Mark Hamill: I canceled our subscription to the LA Times because I want to make it clear that I am not okay with them

[highplainsdem]

being silent. In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is the only way to show I’m standing up.- mh

#ThankYouMarielGarza 🙏

Link to tweet

[Cha]

1. Goood on Mark Hamil.. A Strong Voice

For Democracy! TY

[AZLD4Candidate]

9. And any non-celebrity that does this too. . .their voice isn't powerful or meaningful

I am so tired of celebrity worship on both sides of the aisle. Some non-famous person does it, no one cares. Some famous person does it, it's breaking news.

Millionaires have stronger voices than non-wealthy. Everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others.

[NBachers]

13. Thank you Mark Hamill - your example is exemplary.

[AZLD4Candidate]

19. And if your kid's teacher did it, you wouldn't care. Their examples means nothing.

Celebrity worships sucks.

[NBachers]

20. I could keep playing, but I'm not going to.

[MontanaMama]

14. A non-celebrity can make an impact

in instances like this by canceling subscriptions or memberships AND letting the entity know WHY. Canceling without explanation has far less impact.

[markodochartaigh]

16. I care if a non-celebrity does it.

I care about every drop in OUR tidal wave of blue, about every action to retain our democracy. Of course I'm no one, only another drop. But if enough of us care about every other drop, we will form OUR tidal wave of caring.

[Dave says]

2. Looks like Wash Post isn't going to endorse

Neither Harris nor Trump.

[B.See]

4. File under

"undecideds" who HAVEN'T decided that Trump is a fascist, a dangerous lunatic, a psychopath, and an existential threat to DEMOCRACY.

[markodochartaigh]

18. Damn.

I thought that if you were tough enough to send a Big Blue Penis Rocket into space, you were tough enough to stand up against fascism.

[calimary]

24. Is that chicken-clucking I hear?

Spineless chicken-clucking.

[dflprincess]

3. The Minnesota (formerly Minneapolis) Star Tribune

has announced it will not make any political endorsements.

I'm guessing it's their way of tying to boost statewide circulation. Cowards.

[highplainsdem]

8. Just did some searching, found out it's been owned since 2014 by Republican billionaire Glen Taylor,

who despite being the richest man in Minnesota is asking people to support the paper with donations, not just subscriptions.

https://www.startribune.com/grove-why-give-to-the-strib/601154917

[dflprincess]

12. It endorsed Clinton in 2016, Biden in 2020

and Walz for governor in 2018 & 2022. While it has tended to split on House seats, it has pretty consistenly endorsed DFL Senate candidates.

The paper has long had a reputation of "leaning left". So much so that the conservatives in the sate think they're being clever by calling it the "Red Star".

[Jakes Progress]

17. So it's not Dems they don't like. It's women.

[dflprincess]

22. Not sure where you're getting that

It endorsed Clinton as well as several female candidates for the House & Senate.

[progressoid]

23. That's odd considering they have endorsed Dems in the past.

Of course with circulation dropping, newspapers no longer have the luxury of pissing off a third of their readers. So maybe this is a financial decision.

[Quiet Em]

5. Thank you Mark Hamill

We, the people, are not going to be silent.

We have the biggest voice.

We will speak out. We will vote. We will win.

[PortTack]

6. SkyWalker....leading the way!

[Wednesdays]

7. Bravo to Luke Skywalker!

[B.See]

10. EXACTLY. At this stage, silence means

either COWARDICE or COMPLICITY. Perhaps both.

Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement - AP

[DaBronx]

11. Meh

Even better I'd like to see him lead the great migration away from X.

[Initech]

15. I am joining Mark!

Fuck Patrick Soon-Singh. Fuck him to the hottest of hells.

[Montauk6]

21. May the Force be with the Blue Jedis in destroying Loud Moff Trumpkin and Darth Vancer's Empire 2025

[RandiFan1290]

25. From Twitter

[townie]

26. We can always count on Mark to do the right thing.

[Ruby the Liberal]

27. I'm normally not one to knee jerk cancellations like that but

Toasted the NYT this spring and just cancelled the Washington Post today.

I hate that - these journalists need to make a living, but this sitting on the sidelines thing when these aren't the days of mere policy disagreements is just too dangerous.

[denvine]

28. Good for him!

I just canceled my subscription to the Washington Post!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

29. Too many rich MAGAts own media.

[Salviati]

30. canceled my prime subscription that was gonna renew next month...

... and donated the $ to get out the vote.