emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
Who could have imagined that a guy who uses the moniker “Ka$h” would take over the FBI and shut down the bribery investigations of his buddies?
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view profile on Bluesky emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
Who could have imagined that a guy who uses the moniker “Ka$h” would take over the FBI and shut down the bribery investigations of his buddies?
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
So what happened to the $50K in cash Tom Homan got in the Cava bag? Was it deposited in his bank account and reported as income that he paid taxes on? Is it under his mattress?
Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted
One time, the Missouri Ethics Committee investigated me over a $30 donation…
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: Judge Beryl Howell granted my motion for expedited review in my FOIA case for the Epstein files, and invited me to file a motion for summary judgment. Which we did, and which you can read here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ive-fi...
BlueSky6294053927693658382927483280967838592973 (@mycatisfamous.bsky.social) reposted
I love Dave Matthews more than ever! ❤️😘🥰
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
BREAKING: Trump's border czar Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) reposted
Breaking on MSNBC: U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert, who oversees the Eastern District of Virginia, told colleagues he plans to resign. Siebert had been pressured by Trump officials to bring bogus charges against NY AG Letitia James. Siebert did not find evidence to bring those charges.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@aoc.bsky.social) reposted
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
TRUMP: That's why I sued the New York Times two days ago for a lot of money KARL: A judge just threw that out TRUMP: I'm winning. I'm winning the cases.
Jessica Tarlov (@jessicatarlov.bsky.social) reposted
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension wasn’t “cancel culture.” It was government coercion. Brendan Carr told Benny Johnson, “we can do this the easy way or the hard way,” and affiliates panicked. Regulatory threats can’t be the answer to speech we don’t like. If we let this stand, no voice is safe.
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
Dont scoff at AOC potentially running in 2028. People underestimated Obama in 2008. People want change.
Kat Abughazaleh (@katmabu.bsky.social) reposted
We’re protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility and an agent came out to tell us to go away. We said we’re exercising our First Amendment rights so he shot the ground with pepper balls and said, “Your First Amendment rights are on the sidewalk.”
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Maine and Oregon Tuesday, alleging that the states violated federal voting laws by refusing a department demand to hand over their voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted
BREAKING: The Board of Immigration Appeals is trying to deport our client Mario Guevara, a journalist from El Salvador, despite his clear legal path to residency and an immigration judge's order to grant his release on bond.
Liz Cheney (@lizcheney.bsky.social) reposted
Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr: Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
Congressman André Carson (@carson.house.gov) reposted
For the first time in 4 years, unemployed workers outnumber available jobs. The U.S. economy actually lost 13,000 jobs in June, the first negative jobs month in nearly 5 years.
CB₁ (@chromaticbeats1.bsky.social) reply parent
Hope they don't fire you for being honest like they have others.
Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social) reposted
More than a dozen elected officials — including the city's fiscal watchdog — were arrested Thursday while protesting conditions at a NYC immigration holding facility where a federal judge demanded the government to shape up detainee treatment. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social) reposted
"Judge Faruqui made a point to say on the record that the US Atty's office has tarnished its reputation by routinely bringing cases that don’t belong in federal court and needlessly keeping people in jail for days while it evaluates charges." Must read: shero.substack.com/p/theres-no-...
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
This is who is advising the president of the United States
Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) reposted
I think the Kimmel stuff is quite serious and bad, but taking a rich guy off the air for speech is not as harsh as agents of the state grabbing someone over speech and deporting them without due process, and the latter person is clearly more vulnerable, come on.
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) reposted
Stephen Colbert calls the Jimmy Kimmel decision "blatant censorship" and says: "With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch."
Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) reposted
I honestly can't fathom reading an opinion all but accusing the gov't of lying in court about its cover-of-dark efforts to deport children with no process to a country where their parents can't be located or don't want them and where some face danger, and this is your unhinged, heartless response.
CB₁ (@chromaticbeats1.bsky.social) reply parent
I sure hope he and other ex military are planning on what to do to bring democracy back when the elections get cancelled. We need military leaders to already be planning at this point sadly.
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
Pete Buttigieg WARNS America: “They didn't stop at the law firms. They didn't stop at the Universities. They didn't even stop at the comedians. They are NOT going to stop until they have TOTAL POWER!."
CB₁ (@chromaticbeats1.bsky.social) reply parent
When will people learn that red states are only red because the GOP has been putting their thumbs on the scale all along??
Phalope (@moochomaas.bsky.social) reposted
Quid Pro Quo newrepublic.com/post/200632/...
Myriam Gurba (Serrano through my mom) (@lesbrains.bsky.social) reposted
I’m going to keep emphasizing that there are people all around you who know how to survive and escape authoritarianism: we’re called DV survivors.
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
“With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch,” Colbert said. “If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
CB₁ (@chromaticbeats1.bsky.social) reply parent
What a disgrace we have become. Nothing from this regime can be trusted and must be assumed to be harmful to health or democracy at this point.
Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews.bsky.social) reposted
"It appears that the Administration’s efforts to defend free speech apply only when the speech is aligned with the President’s self-image and agenda" US House Oversight Committee Dems letter to FCC about new Congressional probe ====>
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
RFK Jr. is objectively pro-disease, pro-illness and pro-child death.
CB₁ (@chromaticbeats1.bsky.social) reply parent
DVDs you're welcome
Sarah McLaughlin (@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social) reposted
for sale: institutional spines. never used.
Karen Attiah (@karenattiah.bsky.social) reposted
WEIRD, HUH.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the United States government. This is a direct attack on the First Amendment. Everyone who values freedom of speech should be outraged — and they should speak out.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.
Writers Guild of America West (@wgawest.bsky.social) reposted
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
max tani (@maxtani.bsky.social) reposted
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
Robert Garcia (@robertgarcia.bsky.social) reposted
The Oversight Committee is launching an investigation into ABC, Sinclair, and the FCC. We will not be intimidated and we will defend the First Amendment.
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
It would be really a thing if DC's working people and LA's unionized talent did a walkout on the same day. Just a day, for starters.
Senator Ed Markey (@markey.senate.gov) reposted
Vaccines are safe. Vaccines are effective. RFK Jr. must resign. www.youtube.com/shorts/fsXks...
David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) reposted
If you think the First Amendment is doing ok because only some people are being silenced you don’t understand free speech. Or authoritarianism.
Jeet Heer (@jeetheer.bsky.social) reposted
This is the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era but it also has significantly less popular consensus behind it than the second Red Scare. It's being done on behalf of a minority faction led by the most unpopular president in modern history. Organizing against this can win.
Leta McCollough Seletzky (@letaseletzky.com) reposted
Writers, this is our moment. Our words change the world. If they didn’t, people wouldn’t try so hard to shut us up
Gwynne Hogan (@gwynnefitz.bsky.social) reposted
Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
DrDinD.bsky.social (@drdind.bsky.social) reposted
Spot on. The First Amendment in on death watch right now. Ht @johnfugelsang.bsky.social
Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) reposted
I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
Thor Benson (@thorbenson.bsky.social) reposted
Damn. This is refreshing. Worth listening to the whole thing
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
According to the New York Times, "The text exchange between Mr. Robinson and his partner was reproduced by prosecutors in the charging document." Reproduced? So no one has seen the actual messages? No screen shots? No time stamps? Also, weren't they on Discord and not SMS? 1/
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
Glad that Gov. Gavin Newsom is up for the fight and understands the danger.
Karly Kingsley (@karlykingsley.bsky.social) reposted
So after you’re done taking away the rights of anyone who’s not a straight white male, born in this country, sitting in your pew on Sunday, laughing only at your approved jokes, and voting for your guy because you like his policies on guns, education, and healthcare… then what?
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
“Too many people—too many Americans—are fearing our government. I want Putin, Xi, Kim, et al. to fear our government. I do not want newspapers, law firms, and comedians to fear our government.” open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
This guy will now decide which jokes are appropriate.
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
You’re about to see a push on the right to designate a bunch of nonviolent people on the left as ANTIFA because they don’t like their rhetoric. Dangerous times.
John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social) reposted
ABC airing a tribute to a neo-Nazi is a really great way to celebrate America's coming 250th anniversary. We sure learned from history...
Jeremy Gibson Brown PhD (@jeremygibsonbrown.bsky.social) reposted
“I feel like I’m watching legacy media – or TV, at least – commit seppuku in real time. 'Hey, let’s forever alienate (likely more than) half our audience to please a guy who will be out of power in three years.'
Alt Health and Human Services (@alt-hhs.altgov.info) reposted
Peggy Stuart (@peggystuart.bsky.social) reposted
Alex Padilla NAILS it!
Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner.bsky.social) reposted
A Trump appointed judge just blocked the Trump administration's efforts to hastily - & in violation of the law - deport Guatemalan children. And the judge specifically stated that the Trump administration's explanation for how and why it was deporting the children, "crumbled like a house of cards."
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
It was never about “freedom.” It was always about who was in control.
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
"Trump, Vance, and their propaganda networks do not operate in good faith...The forces of liberalism should stop treating MAGA [as if it] is playing by the same rules...The people operating in good faith need to stop self-flagellating and surrendering preemptively." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Andrew Joyce (@andrewjoyce.bsky.social) reposted
Governor Prtitzker on MSNBC just now suggests people should boycott ABC/Disney over the Kimmel decision.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
🚨BREAKING: Rep. Ro Khanna just motioned to SUBPOENA FCC chairman Brendan Carr in the House Oversight Committee to stop the intimidation of private businesses and assault on free speech
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
"Twenty years before MAGA, Eco captured it perfectly. He was able to do so because he had a deep understanding of fascism. Eco warned in the 1990s of the ghost of fascism re-emerging to stalk the world. That ghost has become a clear and present danger today." www.thebulwark.com/p/yeah-its-f...
Adam Bienkov (@adambienkov.bsky.social) reposted
Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press
Andrea Ritchie (@dreanyc123.bsky.social) reposted
Just a friendly Friday afternoon reminder from your friendly neighborhood lawyer to keep your doors phones & computers locked don’t let anyone in you don’t know & ask anyone who claims to have a warrant to slide it under the door first! Make sure address is correct & it is dated & signed by a judge
Human☮ (@4humanunity.bsky.social) reposted
Jimmy Kimmel gets dumped for jokes with no hate speech, no calls to violence, just opinion and satire. Meanwhile Brian Kilmeade suggests euthanizing the homeless by injection and still keeps his job. Says all you need to know Our media is as rotten to the core. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social) reposted
Trump has run to the Supreme Court with another emergency request to stay an Appeals Court ruling and allow him to fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook during litigation, in an attempt to take control of the powerful interest-rate setting body. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Courthouse News (@courthousenews.bsky.social) reposted
Army veteran who burned American flag near White House pleads not guilty to federal charges www.courthousenews.com/army-veteran...
Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew.bsky.social) reposted
this is the shit i want to see
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
All of the unions in Hollywood should immediately boycott Disney/ABC. They only care about money, so go after that.
Make the Road NY (@maketheroadny.bsky.social) reposted
With a gov’t shutdown looming, dozens of youth, educators, families, and frontline advocates from across the country are joining @popdemocaction.bsky.social in a powerful march to the Capitol in Washington DC to demand that Congress halt deep federal budget cuts to public education. #CareNotCuts
The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted
Previous generations fought fascism in nearly every corner of the earth. Today it’s on our streets, silencing opposition and attempting to control the airwaves. The GOP has declared all out war on free speech. It’s up to us to fight for it.
CB₁ (@chromaticbeats1.bsky.social) reply parent
I sure hope you are investing 99% of your billions in democracy and not just your campaign.
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.
Anonymous ⩜ (@youranona.bsky.social) reposted
Trump slaps "terrorist" label on decentralized Antifa, a bulwark against fascism, amid Kirk's unsolved slaying by suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, exposing authoritarian ploys to stifle egalitarian resistance. #AntifaTerrorDesignation
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Ro Khanna: "They're making comedy illegal. Brendan Carr pressured ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney cancels Jimmy Kimmel. This canceling from an administration that lectured us about cancel culture. That's why today I'm introducing a motion to subpoena Brendan Carr."
Katie Phang (@katiephang.bsky.social) reposted
Autocrats, like Convicted Felon Donald Trump, only want propaganda to be spewed to the masses. The door to opposing points of view are slammed shut and the keys thrown away. People like @karenattiah.bsky.social need our support during these times.
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
Bob Collins (@mylittlebloggie.bsky.social) reposted
You know who should be leading the outcry against the regime? Retired people They can't fire us
Maria Naggaga (@ladynaggaga.bsky.social) reposted
I needed a reason to cancel a streaming service, and now that Disney, the parent company of ABC, has fired Jimmy Kimmel, I guess I can get rid of Disney+. #cancelDisney+