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Looking forward to intelligent and compassionate discourse
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Murphy continues to be a really clear voice
We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes.
That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.
That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.
September 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Murphy continues to be a really clear voice
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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. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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Calls to Boycott Disney Explode After ABC Submits to FCC Threats by Ousting Jimmy Kimmel www.commondreams.org/news/boycott...
Boycott every entity tied to Disney!
Boycott every entity tied to Disney!
Calls to Boycott Disney Explode After ABC Submits to FCC Threats by Ousting Jimmy Kimmel | Common Dreams
Disney faces boycott calls over Jimmy Kimmel suspension amid FCC pressure. Progressive groups urge cancellation of Disney-owned services.
www.commondreams.org
September 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Calls to Boycott Disney Explode After ABC Submits to FCC Threats by Ousting Jimmy Kimmel www.commondreams.org/news/boycott...
Boycott every entity tied to Disney!
Boycott every entity tied to Disney!
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Let me state the obvious that seemingly needs restated. You can BOTH condemn the murder of Charlie Kirk, and still disagree with what he said.
This is the USA.
This is the USA.
September 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Let me state the obvious that seemingly needs restated. You can BOTH condemn the murder of Charlie Kirk, and still disagree with what he said.
This is the USA.
This is the USA.
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Instead of working with local governments, this President continues to follow the authoritarian playbook. I will not stop working to make sure that the federal dollars lawfully provided by Congress are not used as tools to compel compliance with this rogue administration's illegal actions.
September 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Instead of working with local governments, this President continues to follow the authoritarian playbook. I will not stop working to make sure that the federal dollars lawfully provided by Congress are not used as tools to compel compliance with this rogue administration's illegal actions.
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“Pretty soon the only comedian on TV will be Karoline Leavitt.”
— Ty Cobb, former Trump attorney
#FCC #Sinclair #Nexstar #BrendanCarr #ABC #Paramount #Disney #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #JimmyKimmel #USPol
— Ty Cobb, former Trump attorney
#FCC #Sinclair #Nexstar #BrendanCarr #ABC #Paramount #Disney #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #JimmyKimmel #USPol
September 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“Pretty soon the only comedian on TV will be Karoline Leavitt.”
— Ty Cobb, former Trump attorney
#FCC #Sinclair #Nexstar #BrendanCarr #ABC #Paramount #Disney #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #JimmyKimmel #USPol
— Ty Cobb, former Trump attorney
#FCC #Sinclair #Nexstar #BrendanCarr #ABC #Paramount #Disney #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #JimmyKimmel #USPol
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We’re on the verge of a government shutdown because Republicans refuse to fix the health care emergency in America.
I’m on my way to the Senate floor to sound the alarm.
I’m on my way to the Senate floor to sound the alarm.
September 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We’re on the verge of a government shutdown because Republicans refuse to fix the health care emergency in America.
I’m on my way to the Senate floor to sound the alarm.
I’m on my way to the Senate floor to sound the alarm.
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
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“It’s very clear what is happening here. It’s the government pressuring the corporation that wants a merger approved to stifle any opposition speech, in order to get into the good graces of the leader.”
@timmiller.bsky.social with @brianstelter.bsky.social on The Bulwark Podcast
@timmiller.bsky.social with @brianstelter.bsky.social on The Bulwark Podcast
September 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
“It’s very clear what is happening here. It’s the government pressuring the corporation that wants a merger approved to stifle any opposition speech, in order to get into the good graces of the leader.”
@timmiller.bsky.social with @brianstelter.bsky.social on The Bulwark Podcast
@timmiller.bsky.social with @brianstelter.bsky.social on The Bulwark Podcast
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it's so funny to see America's health insurance companies be like "look. If there's one thing we love it's denying you care. but we ran the numbers - and we cannot BELIEVE we're saying this - and it's cheaper for us to just pay for the vaccines than deal with you going to the ER."
Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
September 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
it's so funny to see America's health insurance companies be like "look. If there's one thing we love it's denying you care. but we ran the numbers - and we cannot BELIEVE we're saying this - and it's cheaper for us to just pay for the vaccines than deal with you going to the ER."
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When government intimidation and corporate cowardice meet, free speech dies. Boycott ABC and Disney until they stand up to Brendan Carr’s censorship.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Brendan Carr’s FCC Power Play: How One Weak Man Threatens America’s Free Speech
After Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks on the Charlie Kirk shooting, Carr used FCC leverage to pressure ABC—showing how quickly constitutional rights can be trampled.
open.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
When government intimidation and corporate cowardice meet, free speech dies. Boycott ABC and Disney until they stand up to Brendan Carr’s censorship.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Forgotten???????? Wut?
New statement from the House Dem leadership on Kimmel: “Brendan Carr, the so-called Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has engaged in the corrupt abuse of power. ... This will not be forgotten.”
September 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Forgotten???????? Wut?
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I think we’ve started to answer the question about what we have to lose
September 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I think we’ve started to answer the question about what we have to lose
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This is the whole ball game, gang.
NEW: Trump administration asks SCOTUS to intervene in the Lisa Cook case
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is the whole ball game, gang.
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yes! congressional control of the purse applies to the white house as well. you can defund stephen miller.
See this is very sharp, but it's the kind of thing that should populate the budget bill. Any illegal impoundment should result in the immediate elimination of the presidential travel budget, for example.
September 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
yes! congressional control of the purse applies to the white house as well. you can defund stephen miller.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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Judge Kelly calls out the government, deservedly.
1/ Judge Kelly cites #whistleblowers report in granting preliminary injunction blocking deportation of Guatemalan migrant children.⤵️
The whistleblowers pointed to government's own data on kids likelihood of being "victims of child abuse, including death threats, gang violence, human trafficking."
The whistleblowers pointed to government's own data on kids likelihood of being "victims of child abuse, including death threats, gang violence, human trafficking."
September 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Judge Kelly calls out the government, deservedly.
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Using regulation as a way of getting your critics censored
September 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Using regulation as a way of getting your critics censored
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It doesn’t matter if you’re working class or a billionaire: climate change will hurt your grandchildren.
That’s why I cannot understand oil executives who sacrifice the planet’s health for their short-term profits
We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels NOW.
That’s why I cannot understand oil executives who sacrifice the planet’s health for their short-term profits
We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels NOW.
September 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It doesn’t matter if you’re working class or a billionaire: climate change will hurt your grandchildren.
That’s why I cannot understand oil executives who sacrifice the planet’s health for their short-term profits
We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels NOW.
That’s why I cannot understand oil executives who sacrifice the planet’s health for their short-term profits
We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels NOW.
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No one should go bankrupt because they got sick and needed to see a doctor.
If Republicans want to shut down government so they can keep increasing costs and cutting health care, then they need to explain that to the American people.
youtube.com/shorts/V3lE2...
If Republicans want to shut down government so they can keep increasing costs and cutting health care, then they need to explain that to the American people.
youtube.com/shorts/V3lE2...
No one should go bankrupt because they got sick and needed to see a doctor.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
No one should go bankrupt because they got sick and needed to see a doctor.
If Republicans want to shut down government so they can keep increasing costs and cutting health care, then they need to explain that to the American people.
youtube.com/shorts/V3lE2...
If Republicans want to shut down government so they can keep increasing costs and cutting health care, then they need to explain that to the American people.
youtube.com/shorts/V3lE2...
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12 days til a government shutdown and the Republican position is still crystal clear: they’d rather increase health care costs for all than simply keep the government funded.
September 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
12 days til a government shutdown and the Republican position is still crystal clear: they’d rather increase health care costs for all than simply keep the government funded.
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NEW: After threats from the FCC, ABC capitulated to the Trump administration and indefinitely pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s show off air. While this is a scary moment for our country, it’s more important than ever to stay in this fight, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
Legacy Media Bows to Trump, But I Never Will
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
NEW: After threats from the FCC, ABC capitulated to the Trump administration and indefinitely pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s show off air. While this is a scary moment for our country, it’s more important than ever to stay in this fight, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.