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Kimmel made some comments that were untrue (the shooter was MAGA/Trump supporter) and the parent company fired or suspended (not really sure which as I’ve heard both) him, probably to protect themselves in case of a lawsuit.

I've been thinking about that remark and have a problem with it. Who has standing to sue over Kimmel's apparently false comments about the shooter's politics?

The shooter? Good luck on that one.

I can't think of anyone else who has standing to sue.

Of course, lack of standing hasn't stopped Trump from suing before. But his suits got tossed in early stages of the litigation.

https://youtu.be/WrZ4tY0Q6b0?si=_-a2dSneO-m2o4Vj

What the move to pull Kimmel off the air says about free speech under Trump

So the FCC is being used to silence any criticism??

Yeah, that's what seems to be happening, Saeed.

If the big media are censored and too cowardly to fight it, small forums like this one, where free speech is encouraged, will become more important.

If ABC wants to fire Kimmel as a private employer for his speech, some contractual creative control on Kimmel’s part notwithstanding, that is ABC’s right.

No one should be celebrating this Regime’s use of regulatory threat to force private employers’ hand over employee speech. That is what happened w Kimmel. Regulations before this Tyrant and this S. Ct., did not work that way. They existed in a larger, legal, non-capricious framework. They were not made up nor threatened based on the whim of the Executive (despite the lies the fake conservatives here will say).

Notice the Texas Contingent m/MAGA w who are so happy that Kimmel, South Park, Colbert getting pulled are the ones who are lionizing Kirk as a Martyr to Speech, Open Debate.

Go read the killer’s justification to his parents for killing Kirk. He cities more scripture than a Christmas Mass. Hence, why De. Easter’s view of religion and the state has to be designed in debate, the ballot box, and law.

I am hearing Trump is going to sign an Executive Order against Trans people.

NY Times is reporting the FCC Chief threatened Disney. Disney is ABC’s parent company.

That is a red flag.

To Kirk’s credit as a free speech absolutist when South Park made him a topic. He called it funny, he laughed, and sued conservatives have thick skin.

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Originally posted by LHeym500:

I am hearing Trump is going to sign an Executive Order against Trans people.

It will probably be something like this:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/29...t-community-intl-cmd

Uganda passed one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws. LGBTQ people describe living there as ‘hell’

By Larry Madowo and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN
6 min read
Updated 1:47 AM EDT, Thu June 29, 2023

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/w...ce-for-in-some-cases

Uganda’s new anti-gay legislation includes death sentence in some cases
World Updated on May 29, 2023 2:06 PM EDT — Published on May 29, 2023 10:56 AM EDT

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
NY Times is reporting the FCC Chief threatened Disney. Disney is ABC’s parent company.

That is a red flag.

There was some billion $ deal or merger at stake which required FCC's approval.

https://youtu.be/_VW2A0kYeLs?si=Ezm93ZUBR9WwUc_B&t=79

We Are All Jimmy Kimmel | The Easy Way Or The Hard Way | Trump Urges NBC To Cancel Fallon And Meyer…

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Sep 18, 2025 #Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
ABC yanked “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air following a threat from FCC chair Brendan Carr, and President Trump celebrated his administration’s success in blackmailing media companies in order to silence his critics.


https://youtu.be/ZdGLJly6P7c?si=SSqoZD-QuV6HM8KT

That nexstar and it's 32 affiliate ABC stations, said they were pulling Kimmels show has nothing to do with disneys decision? And it looks like that was before any FCC reaction.

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That nexstar and it's 32 affiliate ABC stations, said they were pulling Kimmels show has nothing to do with disneys decision?

That doesn't read like a question, even though you used a question mark at the end of the statement.

Some here must have never played connect the dots. Kimmel makes comments on Kirk. FCC chair says Kimmel needs to go one way or another. There is a multi-billion dollar deal pending involving networks that run Kimmel that would required FCC approval. Kimmel gets canned. All the foregoing takes place in a matter of 3-4 days. The FCC chair praises the action. I hope some of you are just feigning ignorance and are not really as obtuse as you come across.

I think this is very good:

https://youtu.be/FxeqrQY7CH0?si=_SvT3sEH4xrOXJor

Jimmy Kimmel and the First Amendment | Explainer

Hmm, let's connect these dots:

Recently, in this forum, someone used something Jon Stewart said several years ago to support his point.

I mentioned that IMO, Jon Stewart has changed his tune.

Well, here's an example:

https://youtube.com/shorts/Q2V...?si=ccpjXNa34T6zbxG1

Maybe he's next on Trump's cancellation list.

The quwstion was right there Kabob.
Do you think 32 networks dropping him, before the FCC said anything, might have something to do with disneys decision. How much clearer do you need?