Anonymous
09/18/2025 22:52
Subject: Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
Anonymous wrote:I don’t think Kimmel show should have been suspended by ABC for his comments.
But I also don’t think Trump should have been banned from Twitter.
The trouble with cancel culture is that when you support it based on the speech you disagree with when your “side” is calling the shots (and making the behind-the-scenes directives to Twitter—as it were), it will always come back to bite you when the people you can’t stand are the ones on the power positions.
But you can’t just get outraged and whine “censorship!” only when it’s the speech you agree with that’s getting shut down and the people on your “team” who are losing jobs! You have to be willing to stand up for everyone’s right to say what they want. You have to be willing to say “hey I don’t have to agree with what that guy said but I support his right to say it!”
That’s how this American freedom thing works. And that’s how we protect it. Speech that everyone agrees with does not need protection.
Twitter banned Trump WHILE TRUMP WAS STILL THE PRESIDENT. No government body told them to ban him from Twitter.
Anonymous
09/18/2025 22:49
Subject: Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
Anonymous wrote:I don’t think Kimmel show should have been suspended by ABC for his comments.
But I also don’t think Trump should have been banned from Twitter.
The trouble with cancel culture is that when you support it based on the speech you disagree with when your “side” is calling the shots (and making the behind-the-scenes directives to Twitter—as it were), it will always come back to bite you when the people you can’t stand are the ones on the power positions.
But you can’t just get outraged and whine “censorship!” only when it’s the speech you agree with that’s getting shut down and the people on your “team” who are losing jobs! You have to be willing to stand up for everyone’s right to say what they want. You have to be willing to say “hey I don’t have to agree with what that guy said but I support his right to say it!”
That’s how this American freedom thing works. And that’s how we protect it. Speech that everyone agrees with does not need protection.
As a reminder, Trump wasn’t randomly banned from Twitter. He was banned on January 8, 2021, primarily due to the platform's concerns over his posts inciting violence following the January 6 riot. Twitter cited two specific tweets from his account,, which they believed posed a risk of further violence. The first tweet praised his supporters, calling them "American Patriots" and saying they would "not be disrespected," while the second suggested he would not attend Joe Biden’s inauguration. Twitter interpreted these as potentially encouraging further unrest, especially after the Capitol attack by his supporters. The company stated that, given the context of recent events and the potential for his statements to be interpreted as endorsing violence, they permanently suspended his account to prevent additional harm.
Anonymous
09/18/2025 22:37
Subject: Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
Anonymous wrote:I don’t think Kimmel show should have been suspended by ABC for his comments.
But I also don’t think Trump should have been banned from Twitter.
The trouble with cancel culture is that when you support it based on the speech you disagree with when your “side” is calling the shots (and making the behind-the-scenes directives to Twitter—as it were), it will always come back to bite you when the people you can’t stand are the ones on the power positions.
But you can’t just get outraged and whine “censorship!” only when it’s the speech you agree with that’s getting shut down and the people on your “team” who are losing jobs! You have to be willing to stand up for everyone’s right to say what they want. You have to be willing to say “hey I don’t have to agree with what that guy said but I support his right to say it!”
That’s how this American freedom thing works. And that’s how we protect it. Speech that everyone agrees with does not need protection.
Please tell me you aren’t actually this dumb
Anonymous
09/18/2025 22:37
Subject: Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Guys, no one watches late night tv. All those companies will eventually kill any live late night shows apart from maybe SNL.
SNL is the most watched show on NBC, btw.
I mean, if we are being accurate, it’s Sunday Night Football.
“Most watched” show on NBC isn’t say much. I haven’t watched SNL in over a decade and the last time I watched a late night talk show was in the Leno and Conan days. And I’m not old
PP didn't say "most watched by you."
Anonymous
09/18/2025 22:34
Subject: Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
I don’t think Kimmel show should have been suspended by ABC for his comments.
But I also don’t think Trump should have been banned from Twitter.
The trouble with cancel culture is that when you support it based on the speech you disagree with when your “side” is calling the shots (and making the behind-the-scenes directives to Twitter—as it were), it will always come back to bite you when the people you can’t stand are the ones on the power positions.
But you can’t just get outraged and whine “censorship!” only when it’s the speech you agree with that’s getting shut down and the people on your “team” who are losing jobs! You have to be willing to stand up for everyone’s right to say what they want. You have to be willing to say “hey I don’t have to agree with what that guy said but I support his right to say it!”
That’s how this American freedom thing works. And that’s how we protect it. Speech that everyone agrees with does not need protection.
But I also don’t think Trump should have been banned from Twitter.
The trouble with cancel culture is that when you support it based on the speech you disagree with when your “side” is calling the shots (and making the behind-the-scenes directives to Twitter—as it were), it will always come back to bite you when the people you can’t stand are the ones on the power positions.
But you can’t just get outraged and whine “censorship!” only when it’s the speech you agree with that’s getting shut down and the people on your “team” who are losing jobs! You have to be willing to stand up for everyone’s right to say what they want. You have to be willing to say “hey I don’t have to agree with what that guy said but I support his right to say it!”
That’s how this American freedom thing works. And that’s how we protect it. Speech that everyone agrees with does not need protection.
Anonymous
09/18/2025 22:29
Subject: Re:Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
Anonymous wrote:The party that invented speech codes, trigger words, and safe spaces wants you to know that they have always defended free speech.
What 'party' invented speech codes, trigger words, and safe spaces -- do you have a site to a law or piece of legislation? Or maybe you don't actually know what free speech means?
Anonymous
Anonymous
09/18/2025 22:18
Subject: Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Guys, no one watches late night tv. All those companies will eventually kill any live late night shows apart from maybe SNL.
SNL is the most watched show on NBC, btw.
I mean, if we are being accurate, it’s Sunday Night Football.
Correct, but other than live sports SNL has the most viewers.
Anonymous
09/18/2025 22:04
Subject: Re:Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
The party that invented speech codes, trigger words, and safe spaces wants you to know that they have always defended free speech.
Anonymous
09/18/2025 21:56
Subject: Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:1st amendment is over
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/nexstar-jimmy-kimmel-abc-charlie-kirk-1236522584/
Kimmel's show was very popular. ABC, like CBS, is cutting off it's nose to spite its face. Kimmel will be invited to speak his mind on Fallon and Colbert.
Colbert has been cancelled, too. I can’t believe the media is rolling over for Trump… sad, sad day and era.
"the media" and the various leading social media platforms are mostly owned by billionaires. Of course they are going to kowtow to the authoritarian. That's how this works.
YK, most people on this thread get that.
Anonymous
09/18/2025 21:55
Subject: Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
Hey PP, how many platforms does that include?
Anonymous
09/18/2025 21:44
Subject: Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So if the FCC can threaten a network's license and get them to cancel a show just because a host said something the administration didn't like, then the next Democrat should go after all of the syndicated radio shows, like Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Dan Bongino, Glenn Beck, Sebastian Gorka, Hugh Hewitt, Brian Kilmeade, etc. And if they aren't canceled, threaten to take away the broadcast licenses for every network broadcasting it, such as iHeartMedia, Cumulus, Salem Media, Westwood One, Premiere, along with Sinclair Media's tv and radio network.
Any Republican who thinks Kimmel being canceled was fine cannot argue against it without being a complete illogical hypocrite.
I think this is going to lead to some major antitrust actions against the media companies. Probably after the next administration takes its revenge revoking licenses from Fox, Disney, etc.
Yep, antitrust against these media companies has to be the first order of the next democratic president. We’ve seen them turn into mouthpieces for the Trump regime and can’t let it happen again. State AGs have a lot of antitrust power and should start this immediately.
Anonymous
09/18/2025 21:12
Subject: Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
If they’ll do it for you, they’ll do it to you.
Anonymous
09/18/2025 21:09
Subject: Re:Jimmy Kimmel show cancelled.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Dan Satterfield says the most impactful way to protest/complain is as follows:
1. See if you have a Sinclair or Nexstar station in your area.
2. Watch the local newscast tonight or sometime this week.
3. Note the companies that are advertising
4. Call those companies and let them know you will boycott them until they stop supporting those media companies.
This
The Sinclair DC area station is:
WJLA (ABC, Channel 7)