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We cannot keep our children safe anywhere. We have failed them.
Younger people can and should be part of our government. They need a seat at the table because we sure as hell haven’t been able to fix this problem.
Younger people can and should be part of our government. They need a seat at the table because we sure as hell haven’t been able to fix this problem.
August 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We cannot keep our children safe anywhere. We have failed them.
Younger people can and should be part of our government. They need a seat at the table because we sure as hell haven’t been able to fix this problem.
Younger people can and should be part of our government. They need a seat at the table because we sure as hell haven’t been able to fix this problem.
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"FEMA officials arrived to go door-to-door to help residents apply for federal funds. But then they stopped as the administration canceled the door-to-door program.
FEMA closed disaster-recovery facilities where residents could apply for financial assistance last week."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
FEMA closed disaster-recovery facilities where residents could apply for financial assistance last week."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
FEMA Is Paralyzed. Disaster-Torn Communities Are Paying the Price.
St. Louis’s tornado was months ago, but it’s still waiting for hundreds of millions in federal recovery funds to arrive. It’s part of Trump’s plan to shift responsibility to the states and shrink the ...
www.wsj.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"FEMA officials arrived to go door-to-door to help residents apply for federal funds. But then they stopped as the administration canceled the door-to-door program.
FEMA closed disaster-recovery facilities where residents could apply for financial assistance last week."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
FEMA closed disaster-recovery facilities where residents could apply for financial assistance last week."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.
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"no more superficial individual expression"
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"no more superficial individual expression"
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There ain't but a few of us talking about Trump's dementia. @rexhuppke.bsky.social is one. @gregsargent.bsky.social is another. Lawrence O'Donnell leaned into it last night.
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Lawrence: Trump was 'on the verge of outright insanity' in deranged speech to military commanders
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how military commanders who listened to Donald Trump’s “deranged” speech have to be wondering “just how much more dangerous their jobs are now that they've seen just...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
There ain't but a few of us talking about Trump's dementia. @rexhuppke.bsky.social is one. @gregsargent.bsky.social is another. Lawrence O'Donnell leaned into it last night.
www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
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"Trump and Hegseth did serve national interests Tuesday. But the nation whose interests they served wasn’t ours. The Kremlin must have laughed when they heard Hegseth proclaim 'unity is our strength.'
Trump & Hegseth wouldn’t know unity if it bit them in the ass."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-silenc...
Trump & Hegseth wouldn’t know unity if it bit them in the ass."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-silenc...
The Silence of the Generals
And the searing words of a veteran on the bench.
www.thebulwark.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"Trump and Hegseth did serve national interests Tuesday. But the nation whose interests they served wasn’t ours. The Kremlin must have laughed when they heard Hegseth proclaim 'unity is our strength.'
Trump & Hegseth wouldn’t know unity if it bit them in the ass."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-silenc...
Trump & Hegseth wouldn’t know unity if it bit them in the ass."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-silenc...
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That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.
October 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.
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The Democrats who pushed for the TikTok ban are helping Trump and his allies turn TikTok into a propaganda tool that will soon unleash an algorithm-driven firehose of MAGA disinformation to the 170 million Americans who use it.
That's more dangerous to US democracy than China.
Good job, everyone.
That's more dangerous to US democracy than China.
Good job, everyone.
REPORTER: Now that Americans will have operational control of TikTok, do you want to see the algorithm suggest more MAGA-related content?
TRUMP: I always like MAGA-related. If I could make it 100% MAGA I would, but it's not gonna work out that way unfortunately.
TRUMP: I always like MAGA-related. If I could make it 100% MAGA I would, but it's not gonna work out that way unfortunately.
September 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Democrats who pushed for the TikTok ban are helping Trump and his allies turn TikTok into a propaganda tool that will soon unleash an algorithm-driven firehose of MAGA disinformation to the 170 million Americans who use it.
That's more dangerous to US democracy than China.
Good job, everyone.
That's more dangerous to US democracy than China.
Good job, everyone.
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Apparently, a single fiber line being cut can take down an entire site's 911 system + part of a neighboring state's 911 system.
IMPORTANT: 911 service has gone dark statewide in Mississippi.
@nickjudin.bsky.social is compiling a list of backup emergency numbers for cities across the state in the story (updating as he goes).
www.mississippifreepress.org/911-emergenc...
@nickjudin.bsky.social is compiling a list of backup emergency numbers for cities across the state in the story (updating as he goes).
www.mississippifreepress.org/911-emergenc...
911 Emergency Services Down Statewide in Mississippi
911 lines have gone down across Mississippi, limiting access to emergency services.
www.mississippifreepress.org
September 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Apparently, a single fiber line being cut can take down an entire site's 911 system + part of a neighboring state's 911 system.
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Jimmy Kimmel is being brought back for the same reason he was suspended: Corporations only care about money.
Which is why boycotts work.
Which is why boycotts work.
September 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Jimmy Kimmel is being brought back for the same reason he was suspended: Corporations only care about money.
Which is why boycotts work.
Which is why boycotts work.
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DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
September 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
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I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.
August 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.
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"Taking away a broadcast license has so many legal obstacles and takes so long that the FCC doesn't even try."
This is important to understand. The real action is in self-censorship and merger approvals. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
This is important to understand. The real action is in self-censorship and merger approvals. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
September 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Taking away a broadcast license has so many legal obstacles and takes so long that the FCC doesn't even try."
This is important to understand. The real action is in self-censorship and merger approvals. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
This is important to understand. The real action is in self-censorship and merger approvals. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
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Havel’s insight must never be forgotten. Tim Snyder kept it alive. Asha Rangappa has reinvigorated it
Vaclav Havel wrote about the importance of pointing out the law in a totalitarian society - it may not help in a situation where the government makes and enacts laws willy-nilly, but calling it out keeps the insanity of it all in the open for all to see.
September 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Havel’s insight must never be forgotten. Tim Snyder kept it alive. Asha Rangappa has reinvigorated it
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr forced ABC to bow to Trump and punish Jimmy Kimmel. He must answer for his actions and resign immediately.
Trump and the Republican Party are now the party of censorship. The American people will remember who stood on the side of free speech.
Trump and the Republican Party are now the party of censorship. The American people will remember who stood on the side of free speech.
ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from Trump’s FCC chair | CNN Business
Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
FCC Chair Brendan Carr forced ABC to bow to Trump and punish Jimmy Kimmel. He must answer for his actions and resign immediately.
Trump and the Republican Party are now the party of censorship. The American people will remember who stood on the side of free speech.
Trump and the Republican Party are now the party of censorship. The American people will remember who stood on the side of free speech.
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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I’m not sure who deserves more disdain and disgust: Trump and the FCC for their blatant violation of the Constitution or Disney and Nexstar for sacrificing their values and folding to a wannabe Mob Boss.
It was Jimmy Kimmel tonight, but dare to criticize the president and it could be you tomorrow.
It was Jimmy Kimmel tonight, but dare to criticize the president and it could be you tomorrow.
September 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I’m not sure who deserves more disdain and disgust: Trump and the FCC for their blatant violation of the Constitution or Disney and Nexstar for sacrificing their values and folding to a wannabe Mob Boss.
It was Jimmy Kimmel tonight, but dare to criticize the president and it could be you tomorrow.
It was Jimmy Kimmel tonight, but dare to criticize the president and it could be you tomorrow.
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•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
September 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
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MAGAs complaining about people not mourning people they think we should, and not about an orange barbarian skipping a vigil of one of their own to go golfing instead says everything you need to know about them.
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
MAGAs complaining about people not mourning people they think we should, and not about an orange barbarian skipping a vigil of one of their own to go golfing instead says everything you need to know about them.
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First Colbert, now Kimmel.
Last-minute settlements, secret side deals, multi-billion dollar mergers pending Donald Trump's approval.
Trump silencing free speech stifles our democracy. It sure looks like giant media companies are enabling his authoritarianism.
Last-minute settlements, secret side deals, multi-billion dollar mergers pending Donald Trump's approval.
Trump silencing free speech stifles our democracy. It sure looks like giant media companies are enabling his authoritarianism.
September 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
First Colbert, now Kimmel.
Last-minute settlements, secret side deals, multi-billion dollar mergers pending Donald Trump's approval.
Trump silencing free speech stifles our democracy. It sure looks like giant media companies are enabling his authoritarianism.
Last-minute settlements, secret side deals, multi-billion dollar mergers pending Donald Trump's approval.
Trump silencing free speech stifles our democracy. It sure looks like giant media companies are enabling his authoritarianism.
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Earlier today, FCC Chair Brendan Carr said “we can do this the easy way or the hard way” about Disney/ABC “taking action on Kimmel.”
Hours later, ABC pulled Kimmel off the air.
It’s a blatant crackdown on free speech by an authoritarian administration. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Hours later, ABC pulled Kimmel off the air.
It’s a blatant crackdown on free speech by an authoritarian administration. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Disney's ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after FCC chair criticizes the host's Charlie Kirk comments
The network confirmed it is "indefinitely" pulling the show.
www.nbcnews.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Earlier today, FCC Chair Brendan Carr said “we can do this the easy way or the hard way” about Disney/ABC “taking action on Kimmel.”
Hours later, ABC pulled Kimmel off the air.
It’s a blatant crackdown on free speech by an authoritarian administration. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Hours later, ABC pulled Kimmel off the air.
It’s a blatant crackdown on free speech by an authoritarian administration. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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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.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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.
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ABC’s decision was announced almost immediately after Nexstar... Nexstar is currently seeking approval from Trump’s Federal Communications Commission for a $6.2 billion merger with rival TEGNA.
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Trump Predicted Kimmel Would Be Canceled Just Weeks Ago: ‘Gonna Be Going’
ABC indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday, just five weeks after President Donald Trump predicted the host would "be going."
www.mediaite.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
ABC’s decision was announced almost immediately after Nexstar... Nexstar is currently seeking approval from Trump’s Federal Communications Commission for a $6.2 billion merger with rival TEGNA.
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/tru...
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/tru...
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This is a massive, history making abuse of your power. It will define your legacy and one day you will come to regret punishing free speech and trying to destroy democracy.
September 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is a massive, history making abuse of your power. It will define your legacy and one day you will come to regret punishing free speech and trying to destroy democracy.