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Cross Fired

Lynn Dorman, Ph.D.; J.D.
3 min readApr 25, 2023

the new “news” show

You’re fired!
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Last I looked at any updated news, it seems that both Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon got fired.

I was texting back-and-forth with my son about this because he's working and I was paying attention to what was going on [my newsworthy nosiness] and he came up with some really fun stuff — so I thought I'd take it and run with it.

I've most always been engaged in politics from all out protesting in the 60s and 70s to more [well sort of more] mellow protesting over the decades. And I have been reading the news all my life — at first in the form of papers and now online — and I think that's why I learned to read because all those great words were fun.

And of course, none of this changed after I had a kid, so he grew up in a very “we read all the news“ home. He now reads more news than I do.

news apps
screen shot by author

Above is the first “page” of news apps on my phone. I change them out as I tire of them. I read posts on Twitter and as I have been there so long, I have a slew of journalists I follow. I also read and follow threads of news and comments — and of late — that has been…

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Lynn Dorman, Ph.D.; J.D.
Lynn Dorman, Ph.D.; J.D.

Written by Lynn Dorman, Ph.D.; J.D.

NYC native, snarky, opinionated octogenarian, educated [with PhD and JD]- I write, I talk, I think, I opine, I teach — and will do so until I can’t.

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