Outrageous

The backlash to Kimmel’s suspension is so intense, even Ted Cruz admitted Trump’s FCC move against ABC was “dangerous as hell.”

He just made every MAGA influencer look like a jackass for defending Carr's comments.

Received many DMs asking me about this week’s #strangenewworlds episode and why I won’t be reviewing it with @strangenewpod.com - here’s the short (and the long?) answer 🖖🏾

#startrek #startrekpodcast

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In 7 months, Trump and Republicans have done generational damage to the United States, our economy, our national security, our reputation, and our health care.

They're hollowing it out. Rich will get richer, and Putin will get what he wants.

AI’s primary function is to vacuum wealth up from below and move it to the top.

If giving vague instructions to a robot is art, why was giving vague instructions to humans not considered art before? Why was that called being a department manager and not an artist?

JD Vance has such a punchable face.

🔥 @airborne1970.bsky.social : “When you get rid of SNAP benefits— what’s a poor family gonna do? The middle class has carried this country since Reagan said ‘trickle-down economics’. Time for the billionaires to carry this country. That’s how 🇺🇸 will get great. But not under this regime.”

Trump’s Urban Power Grab Raises Fear of Troops at the Polls Trump’s Urban Power Grab Raises Fear of Troops at the Polls

NEW: Trump’s unprecedented weaponization of National Guard troops in recent months raises alarming concern that the administration might be laying the groundwork to deploy troops to the polls. And @pgeddington.com thinks it may just start with Virginia’s fast-approaching gubernatorial election.

Support the FEMA Katrina Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

If you haven’t already signed the letter I’m sorry of these brave employees, many of whom experienced the horrors of #Katrina, and swore to never allow it to happen again, please do so. They have put their careers on the line in order to try to keep us from experiencing another disaster like it. 2/?

a few things here fwiw: first, one reason Harris voters might abandon fascist friends under a fascist regime is that those friends are super dangerous. they've said they will hurt you; you can believe them. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/it-may-not...

These shipments represents 92% of all cargo arriving to the U.S.

The US Supply chain is not ready for this.

Trump escalates spending fight with Congress, says he will cancel $5 billion President Donald Trump has moved to unilaterally cancel $4.9 billion in federal funding authorized by Congress, escalating the fight over who controls the nation's spending.

Senator Susan Collins of Maine denounced the move as unlawful, saying that any attempt to rescind funds already appropriated by Congress without its approval is a direct violation of the law.

This escalation in the long-running battle between Trump and Congress over control of spending quickly drew criticism, including from the top Republican on the Appropriations Committee.

When a president decides to disregard the will of the American people, you’re right, that’s the mark of authoritarian rule. The White House has notified Congress that it plans to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding that lawmakers had already approved, doing so without their consent.

Fun fact: No one has ever received a Nobel Peace Prize for invading their own country with Nazis.

One thing I think people need to get used to is that not everything works out the way it did in the past and, indeed, new things are going to burst forth from this chaos that can be energising and, I believe, lead to better things. And at the very least we may see some smarmy perverts proven wrong

Trump eyes deploying troops into Chicago as soon as September, report says Pentagon reportedly plans to put military boots on the ground in America’s third-largest city as soon as September

Trump's plan for military dictatorship involves deploying national guard units drawn from fiercely loyal Red states in the major cities of the Democratic heartland. This is laid out in detail in all the major UK newspapers this weekend—and goes unreported in US newspapers.

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The Real Epstein Scandal Is the Cover-Up Trump’s name in the files was expected. The coordinated effort to bury it reveals a rot far deeper than one man.

Everyone expected #Trump’s name to show up in the #Epsteinfiles. The real shock is how many people in power are bending the law, shredding the truth, and silencing the public to protect him. The cover-up is the scandal now.
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Melting Ice, Melting Empire As ancient glaciers drip away in Cambridge, Trump flees to Scotland, democracy buckles, and America’s climate chickens come home to roast.

"In short: the planet is on fire, the rich are golfing, democracy is circling the drain, and we’re all stuck in a gaslit rerun of the worst reality show imaginable. Onward to Scotland, onward to grift, onward to extinction. Unless, of course, we fight like hell to change course ..."

Superman: Movie Review The movie's parallels with today's human rights conditions are undeniable, and the lessons it presents are memorable

I must see this movie soon.

"This film holds up a mirror to the systems that oppress, and to each of us. What will we do with the time we’ve been given? Will we ignore suffering and align ourselves with villains, or will we become the very heroes we’ve been waiting for?"

I know why Trump is scapegoating @rosie.com

He lost in court AGAIN to @ejeancarroll.bsky.social on Thursday

Both women were 90s nemeses for him, so losing to E. Jean brought back his anger at Rosie/all women

Donny Dementia is sundowning HARD while trying to distract from #EpsteinFiles 😏

Trump threatens to revoke US citizenship of longtime critic Rosie O’Donnell The president — who has already sought to limit birthright citizenship for the children of some immigrants — has no clear authority to do so.

Trump threatens to revoke the US citizenship of longtime critic Rosie O’Donnell.

They’re Dropping Like Flies And they're burning their hats.

It's like they're touring Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and dropping off one by one.

The Epstein client list story is not political. It’s not amusing. It is tragic. Well, another day of dancing on the damaged desktops of right-wing media figures over their freakout about the collapse of the Jeffrey Epstein files story.

"The story of Jeffrey Epstein and the crimes he committed is not a political story.
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Child abuse is a civilizational tragedy and a crime. All those who have abused children should be prosecuted and put behind bars, no matter who they are or what their station in life."

It Really Is A Cover Up A memo from the Justice Department reopens claims that it’s hiding the truth to protect powerful people.

Is anyone surprised?