Colbert accuses CBS of censorship

Scholar power: 50.7%

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Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anders Aslund	29%	34	50.7%

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Reposted by Anders Aslund, Dean Baker

17%

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Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anders Aslund	29%	34	16.9%
🎓 Dean Baker	2%	21	0.9%
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Reposted by Steve Peers, Juan Cole, Anders Nilsson , and 1 more Steve Peers, Juan Cole, Anders Nilsson, Alan Richardson

38%

Scholar power: 38.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	34%	27	17.7%
🎓 Juan Cole	30%	24	14.7%
🎓 Anders Nilsson	10%	23	4.8%
🎓 Alan Richardson	2%	21	0.9%
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James Talarico

@jamestalarico.bsky.social

BREAKING: Our campaign raised $2.5 million in 24 hours after the FCC banned our Colbert interview.

February 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM

by Robert B. Reich

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Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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🎓 Robert B. Reich	16%	37	29.2%

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

Kudos to Stephen Colbert for standing up for himself and against tyranny.

I've always been a fan of his — going way back to the Colbert Report years.

I enjoyed chatting with him in August. Here's a brief clip from our discussion.

February 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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Parker Molloy

@parkermolloy.com

CBS lawyers told Colbert he couldn't interview a Senate candidate. Couldn't show a photo. Couldn't show a drawing. Couldn't tell the audience it was happening. Based on an FCC rule that hasn't actually been changed. New piece on what CBS has become. www.readtpa.com/p/cbs-doesnt...

CBS Doesn't Need to Be Told Anymore

A year of capitulation, from paying off the president to killing stories to blocking interviews.

www.readtpa.com

February 18, 2026 at 9:21 PM

by Jeremy Harris Lipschultz

28%

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by Richard F. Catalano

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Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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Richard Catalano

@fabiancat.bsky.social

Corporate media sabotages democracy.
Unsubscribe! Judd has the goods on CBS

open.substack.com/pub/populari...

CBS censors Colbert, bowing to pressure from Trump’s FCC

CBS forbade Late Show host Stephen Colbert from interviewing Texas State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Senator John Cornyn.

open.substack.com

February 18, 2026 at 6:35 PM

Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

7%

Scholar power: 7.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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🎓 Matthew P. McAllister	17%	19	7.4%

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Jay Rosen

@jayrosen.bsky.social

If you have been following the clumsy — no, pathetic — attempt by CBS lawyers to collaborate with the FCC in reviving the pointless "equal time" rule, using Stephen Colbert and his show as their playground... then watch him explain it from his POV.

Fascinating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQIl...

Why Everyone's Talking About Stephen Colbert, CBS, The FCC And James Talarico

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

www.youtube.com

February 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM

Reposted by Olivier Mannoni

3%

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Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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🎓 Olivier Mannoni	17%	5	3.8%

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Scott Dworkin

@dworkin.bsky.social

CBS lawyers tried to silence Stephen Colbert. He posted the interview on YouTube anyway.

What Trump doesn't want you to see:
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...

February 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM

by Mark A. Lemley Reposted by David H. Kaye

15%

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Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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🎓 Mark A. Lemley	4%	53	8.7%
🎓 David H. Kaye	12%	28	6.3%
Total			15.1%

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Mark Lemley

@marklemley.bsky.social

RIP the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the latest victim of Trump

The whole thing is just deleted

cpb.org/about/about-...

cpb.org

February 18, 2026 at 8:02 PM

Reposted by Kent Johnson

3%

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Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

COLBERT on Thin-Skinned Trump’s fascist @jamestalarico.bsky.social ban: “Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this… They're trying to control what we watch, say, read — The most dangerous kind of cancel culture is the kind that comes from the top."

February 18, 2026 at 5:35 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

0%

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Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

CBS censors Colbert interview with James Talarico

And it backfires

Searches for his websites and the interview explode.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

February 18, 2026 at 1:09 PM

by Brian Leiter

20%

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by Simon Schama

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by Timothy D. McBride

0%

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Censorship fails:

Rep. James Talarico with Colbert that was censored by a weak CBS after bullying by Trump administration
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

www.youtube.com

February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM

Reposted by Dean Baker

0%

Scholar power: 0.9%

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Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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by Paul K. Moser

4%

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Paul Moser

@pkmoser.bsky.social

www.mediaite.com/media/tv/wat...

Watch the Colbert Interview With James Talarico That CBS Kept Off Air

The pre-taped interview, when it appeared online after the broadcast show ended, opened with the pair addressing CBS's decision on the segment.

www.mediaite.com

February 18, 2026 at 12:48 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

0%

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Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Colbert defies CBS over interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico www.axios.com/2026/02/17/c...

Colbert defies CBS over interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico

The network's lawyers told the show it couldn't air the interview, Colbert said.

www.axios.com

February 18, 2026 at 12:41 PM

by Sarah Kaplan

1%

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Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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Sarah Kaplan

@sarahkaplan.bsky.social

"They want us talking about furries and bathrooms, so we don't realize they are picking our pockets... closing our schools, gutting our healthcare...The culture wars are a smokescreen."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

www.youtube.com

February 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal

4%

Scholar power: 4.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

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🎓 David Darmofal	14%	11	4.6%

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)

@newsjennifer.bsky.social

“just so surprised that this giant global corporation would not stand up to these bullies”

Colbert caught CBS in a lie about the Talarico interview but as he also points out, the bigger issue is how the Ellison's & Bari Weiss have caved to Trump.

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/colb...

Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down from public dispute with CBS bosses

February 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM

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