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ancianita

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68. Of course not to them, no.

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 12:39 AM

Sep 19

Well said and broadly true.

Beyond the battles between people with power and money (aren't those two things equivalent?) what I don't get is who ends up winning. The monopolizing of Nexstar, Sinclair and other local media affiliates seems like the beginning of a nationwide net of propaganda narratives.
Lawrence noted tonight that almost no corporations have ever stood up to trump; Lawrence rails against corporate media lapdogs of trump in the WH press room. This kind control at scale is the silencing of all media except for trump's FCC approved media owners like Larry Ellison and Musk. And then he can write the terrorism narratives about everyone in the Democratic party and the "radical left." What I don't get is how that's profitable for them, since monopolies don't produce news, but narratives, but when he's gone, and the economy's frozen and the population is poorer, then what. How would that benefit Thiel/Ellison/Musk.

We'd better look into this monopolistic communications iron dome he's building.

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MAGA men are such delicate snowflakes. Irish_Dem Sep 18 #4

Aren't they Rebl2 Sep 18 #51

Who knew all that testosterone gives them such delicate fee fees. Irish_Dem Sep 18 #53

He also appears to have nobody willing to stand up to him. Crunchy Frog Sep 18 #47

They've tasted blood and they like it. Another spasm of lashing out like the Venezuelan motorboat murders Blues Heron Sep 18 #2

OMG!! I say stand your ground. I bet ABC cancels it instead. LeftInTX Sep 18 #3

I agree JBTaurus83 Sep 18 #14

Good publicity for all these shows/entertainers n/t leftstreet Sep 18 #5

Lot o' good it does them if they're canceled. Wednesdays Sep 18 #35

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i was hoping they'd talk about kimmel first thing orleans Sep 18 #20

I tuned in to hear what they had to say about Jimmy, too. badhair77 Sep 18 #25

I live in Star Trek world... slightlv Sep 18 #60

Stewart is hosting the daily show tonight. Mosby Sep 18 #22

Rut Row ReRe Sep 18 #30

He comes on at 10 pm Central dflprincess Sep 18 #48

Thanks a bunch! ReRe Sep 18 #52

Link to something other than ephemeral live tv? Bernardo de La Paz Sep 18 #7

I linked in my post xmas74 Sep 18 #11

Thanks. Interesting, but has no goofy references to prison or torture. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 18 #13

Why does there need to be prison or torture? Crunchy Frog Sep 18 #50

Of course not but the OP raised prison and torture in their first and second edits but not the third. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 18 #64

Is there a link to these nasty comments? That's the most popular daytime show. FloridaBlues Sep 18 #8

Here ya go xmas74 Sep 18 #9

Thank you. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 18 #12

Thanks for the link! FloridaBlues Sep 18 #32

He's making a list, and checking it twice. no_hypocrisy Sep 18 #10

So his rationale for going after Kimmel and the View are that they are "legally" bona fide news. LeftInTX Sep 18 #15

That's a poor excuse for the FCC ...................... Lovie777 Sep 18 #16

That candy ass should go on The View if he promises not to cancel them after they own him. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 18 #17

So if these late night shows are now "news", that pretty much ends comedy late at night! LeftInTX Sep 18 #19

Actually, according to CBS at least Diraven Sep 18 #54

But Fox News is just entertainment Diraven Sep 18 #56

It's nice to hear radical right wing FCC Chairman Carr Dr. T Sep 18 #66

CBS primetime line up is awful. LeftInTX Sep 18 #57

Who was that guy... Oh right! vanlassie Sep 18 #21

I would love to see Trump show up in between those ladies newdeal2 Sep 18 #24

CARR GETS IT WRONG: "a body of case law HAS SUGGESTSED that late night shows are bona fide news shows" He equates . ancianita Sep 18 #34

Thanks for this! I was too tired to look it up, but I assume he was BSing. LeftInTX Sep 18 #37

See how helpful DeepMind AI can be? Type your question with two question marks at the end. ancianita Sep 18 #38

These fuckers are handing us the midterms IF we have an election and IF it isn't fucked with Cheezoholic Sep 18 #59

Yep. IF we spread the facts and the Democratic vision of equality under the law, and not fear. Then the GOTV will happen ancianita Sep 18 #63

This has nothing to do with the law. progressoid Sep 18 #65

Of course not to them, no. ancianita Sep 19 #68

That's right. Look at the view from the rooftop. Just bend over a bit.... GreenWave Sep 18 #18

Once you've given your lunch money to a Bully, they WILL be back for more MagickMuffin Sep 18 #23

Rachel and Lawrence next Eliot Rosewater Sep 18 #26

I'm surprised Rachel is still there! You'd think they would have targeted her first...! CTyankee Sep 18 #27

They have lawyers with spines who know the law way better than Carr or trump. And trump knows it. ancianita Sep 18 #39

The law doesn't matter anymore surely we understand that Eliot Rosewater Sep 18 #67

Yes, it does surely we understand that SCOTUS matters to SCOTUS. ancianita Sep 19 #69

Like they won't give Trump immunity or they won't overturn Roe versus Wade? Eliot Rosewater Sep 19 #70

I hear you. It's a whole new bought court. Even so it still doesn't want to go full on kangaroo. ancianita Sep 19 #71

Yes we all want the court to do the right thing Eliot Rosewater Sep 19 #72

I am surprised he hasn't gone after Seth Myers. doc03 Sep 18 #28

Agreed. But Trump has asked for Fallon and Seth's heads as well. BadgerMom Sep 18 #62

See a pattern here....? NM Grins Sep 18 #29

The View does show actual clips of Trump. twodogsbarking Sep 18 #31

Epstein, Epstein, Epstein! Buddyzbuddy Sep 18 #33

We need to look Tadams01KC Sep 18 #36

Cancel culture again MaineBlueBear Sep 18 #40

It's far worse than that iemanja Sep 18 #49

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The guy is a moron. He doesn't even understand his own rule. Wiz Imp Sep 18 #42

I guess he just can't handle those uppity women. Get thee home to your kitchens. flashman13 Sep 18 #43

So scary and sad BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 18 #44

I've been told by other posters on here that there's Crunchy Frog Sep 18 #45

What fucking shows are going to be left at this point? It's not like the audiences that liked these shows are going Grown2Hate Sep 18 #46

Crap will be all that is left - reality tv, prosperity gospel, dancing with stars walkingman Sep 18 #55

That's basically all that is on prime time. LeftInTX Sep 18 #58

Someone take this Nazi bum to court EnergizedLib Sep 18 #61