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Keep Jimmy Kimmel on-air

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Update 4/27/26: Trump is again abusing his power to pressure ABC to censor and silence Jimmy Kimmel, calling for him to be fired.

And now first lady Melania Trump is joining the calls, posting on X: “A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him. Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.” All because of Kimmel’s roast of the president on his show after the White House Correspondents’ Association booked Oz Pearlman instead of a comedian.

We are once again urging ABC to NOT to cave to authoritarian censorship and keep Kimmel on air.

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In a blatant attack on free speech and a continuation of this administration’s descent into authoritarian control and censorship, ABC and Disney have caved to pressure from the Trump administration and MAGA Republicans to suspend late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. 

Kimmel was pulled for pointing out how the Trump administration and Republicans exploited Charlie Kirk’s murder—and the hypocrisy between their statements and actions. 

Kimmel wasn’t axed for his remarks on Kirk—he was suspended for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back.

The FCC may give Disney its license, but it’s everyday people who make Disney relevant. If they want the trust of their customers, they have to reverse this terrible decision, reinstate Kimmel, and demonstrate that they will fight back against censorship NOW!

Why is this important?

Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr announced Wednesday that he had a strong case for taking action against Kimmel—insinuating that Disney’s license was on the line. 

“This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. They have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest,” Carr said. 

This is blatant corruption—a government agency abusing its power to coerce corporations into submission and silence those who disagree with it. 

This isn’t just about one late-show host. It’s about the ability of people—whether they’re high-profile media hosts like Kimmel or everyday Americans—to use their platform to speak out against the government. 

Kimmel’s suspension comes on the heels of CBS and Paramount Global’s firing of popular and Emmy-winning late-show host Stephen Colbert. From slashing funding for public television and NPR to the firing of media personalities, the Trump administration wants to control what Americans hear and watch. It wants to strip away access to a diversity of news and information sources so that it can control the narrative. 

This is a dangerous slide into authoritarianism, and we have to resist every step of the way. Add your name to the petition now. 

Source: moveon.org

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At least 4,000 were lynched – a repost … reminder

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A group documenting lynchings is trying to erect markers at the sites, but expects local opposition.

By Cliff Weathers / AlterNet

Nearly 4,000 African Americans were victims of “racial terror lynchings” in the South between 1877 and 1950, according to a new report by the Equal Justice Initiative.

The report, released today, is the result of some five years of research by the organization. It has found that racial terror lynching was much more prevalent than previously reported. The researchers documented several hundred more lynchings than had been identified in the past. They did so by reviewing local newspapers, historical archives and court records. They also conducted interviews with local historians, and the families and descendants of the victims.

In all, EJI documented 3,959 lynchings of black people in twelve Southern states, which is at least 700 more lynchings in these states than previously reported. More than half of the lynching victims were killed under accusation of committing murder or rape against white victims. The EJI says that racial hostility fed suspicion that the perpetrators of the crimes were black and the accusations were seldom scrutinized. “Of the hundreds of black people lynched under accusation of rape and murder, nearly all were killed without being legally convicted,” says the report.

Some states and regions were particularly terrifying for African Americans, with dramatically higher rates of lynchings compared to the rest of the South. These areas included Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana. Counties that were particularly terrifying were Hernando, Taylor, Lafayette, and Citrus counties in Florida; Early and Oconee counties in Georgia; Fulton County, Kentucky; and Moore County, Tennessee, which had the highest rates of lynchings. Phillips County, Arkansas, and Lafourche and Tensas parishes in Louisiana were regions of mass killings of African Americans that make them historically notorious. Georgia and Mississippi had the highest number of lynchings of all the Southern states.

In conversations with survivors of those that had been lynched, EJI found that lynching played an integral role in the migration of millions of African Americans away from Southern states.

EJI also found that there was an astonishing lack of effort to acknowledge, discuss or address lynching in Southern states and communities. According to the report, many of these communities tried to veil this violent past by erecting monuments memorializing the Confederacy and the Civil War instead, while hiding the violence and terror used against African Americans.

The report says that there are currently few memorials that address the legacy of lynching, and that most communities do not actively  recognize how their race relations were shaped by terror lynching.

Bryan Stevenson of EJI told the New York Times that his group wants to force people to reckon with the country’s violent and racist past by erecting the memorials. He said the EJI hopes to select some of the lynching sites and erect markers there. This will involve a significant amount of fundraising by the non-profit group. EJI is also bracing for controversies and objections as it tries to erect these markers.

“Lynching and the terror era shaped the geography, politics, economics and social characteristics of being black in America during the 20th century,” said Stevenson.

The report by EJI is part of a larger project that also involves the recognition of slave markets in the South and the erection of markers on those sites, particularly in Montgomery, AL. Stevenson said that  regional and state governments have not been receptive to such markers although there are plenty of Civil War memorials in Montgomery, as well as some Civil Rights movement markers.

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FDA recalls 3.1M bottles of eye drops

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What eye drops were subject to recall?

  • The following brands of eye drops were subject to the recall, along with how many were part of the recall and where they were sold, according to the FDA
    1,023,096 bottles of Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops:     Sold at stores including Rite Aid, H-E-B, Meijer and Harris Teeter, as well as military exchanges.
  • 589,848 bottles of Artificial Tears Sterile Lubricant Eye Drops: Sold at stores including Kroger, Publix, Leader and TopCare, as well as through Good Neighbor Pharmacy and Good Sense.
  • 378,144 bottles of Sterile Eye Drops Original Formula: Sold at stores including Walgreens, Kroger, CVS, H-E-B, Harris Teeter, Dollar General, Circle K and Leader.
  • 315,144 bottles of Sterile Eye Drops Redness Lubricant: Sold at stores including Walgreens, Rite Aid, Leader and Equaline, as well as workplace distributor Cintas.
  • 303,216 bottles of Eye Drops Advanced Relief: Sold at stores including Walgreens, Kroger and CVS.
  • 245,184 bottles of Ultra Lubricating Eye Drops: Sold at stores including Leader and Harris Teeter.
  • 182,424 bottles of Sterile Eye Drops AC: Sold at stores including Walgreens, Meijer and H-E-B.
  • 74,016 bottles of Sterile Eye Drops Soothing Tears: Sold at Walgreens and through Rugby Laboratories.

Source: nj.com

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Why are cough drops being recalled?

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On March 20, Xiamen Kang Zhongyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a company based in China, initiated a recall for 15 of its products sold across five brands: Exchange, Caring Mill, Discount Drug Mart Food Market, MGC Health, and QC Quality Choice. The products were shipped to stores across the U.S.

The recall is ongoing, which means you could still find these products on store shelves.

“Certain observations noted during an August 15, 2025, inspection of the manufacturing facility” may have impacted product quality, per an FDA statement. What exactly was observed isn’t clear, but it likely means the cough drops don’t meet FDA standards in one or more ways.

List of recalled cough drops

To check if you have any of the specific cough drops in your vanity, here’s the current list of recalled items:

  • Exchange Select brand: Menthol Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic, Honey Lemon Flavor Cough Drops, 30-count bag. Lot number: 20241030, Expiration date: 10/30/2026, UPC: 614299398870
  • Exchange Select brand: Menthol Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Menthol Flavor, 30-count bag. Lot number: 20241030, Expiration date: 10/30/2026, UPC: 614299398887
  • Caring Mill brand: Menthol Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Cherry, 90-count bag. Lot number: 20241030, Expiration date: 10/30/2026, UPC: 810025928407
  • Discount Drug Mart Food Market brand: Cough Drops, Menthol Cough Suppressant Anesthetic, Honey Lemon, 30-count bag. Lot number: 20241030, Expiration date: 10/30/2026, UPC: 093351037092
  • Discount Drug Mart Food Market brand: Cough Drops, Menthol Cough Suppressant Anesthetic, 30-count bag. Lot number: 20241030, Expiration date: 10/30/2026, UPC: 093351037085
  • MGC Health brand: Menthol Cough Suppressant, Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Sugar Free, Honey Lemon, 25-count bag, distributed by Medical Group Care, LLC. Lot number: 20240524, Expiration date: 05/24/2026; Lot number: 20240720, Expiration date: 07/20/2026; Lot number: 20240730, Expiration date: 07/30/2026, UPC: 383173000085
  • MGC Health brand: Menthol Cough Suppressant, Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Honey Lemon, 30-count bag. Lot number: 20240524, Expiration date: 05/24/2026, UPC: 383173000047
  • MGC Health brand: Menthol-Cough Suppressant, Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Honey Lemon, 80-count bag. Lot number: 20240730, Expiration date: 07/30/2026, UPC: 383173000030.
  • QC Quality Choice brand: Menthol-Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Sugar Free, Black Cherry Flavor, 25-count bag. Lot number: 20240720, Expiration date: 07/20/2026, UPC: 635515993372.
  • QC Quality Choice brand: Menthol-Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Cherry Flavor, 30-count bag. Lot number: 20240524, Expiration date: 05/24/2026; Lot number: 20240720, Expiration date: 07/20/2026, UPC: 635515993372.
  • QC Quality Choice brand: Menthol-Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Sugar Free, Honey Lemon Flavor, 25-count bag. Lot number: 20240720, Expiration date: 07/20/2026; Lot number: 20241030, Expiration date: 10/30/2026, UPC: 635515993372.
  • QC Quality Choice brand: Pectin Oral Demulcent, Throat Soothing Drops, Creamy Strawberry Flavor, 30-count bag, distributed by CDMA, Inc. Lot number: 20240720, Expiration date: 07/20/2026, UPC: 635515999398.
  • QC Quality Choice brand: Menthol Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Honey Lemon Flavor, 30-count bag. Lot number: 20240720, Expiration date: 07/20/2026, UPC: 63551598673.
  • QC Quality Choice brand: Menthol Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Menthol Flavor, 30-count bag. Lot number: 20240720, Expiration date: 07/20/2026; Lot number: 20240524, Expiration date: 05/24/2026, UPC: 635515986718.
  • QC Quality Choice brand: Menthol Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic, Cough Drops, Vanilla Honey Flavor, 30-count bag. Lot number: 20240720, Expiration date: 07/20/2026, UPC: 635515999411

Source: goodhousekeeping.com

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