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senseandsensibility's JournalUS Attorney under pressure from trump says he's resigning
according to CNN. This is the attorney appointed by trump who doesn't think there is enough evidence to charge Leticia James. I guess the pressure worked (again).
CNN again reporting that ABC wants Kimmel back
The catch is that they want him to "tone it down". This was just reported by the entertainment reporter on Erin Burnett's show. She also said that Kimmel does not want to tone it down.
The reporter said that her sources are telling her this. She also said that almost the entire TV industry is for Kimmel and ABC is really feeling the pressure.
"Yield Man" Mike Johnson strikes again
"It's time to step down. Read the room." That's his advice to Lisa Cook. I mean, the smarminess of this guy just telling Democrats to relax and submit is really disgusting. So lazy. Doesn't even bother to make a case for what she's supposedly done.
Headline CNN: Source: ABC Wants Kimmel Back, But He Has To Lower the Temperature
I don't know. Sounds like censorship to me. 
I have been hearing hints all day that ABC is thinking of making this a temporary "pause" on the show, but this is the first I heard that there will be conditions.
Pritzker coming up on Jen Psaki
He's already come out strongly on bluesky in defense of free speech so I'm looking forward to it.
Wow. Ron Filipkowski weighs in on the Kimmel firing
"Maybe ABC can hire Kilmeade to tell homeless euthanasia jokes."
Dark humor for very dark times.
The reaction to Kimmel's firing has been swift and extremely negative
CNN did a full hour on it at the seven o'clock hour. All negative. No both sides, no let's see what happens. They are continuing their coverage in the eight o'clock hour. Chris Hayes is also leading with it, and I can't wait to see Lawrence tonight.
I think MAYBE they've bit off more than they can chew here. Everyone can see what's going on. To quote Doris Day in "Pillow Talk", some things are just too obvious to be funny.
Kimmel off the air indefinitely
According to NBC news. His show is going to be pre-empted. This is because of the complaint from the FCC. Knew this would happen. Very sad day for ABC.
Ari is covering this (I am watching on a delay), so I am sure that it will be covered on MSNBC at the top of the hour. Well, I guess I was wrong about MSNBC. But Erin Burnett is leading with this story and is being very critical. Brian Stelter said this really does have a chilling effect across the country. One of the media analysts on CNN just said that the decision was so abrupt that there was probably an audience in the studio and the show was ready to be taped.
AND the hubby just reminded me that ABC is pre-empting Kimmel so he can't "let loose" like Colbert is still able to do.
So trump seems to be very unpopular in the UK, as evidenced by the protests
CNN and MSNBC are actually covering the protests there. But it also seems that he is getting the "star" treatment from the royals. King Charles has rolled out the red carpet and then some. Three marching bands, a carriage ride, lots of pomp. CNN even said his welcome from Charles was more than what is usually given a US President.
Just wondering why, if he is extremely unpopular among the people, the royals feel they need to do more than the minimum. They are also keeping him away from the protests so his feelings don't get hurt.
Lawrence O'Donnell has made a promise to his viewers
A couple of nights ago, Lawrence vowed that he was not going to cover what trump wants him to cover. Trump wants the media to cover the Kirk murder and to blame Democrats. So he barely covered it that night except to point out that Democrats were not to blame and that Rs are responsible for more violence than Democrats. Then on to Epstein and other stories.
Last night he covered the self-dealing story that was featured in the NYT, about how the Trump family is enriching themselves with the help of the UAE. It was (is) a huge story that was largely ignored on other cable shows. Really mind blowing, and well documented. It is the story that prompted trump's ridiculous lawsuit. Lawrence interviewed the reporter.
Lawrence knows that you cannot let trump determine what should be the story of the day. Unfortunately, most of the WH press corps is more than willing to do so. But the stories that he doesn't want covered are the real stories that make a difference in the lives of the American people.
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