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OmegaX

(33 posts)
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 12:15 PM Sep 18

Am I the only one...

...who noticed that there wasn't a single, solitary mention of the Jimmy Kimmel situation on "The View" today - nothing, nada, zip, zilch, zero.

I realize there are a myriad of considerations/dynamics at play but I'm still disappointed, to say the least...

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Am I the only one... (Original Post) OmegaX Sep 18 OP
i think it is fear --- people Sep 18 #1
I get it... OmegaX Sep 18 #4
This is why the Felon's regime is strong-arming. pandr32 Sep 18 #2
Exactly... OmegaX Sep 18 #5
They still speak their minds on freespeechtv.org gab13by13 Sep 18 #3
The view did not mention this story LetMyPeopleVote Sep 18 #6
Given the circumstances... OmegaX Sep 18 #8
A lot of people haven't commented yet newdeal2 Sep 18 #7
I sincerely hope you're right... OmegaX Sep 18 #9

people

(811 posts)
1. i think it is fear ---
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 12:27 PM
Sep 18

No one knows where the FCC and TSF are going next. They don't want to be cancelled.

OmegaX

(33 posts)
4. I get it...
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 12:40 PM
Sep 18

...no one wants to be cancelled but do we just cower in fear instead? If that's the case, then we've already lost...

pandr32

(13,594 posts)
2. This is why the Felon's regime is strong-arming.
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 12:30 PM
Sep 18

If the media skews his way we lose our voice. It won't be long until censorship goes further and our internet blocks us from seeking truth and reason.
We are going dark unless we can shake his shit off.

OmegaX

(33 posts)
5. Exactly...
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 12:43 PM
Sep 18

...the snowball has seriously begun to roll downhill, it's picking up speed and unless it's stopped, we're gonna get steamrolled by it...

gab13by13

(30,327 posts)
3. They still speak their minds on freespeechtv.org
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 12:38 PM
Sep 18

Zerlina maxwell, Stephanie Miller, Thom Hartmann, Michaelangelo Signorelli.

OmegaX

(33 posts)
8. Given the circumstances...
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 01:13 PM
Sep 18

...I can certainly understand why they wouldn't go scorched-earth but to COMPLETELY ignore the elephant in the room smacks of cowardice, in my opinion.

YMMV...

newdeal2

(4,377 posts)
7. A lot of people haven't commented yet
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 01:08 PM
Sep 18

Doesn’t mean they won’t. They could be figuring out what happened behind the scenes or how best to help.

OmegaX

(33 posts)
9. I sincerely hope you're right...
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 01:21 PM
Sep 18

...but it doesn't take a PhD or a whole lot of time to "figure out what happened" in this situation. Acting as if nothing happened ain't a good look for a crew that's usually very outspoken and where I'm from, the best way to "help" is first and foremost to voice support...

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