Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes!
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Yes!
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
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
I stand with Lisa Cook.
Sen. Danica Roem (@pwcdanica.bsky.social) reposted
Early voting for the 2025 #Virginia general election begins tomorrow: Friday, Sept. 19. SD-30 locations: Prince William County: Office of Elections (Manassas) M-F: 8:30AM-4:30PM, until 7PM Wednesdays City of Manassas: Town Hall M-F, 8:30AM-5PM City of Manassas Park: City Hall M-F: 8:30AM-4:30PM 🧵
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Better bring their own police and arrest the DHS officers. Easy..
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
Democratic New York lawmakers — as well as City Comptroller Brad Lander — were arrested by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers Thursday after demanding access to an alleged detention facility run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at 26 Federal Plaza.
Lisal (@ljlboulder.bsky.social) reposted
WTF?!?
Jane Casey (@janecasey.bsky.social) reposted
I miss the smell of fashion magazines when they bristled with perfume samples and had 300 pages of ads. So luxurious.
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
🤔
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
Sen. Alex Padilla: "This isn't about one comedian or one television personality or any one network. It's about whether we as Americans still have the freedom to laugh at those in power, to question authority, and to tell the truth without fear of retribution."
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.
Linda Hibbs (@hibbs31238.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/politica...
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Is that woman her or a stand-in?
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."
Sophie Michell (@sophiemhistory.bsky.social) reposted
Really hard to go back to editing after yesterday…
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
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Jimmy Kimmel spotted leaving the studio after his show was pulled off the air indefinitely. Protesters are gathering on Hollywood Boulevard, demanding its return.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Jennings: He does not have a right to have a TV show where he lies his ass off to the American people and attacks half this country on a nightly basis Phillip: There are plenty of people over on another network who lied about the last election, who denigrate half the country every single night.
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Has he lied under oath? Fire his ass.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Crockett: When you I say you are the least qualified in the history of the FBI, it’s real… Patel: That’s false Crockett: I didn’t ask you a question. I want to talk about why you're a failure and honestly we need to tell you, bye, bye
The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 (@cardwell4u.bsky.social) reposted
They both were done wrong. What happened to free speech? They didn’t have news shows.
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
Sen. Cassidy warns against ending the birth dose of hepatitis B: “Before 1991, as many as 20,000 babies were infected with hepatitis B in the U.S., and that changed when the hepatitis B vaccine was approved for newborns…Now, fewer than 20 babies per year get hepatitis B from their mother.”
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Figures. We are in deep shit.
Meidas Chris Ammann (@sentdata.bsky.social) reposted
Don’t like the data? Just take it down. www.mediaite.com/media/news/d...
Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted
A Democrat has won the special election to replace Rep. Melissa Hortman, the late Minnesota state Democrat who was murdered by a trump supporter in her home.
@arebelyell45 (@arebelyell45.bsky.social) reposted
youtube.com/watch?v=7UXY...
@arebelyell45 (@arebelyell45.bsky.social) reposted
Putin is not only laughing at the convicted felon, he is laughing at the United States because he has managed to easily install his puppet in the WH, not once but twice! And what are we doing about it? Apparently we're just rolling over but make no mistake Putin is the man behind the curtain.
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
France braces for day of strikes amid political crisis
Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️ (@libraonfire.bsky.social) reposted
. Speaking of Dylan Roof. At the rate we’re going if you’re a registered Republican, you’re not gonna be allowed to come within 50 feet of a minor 🥴 #DylanRoof .
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Fire him.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
KAINE: Were you instructed by the secretary of HHS to not speak to senators? MONAREZ: I was instructed to not speak directly to senators KAINE: So Senate-confirmed CDC director instructed not to speak to senators
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
Just so I'm clear: TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft. TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism. Free speech, everyone.
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
All writers, cameramen, everyone should strike for freedom under the first amendment.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
This isn’t just! It’s unconstitutional! It’s hypocritical! It’s immoral! It’s illegal! It’s wrong! It’s unprecedented! They don’t care about any of those things. They laugh at handwringing. It’s about acquiring & wielding power. You can’t shame them, you have to defeat them.
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Those with any sense of integrity will. Hell, shut down the networks. No one come to work. Nationwide strike for freedom!
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
Every major talent that works for ABC and Disney should refuse to show up for work until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated. Marvel movies need to shutdown. Ditto the sitcoms. Collective boycott. Corporations love money more than anything,& this will harm them and force them to do the right thing.
John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social) reposted
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Himes: ABC took Jimmy Kimmel off the air because Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC, didn’t like some things Kimmel said.. I’m talking to you now because I’m just getting so damn sick of people who claim to be for free speech but turn out to only support free speech for people they agree with.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
Over 100 progressive nonprofit groups are joining together to push back against the Trump administration’s recent threats to investigate and dismantle left-leaning organizations in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Morgan (@larubia22.bsky.social) reposted
"First, they fascinate the fools. Then, they muzzle the intelligent" — Bertrand Russell ✅ fools fascinated ☑️Intelligent silenced
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
✋
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Obama: We have to recognize that on both sides there are people who are extremists But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.
Micah (@rincewind.run) reposted
I came of political age hating the Bush guys and now I have to get in the trenches with them against the guy from the apprentice I would like to file several complaints
Writers Guild of America West (@wgawest.bsky.social) reposted
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
David Frum on Jimmy Kimmel: "This is not cancel culture because it's not culture. It's state repression. It's an order from the government. Here is the script, you must read, if you do not read it, you will be taken off the air."
Disney Surrenders Hat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) reposted
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
midnightsun49.bsky.social (@midnightsun49.bsky.social) reposted
Do it, Georgia. It's time. @50501ga.bsky.social
ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted
BREAKING: A court ruled that ICE can no longer detain immigrants in abusive conditions at 26 Federal Plaza while our case continues. This ruling requires ICE to provide people detained at the facility access to hygiene products, sleeping mats, and free, confidential calls to their lawyers.
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes!
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.”
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Amen
Matthew L Reznicek (@drreznicek.bsky.social) reposted
Imagine if the Apprentice had gone with Martha Stewart.
Anne Louise Avery (@annelouiseavery.bsky.social) reposted
It was a very cold evening & the East wind was as thin as glass. Look, Wolf, look at the sky over the Downs, said Pine Marten, the clouds look so strange. They're called Lamenters, said Wolf, torn clouds, strife-tellers, come a long way they have to bring their warnings.
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes
L.A. TACO (@lataco.bsky.social) reposted
Happening now! Our reporter Aisha Wallace-Palomares, is at a rally outside the Mexican Consulate by MacArthur Park where they are celebrating Mexican Independence Day and protesting the ICE raids. We’ll provide updates as they happen. 🧵
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
How long until we start hearing about how people who make remarks inconvenient to the regime are falling out of windows?
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.
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Congress… impeach
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
It is not about Kimmel or what he said. It is about the US government forcing a network to fire someone - no government should have that power. If the network decided this on their own, that’s one thing. But in this case they absolutely did not.
Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
Weird right? He used to support the first amendment
Sandra. (@sandratofriends.bsky.social) reposted
All these weird ppl on Sky news praising 🙄 Felon47, treating Trumplethiskin like a hero, its sickening. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
No, scary
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.
Tuck The Frumpers (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) reposted
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
What wrong with this country?
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
KAMLAGER-DOVE: Dylan Roof, who followed white supremacist propaganda, murdered 9 Black parishioners in 2015. Do you deny this? PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information? KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI
Nick Fleisher (@nickfleisher.bsky.social) reposted
It brings me no pleasure to report that completing a minor task you've been avoiding (1) is not very hard and (2) makes you feel better afterwards
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
@jamellebouie.net ties economic vitality to immigration in 77 words.
Angry Blue Man (@angryblueman.bsky.social) reposted
I am sick and tired of having idiots in charge of everything!
Ilhan Omar (@ilhanmn.bsky.social) reposted
Fun fact: Nancy Mace is trying to censure me over comments I never said. Her res does not contain a single quote from me because she couldn’t find any. Unlike her, I have routinely condemned political violence, no matter the political ideology.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.
Craig (@clutch22.bsky.social) reply parent
Easy to binge watch. No season 4…😢
Mystic Muffin 🧁 (@mysticmuffin.bsky.social) reposted
I’m watching the wheel of time, I’m on episode 3, and this show is much more brutal than I thought it would be xD
Blue Oleta (@blue-oleta.bsky.social) reposted
Science Meme Correction Team or for the murders of Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman
KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 (@mary1kathy.bsky.social) reposted
Woj (@swojack.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
The craziest part of this whole story to me is that the imprisoned workers and Hyundai were like "fuck this shit. Send them back home to SK." And Trump freaked out and held them hostage under abuse for a week hoping he could convince SK to let him keep them as indentured labor for a while.
DianePE (@dianepe.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Hey Donald, KashPatel & PamBondi ….. The Smart people in America Don’t Believe You for One Second! #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #TrumpIsAPedophile
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) reposted
They cry “free speech” when it’s hate, violence, and lies. But the second we tell the truth or call them out, suddenly we’ve gone too far. That, my friends, is what you call selective outrage.
I Am Dagny™ (@iamdagny.bsky.social) reposted
Convicted felon and adjudicated sex offender, donald #trump, SKIPS PRAYER VIGIL for #CharlieKirk, his racist, fascist agitator, allegedly murdered by one of his own... to play more GOLF! Predictably, #MAGA goes insane and loses its trump. Why isn’t #DementiaDonny in PRISON where he belongs?
Umberto (@umberto2.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I guess his visit to Moscow in ‘87 and subsequent connections with KGB entities to help build his first hotel in NYC isn’t enough to start digging. youtu.be/YsIntuxmXf0?...
knitting bee🐝 masked & vaxxed (@knittingbee.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I almost forgot: one of his imbecilic sons spilled the beans and remarked that they don't need to work with U.S. banks, because "we get all the money we need coming in from Russia." HELLO?!?!
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Tim Walz: "I've been telling people since January it's going to get worse before it gets better, but it is going to come to an end. History is not going to be kind to these people. History is going to remember them for what they're trying to do. It's not what they're going to get done."