John Lampinen

John Lampinen

@john-lampinen.bsky.social

Retired Daily Herald editor. Nellie Fox buff. White Sox loyalist and critic. Politics. Journalism. Movies. Travel. Ideas. Van Morrison, the Beatles, Tina Turner. Poetry. Facts matter. So does responsible citizenry. Leave conspiracy theories at the door.

105 Followers 51 Following 3 Posts Joined Nov 2024
9 months ago
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Outsourcer in Chief: Is Trump Trading Away America’s Tech Future?

There’s a lot of coverage of tariffs, Qatar’s gift jet, the House budget bill, the Supreme Court weighing birth-right citzenship, even Comey but lost in all that noise are Mideast business deals for AI that have far-reaching implications and are worthy of the public’s attention and discussion.

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1 year ago
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Trump’s FCC chief orders investigation into NPR and PBS sponsorships FCC’s Brendan Carr also suggests an investigation could be relevant to conservative congressional efforts to defund the public broadcasters.

The Administration takes aim at public broadcasting…

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1 year ago

It is so doubly sad — and outrageous — that we live in a time when even heartbreaking tragedy is politicized.

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