“I’m not going to let them bully me out of doing my job. I’m just not,” says Congressmember LaMonica McIver.

that’s *checks notes* three late singers

only one episode in but i am thoroughly enjoying Wonder Man

For the next year, I'm gonna write about 26 episodes that defined TV in the 21st century, one per year, one per show. It'll be fun! And only available to paid subscribers! I'm starting, of course, with The Simpsons, as one century ends and another begins. episodes.ghost.io/26-episodes-...

he will return to his tasks on the ‘Avatar’ planet

Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino to leave Minnesota

What a relief that they’re calling for a general de-escalation of tensions, since it’s hard to tell who’s at fault, the people murdering people or the people who aren’t doing the murdering.

I grew up under a military dictatorship in the 90s and the refrain was always the same: you have to comply because "they can shoot you and nothing will happen". Some of the things I'm seeing on the news and timeline are looking very reminiscent of those bad times.

They are removing any and all doubt that it can’t happen to you.

Bill Maher the Silence Czar

️Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says the man shot by federal agents this morning has died

a few early verdicts for my new scripted audio series JUDGE TRAVIS (@judgetravis.bsky.social). subscribe now wherever you get podcasts so you don’t have to think twice when the show premieres Feb 11! www.judgetravis.com

so fun working with people like Langston. subscribe now so you can get more of this in your podcast feed! www.judgetravis.com

It was a pleasure to talk to Tim about comedy, novels, and life. As an old person, I’ve known him since I did the stand up show he used to host with Ziwe in Williamsburg. Janelle James was the closer. Time flies!

the YOU ARE THE GENRE podcast is back and i’m talking to @kashana.blacksky.app in this episode!

audio standup specials delivered by mail and playable on devices you purchase from someone on Craigslist are the future

what a career

not 2016, but here’s me in 2019 at my first TV writing gig enjoying the greatest perk of the job: an office snack that i, and i alone, asked for (plain Pop-Tarts). yes, i am the Gambit of breakfast foods. anyway, follow my new show @judgetravis.bsky.social

so far, age 37 is about me casually dressing like the Fresh Prince’s dad

A ProPublica investigation finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. “These arrests are playing out around the country, and often in full view of cameras and witnesses,” says reporter Nicole Foy.

trying to embrace dusty square TV in a garage energy for 2026

The South Carolina measles outbreak is growing at an astounding speed More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

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The main thing I did once I got my drivers license in 1991 was drive to the next town to see movies. We had movie theaters in Jefferson City, MO, but if you wanted to see most of the really GREAT movies you had to drive to Columbia, MO, to see them. Great movies are worth it.

2016: WE GON' BE ALRIGHT! 2017: ... ARE we gon' be alright? 2020:... we gon' be? ... right?

Regis Philbin really was the only thing holding this nation together

Y’all, I’ve been lucky enough to listen to some of this show and it is incredible. Very funny. VERY Tim (a high compliment). Plus, it’s Tim’s birthday! Give him a like and a follow and all the good jazz!

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the trailer for my new scripted audio series JUDGE TRAVIS just dropped! subscribe now so that you could tell everyone “discovered” it [ @judgetravis.bsky.social ]

back on my emailing you every weekday at 11amET with five jokes grind

I hate to correct you but I think a number of previous people have won golden globes

BREAKING: Italians have discovered an “n word” loophole

Work-issued laptops and phones feel personal, but they are often managed by employers. Personal data—like tax forms and financial records—can remain on devices, even after you think they’re gone.

are… are they okay?

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“i am Groot”

PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts

recording credits, i think... not sure what this machine is (@judgetravis.bsky.social)

Nowadays, everybody wanna talk like they got somethin' to say / But nothin' comes out when they move their lips / Just a bunch of gibberish / And motherfuckers act like they forgot about Jeb

BREAKING: The Minneapolis school system says it will offer families remote learning as federal officials carry out immigration enforcement in the city.

I will dedicate my life to playing and making jokes about every absurdly weird game possible

Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”

it was once so simple

2026 already got me like

crap is totally fine when it’s just on but having to actively select crap is Satan’s greatest invention

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations