Aging news guy. Reporter since 1969. Spent 41 years with the Miami Herald. Opinion wrangler since 1991. Rescued from obscurity by Sun-Sentinel, September, 2017.
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Fred Grimm retweeted
I know journos say, "This will go down in history" more than a tad too much. But this will. Living illustration about the importance of being scrupulous and careful before launching an attack:
pbs.org/newshour/politics/wa…
Fred Grimm retweeted
Trump has killed or slashed over 200 clean energy projects in the last 18 months, costing the US economy $90 billion and sacrificing 470,000 new jobs. Where’s the sense in any of that?
ecoportal.net/uk/216-clean-e…
DOT strips bike lane references from federal websites : NPR npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-590…
DC pols and commentators have suddenly embraced “kinetic” to describe military violence, never mind the actual definition. Can’t get through cable new show without references to a kinetic solution to travails in Iran, Venezuela, Canada and Greenland. So says this old grouch.
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=M1u9… via @YouTube
In a courageous act of civil disobedience this morning, in full view of my MAGA neighbors, I swallowed two Tylenol lol. To the ramparts . . . right after brunch.
Fred Grimm retweeted
Newsom doesn't think Trump "wants another election."
In a sit-down interview with POLITICO, Gavin Newsom predicted Trump does not want to leave office after his term ends. "Wake up," the California governor told the audience, "You will lose your country."
Under the regime of knuckleheads washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
Fred Grimm retweeted
UNEARTHED: Donald Trump judges the 1991 Look of the Year modeling competition organized by Elite Model Management, featuring participants as young at 14-years-old.
A 2020 Guardian investigation into Elite's Look of the Year competition uncovered allegations from former contestants and industry insiders that the competition was used by founder John Casablancas and others to engage in sexual relationships with vulnerable young models, some of whom were teenagers.
Fred Grimm retweeted
It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. A pair of small arcs denotes the woman’s breasts, and the future president’s signature is a squiggly “Donald”
Former Models for Donald Trump’s Agency Say They Violated Immigration Rules and Worked Illegally – Mother Jones
MAGA’s man of god motherjones.com/politics/201…
Fred Grimm retweeted
New poll from Gallup:
30% say immigration should be reduced (down from 55% last year)
79% say immigration is a good thing for the country (all-time high) and 17% say it’s a bad thing (all-time low)
Pathways to citizenship ⬆️
Measures to deter/reverse illegal immigration ⬇️
