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Republicans control the shutdown. Top to bottom. For example, construction of Trump's ballroom will continue as "essential" during the shutdown. But the stuff that helps you will not. abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
Government shutdown updates: 'I don't think it's going to be that long of a shutdown', Vance says
Vice President JD Vance, while speaking at a White House press briefing, said that he does not think the government shutdown will be long.
abcnews.go.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Republicans control the shutdown. Top to bottom. For example, construction of Trump's ballroom will continue as "essential" during the shutdown. But the stuff that helps you will not. abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
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I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
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Kimmel didn’t even make a joke. He just commented on what was actually happening. MAGA and its leaders went bonkers blaming everyone but the kid who shot Charlie Kirk.
September 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Kimmel didn’t even make a joke. He just commented on what was actually happening. MAGA and its leaders went bonkers blaming everyone but the kid who shot Charlie Kirk.
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I realized that some people may be thinking that this Kimmel situation is “only” about comedians and humorists.
No. This is 100% about the chilling effect on ALL speech, journalism, news reporting, and commentary. This will make ALL media participants afraid to criticize Trump, and that’s fascism
No. This is 100% about the chilling effect on ALL speech, journalism, news reporting, and commentary. This will make ALL media participants afraid to criticize Trump, and that’s fascism
September 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I realized that some people may be thinking that this Kimmel situation is “only” about comedians and humorists.
No. This is 100% about the chilling effect on ALL speech, journalism, news reporting, and commentary. This will make ALL media participants afraid to criticize Trump, and that’s fascism
No. This is 100% about the chilling effect on ALL speech, journalism, news reporting, and commentary. This will make ALL media participants afraid to criticize Trump, and that’s fascism
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NEWS --> Anna Gomez, the lone Dem on the FCC, tells me the Trump admin's pressure to oust Jimmy Kimmel may be unlawful as well as unconstitutional. FCC chair Brendan Carr may be committing censorship in violation of federal law.
That and much more in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
That and much more in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
Trump’s Ouster of Jimmy Kimmel Is Much Worse than You Think It Is
Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner, tells TNR that her boss’ move violates both the First Amendment and the Communications Act. Democrats must extract consequences.
newrepublic.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
NEWS --> Anna Gomez, the lone Dem on the FCC, tells me the Trump admin's pressure to oust Jimmy Kimmel may be unlawful as well as unconstitutional. FCC chair Brendan Carr may be committing censorship in violation of federal law.
That and much more in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
That and much more in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
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BREAKING: Eric Swalwell just told the FCC chairman to hire a lawyer and preserve records because they will be held accountable in 2027 when democrats take the House.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
September 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Eric Swalwell just told the FCC chairman to hire a lawyer and preserve records because they will be held accountable in 2027 when democrats take the House.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
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Obama condemns the White House after Kimmel’s suspension, saying that the Trump admin has taken cancel culture to a "new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies."
Obama denounces White House after Kimmel’s suspension
Key Democrats are now calling for FCC Chair Brendan Carr to resign.
www.politico.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Obama condemns the White House after Kimmel’s suspension, saying that the Trump admin has taken cancel culture to a "new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies."
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Kimmel was cancelled because he showed a clip of Felon47 being unfeeling about Kirk's death. People are being fired for quoting Kirk accurately and in context. The administration has declared war on reality.
September 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Kimmel was cancelled because he showed a clip of Felon47 being unfeeling about Kirk's death. People are being fired for quoting Kirk accurately and in context. The administration has declared war on reality.
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Censorship never stops with just one book, one newspaper, one person. The end goal of censorship is always complete control.
For Christ's sake, Kimmel just showed a video of the President's own words.
Stop capitulating. It will never save you in the end.
For Christ's sake, Kimmel just showed a video of the President's own words.
Stop capitulating. It will never save you in the end.
lmao. LMAO even
September 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Censorship never stops with just one book, one newspaper, one person. The end goal of censorship is always complete control.
For Christ's sake, Kimmel just showed a video of the President's own words.
Stop capitulating. It will never save you in the end.
For Christ's sake, Kimmel just showed a video of the President's own words.
Stop capitulating. It will never save you in the end.
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Ro Khanna: "They're making comedy illegal. Brendan Carr pressured ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney cancels Jimmy Kimmel. This canceling from an administration that lectured us about cancel culture. That's why today I'm introducing a motion to subpoena Brendan Carr."
September 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ro Khanna: "They're making comedy illegal. Brendan Carr pressured ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney cancels Jimmy Kimmel. This canceling from an administration that lectured us about cancel culture. That's why today I'm introducing a motion to subpoena Brendan Carr."
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CBS and Paramount bow to a wannabe dictator—
gutless in the face of power, desperate to please.
They try to silence Stephen Colbert, but they fail.
Because we know what truthiness is.
Stephen lives it. Breathes it. Sharpens it into a blade.
He doesn’t just entertain—he exposes.
CBS and Paramount bow to a wannabe dictator—
gutless in the face of power, desperate to please.
They try to silence Stephen Colbert, but they fail.
Because we know what truthiness is.
Stephen lives it. Breathes it. Sharpens it into a blade.
He doesn’t just entertain—he exposes.
July 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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CBS and Paramount bow to a wannabe dictator—
gutless in the face of power, desperate to please.
They try to silence Stephen Colbert, but they fail.
Because we know what truthiness is.
Stephen lives it. Breathes it. Sharpens it into a blade.
He doesn’t just entertain—he exposes.
CBS and Paramount bow to a wannabe dictator—
gutless in the face of power, desperate to please.
They try to silence Stephen Colbert, but they fail.
Because we know what truthiness is.
Stephen lives it. Breathes it. Sharpens it into a blade.
He doesn’t just entertain—he exposes.
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You can measure a society’s political freedom by how openly comedians are able to mock or satirize the government. CBS’s decision to silence Stephen Colbert, announcing the impending end of The Late Show, is another incipient sign of trouble in the United States.
open.substack.com/pub/fridains...
open.substack.com/pub/fridains...
The End of Colbert's Show Signals Trouble
One of the first signs of authoritarianism is headwinds against comedians
open.substack.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
You can measure a society’s political freedom by how openly comedians are able to mock or satirize the government. CBS’s decision to silence Stephen Colbert, announcing the impending end of The Late Show, is another incipient sign of trouble in the United States.
open.substack.com/pub/fridains...
open.substack.com/pub/fridains...
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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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American society is so lost that a person like Colbert is now a rare public figure - someone with moral convictions and the courage to speak truth to power. He's considered a comedian, but he's done more to expose the truth than most journalists.
If more people had been as brave as Colbert then and were as brave as he is now, we would not be here today.
STILL A MUST-SEE: Stephen Colbert—Whose 'Late Show' Was Shockingly Canceled—Roasts Bush To His Face
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
www.youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
American society is so lost that a person like Colbert is now a rare public figure - someone with moral convictions and the courage to speak truth to power. He's considered a comedian, but he's done more to expose the truth than most journalists.
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They took Colbert off the air. Not for scandal. For satire. For making the merger boys nervous. If you ever laughed to survive, this piece is for you.
👇 Read it. Mourn. Get loud. And if CBS asks, we’re just watching NCIS: Late Capitalism—Special Victims of Budget Cuts.
👇 Read it. Mourn. Get loud. And if CBS asks, we’re just watching NCIS: Late Capitalism—Special Victims of Budget Cuts.
They Took the Man Who Mocked a King Off the Air
Stephen Colbert stood where truth and comedy met. That space is now dark.
thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
They took Colbert off the air. Not for scandal. For satire. For making the merger boys nervous. If you ever laughed to survive, this piece is for you.
👇 Read it. Mourn. Get loud. And if CBS asks, we’re just watching NCIS: Late Capitalism—Special Victims of Budget Cuts.
👇 Read it. Mourn. Get loud. And if CBS asks, we’re just watching NCIS: Late Capitalism—Special Victims of Budget Cuts.
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CBS didn’t kill Colbert because he got boring. They killed him because he got expensive—and then he got dangerous. It’s one thing to mock a politician. It’s another to make the merger boys nervous.
They took Colbert off the air. Not for scandal. For satire. For making the merger boys nervous. If you ever laughed to survive, this piece is for you.
👇 Read it. Mourn. Get loud. And if CBS asks, we’re just watching NCIS: Late Capitalism—Special Victims of Budget Cuts.
👇 Read it. Mourn. Get loud. And if CBS asks, we’re just watching NCIS: Late Capitalism—Special Victims of Budget Cuts.
They Took the Man Who Mocked a King Off the Air
Stephen Colbert stood where truth and comedy met. That space is now dark.
thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
CBS didn’t kill Colbert because he got boring. They killed him because he got expensive—and then he got dangerous. It’s one thing to mock a politician. It’s another to make the merger boys nervous.
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“All told, the Stephen Colbert-hosted show averaged 2.42 million viewers across 41 first-run episodes… growing its audience by 1% quarter over quarter.” No. 1 show in late night… canceled because telling jokes about Trump is forbidden latenighter.com/news/ratings...
Here Are Final Late Night Ratings for Q2 2025 - LateNighter
Q2 2025 late-night ratings showed stability at the top—but year-over-year declines for most, with Gutfeld! on Fox Nwes the lone gainer.
latenighter.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“All told, the Stephen Colbert-hosted show averaged 2.42 million viewers across 41 first-run episodes… growing its audience by 1% quarter over quarter.” No. 1 show in late night… canceled because telling jokes about Trump is forbidden latenighter.com/news/ratings...
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There is no question that Colbert’s cancellation is the first direct hit on the 1st Amendment by an authoritarian regime. It won’t be the last. Love or hate Colbert, this is a dark day for the US because this isn’t about Colbert. It’s about our democracy which simply put has died. #ProudBlue #Resist
Politics, Not Performance, Killed 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'
The end of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' signals a much bigger shift for late night. But it's not just about money.
www.rollingstone.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
There is no question that Colbert’s cancellation is the first direct hit on the 1st Amendment by an authoritarian regime. It won’t be the last. Love or hate Colbert, this is a dark day for the US because this isn’t about Colbert. It’s about our democracy which simply put has died. #ProudBlue #Resist
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SHARI REDSTONE’S kicking the great #StephenColbert off the air. Trump probably made it part of the deal to settle the suit he brought against her and CBS. She’s desperate to sell National Amusements, and Colbert was probably the opening act of Trump’s never ending revenge tour. Tragic.
July 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
SHARI REDSTONE’S kicking the great #StephenColbert off the air. Trump probably made it part of the deal to settle the suit he brought against her and CBS. She’s desperate to sell National Amusements, and Colbert was probably the opening act of Trump’s never ending revenge tour. Tragic.
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This was the order of events:
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
July 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This was the order of events:
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
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Do you believe CBS cancelling Stephen Colbert’s show is cost related? I don’t. And I see Trump’s hoof prints all over it. Colbert always got on his nerves.
Gift Article. I don't know why I'm so upset about Colbert's Late show beig cancelled, but I really am.
CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Do you believe CBS cancelling Stephen Colbert’s show is cost related? I don’t. And I see Trump’s hoof prints all over it. Colbert always got on his nerves.
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Colbert is one of the most genuinely wonderful people I got to meet in my weird life stage of spending time around showbiz people. He’s gonna take this ship down like the fucking pro he is. But this is, for real, the beginning of the end for our adorable little way of life. Don’t sit this out.
July 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Colbert is one of the most genuinely wonderful people I got to meet in my weird life stage of spending time around showbiz people. He’s gonna take this ship down like the fucking pro he is. But this is, for real, the beginning of the end for our adorable little way of life. Don’t sit this out.
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Hey CBS —
SAVE COLBERT!!!!
Pass it on….
SAVE COLBERT!!!!
Pass it on….
July 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Hey CBS —
SAVE COLBERT!!!!
Pass it on….
SAVE COLBERT!!!!
Pass it on….