
(The Strait was open just fine two weeks ago!)
You long-suffering academics will like this:
“A MESSAGE FROM YOUR UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT ON THE RECENT HIPPOPOTAMUS ATTACKS”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-m...
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“Cargo ship catches fire in Strait of Hormuz after three vessels hit by 'unknown projectiles'”
www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...
Iran fires back at bases and ships despite war's most intensive strikes - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
An amazing stat:
Iran exported more oil *today* than it did daily before the war.
It's the one country whose tankers are getting through the Strait of Hormuz.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
April 7th, we finish this.
Democrats. Independents. Republicans who are ready for something different — I’m asking for your vote.
We’re getting right back to knocking doors, making calls, and earning every single vote.
This coalition can win. Let’s go do it. #GA14
Republican US lawmaker doubles down after criticism of his anti-Muslim comments - www.reuters.com/world/us/rep...
Good candidate to be the GOP presidential nominee in 2028…
“Pentagon officials said in recent closed-door briefings on Capitol Hill that the military used up $5.6 billion of munitions in the first two days of the war alone, according to three congressional officials. That is a far larger amount and munitions burn rate than had been publicly disclosed.”
“Inside the administration, some officials are growing pessimistic about the lack of a clear strategy to finish the war. But they have been careful not to express that directly to the president…”
Cowards and sycophants.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
