So they made the call: “#JimmyKimmel Live” would temporarily go dark.
That decision—the product of a spider’s web of interlocking #political & #financial pressures placed atop one of the country’s biggest #corporations —quickly morphed into a flashpoint for #FreeSpeech in the #US. Many #Democrats, actors & comedians cried foul as #FarRight activists celebrated.On a diplomatic trip in Britain, #Trump knocked #Kimmel for “bad ratings” & proclaimed that #ABC “should have fired him a long time ago.”
I guess "tragic" depends on whose ox is being gored. Didn't Donald Trump say of Ghislaine Maxwell, "I wish her well."
One sexual predator to another.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/charlie-kirk-shot-event-utah-valley-university-1235424918/
#Trump&Epstein #Political#Violence
The proposal being evaluated now would allow the president to mobilize #troops & put them on #Title32 orders in a #state experiencing unrest. The documents detailing the plan acknowledge the potential for #political friction should the #governor refuse to work with the #Pentagon.
Some #legal scholars expressed apprehension about the proposal.
[I should think!]
#Trump #law#PosseComitatusAct#MilitaryState#Autocracy#Constitution#FreedomOfAssembly#RightToProtest#FreeSpeech
Agencies cannot announce new #funding opportunities until the new protocols are in place, according to the order.
The #Trump admin said these changes are part of an effort to “strengthen oversight” & “streamline agency grantmaking.” Scientists say the order will cripple America’s scientific engine by placing control over federal #research funds in the hands of people who are influenced by #politics & lack relevant expertise.
“This is taking #political control of a once politically neutral mechanism for #funding #science in the US,” said Joseph Bak-Coleman, a scientist studying group decision-making at the University of Washington.
The changes will delay grant review & approval, slowing “progress for cures & treatments that patients & families across the country urgently need,” said the Association of American Medical Colleges in a statement.
#USpol#Trump#BrainDrain #research #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
#Trump executive order gives #politicians control over all federal #grants, alarming #researchers
An #ExecutiveOrder signed by Trump late Thursday aims to give #political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by #FederalAgencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the #US the world leader in #research & #development.
#USpol#BrainDrain #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-federal-funding-grants-nih-fema-4b4b6c23a25a8ae3fdc7b43c4586c999
I guess I'm glad to know that #nonprofit #fundraising by text is only as much of a scam as #political #fundraisinghttps://data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mothership-vortex-an-investigation #ripoff#USPol #dems
In the Blue Room of the White House, once the cameras recording the Easter prayer service cut off, the conversation at #Trump’s dinner table turned to one of the biggest political goals for #conservative#Christian activists — eliminating a #law that banned #churches, & other #TaxExempt charitable groups, from endorsing #political candidates.
#TaxLaw#Christianity#Evangelism#NewApostolicReformation#NAR#ChurchAndState#TaxExempt
Seated across from #Trump that April night, Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Dallas, told the president about how his #church faced an #IRS inquiry over its #TaxExempt status under the #Biden admin, after hosting a rally with #political figures.
Franklin Graham, the son of the #evangelist Billy Graham, who runs a large ministry with his father’s name, chimed in that his groups had faced similar IRS inquiries during President Barack #Obama’s tenure.
How #Conservative#Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old #Law
The #IRS recently said that #churches could endorse #political candidates from the pulpit, a break from a longstanding interpretation of American #nonprofit law.
#law#TaxLaw#Trump#Christianity#Evangelism#NewApostolicReformation#NAR#ChurchAndState#TaxExempt
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/johnson-amendment-church-free-speech.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
In the Blue Room of the White House, once the cameras recording the Easter prayer service cut off, the conversation at #Trump’s dinner table turned to one of the biggest political goals for #conservative#Christian activists — eliminating a #law that banned #churches, & other #TaxExempt charitable groups, from endorsing #political candidates.
#TaxLaw#Christianity#Evangelism#NewApostolicReformation#NAR#ChurchAndState#TaxExempt
How #Conservative#Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old #Law
The #IRS recently said that #churches could endorse #political candidates from the pulpit, a break from a longstanding interpretation of American #nonprofit law.
#law#TaxLaw#Trump#Christianity#Evangelism#NewApostolicReformation#NAR#ChurchAndState#TaxExempt
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/johnson-amendment-church-free-speech.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
mkb
boosted
This is my favorite slide from the first #1millionrising video call.
#noncooperation #stratetgicnoncooperation #civilresistance #resist #resistance #nonviolent #nonviolence #radicaldecency #anti-authoritarian #anti-fascist #activism #organizing #social #political #economic
This is my favorite slide from the first #1millionrising video call.
#noncooperation #stratetgicnoncooperation #civilresistance #resist #resistance #nonviolent #nonviolence #radicaldecency #anti-authoritarian #anti-fascist #activism #organizing #social #political #economic
Is it just me, or am I seeing an increase in #political posts here on #bsd.network?
Maybe I've not been paying too much attention, but it seems I'm seeing more of them than usual.
Tim Chambers
boosted
This is sickening
#Trump's Military Audience While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance
“Internal 82nd Airborne Division communications reviewed by Military.com reveal a tightly orchestrated effort to #curate the #optics of Trump's recent visit, including HANDPICKING SOLDIERS for the audience based on #political leanings & physical appearance.
One unit-level message bluntly saying: "No fat soldiers."
#propaganda #disrespect#DearLeader #authoritarianism
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/bragg-soldiers-who-cheered-trumps-political-attacks-while-uniform-were-checked-allegiance-appearance.html
This is sickening
#Trump's Military Audience While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance
“Internal 82nd Airborne Division communications reviewed by Military.com reveal a tightly orchestrated effort to #curate the #optics of Trump's recent visit, including HANDPICKING SOLDIERS for the audience based on #political leanings & physical appearance.
One unit-level message bluntly saying: "No fat soldiers."
#propaganda #disrespect#DearLeader #authoritarianism
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/bragg-soldiers-who-cheered-trumps-political-attacks-while-uniform-were-checked-allegiance-appearance.html