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they are really doing it. they are pivoting toward “ghislaine maxwell is a hero.” it’s actually happening. the GOP is rebranding itself as “pro-convicted child sex trafficker.” i’m just sitting here blinking at my phone. like i just saw ancient babylonian rune. i’m on another plane of existence

fox news: let’s roll that damning bombshell of a clip that is sure to sink her campaign

clip: “everyone deserves healthcare”

(guy measuring his penis size) “this ruler is biased against me”

Bill Burr Says ‘CNN and Fox News Are a F—ing Disease,’ Fires Back at ‘Horrible’ Conservatives Bashing Him as ‘Woke’: ‘They’re Racists’ and ‘Cowards’ Bill Burr says the conservatives calling him "woke" are "racists" and "cowards."

You don't need a Joe Rogan for the left. What we all need to do is take Bill Burr's lead. Every time a Republican goes after him, he doesn't debate him. He just insults them and tells them to go fuck themselves. We don't need one person to do this. We should all just do this.

i will make an exception to my opposition to super pacs if someone starts one for the sole purpose of spending millions to put this image in TV ads

a man came up me, big man, strong mean, tears pouring from his eyes down onto his red leather jacket, and he said to me, sir, you’ve been bit by, you’ve been struck by, a smooth criminal. and you’re hearing it more and more

this is a more incriminating photo of donald trump than the one with jeffrey epstein

‘We Are Appalled’: Seth Meyers Breaks Format to Address Gaza Crisis On Monday night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers took a detour from comedy to deliver an impassioned plea about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza—noting the U.S. government’s complicity in it.

On Monday night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers took a detour from comedy to deliver an impassioned plea about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza—noting the U.S. government’s complicity in it.

this is very kind, thank you!

so “the party of law and order” is now pushing for a pardon for a convicted sex trafficker and has already released a convicted murderer back into the US. but hey at least inflation is still high

Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu said Thursday that Israel is advancing the destruction of Gaza, and that the Strip will be made totally Jewish, drawing outcry among opposition politicians. “The government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out,” Eliyahu told Haredi radio station Kol Barama. “Thank God, we are wiping out this evil.

OK now everyone who has given Mamdani shit over something he never said has to publicly explain how this quote by a member of the Israeli government makes them feel www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-mi...

grotesque and depraved beyond words. how is it possible to go about one’s day without being heartbroken and repulsed by these sickening atrocities and US complicity in them? one day everyone will say they were against this but I will never forgive or support any politician who did not speak out

Gaza is starving Palestinians seeking food are being killed by the IDF. It's time for the entire world to say enough.

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yep. lots of parallels!

i was gonna say “just for a closer look and similar segments” but “monologues” was shorter

yes! people want the communal experience of coming together and laughing at stuff, no matter where they have to go to get it!

i will also just add that a magical cathartic thing about late night shows is the communal experience of a bunch of people coming together to laugh about stuff that happened that day and it’s no wonder that even in the digital age there is still a very strong appetite for that experience

there’s obviously an *economics* question of how to make that profitable. ideally the business people would figure that out. but when it comes to the question of “what do people watch,” well, they watch late night shows. these types of numbers on a weekly basis would be a hit on any streamer

i feel crazy when I read “late night is dying” takes. obviously linear TV is dying. but late night content is wildly popular on YouTube/social. millions of views per day, just for monologues. i see sentences like “eyeballs are going to YouTube…” yes. late night shows are getting those eyeballs!

On July 2nd, Paramount agreed to settle a baseless lawsuit brought against 60 Minutes and CBS News by President Trump for $16 million. On July 15, during a regular show of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Colbert went on-air and called the settlement a “big fat bribe” in exchange for a favorable decision on the proposed merger between Paramount and Skydance, a charge currently under investigation in California. Less than 48 hours later, on July 17, Paramount canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a show currently performing first in its timeslot, giving vague references to the program’s “financial performance” as the only explanation. For ten years, the show has been one of the most successful, beloved and profitable programs on CBS, entertaining an audience of millions on late night television, on streaming services and across social media.

Given Paramount’s recent capitulation to President Trump in the CBS News lawsuit, the Writers Guild of America has significant concerns that The Late Show’s cancelation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration as the company looks for merger approval. Cancelations are part of the business, but a corporation terminating a show in bad faith due to explicit or implicit political pressure is dangerous and unacceptable in a democratic society. Paramount’s decision comes against a backdrop of relentless attacks on a free press by President Trump, through lawsuits against CBS and ABC, threatened litigation of media organizations with critical coverage and the unconscionable defunding of PBS and NPR.

The Writers Guild of America calls on New York State Attorney General Letitia James, no stranger to prosecuting Trump for illegal business practices, to join California and launch an investigation into potential wrongdoing at Paramount. We call on our elected leaders to hold those responsible to account, to demand answers about why this beloved program was canceled and to assure the public that Colbert and his writers were not censored due to their views or the whims of the President. In the meantime, the Writers Guild of America will support our members at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and across the late-night industry as they speak truth to power and we will explore all potential legal and political avenues to fight for our members in the aftermath of this decision.

The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers MAGA in Turmoil Over Epstein; Trump Slams His Own Base, Won't Appoint Special Counsel: A Closer Look

if you’d like to see the televised version of this joke, here it is youtu.be/iM394tdoShI?...

Opening credits for caroline in the city

we are now getting word that trump drew the opening credits for Caroline in the City (1995)

in addition to being hilariously incriminating “May every day be another wonderful secret” sounds like the ‘80s tag line for a perfume

The Lesson for Democrats From Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign? Be Normal. The Democratic mayoral candidate owes some of his success to the fact he doesn’t come off as weird or off-putting as his rivals.

One of his first viral videos was about bringing down the price of Halal food trucks. He made a video about losing his race for student body vice president in high school. He told The Bulwark he met his wife on Hinge.

The aggressively charming normalcy is refreshing.
https://trib.al/DnQ3DUX

thank you!!

It’s about dismantling a corrupt system run by weirdos and restoring normalcy to our civic life. There are also some fake Eric Adams quotes in here that I had a lot of fun writing and I hope he considers using them. 4/4

…the world’s worst people, who would rather talk about sexy M&M’s and “woke math” and Hannibal Lecter than making life livable for ordinary people. That’s why Zohran’s brand of democratic socialism is so appealing… 3/4

And it’s not just his personality. His politics, and the way he communicates them, are about making normal life more normal for normal people. Fast buses, free childcare, freezing the rent. People are overwhelmed and exhausted by a relentless barrage of deprivations and weirdness from… 2/4

The Lesson for Democrats From Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign? Be Normal. The Democratic mayoral candidate owes some of his success to the fact he doesn’t come off as weird or off-putting as his rivals.

I wrote a thing for @thenewrepublic.bsky.social on my takeaway from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s win which is this: The core of his appeal is that after a decade plus of weirdos dominating our politics with their weird obsessions, Zohran is incredibly normal. 1/4 newrepublic.com/article/1979...