President Donald Trump feels he is qualified to tell American women that if they take Tylenol during pregnancy they might give their children autism. The declaration came during a joint press event on Monday. Trump — flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Administrator for …
Read More »Migrant Detainees Shot in Attack at Dallas ICE Facility
Three individuals were shot at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)field office in Dallas on Wednesday morning. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that “ICE law enforcement was not injured.” One migrant detainee was killed and two more are in critical condition, according to DHS. In a preliminary …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel May Be Back. Trump's Attacks on the First Amendment Aren't Over
It’s difficult to think of Jimmy Kimmel as a canary or imagine Stephen Colbert in a coal mine, but here we are. Having worked in late-night television during the presidency of our country’s most revered Republican icon, Ronald Reagan, I know firsthand how bizarre the harassment of talk-show hosts by …
Read More »Donald Trump Threatens to Sue 'ABC Fake News' Over Jimmy Kimmel's Return
Jimmy Kimmel Live returned last night after a week-long suspension, much to the delight of the general public. One person who was not a fan, however, was Donald Trump. The president responded to Jimmy Kimmel’s comeback with a rant on Truth Social, declaring that he intends to sue the late-night …
Read More »Kamala Harris Hails Jimmy Kimmel's Return: 'We Saw the Power of the People'
Kamala Harris praised Disney‘s decision to return Jimmy Kimmel to the air during an interview with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC last night. “Talk about the power being with the people and the people making that clear with their checkbooks as it relates to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel,” Harris told …
Read More »Kamala Harris Acknowledges Campaign Mistakes, Slams Trump's 'Fragile Ego' on 'The View'
Kamala Harris returned to The View on Tuesday, Sept. 23, for the first time since she stopped by the show during her presidential campaign last year. That was the day she was asked what she would have done differently than Joe Biden, to which she replied, “There’s not a thing …
Read More »John Oliver Defends Jimmy Kimmel, Tells Bob Iger to Stop 'Rolling Over'
John Oliver offered an impassioned defense of Jimmy Kimmel last night on Last Week Tonight. The host spoke out about the importance of free speech and not succumbing to “bullies,” at one point directing his monologue at Disney head Bob Iger. Oliver kicked off his monologue by discussing the death …
Read More »Are We Witnessing the Fall of the American Empire?
Mike Duncan knows how empires fall. He’s covered history’s most defining collapses, upheavals, and regime changes through the Revolutions and History of Rome podcasts — the latter being a 179 episode, 73 hour long behemoth exploring the trajectory of the Roman Republic and Empire from conception to collapse. He knows …
Read More »Howard Stern Calls Jimmy Kimmel's Suspension 'F-cking Horrible,' Is Canceling Disney+ Subscription
Howard Stern called ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel “really dumb and fucking horrible,” and said he’s cancelling his Disney+ subscription in protest. Stern, who was off last week, addressed the still-simmering controversy when he returned to his SiriusXM show Monday, Sept. 22, saying, “When the government says, ‘I’m not …
Read More »Billy Eichner: Jimmy Kimmel's Suspension Is an Attack on Our Fundamental Rights
Jimmy Kimmel‘s suspension under these circumstances is a fundamental attack on each individual American, regardless of party affiliation, regardless of whether or not you even vote. It affects every single American’s ability to lead the life they want to lead, to think whatever they want to think. I truly believe …
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