Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Trump wants to keep media companies from saying bad things about him. </p><p>He is MOST HATED LIVING MAN on earth!!</p><p>Be an asshole, and people will talk about it.</p><p>Fuck Donald Trump, and SCOTUS if they continue to support him.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BrendanCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrendanCarr</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JimmyKimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyKimmel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Disney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disney</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
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Democracy Matters :verified:<p>FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez is an American hero.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BrendanCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrendanCarr</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NexstarMediaGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NexstarMediaGroup</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Disney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disney</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Eric Darnley Small<p>First Amendment experts like Stanford’s Evelyn Douek are calling out the Trump FCC’s pressure on ABC to yank Jimmy Kimmel as “censorship by proxy,” echoing GOP criticism of social platforms under Biden. Some argue it’s even harsher, especially as CBS canceled Colbert’s show, intensifying fears of political speech being muzzled by government powers. While FCC’s Brendan Carr claims networks have a right to protect “community values,” others, like former FCC advisor Gigi Sohn, warn media consolidation makes such censorship easier. Is media freedom at risk? More: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/18/nx-s1-5545720/kimmel-abc-carr-fcc-jawboning" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/09/18/nx-s1-55457</span><span class="invisible">20/kimmel-abc-carr-fcc-jawboning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/JimmyKimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyKimmel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Explainer: What did Jimmy Kimmel say about Charlie Kirk’s killing?</p><p>In his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel had suggested that Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, might have been a pro-Trump Republican</p><p>Jonathan Yerushalmy<br>Thu 18 Sep 2025 00.35 EDT</p><p>"It’s long past the time that a lot of these licenses broadcasters themselves … say 'We’re not gonna run Kimmel anymore ... because we licensed broadcasters are running the possibly of fines or licensed revocation from the FCC," -- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrendanCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrendanCarr</span></a>.</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/what-did-jimmy-kimmel-say-said-comments-about-charlie-kirk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/s</span><span class="invisible">ep/18/what-did-jimmy-kimmel-say-said-comments-about-charlie-kirk</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/k6i11" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/k6i11</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> = <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FascistCensorshipCzar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FascistCensorshipCzar</span></a></p>
Church of Jeff<p>MAKE SURE TO BE WATCHING JON STEWART TONIGHT ON "THE DAILY SHOW" AT 11PM EDT, 10PM CDT, 9PM MDT, 8PM PDT LIVE SO THAT PARAMOUNT CAN'T CENSOR AND PREVENT THE RELEASE/STREAMING OF THE EPISODE.</p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jon-stewart-host-the-daily-show-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-1236523803/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2025/tv/news/jon-s</span><span class="invisible">tewart-host-the-daily-show-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-1236523803/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CENSORSHIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CENSORSHIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JONSTEWART" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JONSTEWART</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/THEDAILYSHOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>THEDAILYSHOW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FREESPEECH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FREESPEECH</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/1STAMENDMENT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1STAMENDMENT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JIMMYKIMMEL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JIMMYKIMMEL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/STEPHENCOLBERT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEPHENCOLBERT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CORPORATEMERGER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CORPORATEMERGER</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USCONSTITUTION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCONSTITUTION</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RESIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RESIST</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RACISM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RACISM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CHARLIEKIRK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CHARLIEKIRK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/POLITICALVIOLENCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POLITICALVIOLENCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BIGOTRY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BIGOTRY</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>When we said we wanted strong leadership, we didn't mean body odor.</p><p>Trump: Saying Mean Things About Me Is “Not Allowed”<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/200666/trump-saying-mean-things-not-allowed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/200666/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-saying-mean-things-not-allowed</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpIsWeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsWeak</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpIsUgly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsUgly</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpIsACoward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsACoward</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BrendanCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrendanCarr</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Brendan Carr: You still might be able to save yourself. Talk to Democrats and tell them what's been going on. </p><p>Rat out Trump and Russ Vought; you might be able to get a deal.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BrendanCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrendanCarr</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FuturePrisonPegBoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuturePrisonPegBoy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOPCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Church of Jeff<p><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/david-letterman-slams-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-1236523616/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2025/tv/news/david</span><span class="invisible">-letterman-slams-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-1236523616/</span></a></p><p>David Letterman Laments Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: ‘This Is Misery’<br>'You can't go around firing somebody because you're fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian criminal administration,' Letterman says</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JimmyKimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyKimmel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DavidLetterman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidLetterman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/1stAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1stAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a></p>
Church of Jeff<p><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jon-stewart-host-the-daily-show-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-1236523803/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2025/tv/news/jon-s</span><span class="invisible">tewart-host-the-daily-show-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-1236523803/</span></a></p><p>Jon Stewart to Host Tonight’s ‘The Daily Show,’ Presumably to Address Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension</p><p>MAKE SURE TO BE WATCHING JON STEWART TONIGHT ON "THE DAILY SHOW" AT 11PM EDT, 10PM CDT, 9PM MDT, 8PM PDT LIVE SO THAT PARAMOUNT CAN'T CENSOR AND PREVENT THE RELEASE/STREAMING OF THE EPISODE.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JonStewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JonStewart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TheDailyShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheDailyShow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JimmyKimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyKimmel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/1stAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1stAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USConstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USConstitution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/StephenColbert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StephenColbert</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paramount</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/corporatemerger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporatemerger</span></a></p>
Mark Gardner<p><a href="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> chair threatens ABC affiliates’ broadcast licenses over <a href="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/tags/JimmyKimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyKimmel</span></a>’s remarks — and the show vanishes “indefinitely.”</p><p>This is exactly what <a href="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/tags/AynRand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AynRand</span></a> warned about in “The Property Status of Airwaves” (first published April 1964, reprinted in _Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal_). When the state claims the spectrum and licenses it “in the public interest,” it holds a standing veto over <a href="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a>.</p><p>Call it “regulation” if you like. The mechanism is <a href="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> by design.</p>
Eric Darnley Small<p>Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner, says the Commission’s threats against Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s comments are “truly empty”—the agency lacks actual authority to take enforcement action in such cases. Speaking at Axios' Media Trends summit, Gomez argued the real goal of these threats is to pressure corporations into self-censorship to avoid regulatory trouble. She expressed disappointment that companies like Disney capitulate, warning that this erodes democracy and First Amendment rights. Gomez called such tactics part of a broader campaign of government censorship, where licensing authority is “weaponized” to silence critics, not because of illegal content but because it’s inconvenient for the administration in power. <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/democratic-fcc-commissioner-threats-disney-kimmel-empty-1236375060/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hollywoodreporter.com/business</span><span class="invisible">/business-news/democratic-fcc-commissioner-threats-disney-kimmel-empty-1236375060/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/JimmyKimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyKimmel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Disney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a></p>
Space Environmentalism<p>"Back in 2022, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> set regulations requiring <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> operating in low-Earth orbit (LEO) to deorbit within five years of completing their mission, in order to reduce collisions and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a>. Now, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>, which is working toward the commercial launch of its Project Kuiper LEO service, wants to see that rule scrapped."</p><p><a href="https://www.lightreading.com/satellite/amazon-wants-fcc-to-drop-five-year-rule-on-deorbiting-satellites" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lightreading.com/satellite/ama</span><span class="invisible">zon-wants-fcc-to-drop-five-year-rule-on-deorbiting-satellites</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/colbert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colbert</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/kimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kimmel</span></a> and more - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> On the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/broadcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>broadcast</span></a> licenses: "They're 97% against, they give me wholly bad publicity...I mean, they're getting a license, I would think maybe their license should be taken away." "When you have a network and you have evening shows and all they do is hit Trump, that’s all they do...They’re licensed. They’re not allowed to do that." "They're getting a license. I think maybe their license should be taken away." <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/firstamendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firstamendment</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>ABC suspended <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kimmel</span></a> after major ABC-affiliated station owners <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nexstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nexstar</span></a> & <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sinclair</span></a> said they would pull Kimmel’s show off the air (at the many stations they own).</p><p>Interestingly, both Nexstar & Sinclair need the FCC’s approval for their expansive business operations. And to complete a $6.2 billion merger with Tegna, Nexstar even needs the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> to change the rules so it can own a greater majority of stations than is currently allowed.</p><p>The FCC is under the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin’s rule. </p><p>/1 🧵</p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Reposted with AltText </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JimmyKimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyKimmel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericanFederationOfMusicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanFederationOfMusicians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Kimmel's show was the 2nd-ranked late show after CBS's in the 2nd quarter, acc/to Nielsen Ratings.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disney</span></a>-owned <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABC</span></a> said it was pulling the late-night show "<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JimmyKimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyKimmel</span></a> Live" off the air after comments from show's host about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk prompted a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/threat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>threat</span></a> by the head of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a>, the top US communications regulator, against Disney.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Brendon Carr should resign, they should all resign but they won't.<br>It's Fascism </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrendonCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrendonCarr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jimmyKimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jimmyKimmel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPOL</span></a></p>
Philip C James<p>Note to Editors: By executive order of President Donald J Trump, the Federal Communications Commission is hereby renamed the Federal Censorship Commission.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/KimmelLive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KimmelLive</span></a>?<br><a href="https://newsthump.com/2025/09/18/free-speech-enthusiasts-coming-to-jimmy-kimmels-defence-any-second-now/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsthump.com/2025/09/18/free-</span><span class="invisible">speech-enthusiasts-coming-to-jimmy-kimmels-defence-any-second-now/</span></a></p>
Flipboard News Desk<p>Why FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and the White House forced out TV host Jimmy Kimmel.</p><p>Ben Smith writes: "The Trump administration, from the president down to the middle levels of obscure Cabinet departments, is populated by people whose defining experiences in public life involved being silenced by social platforms."</p><p>From <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Semafor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Semafor</span></a></span>: <a href="https://flip.it/k1YDCU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/k1YDCU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/JimmyKimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyKimmel</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>“This is not complicated: Trump’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> identified speech it did not like and threatened <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABC</span></a> with extreme reprisals.</p><p>👉This is state <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a>.👈 </p><p>It is now happening in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> of America, not some far-off country. It's happening right here and right now. </p><p>This act by the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration represents a direct attack on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> and artistic expression. These are fundamental <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> that we must protect in a free society."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
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