We join our colleagues in @lafilmcritics.bsky.social and @nsfc.bsky.social in condemning the actions taken by Nexstar and Disney-ABC to pull "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air.

⚡️Germany shifts stance on frozen Russian funds, now supports use for Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Berlin's previously cautious position on seizing the assets has shifted, partly due to fears that if the U.S. withdraws aid to Ukraine, the burden will fall disproportionately on Berlin.

those commies at cato will get it for this

Yes, I agree! So do the 160 faculty, staff and even students (!) at Berkeley, I imagine! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Hate speech illegal, right #pambondi ? #trump #fascism #maga #democracy #usa #gop #fascists 👉 Vote 'em Out!

Mississippi www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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Have no fear, Republicans will bail you out at some point with a huge chunk of taxpayer money to pay you for not being able to sell your products because of their policies. Then you can post on social media that you’re voting for them because you are against socialism.

Meanwhile in Korean media there is clarity that Trump directed this raid out of spite following his Oval Office meeting with the ROK President, who pushed back aggressively on Trump's praise for the North Korean dictator. They're right. US media have no clue of what's going on.

Looks like that FEMA staffer was put on leave for calling Kirk a “racist homophobe” and criticizing the decision to lower flags to half-mast. (I assume, but can’t be sure, that that’s also why he was fired.) www.foxnews.com/politics/fem...

Journalist Karen Attiah was fired from The Washington Post after highlighting a comment from Charlie Kirk where he said that Black women "do not have the brain processing power to ... be taken really seriously."

This is why it is so easy for Tommy Robinson to bring 100,000 people to London for an anti-immigration rally.

apnews.com/article/flor... Sadism runs deep in red states, Apparently.

Not only did Trump destroy over 10 million dollars worth of contraceptives intended for low-income countries, OUR appeals court has also approved Trump to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood to ruin low-income communities here. Guess being checked annually for cancer is asking too much, huh?

I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"

Right. Just some proof that they don’t want to discuss.

Journalism by Reuters and other orgs is proving extremely valuable in exposing/confirming the corruption here

Something to look forward to. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The Boston Globe thinks we need more Charlie Kirks. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/12/o...

Don’t ever let the Trump Administration tell you they support the First Amendment. This is a shocking violation. The United States Government has no authority to tell people in this country what to say or not say.

NEW: The National Guard analyzed its mission and found it is perceived as "leveraging fear, driving a wedge between civilians and the military, and promoting a sense of shame among troops and the military." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Trump was angry that Charlie Kirk dared to call out the Epstein files. He was angry that Charlie dared to question the cowardly and inappropriate attack on the Venezuelan speedboat. Did Trump decide shooting Charlie would be a great distraction from these issues? The shooter probably won’t be found.

Unbelievable.

I'm really having trouble processing the relative silence from Barack Obama about a colleague who he'd hosted at the White House, the Minnesota State House Speaker, being assassinated, but rushing to get out a weepy statement about Charlie fucking Kirk.

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

No elected official Democratic party will be as cruel about Kirk's death as Mike Lee was about the death of Melissa Hortman. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/17/s...

A preview of the Camden International Film Festival in #DocTalk in the #ArtsFuse. #CIFF #documentries bit.ly/48bq5G2

Workers said the federal agents detained anyone who was Hispanic working in the factory. Some workers detained had government documents in their cars showing they were legally in this country, but they weren’t allowed to get them before being taken away. www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/0...

The Supreme Court ruled that agents can stop or detain people based on their race or ethnicity, or if they speak Spanish or even English with an accent. - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Something folks are missing here: this raid wasn’t about “illegals taking American jobs.” It was about ICE storming the Hyundai–LG battery plant in Georgia, part of a $7.6B Metaplant project that isn’t even operational yet. 🧵

One important response to Florida, as it becomes the state of disease, death, and stupidity, is a worldwide boycott of travel to Florida. That means no Disney World, beaches, national parks, South Beach... everything. Florida will be, more than ever, strictly a fascist wonderland. Gift article.

A review of the novel #Trip by #AmieBarrodale in the #ArtsFuse. artsfuse.org/316078/book-...

#MorningVibe The right side of history is never the one that violates human rights. The USA was added to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, a tool publicizing the status of freedoms & threats to civil liberties worldwide. 🔗 tinyurl.com/34w2j4en 🗣️ slcook52 (IG)

Climate scientists find errors in a new DOE climate report #Pinks www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...

@pkeough1.bsky.social writes that Amie Barrodale's "Trip (@fsgbooks.bsky.social) is a giddily inventive, surreally hilarious, and sometimes profound debut novel. artsfuse.org/316078/book-...

Another month, another delicious smorgasbord of short reviews from Arts Fuse critics. Among the offerings: book reviews from me, @pkeough1.bsky.social y.social, John Killacky, and Mark Favermann; music critiques from Jonathan Blumhofer and @callinamagician.bsky.social. artsfuse.org/315798/septe...

Supposedly in MA this week. @universalhub.com #Boston we need to bring an early end to this ice age

Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history - trump doesn’t get to decide on our history, #DoNotBendTheKnee act.indivisible.org/sign/smithso... #DV1 #DemsUnited

Yep. I watched what I believe was the moment when she flipped from grief to racist vengeance fantasy. That was also the moment when she went from ignored grieving mother to celebrated fascist icon. She never looked back.

I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded. HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.

Not on any "legacy" media today. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Trump 's replacing one of our best educational resources with an outright propaganda machine. The aggressiveness of those behind Project 2025 are moving is appalling. All Americans who love Democracy, esp. those in positions of power, must see that immediate, strong action is needed. #ProudBlue

We are very far off the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸

Jim Crow 2025

As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous. Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.

A review of #Highest2Lowest the new film from #SpikeLee. In the #ArtsFuse. #DenzelWashington #AkiraKurosawa #HighandLow artsfuse.org/315431/film-...

There are too many members of ICE, the National Guard, and local police forces who are failing their oaths and betraying the trust this nation has in them. I am waiting for conscientious objectors in Trump's war on our citizenry to step up. Where are the people of morality and courage?