Where are they?

Dems kept their streak of outperforming election results from 2024 in the 2 key special elections last night: Adelita Grijalva won by 17 points more than her father in the AZ congressional race. Debra Shigley overperformed the 2024 Dem candidate in the GA state sen race by 11.

We are joined by former Ramparts editor Richard Parker to discuss Jimmy Kimmel’s return to the air with someone who has himself been the target of government crackdown on free speech. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube. It would be a shame for you to share it www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

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We speak with George Beebe about President Zelensky’s speech today at the UN in which he warned that the world is in “the most destructive arms race in human history” and that “There are no security guarantees except friends and weapons.” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

When the Right lies about the Left, it's called "Free Speech" but when the Left tells the truth about the Right, it's called "Inciting Violence."

“What makes it possible for a…dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not informed? If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer.“ —Hannah Arendt.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... See how polite she is? I would have used much ruder terms—and several of them!

www.thedailybeast.com/maga-senator... “In March, after Trump’s address to Congress, he posted: ‘My take on President @realDonaldTrump’s address tonight: Inspiring, funny, compelling and the Democrats’ worst nightmare. Trump 2028!’ “

NOW: Governor Gavin Newsom joins President Bill Clinton to discuss California’s role in setting the standard for climate policy across the nation and what he’s doing to push back against President Trump’s environmental polices. Watch LIVE 📺 www.youtube.com/live/p_ftESF...

Kristi Noem couldn’t get to Twitter fast enough to use the Dallas ICE shooting for political points. But local news now says it was detainees who were shot — not ICE agents. She played politics, and three human beings are dead. We need an investigation into how this happened now!

Why Won’t Farmers Rebel Against Trumponomics? Because They’re Rich. The majority of “family farmers” aren’t working-class strivers. They’re affluent, politically connected businessmen who know when their next bailout is coming.

Gov. Newsom shared this lovely piece on Xitter

"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.” Bowing down to a bully never works. And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.

l.smartnews.com/p-6ggp7F84/L... What should be the tax on a self-aggrandizing chess set?

California and Brazil just signed an MOU that expands our work cutting pollution and creating more jobs in the green economy. Our action today emphasizes that global challenges require global cooperation.

l.smartnews.com/p-6g8AuIF2/p... Ever the bigot.

California and the European Union share a long history of climate collaboration. Today, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra and I reaffirmed our commitment to strengthen climate cooperation between California and the EU, and to continue working toward our mutual goals.

Okay, so no more going high when they go low? Sure, why not!

l.smartnews.com/p-6g5bqndK/x... Manchin literally: 1. Drove a Maserati to work 2. Stayed on his yacht when Senate was in session 3. Made millions as a coal baron:

www.stopthepresses.news/p/can-comedy... “First, it comforts those who feel overwhelmed, those continuously asking themselves, ‘Am I the only one who sees how nuts this is?’ “Second, it drives people like Trump bananas. Clearly he hates criticism of any sort, but mockery cuts deeper.”

Autism in 2025 “The German Nazis began systematically targeting disabled people almost immediately after coming to power in 1933. Their ideology, centered on racial “purity” and eugenics, viewed disabled individuals as “life unworthy of life” (a phrase famously used by Hitler and the Nazi regime)”

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/... Capitalism = Democracy? "And I always believed that if push came to shove, those titans of industry would be guardrails for our democracy, for the importance of sustaining democratic institutions.”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int... Worst of the worst…

www.axios.com/2025/08/15/w... “The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies and trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote President Trump's ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ a senior White House official tells Axios.”

I am very pleased to announce the publication of my essay, “Feminist Shakespeare Studies,” in *The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare & Early Modern Authorship Studies*, edited by Rory Loughnane and Will Sharpe. Please ask your libraries to order it! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Can’t believe I am agreeing with Rand Paul but here we are.

www.thedailybeast.com/the-maga-mov... www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

Trump’s New Explosion of Rage at Dems Unnerves Even His Own Advisers newrepublic.com/article/2007... via @newrepublic.com www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

Who Burned the Bronx? newrepublic.com/article/2007... via @newrepublic.com www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

The Latest Casualty of Trump’s War on Data Is a Critical Hunger Report newrepublic.com/article/2007... via @newrepublic.com www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

newrepublic.com/article/2007... www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

With Trump saying loudly at the memorial service for Charlie Kirk that he hates his enemies in contrast to Kirk's widow who invoked the Bible and her Christian faith to forgive the murder of her husband, we speak with @willbunch.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-8304426...