Federal government forces Jimmy Kimmel off the air. RIP First Amendment.

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Federal government forces Jimmy Kimmel off the air. RIP First Amendment. - DailyKos

Man, you gotta hand it to ABC. The speed with which it will knuckle under to President Donald Trump is really impressive.

It took only a few hours for the powers that be to indefinitely sideline award-winning late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after the Trump administration expressed displeasure with Kimmel’s recent monologue.

Let’s peep this timeline. On Wednesday afternoon, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr went on Benny Johnson’s podcast, which is apparently where the government announces investigations now, and threatened ABC over remarks Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk’s killer. By early evening, ABC had pulled Kimmel’s show indefinitely.

That is a fast turnaround! Of course, ABC has always been good about capitulating to Trump quickly. After he won the 2024 election, ABC executives didn’t even bother to wait until he took office before handing him $16 million in the hopes his administration would leave them alone.

Well, looks like they DIDN'T.

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1. We cut the cord over 15 years ago.Wolf Blitzer mentally masturbating over CNN plans to bring bombing Baghdad into

.our living room was the last straw. Now network TV shows seem full of people yelling at and over each other, like drunken family at a holiday weekends, another cord I cut 50 years ago.
Tv got dumped after realizing the internet gave options to choose quieter ways of viewing the world. Without Loud music backgrounds. Without paying hundreds in cable to have unwanted shit pounded into my head all day. After realizing that Fox talking heads yell a lot then their listeners yell a lot. Not much logic, but lots of loud noise to keep you all agitated and wired.
It's been a calmer more contemplative way of living with no network tv breaking into the room.
We can read, and think, and make rational choices how to deal with the severe threat facing us.
Blood pressure is way lower.

How about just cutting one network to start . The one that cut Colbert. Make it not exist for you and be sure to tell them goodbye. How many millions all calling in and boycotting the entire network for a couple weeks would make a meaningful impact on their bottom line?
Effective way to make an impact is to CALL the bad actor. 200 calls a day, in a calm determined emphatic voice, seems to be what it takes for the bosses to listen and react. Petitions and letters don't make a big impact compared to a call, btw.







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