The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.

Priorities.

Yacht Club Members: Wednesday's podcast is ready to go! @andybehrens.bsky.social and I talk through key Week 5 ranks, and evaluate Andy's players he wants to trade away... ...plus a bit of Geese/Goose talk and a movies draft update. If you'd like to subscribe 👇

ProPublica identified a network of at least 10 political nonprofits that raised more than $33M on the promise of supporting admirable causes, but that spent little on activities that could be construed as having a political purpose. (Published June 2024)

Two senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal. The Democratic alternative CR had language that would address this, but the White House came out strongly against.

Federal judge rejects racial gerrymandering challenge to NC Senate map. The GOP-appointed judge rejected claims that Republican lawmakers had illegally drawn the districts to dilute the voting power of Black voters. (Via @kyleingram.bsky.social) www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #ncga

Some rare and remarkable processes are taking place this week, that we are not likely to observe for a long time! These 2 Atlantic hurricanes are closer than any since at least the 1960s. They are now connected - in each other’s orbit, pivoting. Follow along 1/

I am in Washington with my Democratic colleagues, ready to keep the government open and to save our health care. But the reality is, with control of the House, the Senate, and the presidency, 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙪𝙩𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣. And they're not here.

The GOP controls the whole Federal government. They have to fund it. If they don't, it's their fault. [see how easy that is].

If ever there was a time not to normalize Trump’s authoritarian fever dreams, this is it. This should be impeachable. ‘War ravaged’ Portland? He’s insane - & insanely power hungry. The script is set - call an imaginary group a terror group and then send in the troops.

> @macfarlanenews.bsky.social

Nearly 100 doctors who have practiced at the US Department of Veterans Affairs issued a mass letter raising “urgent concerns” about Trump administration policies.

If we had a functional media, every American would see this within the next 24 hours. Hopefully we can do the media's job.

THE DAILY: President Trump and his inner circle are making millions of $$ from agreements that intersect with America’s national security interests, a NYT investigation found. Eric Lipton explains why these conflicts of interest are unlike anything we’ve seen before www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/p...

So we have to cut many quality & needed programs that were budgeted by Congress to then send tax payer money to Argentina... Why?! finance.yahoo.com/news/bessent...

As I was saying…

Happy Rapture Day, everyone! If you're unsure about whether the Rapture has taken place, or even whether you have personally been Raptured, here's some advice from megachurch pastor and trusted expert John Hagee

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

This just in from Sinclair: "Beginning Tuesday night Sinclair will be preempting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show's potential return."

I slam the NYT when it normalizes Trump and reaches for neutral language to characterize his batshit craziness. But here they got it right.

BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.

do you remember

“I think the only reason why you wouldn’t measure it is…because it basically allows you to pretend like we don’t have this food insecurity problem.” www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

For those doing fantasy football content on Bluesky. I want to help by amplifying folks who are bringing the goods. I just added @john-hesterman.bsky.social to the new pack. This pack is for folks who are active with FF and NFL draft content. Please share and suggest new adds. go.bsky.app/KHvd5Jj

Interesting 🧵

Giving a bully your lunch money is only a temporary downpayment for future bullying. We ALL need to step up for the first amendment. By-the-way, for the record, this ex-Disney employee finds Jimmy Kimmel very talented and funny. mh

May, 1933.

David Letterman on his career mocking presidents: “Beating up on these people, rightly or wrongly, accurately or perhaps inaccurately, in the name of comedy—not once were we squeezed by anyone from any governmental agency, let alone the dreaded FCC.” Watch more: bit.ly/4n0Uv2p

this is genuinely true—lots of the advertisers are full-on MAGA anyway but the rest of them very much are not!

If you’ve got Canadian citizenship and a crush on me, now’s not the time to be shy!!!

The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab says Russia's network of sites for Ukrainian children is larger than previously thought, and programs includes military training for children as young as 8.

Speech www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/18/s...

IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE: What I have not seen anyone discussing is that Nexstar pulling Kimmel, forcing ABC’s hand, comes as Nexstar is leading the way for the industry on trying to get FCC approval for media consolidation. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

Great day to subscribe to The Deep Shot, imo. Week 3 ranks —> tinyurl.com/yvnnhchz Waiver wire —> tinyurl.com/2udxjkzu

🎙️All in Speed Run Week 3 breakdown with the wonderouslerrific @andybehrens.bsky.social 🏈Buy Lows 👀Worries for rookie RBs 📈QBs to replace Burrow 🕹️Super fun time with Andy 😂And the worst flub I've made on a pod, ever? 🔊open.spotify.com/episode/2LdB... 🍎podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

"The park service released pictures of a man accused of etching his initials on the 44th New York Infantry Monument on Sunday between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Little Round Top." #NationalParks www.wgal.com/article/nati...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are against schools giving kids standardized questionnaires about their mental well-being. But experts say they are wrong.

TUESDAY'S PODCAST IS READY 💥💥💥 I'll review *both* Monday night games and the rest of the W2 game film to go beyond the box score, and tell you what I saw... ...and then @johndaigle.bsky.social from @establishtherunnfl.bsky.social will join to sort through a QB-centric (!) waiver wire. (link is 👇)

Trump’s shakeup of the CDC is threatening Mississippi’s fight against its rising infant mortality rate, which is so high it’s a public health emergency. In particular: Mississippi has stopped collecting data for a key database on maternal and infant health. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor and director whose passion for activism led to the formation of the Sundance Institute and its formidable film festival, has died at age 89. Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor and director, dies aged 89

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