I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him. I'm talking about something very different. Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired. Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to. But you don't really want to. đ¤ˇđżââď¸
Newsom: "People ask, 'Are you being hyperbolic?' Bullshit we're being hyperbolic. If you're Black or brown, it's here in this country. And so I'm deeply proud that I had the privilege of signing the nation's first bill to address masking ... these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian govt"
Itâs amazing that Dems donât see that their base has totally lost confidence in leadership and therefore some heads need to roll in leadership to restore confidence *even if* behavior does not significantly change. Itâs genuinely elitism.
This is not the time to throw stones. Democrats are in a fight to save this Nation and we cannot accomplish that mission if we are not in LOCKSTEP. Most issues can be ironed out after we retake the House and Senate in the November 2026 midterm elections.
Jimmy Kimmel: "Most of all, I want to thank the people who donât support my show and what I believe, but support my right to share those beliefs anyway."
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Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
BREAKING: The Epstein Files just got one step closer to being released. With Adelita Grijalvaâs victory in AZ-07, Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna now have the magic number â 218 votes â needed for the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the full Epstein Files.
Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach. To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat. And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
Breaking News: ABC said that âJimmy Kimmel Live!â would return on Tuesday, ending an impasse that began last week. nyti.ms/3KAl4Np
The Pentagon Papers case gives us important insight into why having a free press matters so much. This week has taught us that we have a role to play in protecting the 1st Amendment, & (to quote a woman who would have made a great president), when we fight, we win. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers canât find them and theyâve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Let's do this. Fight. @governor.ca.gov
Nexstar made a deal to acquire broadcast conglomerate Tegna in a $6.2 billion deal, which will require government approval. Theyâre continuing to refuse to air Kimmel.
RFK has shown time and time again heâs not up for this job. Heâs taking this country backwards and jeopardizing the health of a generation. Itâs long past time for him to resign.
Jesse Watters just called for the bombing of the UN on national television. FCC? Nothing? Crickets? Got it.
Ironically, on the third day it was Jimmy Kimmel who rose from the dead.
Universal childcare wouldn't just relieve working families of a massive cost burden. It improves the whole economy. "There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."
When young families child care cost exceeds their monthly income WE HAVE A PROBLEM. When it makes more sense to stay home WE HAVE A PROBLEM. UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE is the only answer.
it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like "A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act." fuck yeah
Kamala Harris on The View on election night: "That night -- I grieved in a way that I have not since my mother died. The pain was not at all about losing a race. I knew what it was going to mean for the country ... all I could say over and over was 'my God, my God, my God.' It was very difficult."
Jimmy Kimmel is back!
Jeffries: The government is scheduled to shut down on October 1st. The House was scheduled to vote and be present in Washington, D.C. on Monday, September 29th, and Tuesday, September 30th, in advance of the possible shutdown. And Mike Johnson has said, stay at home. Thatâs ridiculous.
Some of us do.
As we begin another week, my law firm is litigation 52 voting and election cases in 25 states. We are preparing another half dozen. The fight for free and fair elections is the fight of our time and I am proud that my firm is helping to lead this fight in court.
Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
Not a good look for Democrats. " Together We Stand, Divided We Fall."
Crockett: "I'm gonna honor someone who decided they were going to proclaim I was involved in the 'great white replacement'? Yeah, I'm not honoring that ... it's unfortunate more of my colleagues even on my side couldn't see the amount of harm this man was attempting to inflict upon our communities"
President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers: âIt is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.â
Giving a bully your lunch money is only a temporary downpayment for future bullying. We ALL need to step up for the first amendment. By-the-way, for the record, this ex-Disney employee finds Jimmy Kimmel very talented and funny. mh
Disney's Advertisers need to get on board.
In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
Thanks to everyone who canceled their Disney Plus subscriptions weâve had over 50,000 people confirm theyâve canceled!
Vote with your dollars.
If you are one of the almost 100 Dems who voted to honor the guy who said the Civil Rights Act was a huge mistake, donât bother asking Black people to vote for you, donate to you or canvass for you next year. Donât bother. Please. And donât be shocked if you get a primary opponent.
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. Itâs like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Letâs get a grip on whatâs happening here.
Pete Buttigieg WARNS America: âThey 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!."
George Carlin was a man ahead of his time. It's like he was able to peer into the future with his musings.
Swalwell: Thereâs going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year. To the FCC chairperson and anyone in involved in these dirty deals: get a lawyer and save your records because youâre going to be in this room answering questions
đ¨BREAKING: A federal judge in Florida Friday rejected President Donald Trumpâs latest $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, ruling that the complaintâs contents were âimproper and impermissible.â www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Weâre protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility and an agent came out to tell us to go away. We said weâre exercising our First Amendment rights so he shot the ground with pepper balls and said, âYour First Amendment rights are on the sidewalk.â
Europe is now our #2 trading partner. When did that happen Canada? www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
I agree. This is not the time to be a shrinking violet.
If youâre a democratic lawmaker who wonât do the right thing in Congress because of an outside threat, this is going to sound callous but youâre in the wrong job. This kind of stuff is your job. Itâs the whole ballgame. âIâm afraidâ is not a viable excuse.
Subscription cancellations and boycotts are one thing, but it's the advertising revenue. What if a Target Level Eventâ˘ď¸ is aimed at advertisers of ABC/Disney/ESPN shows? Same thing with Paramount/CBS? Who's sponsoring the CK tribute airing in place of Kimmel Fri night? Just asking questions!
Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.
NEWS: The Trump administration tells Fox they are considering raising the retirement age for Social Security
WHAT??
This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.
Prices are up on just about everything. Fact. A large chunk of those price increases are due to corporate greed. Fact. The ruling party in our country unequivocally supports corporations and not workers. Fact. So why would you support a party making your life more difficult?
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WTF! ICE agents are cosplaying as snipers now? Protesters are clashing with ICE outside the immigration processing facility in west suburban Broadview. Agents dragged two protesters, including one pulled inside the building. A chemical agent was reportedly sprayed.
It bugs me when people say that RFK Jr. and the members of ACIP arenât âserious peopleâ. They are DEADLY serious about taking vaccines away from the people of the United States, and they have the power to do so.
This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be defended, whether the speaker is Charlie Kirk or Jimmy Kimmel, MAGA supporters or MAGA opponents.
Obviously, RFK must have made some threatening phone calls overnight.
The federal vaccine advisory panel, appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted against adding a combined measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox vaccine to a federal program that covers vaccination costs. The decision reversed a vote taken the previous day,
That was fast. This is also why you donât surrender to autocrats - you fight them and beat them.
Swalwell: There's going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year. To the FCC chairperson and anyone in involved in these dirty deals: get a lawyer and save your records because you're going to be in this room answering questions
As a redistricting war launched by President Donald Trump and the GOP continues to spread across the country, congressional Democrats offered a ceasefire deal Thursday â a new bill to ban mid-decade redraws and force states to adopt independent redistricting commissions.
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie told the House Judiciary Committee that the FBI has the names of at least 20 people tied to Jeffrey Epstein, including prominent figures in the music industry, finance, politics and banking.
When an authoritarian, thin-skinned president forbids me to criticize him, some hear that as a threat, but I hear it as a challenge.
Democratic New York lawmakers â as well as City Comptroller Brad Lander â 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.
I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.
Democracy depends on a fearless and free press. Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media. They cannot be trusted to prioritize the publicâs right to know over their own financial interests.
What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.
Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.
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What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power. This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations â from television networks to newspapers â are capitulating to these threats.
đ¨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
Nursing and doctor shortages arenât real. Theyâre manufactured by hospitals that refuse to put patient safety first over profits by hiring enough staff. You can thank private equity for thatâźď¸ Watch
Four Black girls were murdered in a church for daring to exist in a desegregated America. Decades later, justice came, because people refused to let the story die. Watch Sen Doug Jones and historian Heather Cox Richardson break it down. History isnât past. Itâs a warning. youtu.be/bccqUo0mZvQ?...
Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirkâs horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
What if someone Black said the following: "If I see a White pilot, I'm gonna be like, 'Boy, I hope he's qualified.'" "White women do not have brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a Black person's slot." Doesn't sound good, or does it? *sip*đĽâď¸
Yâall are cutting HBCU funding, dismantling civil rights offices, slashing Medicaid and SNAP, over-policing Black communitiesâyet want us to believe youâre helping poor Black people?
I guess the new Republican standard that anyone who âcelebratesâ the death of a political figure should result in termination from their jobs also applies to their social media posts when a Democrat dies?
Hochul showing more political savvy than Jeffries or Schumer.
1901, photograph by Dr. Allan Warner of two 13 year old boys both infected with smallpox on the same day, one vaccinated as an infant and one not.
We've learned from history that if you don't immediately and loudly counter the right's narrative, it will take hold.
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Okay, Iâm finished with the distractions. Release the full Epstein files.
Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
Universal childcare is on the ballot this November â but you don't need to wait to take action. Sign the @ny4childcare.bsky.social petition below calling for full-day care for NYC two-year-olds.
Question for the white liberals who have written columns praising Charlie Kirk in the name of "free speech." Where are you columns actually DEFENDING THE FREE SPEECH of people who are being fired for [checks notes] quoting Charlie Kirk? (Which most of you white praisers didn't have the guts to do)
đ¨BREAKING: Right-wing groups are mobilizing activists to pressure a top federal voting agency to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
If Brian Kilmeade felt comfortable saying what he said on-air, imagine what theyâre all saying at Fox off camera.
He has released a 17-page public safety plan proposing a new civilian-led Department of Community Safety that would deploy mental health teams to respond to 911 calls and that would expand street-level programs intended to stop the cycle of violence.
The @fda.gov appears to be about to weaponize an antivax trope against COVID-19 vaccines, the abuse of reports to VAERS to falsely portray them as deadly, as news reports suggest RFK Jr. will further restrict access to COVID-19 and three childhood vaccines. sciencebasedmedicine.org/robert-f-ken...
Where's the OUTRAGE? RFK, Jr will cause the death of millions of our children. It's becoming increasingly obvious that this man is not QUALIFIED to head the Department of Health.
All hail VICTOR!!! He's a real-life hero whose selflessness & courage is an inspiration to us all. Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery. I salute you, sir! đŤĄ
Man, am I disappointed by John Fetterman.
I am of the opinion that Fetterman has not fully recovered from his previous health challenges. In our haste to get him elected we supported a flawed candidate, though his challenger was more flawed.
