I just filled out my claim form. *Any* authors out there, search on that site and see if you're part of this as well.

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters. If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire. Subscribe to support our journalism.

AUTHORS: It’s time to submit your claims for the Anthropic copyright settlement. 1. Look yourself up here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup 2. File your claim here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com Form asks for ISBN and copyright reg # for each work. Can find in step 1.

Who is going to be a special guest on #StarTrekandChill on Friday? @nanavisitor.bsky.social , that's who! Head over to the #VirtualTrekCon YouTube channel at 5pm PST/8pm EST on Friday, October 3rd!!! Don't forget your beverage! youtube.com/live/JtU21dF...

You can't raid and arrest everyone in an entire apartment building, or even legitimately get a warrant to do that, any more than you could for a whole neighborhood. That would be a general warrant. This is the most specific core the-British-did-it-to-us thing the Fourth Amendment is written to ban.

A quick FYI: They have *just* relaunched the online NPR shop with bunches of new stuff, plus some throwbacks and, of course, the Tiny Desk hoodie. So if you are that kind of public media person, there’s some stuff to check out! shopnpr.org

Many of you have already done so, but please do share this, if you can, or post a similar sentiment of your own. These are easy & important steps to take. We're all in this cesspit together, & we have to act like it & fight together.

UPDATE ON BARBARA MARQUES: ICE is attempting to deport her tomorrow despite a federal court reopening her case. Deporting her now would be illegal under federal law but ICE is trying to do it anyway. Please flood these offices with calls to uphold the law and stop Barbara’s illegal deportation.

Legal here apparently

Take a moment to support or volunteer for Planned Parenthood:

An update on my friend Barbara Marques who’s been kidnapped by ICE. Please help if you can: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

1) This isn't just FOREIGN FILMS. It is foreign made films, like Black Phone 2, which needed to shoot on location in Canada for, you know, real snow. 2) There is no mechanism in place to collect these tariffs as it is not a good held up at customs. 3) He's making foreign made movies ~$32 a ticket?

A couple folks have called today and said they got through to people, which means we are not crashing the lines nearly enough. Call, y'all. Even if you're never called before. Especially if you have a democratic senator who you don't trust to hold the line.

In case the misogyny of this fake Tylenol panic isn't obvious enough, RFK made fun of rape victims during the press conference. Joe Rogan also jumped in, showing this is about controlling and punishing women, not health care. www.salon.com/2025/09/29/r...

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

I wish writing this kind of piece was no longer necessary. But we don’t live in that world. We live in a world in which this person was rewarded with a S2, which premiered this week. Presumably something none of these companies (incl Disney at the top) had a problem with. Still hope you’ll read this

This is absolutely horrifying. Every Republican should condemn this immediately. newrepublic.com/post/201016/...

"After we rob your house, you are invited to opt out from our Goods Removal Service, after which point we are willing to work with you to come to an arrangement about removing your personal goods. Meet our negotiators, Knuckles and Tiny. They will be assisting in your opting back in."

I'll be at L.A. Comic Con this weekend.

This is what Ice is doing in front of the cameras, imagine what they’re doing when no one is filming

This is really bad. It won’t get the popular opposition the Kimmel incident did, but it’s way more sweeping and authoritarian. This is an effort to bring the full force of government down on any and all opposition to this administration. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

If you're going to #LosAngelesComicCon, don't miss out on the WHAT CAN #DYSTOPIAN SCI-FI SAY ABOUT OUR DYSTOPIAN PRESENT? panel on which I will be appearing! The panel takes place on Sunday (9/28) at 1PM PST in Room 406A. #LACC

Wow. This is not acceptable. This never needed to happen. This never should have happened. Horrifying.

Friday, Sept. 26, is the FINAL DAY for signups for my independent class, Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102. We WILL NOT new enrollments after 11:59 pm on the 26th. Classes start Oct. 6th! Enroll here: www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Everyone is pulling their mask off these days. Note how people behave right now. It’s who they are.

whoa. Every single one of the Sinclair advert buyers on this list is automotive or automotive related (insurance). That is one aspect of the power in our society held by car companies that I haven't seen studied enough.

📌I’ve heard enough Kamala Harris bashing to last several lifetimes. 📌The stupidest damn thing this country ever did was put a fascist goon in office, instead of this very good, pro-America woman. 📌My latest …

800 detainees are missing after being held in Alligator Alcatraz in July, showing no record of their location in ICE’s database. Other detainees have been mistakenly deported or sent to detention centers thousands of miles away. The cruelty is the point.

In case your local Sinclair or Nexstar (🖕🏽) owned station didn't air Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, here it is on the show's YouTube channel. youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...

Pete Hegseth, the same guy who texted classified war plans to a reporter, wants to decide what the media can report at the Pentagon. The First Amendment is clear: the government cannot stop a free press. This order is unconstitutional and un-American.

This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”

Profiles in courage, Tim Apple. We wouldn’t want to upset the white supremacists!

Not getting Kimmel tonight? Tell your local broadcaster you want him on air. Start here: Gary Weitman EVP & Chief Communications Officer (972) 373-8800 (office) [email protected] Jessica Belucci SINCLAIR [email protected]

I don't read a lot of current fiction, but I can't resist Evil Media (evil movies, evil books, evil paintings, Candle Coves, what have you) and this is very good.

Christian nationalism is a direct repudiation of this nation’s founding. In reality, Christian nationalists want to form a new nation - one in which they can impose their will, masked as the will of God, on everyone else.

Massive shrimp recall locally in #SoCal (I am watching the actual local news for once). #Kroger, other brands. Just throw it out if you have any. #LosAngeles #California

Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well: AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Disney has lost nearly $4 Billion in three days from combined stock price collapse and cancelled subscriptions.

Shot/chaser

i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation. i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.

Breaking: LOS ANGELES (AP) — California governor signs a law banning most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during some operations.

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Massive consolidation of entertainment conglomerates has an unexpected downside for them: when one of their subsidiaries capitulates to fascism, it threatens their entire portfolio. ABC, Disney, Star Wars, theme parks, cruises, Hulu, Marvel, Pixar, ESPN, etc. are all now fair boycott targets.

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

And tell your representative to demand an investigation into government censorship. The threats from FCC Chair Brendan Carr may violate the First Amendment and other federal law, but an attempt to subpoena Carr is being blocked. Let’s turn the heat up on the FCC, ABC/Disney execs and their partners.

Look. I'm not mad you bought a Kimmel picture book. But marginalized creators are getting banned and death threats and harassed all the time. It'd be neat to show them that wallet solidarity.