If the bosses at CBS were hoping to get lots and lots of people to watch Colbert's interview with James Talarico by blocking him from airing it on TV.... mission accomplished. Nearly 900k views and counting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

Brazil succeeded in holding coup plotters accountable. "If — when the glass has been swept away & the trials are over — those who empowered, guided, mobilized, and legitimized [the riots] are never held to account, then... the conditions for repetition remain intact.” jacobin.com/2026/01/janu...

Yeesh I hate being repetitive, and yet... It's time once again to remind my fellow Americans that there is no mechanism whereby state run elections can be suspended or canceled by the federal government. None. So don't go along with any garbage you hear to that effect. Laugh, and get ready to vote.

As Administration officials seem to be struggling with this, let us say it again: it is illegal to use the U.S. military to invade a foreign country without the authorization of Congress and is a violation of international law. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Need to hear some beauty. youtu.be/EKkzbbLYPuI?...

Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏

HA! I’m learning Italian with #Duolingo and tonight I couldn’t remember the word for ‘to check’ (controllare), so I tried to “Italianize” the word ‘verify’ instead. I guessed right! ‘Verificare’ = ‘to verify’, which Duolingo accepted for the missing word. Total shot in the dark! 🇮🇹

If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey. This isn’t controversial. A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.

while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.

One third of the country supported the January 6 2021 attempted take over the government & are the same ones who voted him back in. They are traitors in my book.

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⚠️ It should make every American sick that the Supreme Court is siding with a man fighting to not feed hungry children.

Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.

Exactly.

Harry Truman: If it benefits all the people, they call it socialism.

Mamdani is already cleaning up the NYPD!

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Now THAT’S a Project I can support!! 👊

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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing

Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC. Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA. Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ. Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.

We will need a New new deal, a redistribution of wealth as basic income, guaranteed healthcare, childcare, education, and affordable housing. We need a restructuring and hardening of all our institutions. Expansion of SCOTUS, congressional term limits, the repeal of Citizens United.

Sometimes sitting-lying & doing nothing is the best something you can do;) Wishing you a restful Sunday 🦋🌞🫂🩵 #LazySunday #BlueSkyFriends

People who force their religion on others will force their politics on others. It’s why we separate church from state.

QOTD: “The 800lb gorilla in the room, of course, is that I’m not often speaking to a group that has been directly impacted by one of these emergency situations.” —security company rep discussing non-fire emergencies in high-rise buildings. Our company experienced an active shooter tragedy in July.

No Kings in America.

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So Trump has $40 billion for Argentina but there’s no money for hungry Americans? Hey @RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn who is ok with people going hungry again? How’s that paid vacation going?

Studies have also shown that people who get their "news" from Fox are more misinformed than people who get no news at all.

Dear @mta.info, WHAT is going on with your Lexington Avenue local train service lately?? Multiple disruptions to local service in both directions, it’s incredibly frustrating!

The correct term, I believe, is “gender affirming care”.

Irony: when you realize you could really, really use an AirTag… for your AirTags. And no, I can’t track them or play an alert sound… because *genius* here decided to take the batteries out when they weren’t in use. Both batteries were still right where I left them, but of course, no AirTags.

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I’m sure there are ongoing studies as more people get vaccinated against HPV, but my god, wouldn’t it be a miracle if we could eliminate one or more forms of cancer, just by wiping out this one insidious virus?

I’m not taking medical advice from a man who can’t pronounce an over-the-counter drug…

Curtis Evans, of Evanston, a military veteran USMC intelligence during President Reagan’s era, carries a U.S. Flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the ICE facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

My most Gen X complaint is that this question ignores our existence.

The need to silence your critics only reveals how weak and fragile you are.

Nothing screams power move like losing to a talking candle on late night TV 👌 #Colbert #Kimmel #LateShow #MAGA #Disney #FCC

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...

Naked authoritarian fascism. Love and support to the entire team at @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social, who *will* come out the other side of this horrendous abuse of power. Disgusted to see ABC caving to this glaringly illegal and unconstitutional threat from Brendan Carr.

Well, what do Germans know about creeping fascism anyway?

Suggestion: A strike of musicians, writers, hosts, actors, lighting, electricians--everyone, shutting down all TV studios, until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated. This is the kind of action we need, instead of sitting around just waiting to be gutted.

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When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: 1. The frisson of goosebumps when a piece of music hits just right 2. Hot apple cider on a cool autumn day 3. Closing my eyes at the beach & taking a deep breath as the waves crash 4. Seeing new leaves on my plants 5. A cozy blanket