Evening Roundup, September 23 Featuring Dara Kass, Meredith Blake, Kim Wehle, Brian O'Neill, Max Stier, Nick Anderson, The Contrarian Podcast with Mary McCord, Sen. Andy Kim, & Jen Rubin, and The Democracy Movement Domenica Alioto Sep 23 The chilling effect of politicizing Tylenol Dara Kass, MD · 6:15 PM I watched Monday’s White House press conference with alarm. There was President Donald Trump, flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others, suggesting that Tylenol use during pregnancy might be linked to autism. “There's no harm,” he insisted, “in discouraging its use.” Read full story Culture Corner Tyrants Have Always Targeted Comedians for Making Political Jokes Meredith Blake · 11:06 PM Jimmy Kimmel will return to ABC tonight, less than a week after Disney yanked him off the air “indefinitely.” The swift corporate backpedaling proves that public pressure works, even in an era of creeping authoritarianism. Read full story Censorship by compliance destroys free speech Kim Wehle · 2:03 PM On Friday, President Donald Trump told reporters from the Oval Office that he’s “a very strong person for free speech,” which to him apparently means that “when 97, 94, 95, 96% of the people are against me in the sense of the newscasts are against me. I think that’s really illegal, personally.” Read full story U.S. blows up fishing boats, China builds control Brian O’Neill · 5:01 PM At the direction of President Donald Trump, U.S. forces this month have carried out three lethal strikes against boats in international waters alleged to be ferrying narcotics from Venezuela. An estimated 17 people were killed. On the surface, the strikes offer the White House a means to project toughness; in practice… Read full story A shutdown might make Trump more powerful Max Stier · 7:01 PM Our nation is again facing shutdown Groundhog Day. By a Sept. 30 deadline, Congress must either fund government operations or bring a halt to many critical federal programs while sidelining hundreds of thousands of federal employees and forcing others, uniformed and civilian, to work without pay. Read full story Eyes on the prize Nick Anderson · 3:30 PM Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and elsewhere. Find him on Substack at nickanderson.substack.com. Read full story The Contrarian Pod The Trump Administration's systemic violation of public trust The Contrarian and Mary McCord · 10:33 PM It’s no secret that the Trump administration has shown unparalleled levels of corruption since returning to the White House. Read full story Democracy Movement The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement The Contrarian · 6:24 PM Every day (Monday-Friday), we’ll update this space with protests, signs and other public demonstrations against the actions of the administration. Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy. Read full story The Contrarian is reader-supported. Please subscribe to join our community of good troublemakers and assist in efforts to hold our government accountable in the court of law. The Contrarian Shop is LIVE! Our limited-time collection is available for preorder! Each purchase helps power our work to boldly defend democracy. https://shop.contrariannews.org