Erik Meyers

Mostly harmless

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the United States government.

This is a direct attack on the First Amendment.

Everyone who values freedom of speech should be outraged — and they should speak out.

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

This is the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I've ever seen in my life and it's not even close.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

This is what authoritarianism is about: government silencing dissenting voices.

Colbert. Kimmel. $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times.

Too many people have fought and died to defend freedom. We won’t let Trump take it away.

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

Kimmel.

Colbert.

Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes.

Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others.

Blocking the AP's access to the White House.

This administration is responsible for the most blatant attacks on the free press in American history.

What will be left of the First Amendment when he’s done?

[Dean Phillips @deanbphillips]

President Trump committed to protect free speech, no matter how repulsive, and to prevent the weaponization of gov’t.

The FCC v ABC dynamic isn’t cancel-culture, it’s anti-constitutional culture.

[Erik Meyers @FuturePastErik]

@IlhanMN @amyklobuchar @SenTinaSmith This not acceptable. This has to be renounced from everywhere. If these stations/media companies squash free speech at the behest of this Administration and kneeling to the king, they have to have consequences. GOP should also call this wrong!

[Erik Meyers @FuturePastErik]

@BestBuy I ordered the #GooglePixel10 charger & stand from you. Sat I rcvd the charger puck in it's own box and no stand. I have called and used your online chat and they want me to return it for a refund (nothing to return, no stand). Please just send me the rest of the order.

[PBS News @NewsHour]

Wednesday, Aug. 6, marked the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the law that ended the era of Jim Crow voting laws that blocked Black Americans from exercising their right to cast a ballot. But 60 years later, there’s renewed effort to give parties more control over the process by giving politicians more ability to pick their voters.

@WmBrangham discussed more with Tony Plohetski of The Austin-American Statesman and Rick Hasen, professor of law and political science at UCLA and author of "A Real Right to Vote."

[Erik Meyers @FuturePastErik]

@SamsungMobileUS I have been on chat with Samsung support for 3 hours now trying to setup my new watch ultra with my pixel 9. They tried to send me to google. Now on hold for a manger for over an hour....waiting....waiting

[Erik Meyers @FuturePastErik]

@spinncoffee S1 broken...again. I ordered a S2 while I was still under warranty for the first $200 repair. You delayed my preorder for the S2, now my S1 has broken again and I am being told sorry,pay us another $200 while you wait for your S2 that we already have your money for

[Richard M. Nixon @dick_nixon]

I am told that many people who work for USAID came to work this morning to find themselves literally locked out. A contractor simply had all computer access turned off, abruptly and without warning.

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. BREAKING

Several Musk associates installed at OPM — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.

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[Erik Meyers @FuturePastErik]

@MatthewColler there would have been a certain amount of beautiful Minnesota sports to lose that game on a facemask call on Mac Jones. Almost too perfect

[Erik Meyers @FuturePastErik]

@MatthewColler why no Akers so far?

[Erik Meyers @FuturePastErik]

@murphmedia_ Maybe Project 2025 stops that...so we have that to look forward to

[Erik Meyers @FuturePastErik]

@ArifHasanNFL Why is the promo for games about the announcer?

[Erik Meyers @FuturePastErik]

@maticrobots cleaning my floor or maybe smelling it to make sure it's super clean

[Erik Meyers @FuturePastErik]

@Andrew_Krammer Only stat that matters.

[Steve Inskeep @NPRinskeep]

Wow. “O’Connor has taken on two cases from another conservative, who happens to be the richest person in the world who is using O’Connor’s court to attack perceived enemies,” and the judge disclosed owning Tesla stock.

@BobbyAllyn links to the judge’s financial disclosure here.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Under the tax plan proposed in Project 2025, it's estimated that a family of 4 making $100,000/year would get a $2,600 tax hike. But a family of 4 making $5 million/year would get a $325,000 tax cut.

It's a trickle-down nightmare.