Disney didn't move to put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air because of any altruistic leanings. They did it because we threatened their bottom line & because enough of their talent lent their voices that the next time the Avengers assembled, almost nobody would be coming through one of these.

Let this sink in: A president can apparently now order lethal force outside of congressionally declared wars, in international waters, without oversight, and face no personal criminal or civil liability—even if the action was blatantly illegal. trib.al/0GD9wIS

This Rapture could have been an email.

If the Rapture was tomorrow 50% of white people would see one brown person ascending and jump straight into Hell with Donald Trump

Those who chose to elevate this man have cursed us for generations to come.

man he’s still got it

15 years ago today, I attended the US premiere of Nowhere Boy, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as John Lennon. The screening, for which I sat next to Michael Stipe of R.E.M., featured a Q&A with Yoko Ono & the film's director Sam Taylor-Johnson (Harvey Weinstein in the background, ick).

Republicans move to retroactively cancel the vampire Armand for not properly mourning Lestat in Interview With The Vampire. Hakeem Jeffries agrees.

Why does John Stamos continue to get cast in these things?

Multiple things can be true: -Charlie Kirk did not deserve to die for his beliefs. -Charlie Kirk does not deserve the empathy he denied countless other people. -Republicans will milk his murder as long as they can to distract from the release of the Epstein files. -We don't have to let them.

In Swedish, a word for what you eat to bridge the gap between meals (or while waiting for the main course to cook) is stödmacka. It means "support sandwich." A similar word in Norwegian is ventepølse, or "waiting sausage."

Imagine if Biden had appointed someone like Sally Yates as AG & not scared of his own shadow do nothing, Merrick Garland?

What NOT to watch tonight:

Since its suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, Disney has lost $4B, or nearly what they paid George Lucas for Lucasfilm & its Star Wars & Indiana Jones IPs.

No Bills game today, but it's still a holiday in western NY! Happy National Sponge Candy Day to my hometown!

Disney execs hastily assembling Andor S3 about a group of charismatic Coruscant businessmen who just keep their head down and work with the Empire until the Battle of Endor and then say they were actually against the Empire all along and everyone cheers

We don’t even have a day in the United States, where we observe the assassination of RFK, but RFK Jr supports having a day to observe the murder of Charlie Kirk. Just something to think about.

Had hoped to take Darby O'Gill to another encounter with the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile today at the nearby park where I regularly take him for walks, but it turned out to be some sort of private event. So I gave him some new toys instead.

Opinions of endlessly self-pitying Gen Z & Millennials aside, as a GenXer, I can't say I ever saw much in the way of hope, either. My VCR must have been broken.

The Rapture seems to come quite often. Certainly more than Ben Shapiro's wife.

disney adults showing up like the end of avengers endgame

Republicans doing Republican things.

Have to appreciate good readers' advisory!

No Bills game today, but it's still a holiday in western NY! Happy National Sponge Candy Day to my hometown!

Can Tom Homan be sent to Alligator Alcatraz or has that been bulldozed already?

Now that we've entered Sunday, a holy day for some, let's look back to the thought process of conservatives from 7 years ago.

Since its suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, Disney has lost $4B, or nearly what they paid George Lucas for Lucasfilm & its Star Wars & Indiana Jones IPs.

Thinking of grilling up s'mores burgers for the big end of summer ANTIFA BBQ, unless the idea grosses people out?

After Ron Miller was ousted, Michael Eisner was Disney's CEO for much of my childhood. It was under his leadership that the company thrived, with box office hit after hit & theme park expansion around the world. All Bob Iger has done is acquire IPs & raise park prices while diminishing experiences.

Made the unfortunate mistake of leaving these in a bag in the back of my car after buying them earlier this summer. Now the floor smells like mint chocolate chip, but I shall not.

3 of these kids belong together. 3 of these kids are kind of the same. But 1 of these kids is doing her own thing. Now it's time to play our game. It's time to play our game. Can you guess which kid is doing her own thing? Before my song is done? Thank you, @aoc.bsky.social for refusing AIPAC funds.

Van Jones calling for people to remember Charlie Kirk for "the good" he did is like Harriet Tubman insisting that Confederate states were deserving of praise for their nice vacation spots. How much more stupid shit does this guy have to say before we can be done with him?

10 years ago this week, I saw Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour. Vance Joy opened & Sydney Quiseng of Echosmith was the night's special guest

I was supposed to have seen Billy Joel with Rod Stewart tonight in Cincinnati. Instead, I'll be hoping Billy's recovery continues. Take care of yourselves, folks. And don't take any shit from anybody. Especially the modern-day Nazis cosplaying as America's Republican party.

Another day of Erin doing what is necessary to keep this place afloat!

I miss the good old days, when the Disney company was aggressively anti-Nazi.

this exists it is called thinking

I think I'm beginning to prefer the notion of Back to the Future II's horrific alternate timeline to our current reality. At least they also had that neat dehydrated pizza.

Aside from his endlessly engaging & informative @pbs.org programs & the two of his European tours I've experienced, I have to appreciate Rick Steves. He's a man of faith, but doesn't force his beliefs on anyone & understands the dangers of religious extremism. give.sojo.net/page/88365/d...

I think a lot of people might renew their recently canceled subscriptions to Disney+ if they live streamed the release of the Epstein files, instead of bullshit like Dancing with the Stars. Oh & if they gave Jimmy Kimmel his show back & apologized to him instead of forcing him to apologize.

Saying goodbye to Downton Abbey.

Disney's next investor call is likely scheduled for mid November. I'm hoping it does not go particularly well for Mr. Iger.

Another vintage animated Disney short from 1943, Education for Death, could be remade with MAGA as its subject instead of Nazis almost beat for beat, with minimal changes: youtu.be/xgehQnJYYtk

3 of these kids belong together. 3 of these kids are kind of the same. But 1 of these kids is doing her own thing. Now it's time to play our game. It's time to play our game. Can you guess which kid is doing her own thing? Before my song is done? Thank you, @aoc.bsky.social for refusing AIPAC funds.

There are those who think that we have suffered enough as a society & then there are those who continue to finance movies with Dwayne Johnson's involvement.

Kneecap (n): Provocative Northern Irish band & subject of 2024 film. Kneecap (v): What I do to Internet trolls when I limit comments on my posts to people I follow.

Van Jones calling for people to remember Charlie Kirk for "the good" he did is like Harriet Tubman insisting that Confederate states were deserving of praise for their nice vacation spots. How much more stupid shit does this guy have to say before we can be done with him?

@fallontonight.bsky.social guest idea for your fascist booker

Republicans move to retroactively cancel the vampire Armand for not properly mourning Lestat in Interview With The Vampire. Hakeem Jeffries agrees.