“President Donald Trump named five new members to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council on Monday night, including a former “Real Housewives of New Jersey” television star whose stepson was charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The appointments, and eight others Trump made last week, will replace members he fired April 29, all of whom had been named by President Joe Biden.”
Europe will mark V-E Day's 80th anniversary as once-unbreakable bonds with the US are under pressure
https://apnews.com/article/world-war-liberation-europe-us-ve-day-d5ca4a7255637b55047dc47ae9c76fdf
Federal Reserve keeps interest rate unchanged, sees slower growth, slightly higher inflation ahead
I strongly, strongly disagree. Consolidation has created a modern-day “vaste wasteland”, especially in radio.
“NAB CEO says FCC should eliminate broadcast ownership caps
In a keynote address this week, Curtis LeGeyt suggested the broadcast industry can better serve communities if they are allowed to grow larger.”
Happy birthday anniversary to Abraham Lincoln, born on this day in 1809.
What would he think of his country and its president today?
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq7ha36j9rpyde8g0zuvpgygq3a80d84cyy2f4lufjqcl022uyf6zq856yg2 nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqaq2wqds7uk7g9tfv6gmm2qk0t6cmqmpzh5n9hkdghgx3d0x75sysauysde Hard agree in the short term.
In the medium & long term, I think the US will have a tremendous amount of bridge building to do, and VOA will be very important to that.
In a way, the challenge is how to keep the brand safe, in the short term, for posterity.
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqqy53t5xgt2vl99rwss9uhenll6d79va6xw9hclfgw0m7e2lkf3eqke3r43 nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqaq2wqds7uk7g9tfv6gmm2qk0t6cmqmpzh5n9hkdghgx3d0x75sysauysde I have a couple of friends over there. One says his plan is to keep his head down and keep doing what he’s doing until somebody stops him, but I don’t see how that’s sustainable. Lake’s editorial policies will be completely at odds with what VOA has been doing in recent years. Staff will either follow her rules or resign or be fired. Hard choices.
“Barring a journalist from an official event because their newsroom refuses to conform to government-imposed language is more than an attack on one reporter or outlet — it is an assault on the First Amendment and the public’s right to know. “
https://www.press.org/newsroom/national-press-club-statement-ap-reporter-blocked-oval-office
I think the proper response to this is to celebrate nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqaq2wqds7uk7g9tfv6gmm2qk0t6cmqmpzh5n9hkdghgx3d0x75sysauysde as a patriot, follow him and thank him. Because it's not easy to be in Trump's spotlight of hate.
Steve Herman posts excellent work.
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqqy53t5xgt2vl99rwss9uhenll6d79va6xw9hclfgw0m7e2lkf3eqke3r43 nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqaq2wqds7uk7g9tfv6gmm2qk0t6cmqmpzh5n9hkdghgx3d0x75sysauysde I fear for the future of VOA under Kari Lake. I don’t see how it can survive as a legitimate news organization if it’s run by a lunatic.
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq7ha36j9rpyde8g0zuvpgygq3a80d84cyy2f4lufjqcl022uyf6zq856yg2 Sigh. It takes a special sort of crazy to be this pissed off at the AP.
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqsrh3kzp8mwlqfstyqxdm6k676d9a0shttwrnhefapu2ull88d0tqd6uxtg This administration has crazy in abundance.
“Later, a second AP reporter was barred from a late-evening event in the White House Diplomatic Room.”
What’s the AP going to do?
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ap-journalism-first-amendment-8a83d8b506053249598e807f8e91e1ae
Here’s audio of Richard Nixon banning The Washington Post from the White House (and his toady Ron Ziegler eagerly going along):
“Presidential Envoy for Special Missions Richard Grenell accused Voice of America’s Chief National Correspondent Steve Herman of acting in a “treasonous” way for posting a quote critical of the Trump administration while reporting on recent lawsuits being filed against the Trump administration following the shuttering of USAID over the weekend.”
Grenell will be taking over (and killing) The Kennedy Center.
“The president evidently wants journalists to obey his guidance; repeat his words; follow his rules. Outlets that don't fall in line might lose access.”
“Later, a second AP reporter was barred from a late-evening event in the White House Diplomatic Room.”
What’s the AP going to do?
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ap-journalism-first-amendment-8a83d8b506053249598e807f8e91e1ae
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqekxz3v0q90uknjcppar082mn6rst6mkvlajrhgua5492h25jq85qe3ukwk I admire your calm but determined questioning.
She has no answer, of course, because there is no answer except for a violent mass deportation, which she doesn’t want to admit.
Her rapid blinking gives away her game.
Consumer prices rise 0.5% in January, higher than expected
We ended up with quite a bit of snow in the DC area.
Trump's halt of US law banning business bribes abroad raises specter of a 'Wild West' of dealmaking
“With High Prices Persisting, Trump Tempers Tone on Slaying Inflation
President Trump pledged to lower costs on “Day 1” as a candidate. His administration now acknowledges it will take more time.”
So, yes, he lied about it.
Paul McCartney rocks the Bowery. Inside his surprise NYC concert
“And so the nation will soon witness the paradox of a newly elected president putting his hand on a Bible to swear an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” the supreme law of the land, barely a week after being sentenced for violating the law.”