Who's got the power? Jimmy Kimmel's "return from suspension" pulled 4x his usual audience—despite 25% of ABC affiliate blocking the show.. His monologue has pulled 26M views—so far. (You know what to do.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Resistance to autocracy takes many forms. Here’s one to add to the list. In Scott Galloway Proposes Economic Strike - youtube.com/shorts/dCeF0pIIO...

‘Although Trump has promised repeatedly that “we’re not touching Social Security,” actions speak louder than words, and his unconcern about the program, if not his outright hostility, has been screaming from the rooftops.’ The Trump administration's attack on Social Security is looking worse

#periodicreminder that while history doesn’t repeat itself it does seem to rhyme. Poorly.

Are you conscientious? Committed? Consistent? It’s not a new challenge… Reporter's Notebook: An antidote to digital distraction from 1937 - youtube.com/watch?v=H46EsnGm...

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

PSA: A "Major Terrorist Organization" (MTO) is not a thing. The Immigration and Nationality Act *delegates* power to the State Department to designate *FOREIGN* terrorist organizations (FTOs) based on certain criteria. It doesn't apply to domestic orgs. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.” Nailed it.

In case you were wondering. (Since the mediators mostly can't be bothered to let you know.) www.theguardian.com/us-news/...

"I'll give you my em dashes when you pry them from my cold, dead hands." (Some of us think they're a part of good human writing—not an AI marker. (See what I did there?) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/m...

Remind me, what day is the national general strike?

Man, a lot of crazy shit has happened since Epstein’s birthday letter was released a week ago Monday.

Have you noticed that hardly any of the news stories about Jimmy Kimmel‘s firing (at the behest of the FCC Chair) actually report what he actually said? Well, this one does. At least some. I think you’ll be surprised. apple.news/AJpcyvV-8Rg-...

I guess I've been a free speech absolutist for as long as I can remember.… substack.com/profile/1081...

And then there are some media companies with a bit of backbone.

Was working on stuff and basically missed the whole Jimmy Kimmel news cycle. It reminds us. With the exception of the Times (which doesn't own a bunch of other vulnerable properties), msnbc and a few others, all the news/media outlets are owned by the white house now.

Apparently Kimmel's comments were “offensive and insensitive” but Mr. Trump’s and the Foxes were not. ABC suspends ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ “indefinitely” over Charlie Kirk comments - The Hollywood Reporter

When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.

Don’t be that person, ‘k?

Very cool.

"America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments." Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

It should be way bigger news that Trump effectively killed any attempt by foreign countries to build new factories in the United States with this idiotic ICE move. Just incalculable long term damage. Trump just killed his "build America" push www.wsj.com/world/asia/c...

The most effective way to destroy an organization is to make it more bureaucratic. In 1944, the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA, was aware of this. TY every.to

Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents. In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

When even Rand Paul thinks you’re despicable.

Just enforcing the law, sir…

Hey guys, remember "lead, follow, or get out of the way"?

Exactly

maybe not…

"After its funding cuts were blocked in court, CA retained every grant the Trump admin. attempted to claw back, while TX remains the state w/ the most grants terminated, w/ at least 30. As the CDC slashed grants in TX, its measles outbreak spread across the US & Mexico..." 🛟 😷 medsky health policy

“After Hurricane Katrina, Congress passed a law to strengthen the nation’s disaster response. FEMA employees say the Trump administration has reversed that progress.” My question, as always: “Who benefits?” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...

Best meme ever‼️

Some days I wonder how South Park manages to do such a better job of covering the Trump Gang and ChatGPT than the mainstream mediators do. (Like today.)

Yeah, maybe so!

My favorite new-to-me word of the week: "indigenuity." It's rippling, deeply. (TY @Michelle Smith)

Why Apple is taking this controversial symbol—“carbon neutral”—off its packaging - Fast Company apple.news/AfB8qC8STRH-VJXGf...

Turns out there are lots of mineral resources above ground. And local. US could meet critical minerals needs from mining waste, study finds on.ft.com/4fKftQe

America’s Rich Don’t Want You To Know This Simple Way To Stop Oligarchy - youtube.com/watch?v=VNNJJXfl...

Demonstrating once again, that “see you in court!“ Is an important immediate response to authoritarian overreach. Trump administration backs down on D.C. police control after striking deal - POLITICO apple.news/AsIc91YpcRquxUcmt...

Steve Brandt comments: “Hugely important 30 min conversation about the Moral Collapse in American society. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a historian / expert on authoritarianism, and the Rev. William Barber discuss the power of love (quite literally) to save us.” open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...

In some parts of the Arab world, architects are repurposing ancient methods to naturally lower building temperatures without using modern air conditioning, @mariannedhe.bsky.social reports. But can it be deployed at scale in a region so thoroughly reliant on ACs? #middleeast #climate

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Because what we don't know won't hurt him?