Jim Muir

What a gem of a quote. To posterity! Stunning!

Mad_as_hell (Maddie) quotes Monica Crowley —

"the bold muscular leadership of President Trump and our Secretary of War Pete Hegseth?"

I'm gonna take 5.

Expert in a Dying Field The Breaking of the Bipartisan Military Consensus

Babe, wake up. I'm complaining about civil-military relations by making references to The Beths again.

othermeans.io/p/expert-in-...

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If you're keen on winds and being windswept, here's the livestream of global winds. You can roam the planet or zoom in to watch #StormAmy doing her thing. Enjoy 😊

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The Silence of the Generals And the searing words of a veteran on the bench.

Tulsi Gabbard acknowledged (in trying to downplay any Russian support for Trump specifically) that Russia wants to divide Americans and turn them against each other. Trump is doing Russia's job. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-silenc...

Good to find you here Stephanie

It's a difficult time. A time for both 'reality' as it appears and 'reality' as it is. Everything everywhere all at once when observed from 'the field' can be seen, natural hierarchies of priorities for humanity appear, and stages of agents delineated.
Stand here.

How full of shit is this Hill Op Ed? Let me count the ways. Someone alerted me to a new column over at The HIll written by Dean Clancy, a "Senior Health Policy Fellow at Americans for Prosperity." It's been awhile since I've done one of these, but let's go thr...

📣 NEW: How full of shit is this Hill Op-Ed? Let me count the ways:

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Thinking that Kimmel's ratings were 'down' going into this fiasco, likely many or most viewers were seeing Kimmel's comments on clips and YouTube and not watching the broadcast anyway. ABC reversed decision on a ratings bump?

(After all, isn't it how they have decided to roll as a corporation?).

From bipartisanship to power politics: why the promises of Ohio’s redistricting reform unraveled Ohio voters passed new congressional redistricting rules in 2018 amid promises it would ensure bipartisan cooperation. Today, that expectation has all but vanished.

From bipartisanship to power politics: why the promises of Ohio’s redistricting reform unraveled
“No matter how it’s done, you’re still going to wind up with a partisan process if you’re relying on partisan leaders”
-Tom Sutton
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09...

Mississippians ‘Shatter the Silence’ on Suicide Prevention Mississippians shared stories of suicide, struggle and honored loved ones at the Department of Mental Health’s annual suicide prevention symposium.

“Even though it’s so common, it’s still the elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about,” said Mississippi Department of Mental Health Director LaBethani May.

Periodic reminder: the tools we build, the platforms we use, & the systems we design reflect the values, biases, & power structures of the societies that create them. From who has access, to who is surveilled, to who profits, every technological decision is shaped by politics. #TechnologyIsPolitical

We're all stunned. Everything, Everywhere, All At Once.
It's far too difficult to integrate the level of corruption, attack on democracy, incompetence, hack foreign policy, destruction of our institutions etc. The memes are stacked too high to assimilate. This is a Red-Level pile-on condition.

And we didn't get there by not being who we are, scars and all. Jesus knew that too.

Mistaken for a pasty old white guy by some, I got a chuckle from your post. When we sort out life, age with some wisdom, and learn to love from a soul-filled heart, the Truth bursts through humanity — love, beauty, goodness, truth, but above all Love drives all that is; we're all that. Jesus knew.

He didn't wake up the Flea. He woke up his audience. Trump scores huge ratings increase for Kimmel for free.
And the Flea will come back to bite 'His Immenseness' for free; whilst MAGA, GOP, Trump shut down gov't and blame Democrats, Nextar corrupts media, and media blames Dems for ICE's violence.

Yes, and this.

What a lovely story of science and the women who made it. Refreshing to see the spotlight on such talent shining.

Headline in the Warren Tribune Chronicle

Wait 'till he (Trump) starts eating his own with autocratic paranoia unless the dems stop him. He cannot contain his zeal for power. That will unleash in-fighting that will crash the GOP.

But can we withstand the destruction? Or force Dems to do some act of Trumanism.

I'll ditto that. Cleanest, finest airport I've ever been to. Recent visit to Canada via MSP. Excellent food courts, stores, and sit down restaurants and bars. Maybe a longer walk than I would prefer, some dodgy itineraries from gate to gate, but overall, a great airport.

After Kimmel’s Sudden Ban, Fallon, Meyers, and Oliver Halt Their Shows in Solidarity — Threaten Launch of Uncensored “Truth Network” - News The television industry has been rocked by many shocks in the past decade, but nothing has rattled the late-night landscape quite like the sudden suspension

Some speculation that Meyers, Oliver, and Fallon may be dreaming up the "Truth Network" to contain the voices of free speech opposing corporate "Trump speak".

Imagine a streaming and posting "Truth Network" with Meyers, Oliver, Fallon, Colbert, and Kimmel — one even George Carlin might join.

We need to be sharp enough to distinguish good journalists from lousy journalists men or woman. Ezra's a good journalist; wrong headed on this one.

We need to distinguish the writing as truthful, makes sense, isn't flawed, critical thinking needed to sort out one's
own truth. 'Anarchist squint'

But in another sense voters in Ohio who do not identify with 'Democrats' may vote for strong candidates but, as Tim Ryan learned (using Ezra's philosophy) running against Vance, what he gained in maga votes he lost in democratic votes because of his campaign leaning to the ones who voted for Trump.

He underestimates the years of Sinclair radio and Fox news indoctrination of non-urban people, rural or Republican. They won't vote for a Democrat. Pro life or not. The state is in a state of Republican dominance that can't be overcome by Democrats until gerrymandering is ended, fair districts

I like Ezra Klein, but I think he's misguided as are many journalists. When he said Ohio Dems should run Pro-Life candidates because he believes they will overcome the terrible gerrymandered Republican dominated districts and they will not. Like a bunch of blow flies flying into tonight's chili.

AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.

My 5 year old granddaughter played hockey in Columbus this year. I was amazed at the volume of youth playing in the complex I visited to see her.

Trump’s Ouster of Jimmy Kimmel Is Much Worse than You Think It Is Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner, tells TNR that her boss’ move violates both the First Amendment and the Communications Act. Democrats must extract consequences.

NEWS --> Anna Gomez, the lone Dem on the FCC, tells me the Trump admin's pressure to oust Jimmy Kimmel may be unlawful as well as unconstitutional. FCC chair Brendan Carr may be committing censorship in violation of federal law.

That and much more in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...

I don't think the union members in Hollywood can withstand another strike of any duration, as it was difficult for many of the talent workers as well as the line and staff. That being said, it is indeed an interesting idea. We'll see how the guild's weigh in.

Seems to be the case, and the autocrats glow with pride for what has been done, with such ease. But a fleeting joy as only ABC fired Kimmel, Kimmel didn't fire Kimmel. And the fragmentation of media into the internet doomed the 'TV' show anyway. Nextar, FTC, ABC — all fallen to autocracy's bind.