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Rebecca Sun
@therebeccasun.bsky.social
Journalist, formerly of The Hollywood Reporter, Sportico and Sports Illustrated
Thank you to @jenyamato.bsky.social for the intro! Journalasians looking out for one another ❤️
October 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hehe I know, if there's one thing I know about my friend Jon it's that you are a realist (cynic?) to the end. I used your setup question to plug my thread!
September 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Unfortunately, I think not! Corporations are inherently conservative and I think a minority needs to be choked out for nearly 10 minutes on camera during a pandemic for companies to temporarily, proactively do the "woke" thing.

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BREAKING: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social's suspension lifts this Tuesday, but the work to protect our media from becoming tools of authoritarianism continues.

I wrote about the context behind the whole affair in my most recent Substack post, over the weekend:

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Understanding the Quiet Part(s) Behind Jimmy Kimmel's Suspension
A tangled web of media consolidation, authoritarian encroachment and online nihilsm.
rebeccasun.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
But if the past couple of months have taught us nothing else, it's that we cannot trust corporations to defend our democracy.
September 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Truthfully, I'm not optimistic that this is a fight that the people can win, because if you thought the record $200M that Uber, Lyft and DoorDash spent to strike down CA Prop 22 was a lot, the conglomerates can and will easily spend BILLIONS to keep their monopolies.

www.latimes.com/business/tec...
Prop. 22: Here's how your L.A. neighborhood voted on the gig worker measure
Uber, Lyft and other gig companies spent millions of dollars to shape California labor law in their image. The result: support from voters in neighborhoods as varied as Beverly Hills and Compton.
www.latimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Please read Matt Stoller's Substack for a compelling argument for repealing the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

www.thebignewsletter.com/p/on-jimmy-k...
On Jimmy Kimmel: It's Time to Destroy the Censorship Machine and Repeal the Telecommunications Act of 1996
In 1996, Bill Clinton set the stage for what Donald Trump is doing now by creating a censorship machine of consolidated media, broadband, and tech firms. It's time to break it apart.
www.thebignewsletter.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Although the suspension will be lifted tomorrow (no word yet on whether Nexstar or Sinclair stations will carry the show), now is the time to sow the seeds of petitioning our legislators to reverse the massive consolidation in our sector.
September 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I’m a German Citizen in 1933, and Is It Just Me or Is It Really Hard to Get Any Work Done Right Now? - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency share.google/A1kjg3ovhol0...
I’m a German Citizen in 1933, and Is It Just Me or Is It Really Hard to Get Any Work Done Right Now?
Guten tag. I’m just wondering if anybody else can relate to this feeling I’ve been having that I just can’t shake. It’s only Tuesday, but what a we...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This isn't about being sensitive during someone's death. This is about censoring speech that questions propaganda.
September 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This is what Trump's FCC, abetted by ABC, is silencing Kimmel over: one sentence (at the 2m mark) that says nothing against Kirk and is simply casting doubt on the government's narrative that his killer was leftist (when all credible evidence indicates he was far right).

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Trump Grieves By Talking About $200 Million Ballroom, MAGA Hits New Lows & Guillermo at the Emmys
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Late stage capitalism cooperating in lockstep with an authoritarian regime. This should chill everyone to the bone.
September 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM