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☆ Hollywood writers ratify new contract with studios
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Writers Guild of America East members walk a picket line at the Paramount+ Summit outside the Paramount Building in Times Square in New York City on May 17, 2023The Writers Guild of America has officially ratified its new three-year contract with Hollywood studios. The guild on Monday announced that 99% of its membership voted to ratify the new deal, with 8,435 votes for "yes" and only 90 for "no." "Through solidarity and determination, we have ratified a contract with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of our combined membership," said Meredith Stiehm, president of Writers Guild of America West. The guild also negotiated higher contribution rates to health benefits and pensions, as well as a guaranteed number of writers in writers' rooms for television shows. "Until the studios make a deal that addresses the needs of performers, WGA members will be on the picket lines, walking side-by-side with SAG-AFTRA in solidarity," said Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, president of Writers Guild of America East.

Persons: Meredith Stiehm, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Organizations: Guild of America East, Paramount, Guild of America, Hollywood, Monday, Writers Guild of America West, WGA, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Disney, Netflix, Universal, Warner Bros, Discovery, SAG, Writers Guild of America East, Comcast, CNBC, NBCUniversal Locations: New York City, NBCUniversal

NEW YORK (AP) — Live from New York ... it’s the return of ‘Saturday Night Live’ after last season was cut short because of the writers strike. Former cast member Pete Davidson will host, making good on a plan to have him host last May. The comedian will be joined by first-time musical guest Ice Spice. The following week, Bad Bunny will pull double duty as host and musical guest. The writers strike was declared over Sept. 26 after Writers Guild of America board members approved a contract agreement with studios.

Persons: Pete Davidson, it'll, Chloe Troast, Davidson, Uzi, Jimmy Fallon ”, “ Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver ”, Stephen Colbert ”, “, ’, James Austin Johnson, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Alicia Rancilio, Mark Kennedy Organizations: NBC, Guild of America, Hollywood, SNL, Associated Press Locations: New York

Actors, writers and other union members gather around a speaker as SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikers demonstrate in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLOS ANGELES, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Negotiators for striking Hollywood actors resumed contract talks on Monday with representatives of major studios, television networks and streaming services, marking the first time the two sides have returned to the bargaining table since mid-July. Renewed talks between the SAG-AFTRA actors union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) came eight days after the producers clinched a separate contract deal with Hollywood writers, who launched their own strike on May 2, about 10 weeks before the actors. In the area of artificial intelligence, actors want to protect their images and work from being replaced by computer-generated "digital replicas." The resumption of contract talks between the actors and studios also coincided with network television's late-night hosts - Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel - bringing their shows back to television on Monday.

Persons: Mike Segar, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Dawn Chmielewski, Steve Gorman, Gerry Doyle Organizations: WGA, REUTERS, Hollywood, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, Guild of America, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Hollywood's, Los Angeles

☆ John Oliver returns to his HBO show, urging more workers to unionize
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Comedian John Oliver returned to his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday, becoming the latest late night host to air a new program following the end of the writers’ strike. (Oliver’s show airs on HBO, which like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Bill Maher returned to his show last Friday and the network hosts, such as Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, will air new programs Monday. Now the focus turns to negotiations between SAG-AFTRA, the union representing about 160,000 actors, and the AMPTP. The two sides are expected to begin negotiating again Monday and hopefully get closer to ending their strike, which has been happening since mid-July.

Persons: John Oliver, “, Billy Joel’s, ” Oliver, —, ”, don’t, ’, I’m, Bill Maher, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon Organizations: New, New York CNN, HBO, CNN, Warner Bros ., Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, SAG Locations: New York

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike, while actors will begin talks that could end their own long work walk-off. ” and NBC's “ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ” were the first shows to leave the air when the writers strike began on May 2, and now will be among the first to return on Monday night. “So, the writers guild went to strike and thankfully won. Discovery, which owns HBO, is among the studios on the other side of the table in the writers and actors strikes. They teamed up for a podcast, “ Strike Force Five,” during the strike.

Persons: CBS's “, Stephen Colbert, ” ABC's, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon ”, John Oliver, exuberantly, Oliver cheerily, ” Oliver, Colbert, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Kimmel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew McConaughey, ebullient Colbert, Ed Sullivan, Fallon, AFTRA Organizations: ANGELES, Hollywood, HBO, Warner Bros, Network, “, Force, Writers Guild of America, Union, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Alliance, Television Producers, SAG

☆ Late-night shows return as actors restart negotiations with Hollywood studios
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Now that the Hollywood writers' strike is over, late-night hosts are preparing their first opening monologues since May, and actors are going back to the negotiating table with studios. WGA membership is currently in the process of voting on the contract, with expectations that ratification will come late next week. Meyers, host of "Late Night with Seth Meyers," spent much of his pre-strike shows commenting on former President Donald Trump's compounding legal problems. The guild also negotiated higher contribution rates to health benefits and pensions, as well as a guaranteed number of writers in writers rooms for television shows. The actors guild begins its negotiations with the likes of Disney, Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros.

Persons: Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Meyers, Donald Trump's Organizations: Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, SAG, Industry

After a five-month hiatus, most late night shows will return with new episodes next week now that the 148-day screenwriter strike has been resolved, the hosts announced on social media on Wednesday morning. Late night shows hosted by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers will return to the air on Monday, the hosts said. Late night shows were the first casualty of the writers’ strike, and they have been dark since early May. Board members of the Writers Guild approved of the deal on Tuesday, and announced that the strike would end early Wednesday morning. Over the past few weeks, the five late night hosts began a podcast, “Strike Force Five,” donating all proceeds to out-of-work staff members on their shows.

Persons: Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver Organizations: HBO, Guild of America, Writers Guild, “, Force

NEW YORK (AP) — TV's late-high hosts planned to return to their evening sketches and monologues by next week, reinstating the flow of topical humor silenced for five months by the newly-ended Hollywood’s writers strike. “Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver was slated to return to the air Sunday. Scripted shows will take longer to return, with actors still on strike and no negotiations yet on the horizon. On artificial intelligence, the writers got the regulation and control of the emerging technology they had sought. ___For more on the writers and actors strikes, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/hollywood-strikes/

Persons: — TV's, Bill Maher, Bill Maher ”, Jimmy Fallon ”, Seth Meyers, ” ABC’s, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert ”, they'd, John Oliver, Fallon, Meyers, Kimmel, Colbert, Oliver, —, Maher, “, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Hudson, Max, ___ Dalton Organizations: HBO, CBS, Netflix Locations: Instagram, Los Angeles, hollywood

☆ FCC to propose rules for net neutrality that ban internet providers from blocking websites
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The US government aims to restore sweeping regulations for high-speed internet providers, such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, reviving “net neutrality” rules for the broadband industry – and an ongoing debate about the internet’s future. The rules would ban internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing down access to websites and online content, the people told CNN. A net neutrality reduxNet neutrality rules are more necessary than ever, Rosenworcel is expected to say in her speech, after millions of Americans discovered the vital importance of reliable internet access during the Covid-19 pandemic. The draft rules are substantially similar to the rules the FCC passed in 2015, the people said. Among Pai’s first acts as agency chief was to propose a rollback of the earlier net neutrality rules.

Persons: Jessica Rosenworcel, Trump, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Rosenworcel’s, Anna Gomez, Donald Trump, Ajit Pai, Pai, George W, Bush, forbearing Organizations: CNN, Comcast, Verizon, Federal Communications Commission, Bloomberg, National Press Club, FCC, Obama, Republican, Senate, European Union, Communications, White Locations: Washington

CNN —Jimmy Fallon has apologized to his colleagues over allegations outlined in a Rolling Stone story published Thursday about a difficult work environment at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” CNN has learned. “It’s embarrassing and I feel so bad,” the employees claim Fallon said, according to the Rolling Stone article. Fallon and the “Tonight Show” did not provide comment for the first story, but a statement from NBC was included in the report. “We are incredibly proud of The Tonight Show, and providing a respectful working environment is a top priority,” NBC’s statement read. The proceeds generated by the podcast will go to out-of-work staff from the hosts’ respective shows, they said.

Persons: Jimmy Fallon, ”, Fallon, Rolling Stone, “, …, ” Fallon, Chris Rock, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers Organizations: CNN, ” CNN, Fallon, NBC, The, SNL, “

☆ Jimmy Kimmel says he was ‘intent on retiring’ prior to Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jimmy Kimmel was ready to throw in the towel as the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” but it seems the host has had a change of heart. “I was very intent on retiring right around the time where the strike started,” Kimmel said Wednesday on the debut episode of his new Spotify podcast “Strike Force Five,” which he hosts with fellow network TV late-night show personalities Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert. “Now I realize, oh yeah, it’s kind of nice to work,” Kimmel added. In 2022, ABC announced that Kimmel signed a three-year contract extension to stay on as host and executive producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” so regardless of his itch to retire, he’s under contract until 2025. As a result, the late-night shows – which rely on writers for monologues and comedy bits – all went dark in May.

Persons: Jimmy Kimmel, ” Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, “, Kimmel, ” Organizations: CNN, Spotify, Force, ABC, Writers Guild of America, WGA, Hollywood, SAG

☆ Dragons, Jedi and zombies find a seat at the Emmy table
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Dragons and zombies and Jedi, oh my. HBO’s gaudy show of force – with half the best-drama nominees and 127 bids overall, the highest total of any individual network or service – featured a combination of both. "Obi-Wan Kenobi," starring Ewan McGregor, was one of three "Star Wars" series to receive multiple Emmy nominations. Fabio Lovino/HBOWhen those nominees need to begin rehearsing their acceptance speeches is itself a source of mystery as of now. The last time a delay of the Emmys happened: 2001, after the September 11 terror attacks.

Persons: we’ll, “, ”, Barry, Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, –, Obi, Wan, Ewan McGregor, “ Andor, “ Obi, haven’t, Jenna Ortega, “ Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Evan Peters, Dominique Fishback, ” Dominique Fishback, “ Barry, Maisel, Ted Lasso ”, Saul, Trevor Noah, John Oliver ”, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, Aubrey Plaza, Will Sharpe, Theo James, Meghann Fahey, Fabio Lovino, Frank Scherma Organizations: CNN, HBO, Warner Bros ., Lucasfilm, “, Amazon, Television Academy, Fox, Variety Locations: Dragons, “

☆ Why a Tiny Trough Garden Always Attracts an Audience
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Margaret Roach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

These diminutive stars can be seen spilling out of pockets in a 35-foot-long rock retaining wall, in the gravel bed above it and, of course, in troughs and more troughs. Selling tiny plants may not be the mainstay of the business, “but it’s one cachet cow,” Ms. Chips joked. The nursery, in a bucolic setting that feels like an old garden, attracts a clientele that includes beginning gardeners and connoisseurs who come for the carefully curated selection and the depth of staff expertise. Ms. Spingarn built and planted the rock wall in the 1970s. The two were longtime employees of the previous owner, Mr. Duguid said, and aim to continue the nursery’s traditions.

Persons: Oliver, Chips, It’s, Oliver DNA, John Oliver, Eleanor Spingarn, Spingarn, Jed Duguid, Will Hibbs, Duguid Organizations: Oliver Nurseries, Rock Garden Society Locations: Connecticut

☆ Reddit users bombard site with John Oliver pictures in latest protest over new policy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —After staging a widespread blackout to protest Reddit’s plans for a controversial new pricing policy, some users are now trying a different tactic: flooding the social network with John Oliver pictures. There have been numerous pictures of Oliver posing in sharply tailored suits, and screenshots of humorous moments from his show. And an AI-generated image of Oliver as a “Game of Thrones” character (“John Oliver Snow”). More than 2,500 communities on Reddit remain blacked out nearly two weeks into the protest. Over the past week, many Reddit users have expressed hopes that Oliver might air a future segment about suddenly becoming the face of the revolt, and perhaps feature their content on his show.

Persons: John Oliver, Oliver, John Olive ”, “ John Oliver Snow ”, Tim Cook, Reddit didn’t, Reddit’s, Steve Huffman, Huffman, Elon Musk, Reddit, ” Organizations: CNN, Apple, Twitter Locations: “

☆ Reddit Users Flood Platform With John Oliver Photos to Protest New Policy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Sarah E. Needleman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ One of Reddit's largest communities is protesting changes to the platform by posting only photos of John Oliver 'looking sexy'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

r/Pics now only allows photos of British comedian John Oliver "looking sexy." Users of one of Reddit's largest communities are protesting statements from the social media site's CEO and changes to its API by only allowing posts of photos of "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver "looking sexy." A moderator for r/Pics on Friday posted a message telling the site's users that they would vote between letting the subreddit continue operating normally or only allowing images of "John Oliver looking sexy." Users voted 37,331 to 2,329 in favor of sexy John Oliver. Representatives for John Oliver did not immediately return Insider's request for comment on Saturday.

Persons: Steve Huffman, John Oliver, Huffman, didn't, subreddits, they've Organizations: NBC Locations: British, Reddit

☆ 'I got a check the other day for $8': TV and film writers share why they're on strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

TV and film writers at the picket line in New York on the first day of the WGA strike, May 2, 2023. Every three years, the Writers Guild of America, the TV and film writers' union, negotiates a contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. "You go from job to job," and each contract can look different from writer to writer depending on their experience, for instance. TV writer Sheri Holman on strike in New York. TV and film writer Chisa Hutchinson.

☆ Late Shows Go Dark in First Fallout From Strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The fallout from the writers’ strike is beginning to hit. Late night shows, including “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” will immediately begin showing repeats, according to several people briefed on the plans. The Comedy Central program “The Daily Show,” which has no dedicated host, will also air repeats, as will the HBO shows hosted by John Oliver and Bill Maher. The writers have said that their compensation has stagnated even as television production has rapidly grown over the past decade. leaders have said the current system is broken, arguing that the “the survival of writing as a profession is at stake in this negotiation.”

REUTERS/Alyssa PointerLOS ANGELES, May 1 (Reuters) - Negotiators for Hollywood writers and film and television studios engaged in 11th-hour contract talks on Monday to try and avert a strike that would disrupt TV production across an industry grappling with seismic changes. The Writers Guild of America could call a work stoppage as early as Tuesday if it cannot reach a deal with companies such as Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) and Netflix Inc (NFLX.O). Writers say they have suffered financially during the streaming TV boom, in part due to shorter seasons and smaller residual payments. Half of TV series writers now work at minimum salary levels, compared with one-third in the 2013-14 season, according to Guild statistics. The WGA wants safeguards to prevent studios from using AI to generate new scripts from writers' previous work.

LOS ANGELES, May 1 (Reuters) - Negotiators for Hollywood writers and film and television studios engaged in 11th-hour contract talks on Monday to try and avert a strike that would disrupt TV production across an industry grappling with seismic changes. Writers say they have suffered financially during the streaming TV boom, in part due to shorter seasons and smaller residual payments. Half of TV series writers now work at minimum salary levels, compared with one-third in the 2013-14 season, according to Guild statistics. The WGA wants safeguards to prevent studios from using AI to generate new scripts from writers' previous work. The last WGA strike in 2007 and 2008 lasted 100 days.

☆ Factbox: Why are Hollywood writers threatening to strike?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES, May 1 (Reuters) - Hollywood writers and the film and television studios are racing to agree to a new contract to replace the one that expires at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time Monday. Why is the Writers Guild of America threatening a strike? The writers argue that they have been negatively impacted by streaming, saying they are working more for less money. They're seeking better compensation for their work on film, television and streaming shows, and residual payments that reward writers when a show becomes a hit. Striking writers are prohibited from doing work on any television or film project.

☆ Even if ChatGPT doesn't take your job, it could help another human replace you, says the economist who famously concluded AI could eliminate nearly half of US jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2013, Oxford economist Carl Benedikt Frey estimated that nearly half of all US jobs could be replaced by AI. So rather than having your job "outright replaced," Frey says, ChatGPT's adoption may ultimately result in a different outcome — being replaced by another human. That said, he believes the study's estimates regarding potential AI job replacement are still "broadly on target." "We may be more focusing on generating the right ideas, asking the right questions, things that are more interesting." That's because there are arguably some things ChatGPT can't learn from scouring data from millions of websites.

☆ 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' takes Best Picture at Critics Choice Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Top movie nominee "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won big at the 28th Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles, taking home honors for Best Picture as well as directing, screenplay, editing and best supporting actor. The top TV series awards went to "Better Call Saul" for Best Drama and "Abbott Elementary," for Best Comedy. Special awards were presented to Janelle Monáe, who received the #SeeHer award, and Jeff Bridges was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Read the full winners list below. Best Picture“Everything Everywhere All at Once”Best ActressCate Blanchett — “Tár”Best ActorBrendan Fraser — “The Whale”Best DirectorDaniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Best Limited Series“The Dropout”Best Drama Series“Better Call Saul”Best Young Actor/ActressGabriel LaBelle — “The Fabelmans”Best Comedy“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”Best Acting Ensemble“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”Best Comedy Special“Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special”Best Foreign Language Series“Pachinko”Best Animated Series“Harley Quinn”Best Movie Made for Television“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”Best Actress in a Drama SeriesZendaya — “Euphoria”Best Actor in a Drama SeriesBob Odenkirk — “Better Call Saul”Best Hair and Makeup“Elvis”Best Visual Effects“Avatar: The Way of Water”Best EditingPaul Rogers — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Best Production DesignFlorencia Martin, Anthony Carlino —Best CinematographyClaudio Miranda — “Top Gun: Maverick”Best Comedy Series“Abbott Elementary”Best Actress in a Comedy SeriesJean Smart — “Hacks”Best Actor in a Comedy SeriesJeremy Allen White — “The Bear”#SeeHer AwardJanelle MonáeLifetime Achievement AwardJeff BridgesBest Animated Feature“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TelevisionDaniel Radcliffe — “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”Best Costume DesignRuth E. Carter — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”Best Song“Naatu Naatu” — “RRR”Best ScoreHildur Guðnadóttir — “Tár”Best Original ScreenplayDaniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Best Adapted ScreenplaySarah Polley — “Women Talking”Best Supporting ActressAngela Bassett — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”Best Supporting ActorKe Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesHenry Winkler — “Barry”Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesSheryl Lee Ralph — “Abbott Elementary”Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TelevisionPaul Walter Hauser — “Black Bird”Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TelevisionNiecy Nash-Betts — “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”Best Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesGiancarlo Esposito — “Better Call Saul”Best Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesJennifer Coolidge — “The White Lotus”Best Foreign Language Film“RRR”Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made For TelevisionAmanda Seyfried — The Dropout

☆ I'm a writer for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." It was an incredibly difficult road to get here — here's my advice for other immigrants who want to break into a creative industry.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He says that while being a comedy writer helps him make light of it, the system could be better. Being an immigrant comedy writer or comedian is so absurd. I recently got married to an American comedy writer, and she writes for "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." Applying to be a late-night writer is a pretty secretive processMost late-night shows will invite you to submit a sample. That spun up "The Colbert Report," and then all the other late-night shows after that always had an opinion on politics.

The U.S. House’s Jan. 6 committee has performed its task with a dignity that verges on parody. They are doing criminal referrals while Rome burns. I think the criminal referrals are completely appropriate and, if anything, fail to capture the true scope of his malfeasance. He said as much himself in response to the Jan. 6 committee referral. One of the strongest grounds for prosecuting Trump for Jan. 6 is that only accountability will prevent something like it from happening again.

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