Malcolm Ritter

@mattmfm I don’t see any reference to “millions” in NY Times coverage. Please link to your citation.

The New York Times now reports millions of Americans are attending No Kings anti-Trump protests across the country. Events in all 50 states. Officials in Los Angeles are calling the crowds “unprecedented.” This is likely one of the largest mass protests in U.S. history.

@nydosas You had a good crowd the other day.

Hi we are not working today so see you tomorrow

WASHINGTON (@AP) — Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly a couple thousand civilians, The Associated Press has learned.

@AdamKilgoreWP Your story today has a major typo. Please see the comments.

@BrennanSpiegel @BNBuzz @StMartinsPress “Drops” is @ particularly apt term for a book on gravity.

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Data obtained by AP shows 20% vacancy rates at nearly half of National Weather Service offices as dangerous storms chug through the heartland. apnews.com/article/doge-w…

Those astronauts who were stuck on the space station for 278 extra days? No overtime, but a $5-a-day allowance for "incidentals" since they were government employees traveling for work. @yanzhuang25 nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/…

@DrBrianKeating Far more important than prestige is a good fit between the student and the college. My older son was admitted to MIT but chose a small school instead. He had a lot of interaction with MIT students and realized he'd chosen correctly. And I agree.

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@pxwhittle I used to see it from my parents-in-law’s dock.

@MalcolmRitter Yup, same one!

Good morning from Cumberland.

JUST IN: World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has stopped reporting flu surveillance data through WHO platforms

SARS-CoV-2 looks like it is currently as low as it will go, whether we get another wave sooner rather than later probably depends on whether we get a new, broadly immune evasive lineage showing up. How long will the dominance of Omicron descendents last?

A free speech case over a pastry shop painting goes to trial apnews.com/article/bakery…

Farmers and rural businesses shelled out money for improvements. Will their promised rebates arrive? apnews.com/article/climat…

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers do not kill norovirus. Washing hands with soap and water is the way to go. sciencenews.org/article/norovi…

Californians brace for flooding in areas torched by wildfires as freezing rain, snow aim for Oregon apnews.com/article/califo…

@farhip @PressSec Strange use of “allegedly.”

.@PressSec at briefing on Russia’s release of American Marc Fogel: “This is something the Biden Administration allegedly tried to do for 3 1/2 years.”

News: The AP's exec editor Julie Pace sent a letter to the White House today objecting over AP reporters being blocked from events: "It is among the most basic tenets of the First Amendment that the govt cannot retaliate against the public or the press for what they say"

Thousands of Danish citizens are launching an effort to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

@farhip @AP I retired from AP 4 years ago, and it’s nice to see a couple old friends in that photo.

A footnote: @AP’s Stylebook is one of the most influential reference works for current English usage. News orgs and writers follow its guidance on spelling, punctuation and place names. No one is obligated to follow what it says, of course, but many do. washingtonpost.com/style/media/20…

Could be the first time a reporter was banned over a dispute about a style book.