FCC commissioner: ‘We don’t have the authority’ to retaliate against broadcasters

FCC commissioner: ‘We don’t have the authority’ to retaliate against broadcasters

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Anna Gomez said Thursday that the independent regulatory agency does not “have the authority” to retaliate against broadcasters over what they choose to run on air. 

Republicans keep proving that free speech isn’t free for everyone. That’s why I introduced the Free Speech Act of 2025 — to stop the FCC from being used as a political weapon and to protect the First Amendment. - Jasmine Crockett

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Atlanta journalist detained by ICE is ordered deported
• ICE Breaks Truck Window to Arrest Husband With Pending Visa Petition—Wife
• Congressional Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act Creates an Unaccountable Slush Fund for the Trump Administration’s Deportation Force
• Santa Clara County to coordinate regional response against ICE raids, deportations
• She Paid His Bond. ICE Took Him. Bradenton Family's Saga Shows How Florida Jails Fuel Deportations
• NATO intercepts three Russian jets over Estonia’s airspace
• Israel presses ahead with Gaza City assault, displaced Palestinians panic

If we’re going to have a “national day of remembrance,” as the Senate wants, let’s have it be for Virginia Giuffre—the child who worked at the Mar-a-Lago spa, was trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell, and raped by Prince Andrew and others, eventually committing suicide. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles - Andy Borowitz

Since When Do Federal Authorities Protect A Private Citizen's Funeral?

Federal authorities are tracking “several threats of unknown credibility” against people planning to attend a Sunday memorial service in Arizona for Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was fatally shot last week in Utah.

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If Trump starts jailing comedians my only request is that we get the kind of prison Ghislaine is getting. - Andy Borowitz

Republican Shenanigans

• Oklahoma Republican Files Bill to Mandate Every Public University in State Erect a ‘Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza’
• Fox Host Makes Case Against 1st Amendment: ‘Charlie Kirk Has No Amendments Now’
• ‘A Hero’: Catholic Cardinal Hails Charlie Kirk as ‘Modern Day St. Paul’
• ‘Dangerous as Hell’: Ted Cruz Torches Trump FCC Chair Brendan Carr Over Jimmy Kimmel Threat
• Fox News Host Rips Trump’s Remarks on Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Something Putin Would Say’
• ‘Are They Still Here?’ Trump Roasts NPR Reporter During Press Gaggle
• Trump approval drops to record low of second term: Poll

Trump Calls for Star Trek to Be Removed from TV for Using Name Kirk in Vain. - Andy Borowitz

Yep, They're Still Trying To Kill Us
A federal vaccine advisory panel voted on Friday to recommend people talk with a clinician before getting a Covid vaccine, while voting against a motion to require prescriptions for the shot.

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Rock The Voter News

• Tim Walz Hammers ‘Dictator’ Trump Over Kimmel Bombshell on MSNBC
• Newsom Satirizes Trump’s Attacks On the Media With Posts Targeting Fox News
• Democrats Call on FCC Chair Brendan Carr to Resign Following Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

Rep. Melanie Stansbury: With the director of the FBI lying under oath in this chamber just yesterday. It is a felony to lie under oath… So if you want to talk about crime in DC, then look no further than your own damn hearings.

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.

GO AOC!
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) explained why she voted "No" on the GOP-backed resolution honoring Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence.

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Business/Tech News

• Trump says Xi approved TikTok deal in ‘productive’ phone call
• ‘Hakuna MAGA-Ta!’ TV Host Pitches Trump-Inspired Disney Films After Kimmel Saga
• Some iPhones cost more but tariffs aren't to blame, Apple CEO says
• 12 brands of cinnamon recalled for high lead levels

Don't expect corporations (lookin' at you, ABC) to behave morally. Corps care about one thing: profit$. If you want Jimmy Kimmel back, you gotta holler your head off. - Stephen King

Trump OKs Complete Destruction of Gaza
The Trump administration has told Congress it plans to sell nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel, a fresh surge of support for the U.S. ally as it faces increasing isolation over its war in Gaza.

Just gonna start posting every night that Kay Graham published the second tranche of Pentagon Papers in the middle of an IPO, at the same time Nixon was threatening to pull her FCC licenses. - Caitlin Legacki

Having been dropped by a major media corporation 2 years ago, I can relate to what Jimmy Kimmel is going through. I can also say that since becoming independent, I have a bigger audience than ever before. It turns out people want to listen to uncensored voices. Oh, and f*ck Disney/ABC. - Andy Borowitz

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Odd News

• Curiosity rover snaps breathtaking photos of the Martian landscape
• Exoplanet could have Earth-like atmosphere, study suggests
• Cows painted with zebra stripes earn scientists parody Nobel Prize
• John Daly makes a 19 to set wrong kind of PGA Tour Champions record
• Botox under burqas: Cosmetic surgery in vogue in Afghanistan

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Hamersley Gorge in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.

Peace.

Trump floats pulling licenses if networks are 'against' him after Jimmy Kimmel suspended

Trump floats pulling licenses if networks are 'against' him after Jimmy Kimmel suspended

President Donald Trump has applauded the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show over comments he made about the man accused of...

Jimmy Kimmel should have stuck to acceptable comments, like suggesting that homeless people be executed. - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• ‘Great News for America!’ Trump Absolutely Revels in Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
• MAGA Influencer Takes Victory Lap Over Kimmel Ouster, Promises More Coming
• Military leaders consider recruiting campaign centered around Charlie Kirk
• Trump admin’s basis for deporting Guatemalan kids ‘crumbled like a house of cards,’ judge rules
• Ghana to accept 40 more west African deportees from US under Trump’s third-country policy
• ‘He’s F**king Me!’ Trump Reportedly Raged Over Netanyahu’s Qatar Strike
• Israel’s far-right finance minister suggests a real estate ‘bonanza’ in Gaza will follow the war
• Gaza City lifelines collapsing, UN aid agency warns
• Trump Says He Thought Putin Relationship Could End War in Ukraine
• Trump wraps up UK state visit with remarks on Putin, Gaza and Kimmel

Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From. - The Onion

About how my days in Russia made it clear to me what a broken society the Soviet Union was—in part because they could only mock their leaders behind closed doors. - David Pepper

Gag Me With A Spoon

White House Faith Director Jenny Korn praised the suspension of late night host Jimmy Kimmel and insisted anyone who “celebrated” the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk should lose their jobs.

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "Tyler Robinson was not MAGA. Not one bit. He was part of antifa. He was in a relationship with someone who identified as furry."

Republican Shenanigans

• ‘The F*ck?’ Joe Rogan Extremely Creeped Out by Trump’s Letter to Epstein
• Kash Patel Accused of Lying Under Oath During Hearing
• Turning Point USA Elects Charlie Kirk’s Widow Erika as New CEO
• JD Vance Roasted for Clip Claiming Trump Admin Would Protect Opposing Views
• Four Republicans Get Dragged After Voting to ‘Protect’ Ilhan Omar
• House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk
• Education Department prioritizing grants for ‘patriotic’ instruction
• Former Bush Aide: ‘The Suppression of Democratic Party Speech Is Coming’
• ‘Be Quiet!’ Nancy Mace Brawls With DC Mayor Over DEI
• Martha MacCallum Confronts Trump With Dismal Fox Poll — Prompting Trump Attack

I do worry a bit that another casualty may be The Onion Website. - Jimmie von Tungeln

Rep. Comer Comes To Kash Patel's Aid
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) agreed with FBI Director Kash Patel’s assertion that there was “no credible” evidence the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein trafficked his underage victims to anyone else on Wednesday.

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Rock The Voter News

• Senate Democrats introduce first-ever bid to recognize Palestinian state
• Obama on Kimmel: Trump administration taking cancel culture ‘to a new and dangerous level’
• Democrats introduce bill to protect free speech following Kimmel suspension

Standing against fascism is now domestic terrorism, by presidential decree. Anyone committed to fighting fascism can now be deemed an enemy of the state, arrested and held—possibly without full due process—on the claim that they're a "terrorist."

Just like that, we lost America. - Seth Abramson

Apparently, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is An Attention Hog
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) joined the chorus of hard-right influencers posting their past text messages from Charlie Kirk as the MAGA world debates Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson’s claim that Kirk had turned against Israel. Owens has gone on to wildly claim Kirk was feeling “blackmailed” by Israel ahead of his death despite Kirk being one of the most vocal pro-Israel voices on the right.

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Business/Tech News

• Obama Declares ‘Media Companies Need to Start Standing Up’ to Trump
• CNNer Drops Brutal $787M Receipt On Gutfeld Amid Jimmy Kimmel Bomb
• Fed kicks two bank employees out of the industry for crimes
• Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Live Demo Implodes During Keynote at Meta Conference 
• Venezuela starts days of military and ‘electronic warfare’ drills after US strikes on alleged drug boats

To be clear: It's not "ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel after comments about Charlie Kirk," it's "ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel after threats from Trump FCC chair"

The distinction matters here. - Theo Baker

What Will SCOTUS Do?
President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to let him move ahead with firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook - a move without precedent since the central bank's founding in 1913 - in a legal battle that imperils the Fed's independence.

Soon, the only comedian left on TV will be Karoline Leavitt. - Andy Borowitz

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Odd News

• We've officially found 6000 exoplanets, NASA says
• Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon
• Kissing Bug Disease Chagas, Which Can Cause Sudden Heart Attack, Is Spreading In U.S.
• ‘Performative male’ contests hit college campuses across the country
• Study: Chimps consume the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks per day
• Florida Woman Claims to Be Trump’s Wife — Crashes Mar-a-Lago

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The Hubble Space Telescope made the Pillars of Creation famous in 1995, or as Carl Sagan might say, starstuff. NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team, STSCI/AURA

Peace.

Four arrested after photos of Trump and Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle during president's U.K. visit

Four arrested after photos of Trump and Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle during president's U.K. visit

Trump, who arrived Tuesday in the U.K. for a state visit, is scheduled to spend most of Wednesday at Windsor Castle with members of the royal family.

King Charles Asks Trump: ‘What the Devil is Wrong With Your Ankles?’ - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Car rams gate at FBI building in Pittsburgh
• Trump revives threat to send National Guard to Chicago, calling Black-led city a ‘death trap’
• Trump Troop Deployment in U.S. Climbs to 35,000 Boots on the Ground
• Ghana says all immigrants deported by the US have been sent home, contradicting lawyers
• He Fled Putin’s War. The U.S. Deported Him to a Russian Jail.
• See the text messages between Charlie Kirk shooting suspect and roommate
• Musk’s posts take a dark, inflammatory turn after Charlie Kirk killing
• Rushed rescue saves Gaza archeological items before Israeli strike
• Israel opens new temporary route out of Gaza City as tanks advance, more forced to flee

trump and prince andrew may meet for the first time without the sex trafficking of minors involved. - Covie

Is Amy Coney Barret Signaling That She's OK With Martial Law?
And I think it is a sign of a culture that has– where political discourse has soured beyond control and something that we need to really pull back. I mean, obviously, well, I assume that the person who murdered Charlie Kirk was mentally ill, but nonetheless, you know, to create a culture in which political discourse can lead to political violence is unacceptable in the United States.

If you voted for a man who had cops beaten on the Capitol steps for a lie, please, tell us more about how you hate political violence.

Tell us how Christian you are, too.  

And how you always "back the blue." - John Fugelsang

Republican Shenanigans

• GOP senators attack ‘anti-Trump’ attorneys working for fired CDC director
• Paul gets into testy exchange over vaccines with fired CDC director
• DOJ quietly removes study showing right wing attacks ‘outpace’ those by left
• Top Republican Calls Out GOP Colleague For Wild Claim: Show Us Docs Or ‘Retract’
• Fox Ignores Blockbuster CDC Hearing in Favor of Coverage of Trump in the UK
• ‘Doesn’t Sound Like a Joke!’ Scott Jennings Explodes During Charlie Kirk Debate
• Republicans Get Warning About Government Shutdown in New Poll
• Whitewashing America: National Park Service removing exhibits about slavery 

GOP Rep. Troy Nehls: “I would say if Charlie Kirk lived in the biblical times he’d of been the 13th disciple.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Such An Eclectic MAGAT!

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) joined the chorus of hard-right influencers posting their past text messages from Charlie Kirk as the MAGA world debates Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson’s claim that Kirk had turned against Israel. Owens has gone on to wildly claim Kirk was feeling “blackmailed” by Israel ahead of his death despite Kirk being one of the most vocal pro-Israel voices on the right.

I honestly hate that we've normalized the idea that all opinions are valid. I think we should get back to telling ppl that they are ill informed & ignorant. - rainaa

 

 

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Rock The Voter News

• Ousted Trump CDC Director Drops Ominous Warning About Vaccines in the U.S.
• Walz on Trump remarks about slain Minnesota lawmaker: ‘No compassion’
• Omar says Mace not ‘well or smart’ for suggesting ‘Somalia can take you back’
• University of California students, professors sue Trump administration

I call for Kash Patel to be fired as FBI director. Failing that, I call for his meds to be adjusted. - Andy Borowitz

The Epstein Files Must Be Much Worse Than We Thought
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and FBI Director Kash Patel sparred during a heated House hearing exchange on the Jeffrey Epstein files on Wednesday. Swalwell repeatedly pushed Patel about whether or not President Donald Trump was given notice that his name is in the files, as has been reported, resulting in Patel attacking Swalwell’s time in office.

It’s now crystal clear that Kash Patel is part of the Epstein files cover-up. - Robert Garcia

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Business/Tech News

• Fed cuts rates for first time this year, signals more to come
• Ben & Jerry’s co-founder quits, says company has lost ‘independence’
• Scott Bessent Reportedly Did Same Thing Trump Is Targeting Fed Governor Over
• No evidence of primary residence violation by Fed Gov Lisa Cook, says Michigan official

It takes a village to raise an idiot.

My My My. Bill Barr Returns To Throw A Block For Trump.
Former Attorney General William Barr recalled his conversations with President Trump when convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell in 2019, details he revealed during his testimony before a House investigative panel last month and which were made public in a transcript released Tuesday.

I’ve watched the military take over our streets.

I’ve watched our universities be threatened and fined.

I’ve watched the Attorney General try to take away your first amendment rights.

This a RED ALERT.

If we don’t stand up now, the America we once knew will be gone. - Gavin Newsom

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead

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Odd News

• Watch an asteroid the size of the Washington Monument zoom past Earth live on Sept. 18 
• 'Ghost ship' wreckage from 140 years ago discovered
• Mummies found in China 9,500 years older than those in Egypt
• Photos show Ghana’s fantasy coffins as a stylish final rest
• S.Africa's top court rules men can take wives' surnames

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This photo of Mount Fuji in Japan may be AI but it may not, as Japan always looks perfectly manicured.

Peace.