This Brendan Carr (FCC) bullsh*t about broadcast networks losing their license if they don't "course correct"...

[Miles Archer]

...you can read his whole screed here: https://www.ms.now/news/trump-fcc-chair-news-networks-iran-war-coverage

It includes a link to his tweet. I don't want to post the content here because, it is in fact, bullshit.

But this is where we've arrived. The Trump admin demanding that the broadcast networks tell HIS VERSION OF THE STORY or LOSE THEIR LICENCE.

[dalton99a]

1. "Say Iran bombed the school, or lose your license"

[durablend]

3. "Say gas prices are down and the economy is booming, or lose your license"

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. The march of fascism goes on.

Carr and drumpf want state-controlled media to keep us all in the dark.

[msongs]

4. the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. and everyone associated with 47 nt

[Wiz Imp]

5. The FCC does not license TV Networks.

Therefore it cannot revoke broadcast licenses for the networks because it does not issue them. The FCC does license individual TV stationns. There are about 2700 individual TV stations in the US. I'd just like to see the FCC try to start pulling their licenses.

[onenote]

6. And, the station licenses that matter aren't up for renewal until 2029, 2030 or 2031

Most individual stations in the larger markets are owned by companies that are already suck ups to Trump, like Sinclair. And as for the network owned stations, there is zero chance Carr would go after stations owned by Fox or CBS. That leaves stations owned by ABC or NBC in markets like NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston etc. And those licenses don't come up for renewal until December 2029 at the earliest, and most not until the end of 2030 or even 2031.

[Initech]

7. That is all they do - they threaten to take away.

Fuck them all. We need to take the government away from them.