David Swartzlander

Watching the Northern Lights from our acreage in Nebraska. Amazing!

Watching and listening to sports would be greatly enhanced if the following sports media types would be removed from all broadcasts:
Colin Cowherd
Pat McAfee
Dave Portnoy
Stephen A. Smith
You can try to prove me wrong but you will fail miserably.

Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper The editor of a small-town Kansas newspaper says his rural county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over police raid on the paper in August 2023.

Let’s celebrate a victory for the good guys - you know, the press and the First Amendment.
Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper

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Epoch Times Reporter Resigns After Publication Signs Pentagon Rules

Good for Andrew! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...

I thought Dana Holgorsen was an offensive guru. Huskers have 6 points all game. QB has been sacked numerous times. Hmmm. Of course, defense doesn’t look good either. A lousy performance from what is supposed to be the 25th-best team in the nation.

Thanks for the quick reply and good luck with your writer search. BTW, I’m a loyal Tiger fan, been so since 1961. Tigers are so close to winning it all. Promoting McGonigle and Clark should help with their contact issues. Sign Skubal, trade for another starter and get a RP free agent.

I have questions. Are these paid positions? Part time, I assume? Work from home? How many hours/week? FYI, I’m a retired journalist and journalism professor who wrote for newspapers in Ohio, Florida, New York and Nebraska. I’ve played fantasy baseball for 30 years.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.

Proud of the Pentagon reporters who walked out rather than sign onto Pete Hegseth’s ridiculously unconstitutional, anti-free press policies.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

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YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

one of my takeaways from this great piece is that weiss just doesn’t…sound like an intelligent person? or at least, not someone who has thought even a little bit about how and why they think the things that they do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions

ALL news outlets that cover the Pentagon should oppose these unconstitutional, anti-First Amendment policies. Prepare for a plethora of leaks from Pentagon workers. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/b...

In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates

The Apprentice is a thin-skinned Big Baby who became a Big Bully when an ignorant electorate voted for him. This is what America gets - the loss of free speech and a free press. Is freedom to assemble next? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/u...

Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access

Not only is this bullshit, it’s an unconstitutional attempt to conrol media. Prepare for a lawsuit, Pete. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

Opinion | Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel and the Future of Free Speech in America

As I told my students for years, the antidote to hate speech is not censorship. It’s more speech. It’s counteracting the hate speech, not censoring it. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times

The judge threw out the suit because it was too lengthy and digressive, like his speeches. But I’m sure it could have been dismissed on its merit - or lack of merit. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...

In Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel, Trump May Have Crossed a Constitutional Line

Surprise! The Trump administration may have violated the U.S. Constitution by pressuring ABC to muzzle Jimmy Kimmel. I thought the president took an oath to defend the Constitution , not violate it. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

Cowardice defined by ABC. ABC suspends ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ “indefinitely” over Charlie Kirk comments - The Hollywood Reporter

“They Fear Our Lenses”: Gaza Photojournalists Speak Out Photographers in Gaza risk their lives to witness the war. Their images speak louder than the critics trying to discredit them.

Photographers in Gaza risk their lives to witness the war. Their images speak louder than the critics trying to discredit them.

Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting

Self-censorship at the formerly great WaPo. So much for free expression. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

I wouldn’t call this an “assassination.” Murder? Yes. But assassination means the “willful killing in a planned attack of a person—especially if prominent or important.” Willful? Yes. Planned? Yes. Important? I’d wager most Americans didn’t know who he was before today.

Dan Rather Is Still Chasing the News

At 93, Dan Rather still is reporting, holding the powerful accountable. He’s a national treasure. Steady. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/b...

He Burned a Flag and Won an American Right. He Worries It’s at Risk.

Reprehensible? Perhaps to many Americans. But burning the flag is proected as freedom of speech under the First Amendment. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...

Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter I.D.

Each state runs its elections, not the federal government. This is a blatant attempt to stomp on states’ rights, which in the past would have had the GOP boiling over in anger. Today? Not even a simmer. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...

Opinion | Israel’s Gaza Media Ban Is Indefensible

Let international journalists cover the war. Many Palestinian journalists have been killed, some under suspect circumstances. Really, what are Israel (and Hamas) trying to hide? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey

Inevitable. But it still brings a tear to this old newspaperman’s eyes. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...

What to know about John Bolton, former Trump adviser whose home and office are searched by FBI John Bolton, the former Trump national security adviser, whose home and office are being searched by federal agents, has been a vocal critic of the Republican president.

Oh, the irony.

What to know about John Bolton, former Trump adviser whose home and office are searched by FBI

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Opinion | He Was the Face and Voice of Gaza. Israel Assassinated Him.

“At some point, I had to abandon my press vest because it no longer provided me with the protection that I was seeking. In fact, it functioned as a target on my back.” A total of 192 journalists have died in Gaza. It needs to stop. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

A G.O.P. Congressman Faced Hometown Voters. It Wasn’t Pretty.

Even in ruby red Nebraska, Republicans are in trouble. While I won’t vote for Mike Flood, I admire his willingess to face angry voters at a town hall in Lincoln, one of the few blue areas of the state. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...

ICE Took Half Their Work Force. What Do They Do Now?

Even in ruby red Nebraska, ICE is coming for you. Look out! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

F.C.C. Approves Skydance’s $8 Billion Merger With Paramount

“Even more alarming, it is now imposing never-before-seen controls over newsroom decisions and editorial judgment, in direct violation of the First Amendment and the law,” FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez said.
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