guitarman
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Scientist, guitar player, singer, songwriter, biker, hiker, and hypocrisy hunter offering humorous and pointed commentary.
Best headline of the year (so far):
From CNN.com “Penile implant specialist with history of far-right comments led Hantavirus presser”
I’m reluctant to read the article for fear of disappointment…
From CNN.com “Penile implant specialist with history of far-right comments led Hantavirus presser”
I’m reluctant to read the article for fear of disappointment…
May 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Best headline of the year (so far):
From CNN.com “Penile implant specialist with history of far-right comments led Hantavirus presser”
I’m reluctant to read the article for fear of disappointment…
From CNN.com “Penile implant specialist with history of far-right comments led Hantavirus presser”
I’m reluctant to read the article for fear of disappointment…
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February 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Here in Pennsylvania, we trust doctors to help us make health care decisions, not conspiracy theorists like RFK Jr.
My response to his Harrisburg visit today:
My response to his Harrisburg visit today:
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Here in Pennsylvania, we trust doctors to help us make health care decisions, not conspiracy theorists like RFK Jr.
My response to his Harrisburg visit today:
My response to his Harrisburg visit today:
Top stories by source:
NYT: Missing at climate meeting: US companies
CNN: As US govt remains closed, the world has changed
FOX: bill approved to end govt shutdown w/ no Dem support
MSNBC: Chuck Schumer doesn’t deserve this
Beware the bias!
NYT: Missing at climate meeting: US companies
CNN: As US govt remains closed, the world has changed
FOX: bill approved to end govt shutdown w/ no Dem support
MSNBC: Chuck Schumer doesn’t deserve this
Beware the bias!
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Top stories by source:
NYT: Missing at climate meeting: US companies
CNN: As US govt remains closed, the world has changed
FOX: bill approved to end govt shutdown w/ no Dem support
MSNBC: Chuck Schumer doesn’t deserve this
Beware the bias!
NYT: Missing at climate meeting: US companies
CNN: As US govt remains closed, the world has changed
FOX: bill approved to end govt shutdown w/ no Dem support
MSNBC: Chuck Schumer doesn’t deserve this
Beware the bias!
Suckit Wordlebot! Another victory (albeit small) for humanity!
October 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Suckit Wordlebot! Another victory (albeit small) for humanity!
The spin begins…
Gov’t shutdown by news source
NYT: …No hint either side will give
CNN: Gov’t shutdown begins
FOX: …Trump warns Dems of irreversible consequences
MSNBC: … some Dems already want to cave
Gov’t shutdown by news source
NYT: …No hint either side will give
CNN: Gov’t shutdown begins
FOX: …Trump warns Dems of irreversible consequences
MSNBC: … some Dems already want to cave
October 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The spin begins…
Gov’t shutdown by news source
NYT: …No hint either side will give
CNN: Gov’t shutdown begins
FOX: …Trump warns Dems of irreversible consequences
MSNBC: … some Dems already want to cave
Gov’t shutdown by news source
NYT: …No hint either side will give
CNN: Gov’t shutdown begins
FOX: …Trump warns Dems of irreversible consequences
MSNBC: … some Dems already want to cave
The new MAGA - Make America Sick and Homeless
September 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The new MAGA - Make America Sick and Homeless
Spin on Trump UN speech
NYT: Trump makes false claims and lectures leaders
CNN: Trump assails UN and members
FOX: Trump draws chuckles from world leaders
MSNBC: Trump embarrasses himself and US
NYT: Trump makes false claims and lectures leaders
CNN: Trump assails UN and members
FOX: Trump draws chuckles from world leaders
MSNBC: Trump embarrasses himself and US
September 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Spin on Trump UN speech
NYT: Trump makes false claims and lectures leaders
CNN: Trump assails UN and members
FOX: Trump draws chuckles from world leaders
MSNBC: Trump embarrasses himself and US
NYT: Trump makes false claims and lectures leaders
CNN: Trump assails UN and members
FOX: Trump draws chuckles from world leaders
MSNBC: Trump embarrasses himself and US
Hey all! What time is The Rapture today? Trying to make dinner plans around that… Thanks!
September 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Hey all! What time is The Rapture today? Trying to make dinner plans around that… Thanks!
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“I think the only thing that moves the needle here… is some sort of national economic strike.”
@profgalloway.com proposes using consumer power to push back against autocracy.
@profgalloway.com proposes using consumer power to push back against autocracy.
September 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“I think the only thing that moves the needle here… is some sort of national economic strike.”
@profgalloway.com proposes using consumer power to push back against autocracy.
@profgalloway.com proposes using consumer power to push back against autocracy.
Headlines by source:
NYT: Europe leaders headed off giveaway to Putin
CNN: Trump pushes for talks between Zelenskyy and Putin
FOX: Trump touts breakthrough, Putin signals flexibility
MSNBC: Putin gave Trump advice on how to upend US elections
Interesting spins on the same news item!
NYT: Europe leaders headed off giveaway to Putin
CNN: Trump pushes for talks between Zelenskyy and Putin
FOX: Trump touts breakthrough, Putin signals flexibility
MSNBC: Putin gave Trump advice on how to upend US elections
Interesting spins on the same news item!
August 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Headlines by source:
NYT: Europe leaders headed off giveaway to Putin
CNN: Trump pushes for talks between Zelenskyy and Putin
FOX: Trump touts breakthrough, Putin signals flexibility
MSNBC: Putin gave Trump advice on how to upend US elections
Interesting spins on the same news item!
NYT: Europe leaders headed off giveaway to Putin
CNN: Trump pushes for talks between Zelenskyy and Putin
FOX: Trump touts breakthrough, Putin signals flexibility
MSNBC: Putin gave Trump advice on how to upend US elections
Interesting spins on the same news item!
Headlines:
NYT: Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran as fragile truce is tested
CNN: Trump lashes out at Israel hours after ceasefire
FOX: Trump heads to NATO with clear message to Israel, Iran
MSNBC: Israel claims Iran ‘completely violated’ ceasefire…
Same story, different spin!
NYT: Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran as fragile truce is tested
CNN: Trump lashes out at Israel hours after ceasefire
FOX: Trump heads to NATO with clear message to Israel, Iran
MSNBC: Israel claims Iran ‘completely violated’ ceasefire…
Same story, different spin!
June 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Headlines:
NYT: Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran as fragile truce is tested
CNN: Trump lashes out at Israel hours after ceasefire
FOX: Trump heads to NATO with clear message to Israel, Iran
MSNBC: Israel claims Iran ‘completely violated’ ceasefire…
Same story, different spin!
NYT: Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran as fragile truce is tested
CNN: Trump lashes out at Israel hours after ceasefire
FOX: Trump heads to NATO with clear message to Israel, Iran
MSNBC: Israel claims Iran ‘completely violated’ ceasefire…
Same story, different spin!
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Headlines by source
NYT-Trump has no plans to call Musk after blowup, officials say
CNN-Trump says he won’t be speaking to Musk
FOX-Elon Musk may speak to Trump aides in push to calm feud
MSNBC-A great MAGA schism could be looming…
Same story, different spin. Use multiple sources!
NYT-Trump has no plans to call Musk after blowup, officials say
CNN-Trump says he won’t be speaking to Musk
FOX-Elon Musk may speak to Trump aides in push to calm feud
MSNBC-A great MAGA schism could be looming…
Same story, different spin. Use multiple sources!
June 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Headlines by source
NYT-Trump has no plans to call Musk after blowup, officials say
CNN-Trump says he won’t be speaking to Musk
FOX-Elon Musk may speak to Trump aides in push to calm feud
MSNBC-A great MAGA schism could be looming…
Same story, different spin. Use multiple sources!
NYT-Trump has no plans to call Musk after blowup, officials say
CNN-Trump says he won’t be speaking to Musk
FOX-Elon Musk may speak to Trump aides in push to calm feud
MSNBC-A great MAGA schism could be looming…
Same story, different spin. Use multiple sources!
The new Pope is a Chicago native! All hail Daaaa Pope!
May 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The new Pope is a Chicago native! All hail Daaaa Pope!
Top stories by source
NYT: US economy shrank in Q1
CNN: Economy in reverse from Trump’s policy shifts
FOX: Annoyed young Dem sends message to party
MSNBC: Treasury Sec accidentally summed up truth about tariffs
Please use multiple news sources to avoid spin and bias.
NYT: US economy shrank in Q1
CNN: Economy in reverse from Trump’s policy shifts
FOX: Annoyed young Dem sends message to party
MSNBC: Treasury Sec accidentally summed up truth about tariffs
Please use multiple news sources to avoid spin and bias.
April 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Top stories by source
NYT: US economy shrank in Q1
CNN: Economy in reverse from Trump’s policy shifts
FOX: Annoyed young Dem sends message to party
MSNBC: Treasury Sec accidentally summed up truth about tariffs
Please use multiple news sources to avoid spin and bias.
NYT: US economy shrank in Q1
CNN: Economy in reverse from Trump’s policy shifts
FOX: Annoyed young Dem sends message to party
MSNBC: Treasury Sec accidentally summed up truth about tariffs
Please use multiple news sources to avoid spin and bias.
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Top stories by source
NYT: Hegseth personal phone use created vulnerabilities
CNN: Russian general killed in car blast
FOX: Fed agents arrest judge with illegal immigrant living in his home
MSNBC: Trump blinks on China tariffs
Using one source can give you a jaded view of the world!
NYT: Hegseth personal phone use created vulnerabilities
CNN: Russian general killed in car blast
FOX: Fed agents arrest judge with illegal immigrant living in his home
MSNBC: Trump blinks on China tariffs
Using one source can give you a jaded view of the world!
April 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Top stories by source
NYT: Hegseth personal phone use created vulnerabilities
CNN: Russian general killed in car blast
FOX: Fed agents arrest judge with illegal immigrant living in his home
MSNBC: Trump blinks on China tariffs
Using one source can give you a jaded view of the world!
NYT: Hegseth personal phone use created vulnerabilities
CNN: Russian general killed in car blast
FOX: Fed agents arrest judge with illegal immigrant living in his home
MSNBC: Trump blinks on China tariffs
Using one source can give you a jaded view of the world!
Glitch in The Matrix discovered in Pennsylvania.
April 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Glitch in The Matrix discovered in Pennsylvania.
Top stories by source
NYT - On major economic decisions, Trump blinks
CNN - Trump learns trade talks aren’t like selling condos
FOX - Gorsuch calls out ‘bondage’ in LGBTQ book
MSNBC - Trump proposal that would force women to settle for less
Beware of spin and bias! Use multiple sources!
NYT - On major economic decisions, Trump blinks
CNN - Trump learns trade talks aren’t like selling condos
FOX - Gorsuch calls out ‘bondage’ in LGBTQ book
MSNBC - Trump proposal that would force women to settle for less
Beware of spin and bias! Use multiple sources!
April 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Top stories by source
NYT - On major economic decisions, Trump blinks
CNN - Trump learns trade talks aren’t like selling condos
FOX - Gorsuch calls out ‘bondage’ in LGBTQ book
MSNBC - Trump proposal that would force women to settle for less
Beware of spin and bias! Use multiple sources!
NYT - On major economic decisions, Trump blinks
CNN - Trump learns trade talks aren’t like selling condos
FOX - Gorsuch calls out ‘bondage’ in LGBTQ book
MSNBC - Trump proposal that would force women to settle for less
Beware of spin and bias! Use multiple sources!
Very amusing to read an article about the threat of A.I., and then read the very next article about the surge of A.I. generated action figure memes. A.I. will not take over the world. But it will bring the world to a grinding halt.
April 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Very amusing to read an article about the threat of A.I., and then read the very next article about the surge of A.I. generated action figure memes. A.I. will not take over the world. But it will bring the world to a grinding halt.
Headlines:
NYT: Tariffs show Trump’s appetite for risk
CNN: Stocks tumble as recession fears grip Wall St
FOX: Treas. Sec. warns countries not to retaliate against tariffs
MSNBC: Trump’s tariffs are incoherent and destructive
As expected, the spin is on high speed!
NYT: Tariffs show Trump’s appetite for risk
CNN: Stocks tumble as recession fears grip Wall St
FOX: Treas. Sec. warns countries not to retaliate against tariffs
MSNBC: Trump’s tariffs are incoherent and destructive
As expected, the spin is on high speed!
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Headlines:
NYT: Tariffs show Trump’s appetite for risk
CNN: Stocks tumble as recession fears grip Wall St
FOX: Treas. Sec. warns countries not to retaliate against tariffs
MSNBC: Trump’s tariffs are incoherent and destructive
As expected, the spin is on high speed!
NYT: Tariffs show Trump’s appetite for risk
CNN: Stocks tumble as recession fears grip Wall St
FOX: Treas. Sec. warns countries not to retaliate against tariffs
MSNBC: Trump’s tariffs are incoherent and destructive
As expected, the spin is on high speed!
Headlines by source:
NYT: Tues. results give Dems big psychological boost
CNN: 7 takeaways from elections in WI and FL
FOX: Tell all reveals how Obama backstabbed Harris after Biden exit
MSNBC: Crawford defeats Musk backed opponent in WI court race
You had to know the spin would be on high speed!
NYT: Tues. results give Dems big psychological boost
CNN: 7 takeaways from elections in WI and FL
FOX: Tell all reveals how Obama backstabbed Harris after Biden exit
MSNBC: Crawford defeats Musk backed opponent in WI court race
You had to know the spin would be on high speed!
April 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Headlines by source:
NYT: Tues. results give Dems big psychological boost
CNN: 7 takeaways from elections in WI and FL
FOX: Tell all reveals how Obama backstabbed Harris after Biden exit
MSNBC: Crawford defeats Musk backed opponent in WI court race
You had to know the spin would be on high speed!
NYT: Tues. results give Dems big psychological boost
CNN: 7 takeaways from elections in WI and FL
FOX: Tell all reveals how Obama backstabbed Harris after Biden exit
MSNBC: Crawford defeats Musk backed opponent in WI court race
You had to know the spin would be on high speed!
While I appreciate BlueSky increasing (temporarily) the character limit to 299, I’ll stop reading after 200…
April 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
While I appreciate BlueSky increasing (temporarily) the character limit to 299, I’ll stop reading after 200…