Interview dispute boosts Talarico donations

The Independent

FCC Chair Brendan Carr claps back at Stephen Colbert over ‘Late Show’ interview controversy

Stephen Colbert claims CBS told him not to broadcast an interview with Senate candidate James Talarico

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by Anders Aslund

50%

Scholar power: 50.7%

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

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🎓 Anders Aslund	29%	34	50.7%

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Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe

10%

Scholar power: 10.7%

Story's scientific field profile

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

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🎓 Nathan P. Kalmoe	26%	17	10.7%

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

The Fox News chyron reads "Latest Dem hoax" at the same time that Brendan Carr confirms that yes, the FCC would've "enforced the law" and gone after CBS had Colbert aired his interview with Talarico on TV

February 19, 2026 at 2:18 AM

Reposted by Anders Aslund, Dean Baker

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Scholar power: 17.8%

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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The Sidney Morning Herald

Colbert hits back at CBS for blocking Talarico interview

Stephen Colbert has lambasted his network CBS for refusing to air his interview with James Talarico.

Reposts 0 8h

The Independent

Did Stephen Colbert just decide the Texas Senate primary?

The Late Show host may have given the Texas Democrat the boost he needs by going public with CBS scrapping his interview, Eric Garcia writes. But it comes with significant risks

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Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

8%

Scholar power: 8.1%

Story's scientific field profile

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

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🎓 Joanna L. Grossman	27%	9	8.1%

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0.098

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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

The Washington Post

The Colbert-CBS spat is about overregulation

The Colbert-CBS spat is a reminder that Americans don’t need the government to vet their entertainment.

Reposts 0 13h

by Sarah Kaplan

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Scholar power: 1.7%

Story's scientific field profile

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

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🎓 Sarah Kaplan	1%	32	1.7%

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54.0%

13.9 h

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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

by Mark A. Lemley Reposted by David H. Kaye

15%

Scholar power: 15.1%

Story's scientific field profile

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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14.3 h

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0.037

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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

by Simon Schama

10%

Scholar power: 10.5%

Story's scientific field profile

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

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🎓 Simon Schama	8%	19	10.5%

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by Robert B. Reich

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Scholar power: 29.2%

Story's scientific field profile

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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14.8 h

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0.217

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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

by Timothy D. McBride

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Story's scientific field profile

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

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🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

The FCC (probably) didn’t censor Stephen Colbert www.vox.com/politics/479...

The FCC (probably) didn’t censor Stephen Colbert

The Colbert censorship story is messier than it looks.

www.vox.com

February 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM

by Richard F. Catalano

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Scholar power: 3.1%

Story's scientific field profile

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

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🎓 Richard F. Catalano	1%	104	3.1%

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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

by Rodney Fort

10%

Scholar power: 10.0%

Story's scientific field profile

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

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🎓 Rodney Fort	6%	31	10.0%

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Rodney Fort 🐀

@rodneyfort.bsky.social

So instead of CBS suing FCC under 1A, they pull an innocuous interview Trump doesn’t like. What a world.

February 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM

Helsingin Sanomat

Televisio | Hyllytetystä talk show -haastattelusta syntyi Yhdysvalloissa julkinen kiista

Koomikko Stephen Colbert sanoo, että häntä kiellettiin haastattelemasta ohjelmassaan demokraattipoliitikkoa. Kanava kiistää.

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Reposted by Kent Johnson

3%

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

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🎓 Kent Johnson	6%	27	3.1%

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0.031

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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

Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

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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

The Independent

Stephen Colbert brings the receipts over CBS spat and literally trashes network’s lawyers

Late night host attacks corporation’s statement on his withdrawn interview with Senate candidate James Talarico as ‘crap’ and expresses bafflement over its unwillingness to stand up for itself against political pressure

Reposts 1 17h

Aftenposten

Donations flood in to the Texas Democrat after Colbert interview was pulled from the air

Stephen Colbert, who hosts The Late Show, accuses CBS of pulling an interview from the air out of fear of Donald Trump.

Reposts 5 17h

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Interview dispute boosts Talarico donations

FCC Chair Brendan Carr claps back at Stephen Colbert over ‘Late Show’ interview controversy

Colbert hits back at CBS for blocking Talarico interview

Did Stephen Colbert just decide the Texas Senate primary?

The Colbert-CBS spat is about overregulation

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Stephen Colbert brings the receipts over CBS spat and literally trashes network’s lawyers

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Colbert hits back at CBS for blocking Talarico interview

Did Stephen Colbert just decide the Texas Senate primary?

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The Colbert-CBS spat is about overregulation

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