I must confess, on Friday last, Wretch that I was! I broke my tabs …
🚨 BREAKING: Sinclair Broadcast Group has announced they’ll begin airing Jimmy Kimmel on their ABC stations again tonight
They also SH0T DOWN the leftist narrative that President Trump forced them to ban Kimmel for the last ten days
“Our decision to preempt this program was… pic.twitter.com/gLpOXSZfmP
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 26, 2025
“Our decision to preempt this program was independent of any government interaction or influence. Free speech provides broadcasters with the right to exercise judgment as to the content on their local stations.”
Ed: Meh. I figured Nexstar would throw in the towel first, but honestly, it was inevitable. And in a way, this is better in one sense. I’d rather have Midwit Lonesome Rhodes on the air and exposing the bankruptcy of Disney than posturing as some kind of martyr. His show is dying anyway. If you have seen “A Face in the Crowd,” Walter Matthau’s closing monologue describes Kimmel’s eventual career arc.
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NY Post: A new MoveOn Civic Action petition is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject Nextstar’s “unethical” $6.2 billion bid for Tegna Inc., which would make Nexstar the largest owner of local TV stations in the country.
“No more media monopolies!” the request, which now has more than 20,000 signatures, stated. “We all lose when our media and local news stations are controlled by just a powerful few. And we deserve better than a consolidation of power by greedy executives more interested in their bottom line than defending our freedom of press and speech.”
The petition, which comes after Nexstar announced its plans to acquire the rival company back in August, stated that the deal would leave Tegna with 265 television stations in 44 states and Washington, D.C., which represents 80% of the U.S. television households.
Ed: Isn’t it interesting that the Left only noticed this after Nexstar refused to air Kimmel? Hmmm. Now they want the FCC to intervene in Nexstar’s expression of speech. How convenient. And now …
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BREAKING: Nexstar joins Sinclair in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show back to its local ABC affiliates, ending boycotts. https://t.co/8BB7Lkfhun
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 26, 2025
Ed: Like I said, not surprised and probably best for everyone. That’s the end of Kimmel’s Fortnight of Martyrdom.
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#NEW: Sources share surveillance footage with me of the Dallas ICE facility showing ICE agents taking cover and protecting detainees as bullets fly everywhere. Agents are seen ducking behind two transportation vans while quickly shuffling detainees inside the facility, where an… pic.twitter.com/XarWzdY42H
— Brooke Taylor (@Brooketaylortv) September 26, 2025
… where an ICE agent frantically guides the shackled detainees down a hallway. Officials say they hope people will see that the agents were heroic, clearly willing to risk their lives to save the detainees, rather than focus on dangerous anti-ICE rhetoric. I’ve spoken with sources who are agents at the field office and they say they’re upset, devastated, and frustrated that the public can’t see they are just doing their jobs and protecting the community.
Ed: Don’t expect the Protection Racket Media to cover this part of the story. That’s why X/Twitter is such a valuable platform, and why I still subscribe to it.
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NBC News: The Supreme Court on Friday handed another win to the Trump administration by allowing it to withhold $4 billion in spending on foreign aid that was appropriated by Congress.
A federal judge had previously ruled that the administration would have to spend the funds by the end of the month, but the Supreme Court’s decision puts that on hold.
The brief order noted that the government has made a “sufficient showing” that the groups that sued were barred from bringing the lawsuit in question under a law called the Impoundment Control Act.
Ed: I’m not surprised, even though — as Justice Kagan pointed out — the court has no precedent controlling on this question. Foreign policy sits at the zenith of presidential authority in the Constitution, and that’s precisely what the majority noted in this order. That doesn’t mean Trump will win this case in the end, but it’s a pretty good indicator that the Supreme Court thinks he has a good chance of prevailing.
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Murder is a core Leftist value? https://t.co/2rBh3QVxbj
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) September 26, 2025
Ed: These days? It certainly seems to be.
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Transcript via RCP:
HALPERIN: Would you say that the press is quite interested in covering the concept that President Trump is orchestrating a political indictment of an enemy? Do you say that gets a lot of coverage? That concept, it does.
What didn’t get a lot of coverage was when Alvin Bragg and Letitia, I mean, what’s her name? Letitia James. Letitia James did the same thing.
Why does the press, even now, and just to take the Alvin Bragg case, even liberal legal analysts said that was a very weak case. It was a very unorthodox case. And some would say the same thing.
So why does the press not, when they’re writing about those indictments, both contemporaneously and now, why don’t they say Donald Trump faced exactly what his enemies are saying he’s doing now?
Ed: The use of the word “unprecedented” over the last couple of weeks, Halperin’s not buying it, and neither are most people outside of the Protection Racket Media.
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NY Times: The superintendent of the Des Moines Public Schools system was detained on Friday by federal immigration authorities, who say he had been living and working in the United States without authorization.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said that the superintendent, Ian Roberts, had received a deportation order from an immigration judge in May 2024. He entered the United States in 1999 on a student visa, ICE officials said, and had no work authorization. Dr. Roberts, who was born in Guyana, had faced weapon possession charges from 2020, the officials said, though they did not provide details.
In a statement, Jackie Norris, the board president of the Des Moines Public Schools, said that she did not know why federal agents had detained the superintendent, who has led the district since 2023.
Ed: ICE just explained why. He’s here illegally, has no authorization to work in the US, and apparently has unresolved criminal issues here that impacts his status. Do they have trouble reading for comprehension in the Des Moines public school system?
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Asked whether Israel or Palestine “is a better ally for the United States,” American undergraduates are more likely to choose Palestine than the Jewish state, according to a recent survey conducted by the @BuckleyInst at Yale University, which saw 33% of students choose… pic.twitter.com/Sn3sHkIIQ3
— Amit Segal (@AmitSegal) September 26, 2025
Ed: Clearly, we have comprehension issues at all levels of education. The two groups that comprise the polity of “Palestine” have killed Americans in terror attacks.
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WABC Radio: His comments also appear race-focused, which may cross the line for some progressive New Yorkers.
In an online version of Mamdani’s “Homeowner Policy Memo,” the mayoral frontrunner says he plans to “shift the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and white neighborhoods,” a dive into racial politics that may undercut his objective of being seen as a unifying figure.
In the memo, Mamdani explicitly puts forward a plan to “effectively lower tax payments for homeowners in neighborhoods like Jamaica and Brownsville while raising the amount paid in the most expensive Brooklyn brownstones.”
Both Jamaica and Brownsville are known for their large majority populations, while Brooklyn brownstones are of course popular investments for wealthier, whiter New Yorkers seeking more space at lower prices than what might be available in Manhattan.
Ed: This is Woke On Steroids. The only saving grace is that Mamdani doesn’t have the authority to do this on his own, but as readers have noted, Mamdani will likely have allies in Albany to push these proposals into actual policies. If and when that happens, the people in the Brooklyn brownstones will find other places to live, and will take their capital with them.
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