Evening round-up, July 18
Featuring Jennifer Rubin and Chris Van Hollen, Meredith Blake, April Ryan and Jim Acosta, a John Lewis tribute, Carron J. Phillips, Seema Nanda, the Barbed Wire, and Jamie Schler.
The rescission package passed. Now what? Senator Van Hollen explains
Early Friday morning, the House passed Trump’s rescission package that will take back $9 billion in federal funding that supports foreign aid and public broadcasting.
Stephen Colbert's Cancellation Shows Corporate Media Will Do Anything to Appease Trump
During a taping of The Late Show Thursday, Stephen Colbert announced the show would end in May, prompting gasps from the audience at the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Is Epstein the fracture that finally breaks MAGA? April Ryan and Jim Acosta in conversation
In a special episode of The Tea, April Ryan is joined by Jim Acosta to discuss the recent Wall Street Journal article exposing yet another connection between Jeffery Epstein and Trump.
John Lewis' Legacy: We Still Need Good Trouble
We honor the legacy of John Lewis and his lifelong commitment to the fight for civil rights, both in the halls of Congress and in the streets. His prescription to make good trouble inspires the Democracy Movement today in the ongoing battle against authoritarianism.
No Kings Cake
“I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss.”—Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
Contrarian Pet of the Week
We told you we wanted to have fun, and we take fun seriously at The Contrarian. Each week we will share The Contrarian pet(s) of the week. (The pet need not be contrarian.) Subscribers are invited to submit their furry friend!
Tom the Dancing Bug
Follow Ruben Bolling on Substack here; Join Tom the Dancing Bug’s Inner Hive here; and here is the Tom the Dancing Bug website, with information about the new book, “It’s the Great Storm, Tom the Dancing Bug!"