Scott Tobis

This is an emergency. In a month, health premiums are going to go up by 75%, ruining families' lives. What's happening in Chicago, where people's rights are being obliterated, is an emergency. What the FCC is doing - censoring our political speech - is an emergency.

Solidarity is the only way

I sent in my ballot to do my small part in restoring a semblance of the democratic process to our country.

…While Fox News and company does their best to dismember the democratic republic, fracture the United States, and drive people apart.

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US says Qatar to build air force facility in Idaho The facility in Idaho will be used to train Qatari pilots to fly F-15 fighter jets, the US defence secretary says.

“If you gift me a sick jet, I’ll let you build an Air Force base base in Idaho. Tradesies!!!” ~ Donald Trump to government of Qatar, probably.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Has there ever been a case of a foreign country having their base in the U.S.? We’ve certainly have military bases all around the globe, but at the moment I can’t think of a situation where we invite a foreign power to house their Air Force on US soil. The fact its Qatar is wrong on so many levels.

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

Public Enema #1

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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This week, I decided to enter the Rocaberti Castle Writers Retreat with three of my favorite in-development screenplays.

It looks like an extraordinary opportunity.

rocabertiwriters.com/scholarships/

Graphic with Senator Warren asking: Is it consistent with the First Amendment for DOD to revoke a reporter’s press credentials for publishing a story that’s critical of President Trump? DoD official responds: Yes... If the basis was that the person published information that was not otherwise approved for release by the Department. Senator Warren Responds: Whoa.

Trump’s nominee to be the Army’s lawyer is confused about the First Amendment.

Independent journalists must be free to report the facts without fear of retaliation.

If we're sending troops to war under false pretenses, Americans have a right to know.

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Tales of Horror | IWC List 48 Feature Horror loglines from the Craftspeople at the Independent Writers' Caucus.

Check out The IWC
Tales of Horror list!

(A shameless plug, as it includes one of my screenplays.)

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I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

Playing (the) long game.

(I crave the edit button.)

“Starve the beast” quote

Over two decades later, the beast that is the government is circling the drain.

A small, limited government that people dislike, don’t trust and only benefits the wealthy.

Game over. The conservatives keep playing long game, and we keep reacting. Poorly.

I was sent back.

Apparently an “administrative error”.

Trump will announce a billion dollar lawsuit against ABC and Jimmy. In 5,4,3,2…

The Political Scene | The New Yorker The Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss...

Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.

It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."

Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

California becomes first state to ban face coverings for most law enforcement Local and federal agents, including immigration officials, may not wear masks while conducting official business

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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.

stand with @jimmykimmel.com and Guillermo Rodriguez!

I enjoyed my appearance on the show. It really is an incredibly close team and they WILL be back!

PBS Passport only requires you to donate $60 a year to your local PBS station! One amazing thing they have on there is shows from their Great Performances series, which currently includes pro-filmed versions of major recent plays, operas, ballets, etc.

Time to combat the new McCarthy with this definition:

Carr-ism

Anti-American, anti-democratic, and unconstitutional. Term first used in the mid-2020s when Cabinet members, Congress, and business capitulated to the would be King.

Time to combat the new McCarthy with this definition:

Carr-ism

Anti-American, anti-democratic, and unconstitutional. Term first used in the mid-2020s when Cabinet members, Congress, and business capitulated to the would be King.

You can never appease a tyrant.