CynthiaBemisAbrams

Well, and terrifyingly, said.

It's no longer a question of if authoritarianism comes to America; now it's just a question of how bad it gets, and how long it lasts.

It's here. We can get rid of it if we fight together.

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

This site helps people find radio stations hit by the public media funding cuts--in addition to your home outlets, people might consider donating to rural stations as they will be hit much harder than urban public radio
adoptastation.org

I promised myself that I'd only post on here if I had something to say, and I think this counts: I'm thrilled to share news of my forthcoming book, "The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films". Out 12 Feb UK/17 Feb US via Laurence King Pre-order! linktr.ee/_Ash_Clark

The IRS's free tax filing tool is now reportedly "gone," according to Trump's IRS chief.

This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.

Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.

See how this works?

Really coming down where I am near Isles.

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of federal sex trafficking charges for role in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses The jury weighed evidence from about 30 witnesses over 3 weeks who alleged the British socialite played a pivotal part in recruiting teenage girls for sex with Epstein.

Trump is laying the groundwork for a pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell, pretending that she's a reliable informant on Epstein and not his literal partner-in-crime, so it's probably worth recirculating the facts:

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Donald Trump struggles to understand question amid 'cognitive decline' concerns

Concerns about President Donald Trump's health continue to swirl after the president struggled to understand a reporter's question during a meeting with European Union President Ursula von der Leyen at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland.

Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied one of succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida

Why is US media all but ignoring the heinous abuses in US detention centers? (All the news on the front page of today's paper was trivial.) "Immigration detention numbers …average[d] 56,400 per day in mid-June, with almost 72% having no criminal history." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Change your vocabulary and stop using the language of the predator.

1. Underage woman = child
2. Sex scandal (involving children) = rape
3. Sex with child = child rape
4. Sex trafficking = rape trafficking
5. Pedophile = child rapist
#opdeatheaters

ICE just prevented me from entering an immigration detention facility in my district—a clear violation of federal law.

Members of Congress have the right to immediately access these facilities. Listen here 👇

ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.

Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...

@raskin.house.gov: "The grand jury files relate ONLY to the prosecution of Epstein himself for what HE did and Maxwell for what SHE did, but it doesn't include the whole universe of other people that we're interested in... it's a complete distraction."

THIS IS HOW YOU STAND UP:
Broward County FL Sheriff Tony Gregory on his decision that his dept. will not cooperate with arbitrary ICE raids on immigrants who haven’t committed crimes.

My thoughts exactly on the CHF… well actually all of it. ICU & CICU nurses are amazing people. Thank you for caring & working a demanding job! 🙏🏻

It’s almost like it was never actually about protecting children…

Release everything today….

I’m out Paramount+
F*ck you.

That asshole ordered that a MILLION POUNDS of food be destroyed, rather than disturbed to people in need.

A MILLION POUNDS!

Do not EVER let his minions claim they are Christians.

Is the Epstein matter Stephen Miller’s execution of a Malachi Crunch?

Trump, 79, forgets who is with him on Pittsburgh trip as rambling talk includes unlikely Unabomber story

"The speech raised concerns about Trump's age and capacity, as he is the oldest person to ever be sworn in as president."

BARRASSO: We have over 5 million people sitting at home who are able to work who are on Medicaid and choose not to work

WELKER: 92 percent of people who are on Medicaid are either working or would qualify for an exemption

Another ICE "assault" case unravels. Border Patrol and ICE are arresting US citizens and then after they find out that they are US citizens, they are charging them with "assault" to justify their actions. This is clearly DHS policy at this point. We've seen it repeatedly now.

Proud to be in Ann Arbor to present my research & recently published law review article at The 10th Biennial Applied Legal Storytelling Conference. Bonus is meeting BridgetKies.bsky.social in person! #Sexualharassment #progressiveTV #TVHerstory

Breaking: per FEMA sources Kristi Noem was responsible for THREE DAY DELAY in deploying search-and-rescue in Texas

Fire her. Blood on her hands.

Thank you for this action

How #Hacks Proves Women in Comedy Deserve More Recognition buff.ly/VrwHhNF

Advanced TV Herstory: Norman Lear's 70s Lady Bench America's TV landscape was changing rapidly in the 70s. Popular characters in Norman Lear's portfolio of shows who went on to star in spinoffs. From The Jeffersons to Sanford & Son, black performers…

It's been 7 years since I trekked to Indy Pop Con & recorded a live podcast ep about Norman Lear's Lady Bench - the incredibly under-employed comic gems who played foils to Fred Sanford, George Jefferson & others. buff.ly/pgEk2AX #Blackactors #NormanLear SanfordandSon #LaWandaPage #LynnHamilton

Summer break from school lock down. I fear for their entire generation’s long term well-being.

Advanced TV Herstory: Shari Lewis’ Reinventions: A Documentary on Legacy and Talent Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams discusses the compelling documentary Shari and Lambchop with Mallory Lewis and director Lisa D’Apolito (Love, Gilda). The film chronicles Shari Lewis' life and her constant…

Awesome news that the Shari Lewis doc is finally headed to theaters next week! Congrats to Lisa D'Apolito & Mallory Lewis on bringing Shari to the big screen, as discussed in this episode #sharilewis #ventriloquist #childrensTVpioneer #lambchop #documentary buff.ly/T9idHYi

NEW EP just in time for your morning walk! My most fan-girl chat ever, w/ award winning TV writer Georgia Jeffries (#CagneyandLacey , #ChinaBeach, Sisters +) about her 2024 book, The Younger Girl and her journey to writing strong women characters. #tvwriter #TVclassics #emmywinner buff.ly/jgbfAx9