DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for granting us the privilege of praying for those who persecute us. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
COLBERT CANCELED: The same night Colbert announced the cancellation, his lead guest was Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]. Right after the show, Schiff tweeted, “Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled. If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”
Political? Adam, baby, CBS’s decision was all about the money, honey. Here are the facts. CBS has to pay Trump $16 million for fraudulently trying (and failing) to make Kamala look like less of a doofus. CBS has been paying Colbert about $15 million per year, which he was worth as long as his left-wing political shtick was bringing in the viewers. But now Fox News is getting better ratings while paying Greg Gutfeld half as much for not only doing his right-wing comedy shtick on their late night show, but also providing his political commentary on Fox at Five.
2025 second quarter viewer averages for late night comedy shows:
- Fox News’ Gutfeld = 3.29 million (238,000 in 18-49)
- CBS’ Late Night with Stephen Colbert = 2.42 million (220,000 in 18-49)
- ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! = 1.77 million (219,000 in 18-49)
- NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon = 1.19 million(157,000 in 18-49)
ABC pays Jimmy Kimmel $15 million per year, while NBC pays Jimmy Fallon $16 million. I wonder how long before those two also get their pink slips …
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberals-journalists-celebs-extremely-sad-over-late-night-ally-colbert-getting-boot-from-cbs
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/schiff-warren-speculate-cbs-ending-stephen-colberts-late-show-political-reasons
- https://notthebee.com/article/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-has-officially-been-canceled-
- https://x.com/RAZ0RFIST/status/1946031655824859588
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Colbert
- https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/late-night-tv-ratings-q2-2025/
- https://lastnighton.com/posts/all-4-late-night-host-salaries-ranked-lowest-to-highest
EVERYDAY HEROES: On a Virgin Atlantic flight from New York to London, an 88-year-old retired nurse named Violet was quietly chatting with a young man named Jack at the boarding gate. She told him she had spent her life caring for others and had always dreamed of flying first class, just once.
Jack nodded, smiled, and said little. But before boarding, he quietly approached the crew and asked if he could trade his first-class seat for Violet’s economy seat. He wanted no credit or attention, so while Violet leaned back in a plush seat, sipping champagne at 35,000 feet, Jack sat in economy.
It wasn’t until the end of the flight that Violet learned what had happened. She was stunned. “I just want a picture,” she said, “so I can show my daughter I finally did it.”
FAFO: Leftists worried the massive settlement CBS paid Trump would have a chilling effect on journalism. Apparently, the Wall Street Journal didn’t get the memo.
- https://notthebee.com/article/check-out-this-totally-super-authentic-and-not-at-all-fake-letter-the-wall-street-journal-says-trump-sent-to-epstein
- https://notthebee.com/article/paramount-cbs-agrees-to-pay-16-million-settlement-to-trump-over-60-minutes-kamala-harris-interview
RAAACISM: On Monday’s CNN NewsNight, Brad Polumbo said that calling Trump’s immigration agenda a “reign of terror” was “hyperbolic.” Ana Novarro basically told him to shut up. “It might be hyperbolic for you as a White man… It’s certainly not hyperbolic for me as a Latino.” Palumbo pointed out that for her “to dismiss my opinion for being a White man, is racist.”
VAX SCENE: Feel free to skip this. I only got through 5 minutes before I could no longer control my gag reflex. [10:49] – One of Stephen Colbert’s unfunny “comedy” attempts was a series of musical odes to the ‘rona jab. Yes, a series. I mean … what’s not funny about you “can, can, can” get your shot? /sarc But hey, you know what is funny? The fact that this mega-cringe compilation is posted at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s official YouTube channel. I mean, talk about self-owns.
- https://notthebee.com/article/wait-colbert-has-done-multiple-vax-scene-musical-numbers
- https://notthebee.com/article/stephen-colbert-did-some-sort-of-a-vaccine-musical-during-his-late-night-show-and-i-can-see-now-that-comedy-is-resting-in-peace
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Just_a_Bill
GRAMMY NOTES: My father’s name was Bob; his kids called him Pop. His grands called him Bop. It suited him to a tee.
SHORTS:
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t3iz9o5m7Ng to see a bat swim.
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cs8Nz1cmUD4 for a giggle.
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That dance of the hypodermic needles made me gag, too. 😵💫
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