Reupping this from 2023 from @arawnsley.bsky.social and me, for no particular reason www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.

Ro Khanna: "They're making comedy illegal. Brendan Carr pressured ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney cancels Jimmy Kimmel. This canceling from an administration that lectured us about cancel culture. That's why today I'm introducing a motion to subpoena Brendan Carr."

The companies that own local television stations and radio stations are Sinclair broadcasting group, Nextstar media they own NewsNation and shares of The CW, TEGNA and COX media group.

What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.

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Can’t believe the CDC. Can’t believe the DoJ. Can’t believe the BLS. Can’t believe the FBI. But I believe in us.

BREAKING: Republican Thomas Massie speaks out against the pathetic release of the already released Epstein documents, equating it to the Binders Trump gave to influencers a few months ask.

I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops. I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops. I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.

BREAKING: The Pentagon has authorized up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges. This is a blatant expansion of military power into a civilian judicial process, a dangerous erosion of the separation between the two. Every day, we inch closer to fascism.

Bluesky has been critical to Democracy Docket's growth and reach. Nate Silver is an idiot.

“You cannot argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience” -Mark Twain This is why the medical experts are leaving the CDC.

URGENT: U.S. human screwworm case just reported This parasite can devastate cattle by laying eggs in wounds of warm-blooded animals—eventually killing livestock. The beef industry could be at serious risk Trump just fired 5,600 USDA and 1,300 CDC employees, while pushing budget cuts of 44% at CDC

Criminal charges anyone? Trampled human rights, protocols for how prisoners should be treated… and I’m just guessing here, corruption?

A federal judge ordered that no more immigrant detainees be sent to the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in the Florida Everglades, and that much of the facility be dismantled. The ruling rebuked the state and federal governments for failing to consider potential environmental harms.

Hey Kash, ever been to Mar-A-Lago? Piles of classified docs leaked to our foes… just in case you want to give the appearance that you ACTUALLY give a crap about National Security.

NOW: The FBI is executing a search warrant on John Bolton’s home. www.newsweek.com/john-bolton-...

Krishnamoorthi on the FBI raiding Bolton's house: "It looks like it's also an attempt to distract from the other big news of the day, which is the first production of the Epstein files that is required by subpoena from the Oversight Committee and they want to change the conversation."

May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

US Supreme Court Justice KBJ from the top rope. Provided that there will be history books, this will be an important entry in them.

What real leadership looks like. Thank you, President Barack Obama, for standing strong with California, defending our rights, and fighting for the people of this nation.

Thank you, Boston Globe. This is how it's done.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is escalating its effort to pressure states to hand over sensitive voter data, including by threatening legal action, according to letters from a top department official obtained by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

'Exit through a gift shop': Trump slammed for showcasing MAGA merchandise to world leaders

i do not understand suing a dairy because you made the unwise decision to purchase and consume raw milk www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...

I need you to understand that if you heard a song you liked in the 80s, you couldn’t Shazam it. You couldn’t Google the lyrics. You had to sing it to the guy at Tower Records.

My law firm is currently litigating 50 voting and election cases in 22 states. Here are the states with the most cases: GA, AZ, FL, NC, LA, MT, NV, WI. The fight for free and fair elections is the fight for democracy. Please, pay attention.

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Brett Meiselas: The tone is set from the top. And now, we have a president of the United States infecting the population. There has never been a more divisive, more corrupt individual in the presidency...trickle-down economics may not work, but trickle-down assholery? That’s absolutely a thing.

Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office. 

ALERT: Trump's birthright citizenship order is unconstitutional, appeals court says www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-...

Joey did a 180 so hard the Lolita Express had to re-calculate its flight path.

BREAKING WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court decision that blocked its enforcement nationwide.

To be clear, this now a massive cover up involving the President, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, and the GOP Congress.

A curious Arctic Fox pup checks out a nature photographer

The American people need to raise holy hell and not stop until the full Epstein files are released and EVERY person implicated in them is brought to justice, despite their party or position. We're either a nation of human decency or we're not. This should be a nonpartisan demand.

BREAKING: We just subpoenaed the Epstein files. As a survivor of sexual assault, I know the pain & trauma survivors carry. This subpoena is a massive victory for every survivor who has ever been silenced, dismissed, or harmed. Bondi must release the files immediately. We demand accountability.

Files can’t be blackmailed. Files can’t be extorted. Files can’t be pardoned. Files can’t be bribed. Nothing can substitute for the release of all of the Epstein files.

Talarico speaking on Rogan: I'm a Christian, and I think there is no more dangerous form of government than theocracy—because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they’re on a mission from God.

“Trump wrote on Truth Social … that he warned the Journal and ‘Rupert Murdoch, personally’ … and that he ‘will be suing The Wall Street Journal, NewsCorp, and Mr. Murdoch.’ The president … described the Journal as a ‘Disgusting and Filthy Rag.’” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The stories are coming every hour - this is like Watergate if you replace illegal break-ins with underage girls

McGovern: And trying to blame Democrats for Jeffrey Epstein, who was president when Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell? Donald Trump. And who is in charge now blocking the release of the files? Donald Trump.

Colbert hits a home run here with his monologue about Trump’s insane denial of the Epstein story! youtube.com/watch?v=Hb5f...