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Time Magazine
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
Jimmy Kimmel References Epstein in Row With Trump
Jimmy Kimmel is fighting back against President Donald Trump amid mass debate over the cancellation of his fellow late-night TV talk show host Stephen Colbert's program. Not long after the news was confirmed by Colbert, Kimmel took to social media and posted an image of himself and his family attending a 'Good Trouble' protest. (The anti-Trump Administration nationwide protests were held in honor of the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis.) Kimmel and his family could be seen holding placards that read 'Make America Good Again' and 'I wish we had a better President.' But it was the comedian's caption that proved to be the most damning, as he made reference to the current storm surrounding the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the handling of its files. 'Summer family vacation! #goodtrouble,' Kimmel said, before adding: 'May every day be another wonderful secret.' The latter part of his caption seemingly referenced the Wall Street Journal's July 17 article which claimed that Trump used that same language in a 'bawdy' birthday card he wrote to Epstein in 2003. Trump is alleged to have written: 'Happy Birthday—and may every day be another wonderful secret.' Trump has denied he wrote the letter and has taken legal action against WSJ publisher Dow Jones and NewsCorp's owner Rupert Murdoch. Hours after Kimmel's post, Trump shared his own message via Truth Social, in which he celebrated the cancelation of Colbert's show. 'I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings,' Trump said. 'I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert!' He went on to take aim at Jimmy Fallon, the host of The Tonight Show, saying: "Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show." Read More: Trump Administration Requests Release of Epstein Grand Jury Files. What Happens Next? Kimmel was among the late-night TV hosts to show his immediate support to Colbert following the news, writing via his Instagram stories: 'Love you Stephen. F— you and all your Sheldons, CBS,' seemingly referencing the network's The Big Bang Theory sitcom and its subsequent spinoffs. The canceling of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which is set to end in May 2026, came days after Colbert spoke out on his show about CBS' parent company, Paramount's, $16 million settlement with Trump. In his segment, Colbert called the settlement a 'big fat bribe,' alleging that the company was looking for the Trump Administration to approve their merger with Skydance Media. CBS has said that the show's cancellation was for 'purely' financial reasons, but that hasn't stopped speculation. 'CBS canceled Colbert's show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump—a deal that looks like bribery,' said Sen. Elizabeth Warren via social media.'America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.' (Warren called for an investigation into the settlement earlier this month.) Meanwhile, this is not Kimmel's first foray into the Epstein saga. In early 2024, football quarterback Aaron Rodgers made headlines when he falsely suggested that Kimmel's name would appear in court documents associated with Epstein. Kimmel threatened legal action against Rodgers at the time. '[F]or the record, I've not met, flown with, visited, or had any contact whatsoever with Epstein, nor will you find my name on any 'list' other than the clearly-phony nonsense that soft-brained wackos like yourself can't seem to distinguish from reality,' Kimmel posted on X on Jan 2, 2024 'Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court.' Read More: The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing and Trump Can't Seem to Stop It Kimmel has been extremely outspoken in his criticism for Trump over the years. 'Isn't it past your jail time?' Kimmel asked when hosting the Oscars last year, responding to a poor review by Trump of his Oscar's monologue earlier that night. Kimmel has also been critical of Trump's handling of gun violence and immigration. When Trump sent the National Guard into Los Angeles in June to quell protests related to his mass deportation efforts, Kimmel called Trump 'an arsonist with a hose.' This came amid backlash over the President's decision to send in the National Guard without the request of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
UPI
6 days ago
- Politics
- UPI
Protesters rally nationwide to honor John Lewis, oppose Trump policies
1 of 2 | Protesters ready their umbrellas at the Good Trouble Lives On and American Civil Liberties Union rally Thursday at Metro Center in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bridget Erin Craig/UPI WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- Protesters gathered and marched Thursday in Washington and across the United States in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration's actions, which they say have unraveled years of progress towards civil, women's and human rights. The goal is to "march in peace," and "act in power," according to organizers, and to honor the fifth anniversary of the death of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a civil rights activist and politician. The motto "Good Trouble Lives On" is a rallying cry for what is called a national day of protest, and it's a spinoff of Lewis' phrase, "Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help build the soul of America" -- by disrupting unjust systems and challenging the status quo. Protests throughout the day and around the country were organized by such groups as the Transformative Justice Coalition, Black Voters Matter, Indivisible, Declaration for American Democracy and Public Citizen, along with local organizers and activists. In Washington, a small group met at 9.a.m. at Metro Center for the start of a series of events that included an "umbrella protest." Organized by the American Civil Liberties Union, about 20 participants, mostly women, held umbrellas decorated with phrases calling for change. Some phrases included "No militarizing our cities," "Public Broadcasting benefits us all," "Immigrants made our country great" and "Trump-ism is making America sick." The goal of the demonstration was for participants to meet people as they walk by and reinforce how the Trump administration's policies affect everyone. "I am hoping to build consensus among the casual workers here in D.C., those lucky enough to still have jobs," said Karol Smith, a retired nurse and State Department employee. The State Department began to lay off 1,300 employees Friday as part of a reorganization plan. As protesters peacefully walked the Metro Center blocks and rode up and down the escalators, many people expressed gratitude for them taking the time to call for change. Smith said she has been protesting since Trump began his second term, calling the action the people's "final refuge." She added: Trump is "wrecking the economy with his nonsense about tariffs. Secondly, I feel that he's robbed our federal government of a generation worth of talent." Three metro stops down the Red Line, another rally began In front of Union Station at Senate Park. The organization For Liberation and Resistance Everywhere, or FLARE -- a group dedicated to removing Trump from office, according to website -- hosted speakers and prepared to take elected officials on Capitol Hill. "If 1,000 people go through the halls of Congress and go to their offices and say 'If you support fascism, we will hold you accountable,'" FLARE speaker Cliff Cash said. "And, we will hold you accountable in every way the human mind can fathom the word accountability. Imagine it and that's how we'll do it," he continued, referencing the plans for the rest of the rally. Using a 50-page list of representatives, both Republicans and Democrats, and their political positions, FLARE attendees marched to the Hill to meet representatives in their offices and demand the legislative branch hold Trump accountable. Further actions were planned for late afternoon and early evening. At 5 p.m. in Woodley Park, there is to be a rally that focuses on civil rights and community solidarity. And at 5:30 p.m., attendees plan to march from Franklin Park to the former Black Lives Matter Plaza to honor Lewis and protest the Trump administration's policies. Kasse Andrews-Weller, a U.S. veteran, said her fondness for Lewis as motivation to participate in the show up at a morning event. "I was born and raised in Georgia, so John Lewis means a lot to me. I saw him at his last public appearance on the plaza for Black Lives Matter. It makes me have chills still up and down," she said. Having been involved in the "Hands Off" and "No Kings" protests over the last few months, Andrews-Weller said she is committed to demanding change as veterans' rights and benefits have been at risk since Trump took office. Good Trouble Lives On events -- some 1,600 -- are planned in all 50 states, many n major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami. After Since Lewis died July 17, 2020, an actual Good Trouble Lives On organization formed. It partnered with other organizations for the national day of action, committed to "respond to attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration. Together, we'll remind them that in America, the power lies with the people," according to its website. Lewis represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District from 1987 to 2020. Before heading to Congress, he rose to national prominence as a young leader in the civil rights movement. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins and became one of the original 13 Freedom Riders in 1961, risking his life to challenge segregation on interstate buses. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, he was one of the "Big Six" organizers of the 1963 March on Washington, and in 1965 led marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., where he was beaten by police. During his time in office, he took bold political stances, such as opposing the Gulf and Iraq wars, calling for welfare reform and criticizing President George W. Bush's surveillance policies. He also sponsored the Peace Tax Fund bill, advocating for conscientious objection to military taxation.
India Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
What's the Good Trouble anti-Trump protest at 1,600 US sites?
Thousands of Americans are expected to hit the streets on Thursday (US time) in what organisers have called the "Good Trouble Lives On" protests – a nationwide movement spanning over 1,600 locations across the US. Inspired by the late civil rights activist John Lewis, the proposed protest opposes President Donald Trump's policies on immigration, women's rights, social safety nets, cuts to healthcare policies, and civil liberties. Major demonstrations are planned in Chicago (the flagship city), Atlanta, Washington DC, Florida, and other urban of thousands of protesters are expected to participate in coordinated demonstrations, USA Today Beach County, Florida, where Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is located, has also been marked for the protest. Protests are expected to be held along streets, at courthouses, and other public spaces. Organisers are calling for them to be peaceful, news agency AP are navigating one of the most terrifying moments in our nation's history," Lisa Gilbert, co-president of the non-profit organisation Public Citizen, said during an online news conference on Tuesday, according to Citizen is non-profit organisation which challenges corporate power, and is part of the coalition organising the nationwide protests."We are all grappling with the rise of authoritarianism and lawlessness within our administration as the rights, freedoms, and expectations of our very democracy are being challenged," Gilbert was quoted as saying by IS GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON PROTEST?The name of the "Good Trouble Lives On" protests comes from a phrase commonly used by former Congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis, who insisted it was important to engage in "good trouble, necessary trouble" in order to achieve positive social change, according to the USA Today report."Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America," Lewis said in 2020 while commemorating the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, according to the AP known as the House's "moral compass", was a leading critic of President Donald Trump's first term. The protests coincide with the fifth anniversary of his was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group led by Martin Luther King was best known for leading some 600 protesters in the Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AP reported in 25, Lewis was beaten by police while leading a march, suffering a fractured skull. Televised footage of the attack drew national attention to racial oppression in the days, King led more marches in the state, and then President Lyndon B Johnson was soon pressing Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act. The bill became law later that year, removing barriers that had barred African Americans from voting, AP was elected to Congress for the first time in 1986. He died in 2020 at the age of 80 following an advanced pancreatic cancer TO PROTEST AGAINST TRUMP POLICIESOrganisers urged the public to protest the Trump administration's policies on women's rights, immigration, social programme cuts, and National Guard deployment in Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters, one of the organising groups, said Trump's rule is suppressing the voice of opposition and should instead band together and embody Lewis' ideals of social justice and activism, USA Today quoted her as of the advocacy groups planning the protest were also involved in the nationwide "No Kings" demonstrations held last month across 2,100 will serve as the main hub for Thursday's protests, with demonstrators set to gather in downtown in the Magness, Executive Vice President of the League of Women Voters Chicago, said the rally will also include a candlelight vigil to honour Lewis, AP of the rest of the rally will have a livelier tone, Magness said. "We have a DJ who's going to rock us with boots on the ground," AP quoted Magness as large peaceful protests are also planned for Atlanta, St Louis, Annapolis (Maryland), and Washington DC. Hundreds of smaller events are also expected in cities and towns across the country, according to USA Today. Some international protests are also addition to marches, groups will host "moral assemblies", food drives, teach-ins, voter registration, and other community events, said Allison Pulliam, co-director of the Declaration for American Democracy Coalition, according to USA Today.- Ends
USA Today
16-07-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Who was John Lewis? The civil rights icon inspires 'Good Trouble' protests
Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out across the country this week to protest President Donald Trump's administration and to honor the legacy of one of the nation's most enduring figureheads in the fight for social justice, John Lewis. The protests, "Good Trouble Lives On," are expected to take place in dozens of cities and towns on July 17, five years to the day since Lewis' death in 2020. The late congressman, who led some of the most seminal demonstrations during the Civil Rights movement, popularized the phrase "good trouble," referring to the kind of nonviolent action and civil disobedience he became known for early in his career. The late 17-term congressman was often called the 'moral compass'' of the U.S. House of Representatives, but he made a name for himself long before he became a lawmaker, as one of the youngest leaders in the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Lewis' biography as a civil rights activist and lawmaker is a long one, involving some of the most significant U.S. political events and figures of the mid-20th century. Here's a brief overview of his past, as planned protests invoke his legacy on July 17. 'Good Trouble' protest locations: See where demonstrations are planned Where was John Lewis born? Lewis is the son of Alabama sharecroppers, born in Troy, Pike County, Alabama on February 21, 1940. Lewis began preaching in local churches when he was 15 years old, according to a biography from Stanford's Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. He then enrolled in the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville after high school. Lewis first met Martin Luther King Jr. in 1958, when he traveled to Montgomery, Alabama, to seek King's help in suing to transfer to Troy State University, an all-white institution closer to his home, according to the institute. Though he ended up not pursuing the litigation, the experience connected Lewis with King and other Black Civil Rights leaders and gave him his nickname, 'the boy from Troy." Inspired to 'get in good trouble again:' Black lawmakers salute the legacy of John Lewis What did John Lewis do during the Civil Rights movement? As a leader in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, Lewis challenged Jim Crow segregation across the South, participating in and leading many nonviolent protests. "Lewis became heavily involved in the Nashville movement and participated in a series of student sit-ins in early 1960 that aimed to integrate movie theaters, restaurants, and other businesses," the MLK Research and Education Institute said, "In April 1960, he helped form SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and later participated in the Freedom Rides of 1961." During this time, he rose to prominence within the movement, as chronicled by the National Archives and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Archives. He was among a group who met with Kennedy in 1963 ahead of the historic March on Washington, and addressed the many thousands who descended upon the National Mall that day before King took the stage to deliver his 'I Have a Dream Speech.' John Lewis' involvement in 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma, Alabama Among all demonstrations and actions, he is perhaps most known for his involvement in what would be called "Bloody Sunday." Lewis helped lead hundreds of peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965 in support of equal voting rights for Black Americans. The protesters, including a then-25-year-old Lewis, where beaten back brutally by state troopers. Lewis suffered a fractured skull, and many others were injured by deployed gas, clubs, whips, and other weapons wielded by police. The brutal attack galvanized public support for the movement and is seen as a pivotal precursor to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Until his health failed, Lewis had led an annual bipartisan congressional pilgrimage to Selma to mark that anniversary. He stopped by the pilgrimage months before his death. What was John Lewis' political legacy as a Democratic congressman from Georgia? In 1987, Lewis was elected to represent Georgia's 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, often taking the lead on debates and legislation connected to civil rights and social justice, becoming known as the "conscience of the Congress," according to the National Archives. Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said she learned a lot from Lewis during their 30 years serving together in Congress. Pelosi said ''he taught us through words and action what true moral leadership looked like,' while members of the Congressional Black Caucus told USA TODAY that Lewis inspired them to continue the push for civil rights. Lewis was an ally to Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and was an outspoken critic of the invasion and subsequent years-long war in Iraq. He also became a leading voice against gun violence and advocated for gun control legislation prominently following the shooting of former Rep. Gabby Giffords. "We have been too quiet for too long,'' Lewis said during a 2016 sit-in in the House chambers over gun control legislation. 'There comes a time when you have to say something, when you have to make a little noise, when you have to move your feet. This is the time.' Contributing: Deborah Barfield Berry and Susan Page, USA TODAY. Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at kapalmer@ and on X @KathrynPlmr.
Scotsman
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Album reviews: Kae Tempest Gina Birch
Kae Tempest. Picture: Jesse Glazzard Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Kae Tempest: Self Titled Island Records ★★★★☆ Gina Birch: Trouble Now aged 70, Gina Birch remains at the punky edge of lo-fi art Third Man Records ★★★★☆ Gwenno: Utopia Heavenly Recordings ★★★★☆ As his wry fifth album title suggests, Self Titled is a revealing release from Kae Tempest which coincides with coming out as a trans man earlier this year. The acclaimed performance poet has drawn in the past on epic poetry, hymned London and wider society and told kitchen sink stories across preceding works but, with the encouragement of his producer Fraser T Smith, shines his light back in his own face and circle in typically eloquent style. Gwenno sings in Welsh, Cornish but predominantly English on her fourth solo outing I Stand on the Line is an epic filmic soundtrack for big sentiments on lineage and identity, as Tempest zeros in on his experiences of transitioning ('going through a second puberty') and transphobia ('how many strangers today will I upset with my existence'). Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Statue in the Square moves further from performance poetry towards hip-hop with lightning delivery, swagger, skittering beats, klaxons, foreboding chords and deeply personal beseeching lyrics ('it's not a disorder or a dysfunction') about the daily askance glances. The electro swirl Know Yourself is Tempest's tale of being saved by hip-hop ('I was learning how to capture a room with two phrases') while Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant brings his usual mournful empathy to bear on the softer melancholy of Sunshine on Catford. Guest-wise, Carl Jung weighs in - via sample, of course - on Hyperdistillation and Edinburgh's brilliant Young Fathers are immediately identifiable in the resonating coda of Breathe. Elsewhere, Tempest folds in gospel and soul influences to the contemplative Prayers to Whisper, provides a Venn diagram of neurodiversity acronyms on Diagnoses ('ancient conditions with brand new solutions') and salutes the progress in understanding, before putting a human face – his own? – to mental health issues on the tender closing track Till Morning with its compassionate declaration that 'I wish I could travel through time, find that child, guard that door, I would sit on the floor outside your room till morning'. Former Raincoats singer/bassist Gina Birch was the poster girl for the Tate's 2024 touring Women in Revolt exhibition, depicted screaming in a still from a 1977 Super 8 film. Now aged 70, she remains at the punky edge of lo-fi art, penning odes to comfortable footwear on her 2023 debut album I Play My Bass Loud. She teams up again with producer Youth for the follow-up, Trouble. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad I Thought I'd Live Forever addresses the gradual onset of decrepitude with the same wry wit, supported by reggae rhythms, acid guitar and dreamy backing vocals. Cello Song (Tape Echo) names two of its instruments. A third – Birch's voice – is impactful in its weathered croakiness. Keep to the Left is a distorted mantra on her political leanings, while Doom Monger teams heavy thoughts with light, dubby pop and Train Platform weaves whispery spoken word, pattering percussion and foreboding cello into a hypnotic Laurie Anderson-like concoction. Causing Trouble snaps out of the experimental reveries to appropriate Joy Division's She's Lost Control as the basis of another riot grrrl agitation, on which Birch has invited fellow female artists to make a roll call of inspirational feminist trailblazers from Mary Shelley to Kathleen Hanna. Trilingual artist Gwenno sings in Welsh, Cornish but predominantly English on her fourth solo outing. Utopia is an unashamedly nostalgic autobiographical album with a dreamy flow. Gwenno explores her family's roots over trip-hop beats, undulating guitar and shimmering percussion on London 1957. She names the title track after the Las Vegas club she would frequent back when she was performing in Lord of the Dance and elsewhere flashes forward to deliver a woozy ode to her daughter – 'she's growing inside of me and I wonder who she will be' – on the indie psych easy listening of St Ives New School. CLASSICAL Franz Xaver Mozart: Piano Quartet | Violin Sonatas cpo ★★★★☆ Imagine how Franz Xaver Mozart must have felt being 'his father's son': how much would have been expected of Wolfgang Amadeus' offspring. There are sure signs of accomplishment in the piano quartet and two violin sonatas included in this delightfully honest release featuring Freiburg-based chamber collaborators Hansjacob Staemmler (piano), Muriel Cantoreggi (violin, Johannes Erkes (viola) and Juris Teichmanis (cello). The opening Piano Quartet in G minor Op 1 journeys from lengthy sophistication and deliciously-crafted Adagio to the simplicity and charm of the final variations. The Violin Sonatasare every bit as touching, built to formula, and delivered with the same eloquence as the music itself. Franz Xaver inherited the essential Mozart genes. Finding his own distinctive musical voice was another matter. Ken Walton FOLK Eilidh Shaw and Ross Martin: Stay Here All Night self released ★★★★☆ Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Highland fiddle and guitar duo Eilidh Shaw and Ross Martin adopt their 'Birl-esque' alias in this relaxed mix of new and traditional tunes and contemporary songs. They're joined along the way by guests such as trombonist Chris Greive, who gruffly bolsters Swimmy Tunes, and piper Angus Mackenzie who blends into a gentle slow reel, Tune for Keith. Martin's guitar work provides considered accompaniments to Shaw's fiddle while his pedal steel lends a country vibe to the title track, a wistful song written by Shaw. Two Lighthouses, adapted from a Tim Dalling song, is a winsome excursion in waltz time featuring Casey Dreissen's western fiddle and Willie MacAskill's harmony vocals. In contrast, a no-nonsense trio of Highland jigs kicks off with The Thief of Lochaber jig while The Braes set sees familiar strathspeys and a reel, crisply accompanied by Martin.
