Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
"Look: we have a lot of people to kill. We feel the Nazis were hampered by their penchant for paperwork and we'd like to learn from those mistakes."
In no functioning country is this allowed.
An extreme Kansas bill will invalidate the drivers license of every trans person in the state. It was passed alongside a particularly extreme bathroom bill, meaning that the implications of every trans Kansan losing legal ID overnight has largely been missed.
The cast of SCTV
SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods.
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When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.
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A young Fred Korematsu
A photo of Fred Korematsu in his later years
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
So glad you enjoyed it, Jeremy!
Explore the storied life and legacy of the legendary Mel Brooks in Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio's latest two-part documentary: MEL BROOKS THE 99 YEAR OLD MAN! (2026).
Catch the final installment on HBO Max tonight, at 9pm ET
Poster for the HBO Original - Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man - Now Streaming
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! Premieres tonight on HBO
Tonight on HBO/HBO Max!
“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!”
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If you're looking for a little laughter and joy amidst all the horror, our new 2-part documentary #MelBrooks: The 99 Year Old Man! premieres on HBO and HBO Max January 22nd.
hi, cis folks!
if you said you’d stand with trans people, we need you now.
the FY26 budget bill gets a vote by 9/30. the GOP wants to jam a ban on federal funding for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE.
we need you to call senators: reps.fyi
more info & script downthread.🧵
Oo!!! Baby Sammy Davis Jr!!!
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Air Bud reaches up from the grave, which says "Here lies Air Bud" Alternate tagline: When there is no more room in doggie heaven, the dead shall walk the earth Tagline in. photo: "There's nothing in the rulebook that says a dog must stay in Hell"
Air Bud Returns (2026)
Oh no I really hope Bill Clinton isn’t in the Epstein files, I’ll have to get rid of my Bill Clinton hat and my Bill Clinton sneakers and my Bill Clinton cologne and my Bill Clinton watch and take down my Bill Clinton flag and I’ll have to delete my Bill Clinton nft trading cards
"Sadness is like a little bit of an emotional death but not a defeat if you can find a way to laugh about it. Because that laughter keeps you from having fear of it, and fear is the thing that keeps you turning to evil devices to save you from the sadness."
-- Stephen Colbert
Q: Mr Cuomo, how will you win this time?
A: I’m gonna touch more young people
Reading the Where’s Waldo audiobook and they’re just describing each person individually then try to slip “Waldo” in there real fast but I HEARD IT
huh. that must be why Bret Stephens, a Republican, is using his New York Times column to try to prevent that mayoralty from happening: because it would be so good for Republicans
Will the anti-semitism ever stop?
"A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol. What a marvelous moment for baseball. What a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the state of Georgia. What a marvelous moment for the country and the world.”
This was Vin Scully's call of Henry Aaron's 715th home run. Tonight Major League Baseball cut off the first sentence, starting it with the "What a marvelous moment" part because they don't want to anger the white supremacists who run our country and of whom Rob Manfred is an ardent supporter.
