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Sam Litzinger
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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/

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After Roe v. Wade, the fight over abortion access moves to New Mexico

https://apnews.com/article/0933a007e02ca54d9abaf67ef25c3bad

Just pure evil.

Pete the peacock, adored by Las Vegas neighborhood, fatally shot by bow and arrow

https://apnews.com/article/4f97fc0fc9c32fed700f19877b6c1e2f

Wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed. Many oppose the plan

https://apnews.com/article/dd955ffdf9c3ff9f5370e832e59cc3e4

With drones and webcams, volunteer hunters join a new search for the mythical Loch Ness Monster

https://apnews.com/article/d07af6dff2138e2198f5d33c76442577

Beloved pets in Canada rescued from wildfires by volunteers who stayed behind

https://apnews.com/article/0f39d170c159482515e4dfb44cea6a54

Luis Rubiales: Spain coaching staff resign over Hermoso kiss row

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66629505

“Bob Barker, dapper ‘Price is Right’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99”

I interviewed him years ago about his work for animals. That was his real passion.

https://apnews.com/article/f47644de8696496b980306f4cd6907f4

Bob Barker, dapper ‘Price is Right’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99

https://apnews.com/article/f47644de8696496b980306f4cd6907f4

“FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss”

https://apnews.com/article/1559a704b765b834d94544ee0b119efc

My #news roundup for 8/26/23 is posted. Search #SamCast.

#SamCast for 8/26/23

1. #Japan Radioactive water released from Fukushima plant

https://apnews.com/article/bd0f5c5ce4bfc35205be8ef4986cafe2

2. #Russia What next for Wagner mercenaries?

https://apnews.com/article/e37f03e7fbb6baf36af0d4fb345deabe

3. #CPAC vice chair resigns, calls for investigation

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/25/cpac-vice-chair-resigns-amid-turmoil-00113078

4. #BritishMuseum

recovers some stolen items

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66626619

Spanish soccer president refuses to resign despite kissing a player on the lips at Women's World Cup

https://apnews.com/article/3be367f0de6fbf1984e4885df0dcb00c

Hopes that MRI scans can screen men for prostate cancer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66507893

It’s way, way past time for actual news organizations to leave Twitter or X or whatever it is.

Try to summon some integrity.

https://gizmodo.com/musk-plans-to-kill-link-headlines-on-twitter-1850761222

“What is striking… is how many credible news organizations are failing to describe in clear-eyed terms to their audiences — who count on them, and often pay them to deliver the unvarnished truth — what the network actually is.”

https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/1692754113896bb30d6c4e111/raw?utm_term=1692754113896bb30d6c4e111&utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+-+August+22+2023&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=19lNp5dfq0lhEoXkmM9qhaWTUWWzJIR5pd0umR%2Fwbb73gYSDhnCh3ugYsElpmaVf&bt_ts=1692754113899

“This witch hunt is nothing more than a desperate attempt to interfere in the 2024 election as President Trump dominates the polls and is the only person who will take back the White House,” said Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Mr. Trump.”

Cheung is Trump’s Joseph Goebbels.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/us/politics/mark-meadows-trump-legal-strategy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“Can South Carolina’s Haley and Scott woo the GOP’s white evangelical base away from Trump?”

No.

https://apnews.com/article/3825ef26426ce7daadb98b4a7516ff54

“After Dominion case, GOP debate gives Fox News chance to burnish image
With Trump off-stage, moderators Baier and MacCallum see chance to look forward. Their performance could also bolster Fox’s credibility after defamation lawsuit, observers say”

Utter nonsense from The Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/08/22/fox-news-debate-baier-maccallum-dominion/

“8 candidates qualify for first 2024 Republican presidential debate”

It’s a surfeit of skunks without the chief skunk.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/21/politics/milwaukee-rnc-presidential-debate-candidates

My #news roundup for 8/22/23 is posted. Search #SamCast.