The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel has been swift, and severe. The whole episode underscores something I've been blogging about for a while: A lot of powerful people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-p...

The wannabe king is now directing his regime to prosecute his political opponents. Trump thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we have NO KINGS and we won’t back down to chaos, cruelty, and corruption. Join us for the next nationwide day of defiance: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

I get that "don't complain bc things sucked more in the past" is not really a strong argument, politically or morally. But still. This graph is stunning, comparing the 2020 homicide spike in NYC to historic trends. Still SO safe, for all the "city on fire!" rhetoric.

Who do you suppose orders the extra judicial killings? Why do you suppose reporters have to obey to get access to the Pentagon?

Trump had his accounts suspended on January 7, 8, and 9th 2020. WHEN HE WAS STILL PRESIDENT. It was not Joe Biden because Biden was not President.

If you are one of the almost 100 Dems who voted to honor the guy who said the Civil Rights Act was a huge mistake, don’t bother asking Black people to vote for you, donate to you or canvass for you next year. Don’t bother. Please. And don’t be shocked if you get a primary opponent.

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

It's very important for our democracy that many people in this regime go to prison during the coming era of truth, reconciliation, and accountability.

Look at academia giving me a little hope

this is awesome. this kind of thing happens all the time when you volunteer to get out the vote. it's FUN and you meet your NEIGHBORS and other COOL PEOPLE and you should DO IT, friends.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the legal risks that come from merely being pregnant have shot up in the United States.

California - Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “Unmarked cars. People in masks. People disappearing… immigrants have rights, and we have the right to push back, and that’s what we’re doing.”

“Pelayo said her dad described being held in a room with at least 150 other men as ICE officers constantly yell at them and call them slurs. He also told his daughters detainees are only given food and water based on good behavior.” These are the conditions at the site of yesterday’s protest.

Some days (the best days) activism looks like working with a crew of 10 badasses to bring together 200 Chicagoans to learn advanced community defense strategies and tactics! What an invigorating day. So many more Joyful Menaces!!! We save us.

Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash. Pam Bondi knew. Kash Patel knew. Emil Bove knew. And they made the investigation go away. A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.

While you’re cancelling your Disney and Hulu subscriptions, don’t forget to cancel Disney vacations. Their theme parks and cruise ships make a ton of money. Boycott Disney and you can boycott Florida at the same time!

currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter

This is the second violent threat against another country he's made in the last 24 hours. That Nobel Peace Prize is right around the corner.

Hey, we found the "ghouls celebrating Charlie Kirk's death!" And once again... Every Republican Accusation is a Confession.™ blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/19/v...

Only thing missing is a makeup-covered hand bruise.

They think they can touch the third rail. I hope they grab it.

AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.

At USDA, attacks on workers’ rights are threatening food safety. The USDA has canceled inspectors’ union contracts, which is likely to lead to more attrition, increase workloads, and compromise inspectors’ ability to raise food safety concerns. www.wpr.org/news/food-sa...

You almost certainly aren’t going to get out of the war crimes tribunal by producing a letter that you solicited because you were aware that the legality of your orders was questionable.

This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.

Sheinbaum: I didn’t say this in the meeting, Prime Minister Carney, but I’m saying it right now. We celebrate the constant growth of Canadian tourism in Mexico. We truly celebrate it because we have an increasingly growing number of families and visitors choosing Mexico as their tourist destination.

Dutch late night TV has its take

When we get to pleading in my first-year Civil Procedure class, my students often ask me just how over the top a complaint would have to be for a judge to strike it without even being *asked* to do so. Thanks to President Trump, we have an answer: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Complying in advance is like a snowball. Every institution to fold adds momentum to the authoritarian takeover attempt. They have to meet with resistance everywhere. From everyone. “Fuck you, make me.”

Blue iguana climbs back from the brink. Grand Cayman’s blue iguana, once down to fewer than 25 individuals, now numbers more than 1,000 in the wild. Captive breeding, habitat restoration and community engagement reversed what was nearly a Caribbean extinction. CNN buff.ly/GKiJpcz #ShareGoodNewsToo

My respect for anyone who says they're afraid of voting against this resolution is zero. You are a member of Congress. The country is being dragged to hell. 'People will threaten us.' What did you think this job entailed? Quit blubbering, vote no, and move on.

@jimmykimmel.com If you're in town on October 18th, we'd love to have you again at our Torrance rally. I've heard your calendar has opened up. . . Sorry, too soon? www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

i mean there’s a guy from a Dutch far-right group sitting in custody right now on terror and weapons offences and another foiled neo-Nazi attack on Eurovision 2020 where the guy planned on using chemicals like cyanide and ricin but ok tweede kamer nltimes.nl/2025/09/19/d...

RFK Jr. is objectively pro-disease, pro-illness and pro-child death.

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

European newspapers on Trump’s silencing of critics, including Kimmel. I was floored by the strong covers from Germany: Taz: “Democracy dies in late night shows.” Frankfurter Rundschau: “Land of Censored Speech.” Italy and Spain (left-leaning only 🇪🇸) also strong. @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social

the skeleton key to understanding these people is that they genuinely think you are a drone who will do what you’re told if the TV says it

Overcrowded cells. Unsanitary conditions. Limited access to food and water. These are the conditions that ICE has created at 26 Federal Plaza, which eleven elected officials sought to expose. Instead, they were arrested. They must be released right now — and inspectors let in.

Sen. Warren: A year ago, Trump was saying he would lower costs on day one. And where are we? The cost of groceries is up. The cost of utilities is up. The cost of health care is up. And what's been the response? The big signature achievement has been to cut health care from 15 million Americans

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

Look who came with

I think we’ve started to answer the question about what we have to lose

Man, I dunno, all the evangelicals I met outside the abortion clinic I was escorting at were screaming at me for hours and our training involved ensuring no protestor knew where we parked our cars because they might identify us and put us on a kill list, and all I did was hold up an umbrella

This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.

Toxic barrels off LA coast too dangerous to clean up, scientists say. While investigating whether the barrels contained DDT, a pesticide that makes seafood unsafe to eat, scientists found they’re leaking something else entirely.

Metro reinstates two LA bus drivers who vowed to protect riders from ICE. An LA County Supervisor and thousands of residents spoke out in support of the bus operators, who now have a 60-day unpaid suspension from their jobs.

🚨NEW: Declarations filed in the lawsuit against the rushed attempt to deport 600 Guatemalan children reveals the chaotic way the Trump admin carried out the operation. Children were taken out of bed after midnight to be rushed onto planes. One girl "was so scared she vomited."

One 17-year-old had WON his case, but remained in foster care because he's still a child. He had been granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and got deferred action as a result. He's on a path to a green card — but nevertheless, the Trump admin tried to deport him too.

State & local officials are pulling back on fluoridation in MI, FL & elsewhere, even though it is the most cost effective method to prevent tooth decay, especially for vast numbers of people in the US without insurance or access to a dentist. / by @annaleighclark.bsky.social

The thing about streaming services is that their bread & butter are households that sub and forget - ppl who go months w/o actually using the product but enjoy having the option at their fingertips. They're the first to go in a boycott (it costs nothing to cancel) and they're the hardest to get back