President Donald Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shut down the performing arts center over alleged "dire" financial and structural problems, according to a source familiar with the decision.

Kennedy Center board votes to shut down for renovations after Trump loses in court

President Donald Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shut down the performing arts center over alleged "dire" financial and structural problems, according to a source familiar with the decision.The vote to shutter the center came shortly after U.S. District Judge Chr...

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Humans need to maintain control over AI. The AI Kill Switch Act is common sense.

Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced a resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth — accusing him of defying Congress and illegally continuing the U.S. war in Iran.

Stephen Colbert urges Hollywood execs at the 'EMMYS' to hire the crew from ‘THE LATE SHOW’. “They will make your show better and your day easier.” #StephenColbert #TheLateShow #Emmys

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie reads articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth. About. Damn. Time.

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AmeriCorps is such an important pillar of the community that I am proud to have continually fought to protect and grow. Today and every day we should celebrate the many AmeriCorps volunteers that strive to strengthen CT and all across the United States every day.

There has always been a pretty much 1:1 correlation between any form of strongly held prejudice and just… bone deep, abject stupidity.

Vikram Bath@vikrambath.bsky.social · 22h ago

Accessing the care you need shouldn’t depend on navigating a maze of paperwork and eligibility rules. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/12/nx-s1-5966884/insurance-coverage-cancer-disability-medicaid

A decade after the quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested racial injustice by sitting or kneeling during the national anthem before NFL games, he has published a memoir, “The Perilous Fight.” Here’s what to know about the controversy and the new book.

Colin Kaepernick Addresses National Anthem Protests in His Memoir, ‘The Perilous Fight’

The former N.F.L. quarterback began protesting after becoming enraged by police killings, he writes in “The Perilous Fight.”

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Blanche: "Secretary Hegseth is doing a phenomenal job. The secretary of war doesn't just go off and do things. He follows the law ... you called it a 'war.' I disagree with that characterization."

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We will not regulate any of the things which may destroy the planet.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h ago

Blanche: "We're not going to try to regulate AI"

that he is petty enough to destroy another man’s memorial is beyond disgusting

George Pearkes@peark.es · 22h ago

*KENNEDY CENTER BOARD VOTES TO CLOSE: AP

Which is why this "concern" about Joe Biden's age was FAKE. They would've happily let Biden continue running in 2024 had his VP been a White man but it was Kamala so no no no, we couldn't have that.

Nono Lindalee's Funny Face

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Sen. Booker: “[Kash Patel] is a disgrace, and the fact that we are not asking him, in fact, demanding him to answer the most basic oversight questions is a further testimony to what is bad…This is a mockery and a sham.”

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Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 2y ago

🧐 DOJ Concerned about looking partisan, failed to move quickly & fully 6/19/23 'There was concern about DOJ looking partisan by going after the de facto head of the Republican Party. Committee found evidence of worrisome & likely criminal acts' Carol Leonnig w/ Nicolle Wallace youtu.be/RwH_5UwWi8Y

Schiff to Patel: "I will remind you, bc you probably need reminding that while this Congress is not going to investigate the wrongful termination of potentially hundreds of agents, the next Congress will. And you have an obligation as FBI director to ensure none of the [documents] are destroyed"

Dear Democrats, You don't have to be perfectly fair and nuanced about the cost/benefits of data centers, or AI, or Flock cameras. You can just demagogue the ever-loving shit out of *all* of it. Thank you for your attention to this matter. www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats Should Demagogue AI. Seriously.

The politics of data centers, Flock cameras, and runaway tech could hardly be clearer.

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every year this person tells some made up story about how DEI/affirmative action/international students ”stole” a college space from her children or their friends or whoever

Vikram Bath@vikrambath.bsky.social · 22h ago

Pennsylvania reports fourth measles-related death, marking the most fatalities the US has seen in decades amid a rapidly growing outbreak. https://cnn.it/4AglPAL

A federal whistleblower just blew the lid off DHS's "Unlawful Voter Initiative": employees were reportedly told to pose as individual voters to illegally access state voter records. Voter intimidation, dressed up as "security." #VoteBlue 🔵 #USDemocracy #RisingBlue abcnews.com/US/wireStory...

Voter probe may break state laws, wrongly implicate citizens, whistleblower alleges

A whistleblower claims a Trump administration effort to find noncitizen voters may violate state laws

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CBO estimates that Iran War cost DoD $38B through August 1. That figure covers incremental DoD costs only; excludes routine costs already budgeted, costs borne by other agencies, and costs CBO was unable to estimate, such as damage to US bases and certain longer-term expenses

Estimating the Cost of Combat Operations Against Iran

CBO assesses the Department of Defense's costs for the current armed conflict against Iran, as well as the conflict's economic and budgetary effects.

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Well, I also think it’s fair game to ask Eli and Peyton about this. Do they agree with their nephew that violence against women is funny? He carries their lineage & while not their son, is this something that they’d want Marshall (Peyton) and Charlie (Eli) to imitate from their super famous cousin?

Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations The board made the move after finding the structure of the main building is “unsafe” and “hazardous.”

Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations

The board made the move after finding the structure of the main building is “unsafe” and “hazardous.”

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This keeps happening. www.mediamatters.org/bari-weiss/l...

Legacy outlets that bent the knee to Trump haven’t just lost credibility — they’re bleeding readers and viewers

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Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 22h ago

Sending a message to your current audience that you'd prefer to have a different audience results in losing the former without gaining the latter. www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

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Social Security has been fair, reliable, efficient, and affordable for over 90 years. We can continue to deliver the promised payments if Congress makes the wealthiest among us pay their fair share.