Disney Loses Millions as Boycotts Grow After Kimmel Suspension

Good afternoon, everyone. Today was supposed to be quiet. Instead, Disney is bleeding—billions lost in value, millions fleeing Disney+ and Hulu after caving to political pressure. Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, was caught in a bribery sting—and Trump’s DOJ buried the case. And now, Trump is threatening war with Venezuela and Afghanistan.

All in one day.

This is what happens when corporations surrender to intimidation and government covers up corruption. The First Amendment is on the line. Honest journalism is on the line.

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With that, here’s what you missed:

After ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel over comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing, following pressure from FCC Chair Brendan Carr, critics launched boycotts of Disney and ABC, with celebrities and unions protesting what they call censorship and corporate capitulation, while Trump praised the move and hinted at further license threats against networks.

Since the boycotts of ABC and Disney began, Disney has now lost millions of dollars in market cap. In addition, the company has lost hundreds of thousands, if not millions of paid subscriptions to its services.

An FBI sting recorded Trump’s border czar Tom Homan accepting $50,000 in 2024 after allegedly offering to help secure contracts if Trump returned to office, but after Trump’s inauguration the Justice Department shut down the probe—calling it a “deep state” case—despite internal debate that his actions could support conspiracy or fraud charges.

AOC responded to the news by stating:

Federal investigators say they have found no evidence linking Charlie Kirk’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, to left-wing groups despite Trump officials’ claims, noting Robinson acted alone out of personal animosity toward Kirk’s politics; he faces state charges including aggravated murder, while federal charges remain uncertain due to legal limitations on domestic terrorism cases.

An armed man, identified as Joshua Runkles, 42, was arrested for impersonating law enforcement at Arizona’s State Farm Stadium ahead of Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, which is expected to be attended by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance; he was charged with impersonation and carrying a weapon into a prohibited place and later released on bond.

The Trump administration has canceled the USDA’s long-running annual survey measuring food insecurity in America, a key data source for federal, state, and local policymakers, saying the report has become “overly politicized.”

Donald Trump says that "bad things are going to happen" if the Taliban doesn't give them Bagram Air Base back.

The White House announced a finalized deal with China ensuring TikTok will be majority American-owned, with six of seven board seats held by Americans, U.S. control of the app’s algorithm, and Oracle managing its data and privacy operations.

Thousands of activists worldwide, including a major march in New York, protested financial institutions and elites for “profiting off the climate crisis,” tying climate justice to broader struggles like democracy, immigration, gender equality, and peace, with demonstrators highlighting the interconnectedness of social, economic, and environmental issues.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries asked President Trump to meet on preventing a Sept. 30 government shutdown after the Senate rejected both GOP and Democratic stopgap funding measures, with both parties blaming each other as the deadline looms and most lawmakers out of town.

Morrissey canceled concerts in Massachusetts and Connecticut after venues cited a “credible” assassination threat, following recent reported death threats and an arrest in Canada, with organizers stressing safety concerns amid a wider backdrop of political violence in the U.S.

Dallas Fort Worth and Love Field airports have fully restored operations after a telecommunications outage caused by cut fiber optic cables disrupted FAA systems, leading to over 500 American Airlines flight cancellations Friday, 160 more Saturday, and major delays that impacted more than 100,000 passengers.

Sacramento police arrested 64-year-old Anibal Hernandezsantana after shots were fired into ABC10’s building, leaving bullet holes but no injuries; the motive is unclear, though the incident followed protests over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, and the suspect now faces multiple felony charges with bail set at $200,000.

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, filed a sweeping motion to block the death penalty, calling it a “purely political” prosecution. They argue his rights were violated through staged “perp walks,” inflammatory public statements, and a biased grand jury process—framing him as a “comic book villain” before trial. Prosecutors must respond by Oct. 31, with federal hearings set for December.

See you in the morning.

— Aaron