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https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jimmy-kimmel-out-abc-charlie-kirk-comments-1235430078/ Earlier on Wednesday, Trump’s Federal Communications Commission chairman, Brendan Carr, publicly called on licensed broadcasters to stop airing Kimmel’s show. “I think that it’s really sort of past time that a lot of these licensed broadcasters themselves push back on Comcast and Disney and say, ‘Listen, we are going to preempt, we are not going to run Kimmel anymore, until you straighten this out because we, we licensed broadcaster, are running the possibility of fines or license revocation from the FCC if we continue to run content that ends up being a pattern of news distortion,’” Carr said Wednesday, speaking with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr added. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.” Sounds like he was taken off air because the state wanted him to be pulled off air.

When fourth grade arguments like this about how all of us should give up our liberties as a tribute to Kirk's death are being made, what do you expect?

I am fairly familiar with how Bill Mahar lost his show on ABC.... the advertisers pulled out, the FCC was a complete non-factor. Disagreed with it at the time, just a different situation.

Melissa Hortman was shot and assassinated *this year* by a full on MAGA type and I cannot recall seeing a single bit of self reflection from any MAGA figures afterward. Not one. And certainly not from Archie or Tigeraholic. It's hard for me to work up much sympathy for someone stepping into the political arena such as Kirk's widow considering this asymmetry.

Or the transgendered persons that Tigeraholic constantly dehumanizes in his posts on this board

"Maybe she can get snuffed next." Please explain to me how this isn't a trolling statement. The statement speaks for itself

Well, and the money of course...

So much for the "he pissed off the bosses" spin lol

Given their track record getting convictions in DC/LA during their occupations, it's definitely a possibility.

Exactly - she shows contempt for Kimmel, but knows how it looks to the broader public.

You know the regime screwed up when they have Bari Weiss disagreeing with them lol

Cannot wait to see what the President hand selects for all of us to be entertained with

I don't think it gives them any cover.... hence why this has become a much larger deal than Colbert ever was.

With respect to the bolded, the reporting from Status and others seem to indicate that his "bosses" at ABC are as confused as we are as to what he did that was actually wrong. He hasn't even been technically fired yet either. Not even defending their cowardice, but it lays bare that this action is 100% happening because the administration wants it to happen. As you say, no more simple or complex than that.

The state is apparently now the arbiter of what is funny or not

Oh I know... Even though collective action would probably be better for business in the long run

To this end

The academic research is interesting, but it's really just the difference between a liberal democracy and illiberal/totalitarianism... In a liberal democracy, we have the rule of law. In totalitarianism, the laws are irrelevant, what the government says is the law is the law. We aren't to the latter yet... But there is no doubt in my mind that if this administration has its way, it's where they want us to end up.

Your statement really applies beyond politics as well. The American public is more wise to this administration than the elites are... Yet the elites keep aquiescing anyway. Media, very smart pundits (ie. Ezra Klein, Yglesias, etc.) law firms, universities, corporations.

Another blast from the past lol