The UAE put $2B into a crypto firm largely owned by the Trumps and Witkoffs (as in Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East)—then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips. And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/IiVL63t

Sen. Andy Kim is introducing a bill to end profiteering by Trump, lawmakers, and the Supreme Court, so we don’t have “an egotistical, narcissistic, and corrupt government." EXCLUSIVE: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Media execs have fallen prey to a propaganda and harassment campaign that has completely divorced them from what people actually want right now. Both their insular information environments (group chats, podcasts) and ambient noise (Twitter reactionaries) have put them in a very stupid bubble.

this is the second impeachable offense worse than watergate that we have read about *today*

lol they really done fucked it huh?

Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash. Pam Bondi knew. Kash Patel knew. Emil Bove knew. And they made the investigation go away. A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.

Earlier this week, Sinclair said it would replace "Jimmy Kimmel Live" with a documentary about Charlie Kirk during the Friday time slot that Kimmel occupies on its ABC affiliates. Friday evening, Sinclair pulled the documentary and aired "Celebrity Family Feud" instead.

sinclair pulled its kirk tribute six minutes before it was set to air on its abc affiliates

Worth watching this brief clip. -Note the reporter who asked about Memphis. -Note that every other reporter should have picked up the baton and kept asking that same question. Missed opportunity to do their professional, collegial, and civic duty. Please try it next time.

Trump criticizes Pam Bondi for not charging his adversaries quickly enough, in a Truth Social post that looks a lot like a DM. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

Another reason to buck up, these guys can't even rig the game with refs that they picked!

Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was: * successful at everything he tried * genuinely intelligent & insightful * desired by women * envied by men * an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with * a tireless, lifelong philanthropist ... and he died peacefully in his sleep. 10/10 life. No notes.

I am now starting to suspect that people doom posting themselves into saying it doesn't matter that Trump is wildly unpopular because he is going to do a dictatorship are themselves an op. Dictatorships aren't stable by magic, they need people to buy in and go along with them. This matters.

they don't have the capacity to compel obedience by the process of law. they don't have the capacity to compel obedience by violence. the only lever by which they can obtain obedience is fear. do not offer it to them.

I do not think that "We are destroying Jimmy Kimmel's career because he was insufficiently groveling to the dead Nazi" ends up like how these guys think it's going to end up. Middle-aged white ladies are a powerful demographic force and between this and Colbert they're burning them hard.

Pew Research looks the same:

How do people imagine he’d do it? With who? To match what Nazis had w the Brownshirts they’d need over 10m street fighters but they’re having a hard time hiring 10K more ICE agents Federalism is a thing He’s very unpopular We need to think about what they have the capacity to do & fight that

I've done this. 👍

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...

Also, notice Trump's complaint here - about the news, about Kimmel - IS NOT anything to do with Charlie Kirk. It's that he was personally criticized. He's not even hiding it! That's what this is all about. "Are you allowed to criticize the president?"

Republicans spent the last 24 hours trying to justify ABC pulling Kimmel based on reasons other than intimidation and threats from the Trump admin, then Trump goes full Col. Jessup & pisses all over the narrative & admits he ordered the Code Red because Kimmel hurt his feelings.

Let me just say a simple thing. Democrats have no obligation to provide the votes to fund the destruction of our democracy. If you want my vote for a bipartisan budget, there need to be protections to stop Trump's brazen lawlessness.

Today I introduced the No Political Enemies Act, with a powerhouse group of co-sponsors, to put in law protections for prosecution or harassment for political speech. Trump is shamelessly exploiting the death of Charlie Kirk to try to destroy his opposition. We cannot let him.

What’s at stake here is free speech. Across the board, we’ve seen the Trump administration use the power of government to go after anybody who’s criticized them — and in this case, Jimmy Kimmel. We need to all stand up and speak out.

Damon Lindelof Vows Not To Work With Disney Until ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Is Reinstated deadline.com/2025/09/damo...

Furthermore - this is still currently an *attempt to establish* a kind of fourth reich. It has not been as yet. So let's boot them out before they can dig themselves in. The only self-fulfilling prophecy I support is that freedom and democracy win. Period.

I keep coming back to this essay by Zinn, "The Optimism of Uncertainty." Especially the second screenshot. www.howardzinn.org/collection/t...

IS EPSTEIN THE REAL REASON TRUMP HAD KIMMEL CANCELED?!

Shout out to @mcsweeneys.net for letting me treat a certain kind of article with the level of respect it deserves. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

ROVE: “.. Using Charlie’s murder to justify retaliation against political rivals is wrong and dangerous. It will further divide and embitter our country. No good thing will come of it.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/they...

Why am I canceling Disney+? Let me tell you. SUBMIT never felt so good.

Meanwhile over on FOX News “Just kill ’em,” Brian Kilmeade said on “Fox & Friends,” Fox Host Apologizes for Suggesting Lethal Injections for Mentally Ill Homeless People

If you're in Florida, it is probably worth your time a call to one of Moody's offices to ask her why she was accusing witnesses because they helped the Senate do the job she's supposed to be doing, oversight. (202) 224-3041 is the DC office. You might also share your concerns about vaccines.

E.J. Dionne in the NYT? Yes, and he's very good.

All of these words are true so I think it's very important for all of us to ask WHY people in and with power are agreeing to all of this... What's the most logical answer to that question?

But, I was told cancel culture is bad... 🤔

BREAKING: First Colbert. Now Kimmel. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

An apology is insufficient. Everyone email [email protected] and tell them Kilmeade must be fired immediately. #GoodTrouble

The Evolution of Trump & the Mob #Citjourno Fred Trump to Semion Mogilevich (Russian mob boss) youtu.be/xh4weSVbxTY

RICO is not for harassment. It's for organized crime. Justice failed us, or Trump would be in prison now. It's not a joke bsky.app/profile/chri...

Is anyone discussing this? These guys are giving signs to do what—steal 3rd? Also of note, if you see the vid (graphic content) watch for their delayed reactions. And how did this author, Anastasia Casey, manage to publish her ‘CK’ book on Sept 9, when the ‘event’ didn’t occur until Sept 10?

FYI: The book is no longer available on Amazon. So, are we once again expected to ignore what we’ve seen and pretend there’s nothing bizarre about this entire situation? Is this how we take the ‘high road'? Bonus question: How did Trump and Bibi manage to post on social media at the exact same time?

Release the Epstein files!!!!

The right is awfully quiet about Tyler Robinson. Come on, guys! What happened to “It’s time for war”? Kind of a rough call when he’s one of your own, isn’t it?

there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him

Do Fox News hosts and commentators agree with their colleague Brian Kilmeade that the United States should "just kill" homeless people? He still has a job. No apology. No retraction. Just let us know, Fox.

You call us leftist because you disagree with us. We call you fascist because you're a racist misogynistic religious bigot that believes in street justice, violent retribution, and capital punishment without due process of the law.

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care. The system is broken.