Okay finally caught up. Whatcha mean Hegseth is calling in all the generals and admirals from ACROSS THE WORLD?? I thought it was like the few in the US… but nope, he means folks in Ukraine or Japan minding the business that pays them literally and they gotta fly to US in a few days?! 👀👀

The GOP did this exact thing in 2017 and then lost control of the U.S. House and Dems picked up more seats in the Senate See also why the GOP is looking at mid decade redistricting 😐

So….did anyone know that Brendan Carr is 46 years old?

I wonder if James Comey comprehends the extent of his grievous mistakes in 2016 yet.

Yep. I saw this consulting on a campaign for a city council candidate in 2021. People didn’t like the phrase “defund the police” because they get stuck on “who is monitoring crime etc” When the candidate said the “police can’t do everything, let’s use their budget to fund services” It worked 🤷🏾‍♀️

So… 1) TWO-THIRDS? 2) I really don’t like what the possibilities could be here

Boosting the names of WOC running for mayor in Mississippi and Louisiana is a good thing! Esp b/c they are in states the party ignores/neglects. Stares FULL of disenfranchised Black people. Zohran's doing great! Those states been needed infrastructure and resources. I'm not bothered by this.

Considering Black journalists have historically been (and are currently) essential to exposing corruption, abuse, and systemic discrimination in this country that was incongruent with stated values of democracy…. Yeah this 👇🏿

So what time is this rapture supposed to start? Or is this a rolling rapture, Titanic style where it’s women and children first and so on?

Steve Silberman is so pissed about this Tylenol bullshit that he's screaming from the afterlife he didn't even believe in. Increased rates of autism are due to testing, a broadened definition, and greater awareness. It's not vaccines. It's not Tylenol. It's like his work never happened.

Lessons to be learned from this: mini direct actions like cancelling your subscription (or apparently your 130k Disney Wedding?👀) still work

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: 1. My bed & pillows— adulting is exhausting folks 2. Summer days—that are not too humid or suffocating hot, but pleasantly warm 3. Autumn leaves 4. Puppies: be they canine or otters 5. A great meal paired with a glass of something tasty

In 1983, 90% of U.S. media was owned by 50 companies. By 2012, that number was 6. Today, it's just 5. Decades of media consolidation made it "a lot easier for authoritarian government to exercise control," consumer advocate Gigi Sohn says. Much more in my new piece: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

😂😂 that dog said “hold UP!”

Whew

Listen if some as wealthy andJimmy Kimmel is vulnerable than what does that say for the rest of us like Mahmoud Khalil…. was right there Ben 😒

“This isn’t the America I know” Black People:

At this point, I do believe Ezra Klein has either just lost the plot, or he’s trolling us. If he was trolling us, at least that would mean he isn’t this clueless, but I suspect he is….

Alright. EYE would like to speak with the management. I could handle David Frum, Bill Kristol, and EVEN…. Karl Rove *wince* agreeing with us. But what alternative timeline of the multiverse did I walk into that TUCKER FREAKING CARLSON agrees with us?!!

*lolsob*

These people calling for bipartisanship! Even now! It’s a level of delusion that defies credulity.

Welp. Jimmy Kimmel is out. What’s that only one late night host standing?

I finally read article and unsurprisingly: it’s nonsense. 🧵 Every election cycle the Democratic Party has won is because their candidates and leadership stood on business on the issues that matter to the voters that support them. And “the groups” Jentleson refers to advocate for those voters /1

We stan a gorgeous unproblematic thoughtful man and Robert Redford was clearly all those things. And like the OP says, given the era of Hollywood in which he was a star, unfortunately that is remarkable

No. Just chiming in with all the Black women saying this: If folks want to go to a protest just go. Why you want to RSVP to a protest, rally, or march…..in this political climate?!

They disregarded federal law passed by Congress and signed by the previous President to keep TikTok running Who didn’t see this as the logical conclusion with the ownership of TikTok in the U.S.?

It was a great treat to see Robert Redford in person, at the premiere for the Old Man and the Gun, his last film before retiring from acting. Yes he was gorgeous, but as a movie lover, grateful for Redford’s investment in independent film & directors through Sundance Rest in peace. Job well done

Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74

Black women have been essential to building up democracy through the free press, I write about how in my upcoming book Whether that’s through Black owned/mainstream newspapers, magazines, radio & TV, or as freelancers. When we are being silenced, it WILL blow back on EVERYONE at some point

When the WH admin is telling workplaces not to report numbers, it means we’re getting deeper into a recession

Welp. The Washington Post, a paper based in a city w/ close to 50% Black people, has fired its last Black columnist as the U.S. faces rising fascism Black women have long been the canary in the coal mine and the standard bearers for democracy esp. in the media at risk to their lives and livelihood

*clears throat* So what’s good Jeffries and Schumer?

Somewhere in a rabbit hole of articles yesterday, I found a clip of Charlie Kirk saying of his wife Erika that her views were such that he was the “moderate” of the two of them….

What in the white fragility…..?

For those wondering about Fuentes v Kirk and what that had to do with Robinson, here’s a a good thread. Given the last few days, it’s clear we need to be aware of what’s going on in fascist land as a matter of caution

Right. I mean and this ain’t even the first time it’s happened, it’s just probably the worst I’ve seen it!

Yep…

If I don't see multiple ~media reporters~ columns about the extraordinarily irresponsible Wall Street Journal report from yesterday morning — and their extensive promotion of that inflammatory report — you all should just pack up and go home.

If I ever end up responsible for whatever reason raising any boy child in this world. Imma be like “you wanna play video games? Here is a Game Boy”

“Transgender ideology” on bullets…. That’s homophobic ideology These folks are old enough to remember “that’s so gay” was a common response from a subset of dude to anything that made them remotely uncomfortable… like c’mon

Wait, does this mean Pritzker bullied him out of Chicago?!

Being married to an introvert is hearing: “I love you. I don’t want to spend life without you….But I also want to sit in silence beside you for like… twenty minutes”.

Oh great. Even though the shooter is a white guy and it happened in an overwhelmingly majority white state. Blame Black people

Alright does anyone else feel like Alice just having gone through the Looking Glass?? The responses or actions from some of these elected officials and pundits since yesterday …. 👀

You are under no obligation to mourn the death of people who would’ve celebrated yours.

What a time to be alive.

Remembering the Thumper rule my mom would remind me of sometimes as a child.

Whoever you YAHOOS are that wanted early fall, I’m starting to get hang nails and chapped lips after being outside too long so TRUST you will be dealt with because this is YOUR fault.