Now Jimmy Kimmel
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Corporations are only interested in one thing--making money for their shareholders and themselves. That's it. They are amoral entities. Which of course is why they should never be considered "persons." Persons, typically, have consciences. Corporations do not.
As for Kimmel, when I heard the news, the first thing I said to Mr. Pique is, "This is getting really scary."
And, it is. I mean, the handwriting has been on the wall for quite some time that this was where we are headed, but here is the proof. We're there now.
I tell myself all the time, lately, that we are foolish for not getting out of this country while the getting is good. But just thinking about it is paralyzing. "Am I really sure it is time to go? How will I know when it is time to go?" Which is how my ethnic group ended up in death camps.
I am heartened by all the strong voices in public life that are still speaking out. We have got to fight this as hard as we can, as hard as we know how. The next No Kings march is October 18th. I've joined my local Indivisible organization and I'm going to take their trainings. It feels like it isn't much, but at least it isn't nothing.
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Corporations are only interested in one thing--making money for their shareholders and themselves. That's it. They are amoral entities. Which of course is why they should never be considered "persons." Persons, typically, have consciences. Corporations do not.
As for Kimmel, when I heard the news, the first thing I said to Mr. Pique is, "This is getting really scary."
And, it is. I mean, the handwriting has been on the wall for quite some time that this was where we are headed, but here is the proof. We're there now.
I tell myself all the time, lately, that we are foolish for not getting out of this country while the getting is good. But just thinking about it is paralyzing. "Am I really sure it is time to go? How will I know when it is time to go?" Which is how my ethnic group ended up in death camps.
I am heartened by all the strong voices in public life that are still speaking out. We have got to fight this as hard as we can, as hard as we know how. The next No Kings march is October 18th. I've joined my local Indivisible organization and I'm going to take their trainings. It feels like it isn't much, but at least it isn't nothing.
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@pique We need a national strike.
For me, watching and reading Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen at The Contrarian helps a lot.
@Bernard said in Now Jimmy Kimmel:
@pique We need a national strike.
For me, watching and reading Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen at The Contrarian helps a lot.
totally agree about the national strike. long overdue. I have had to stop watching all the podcasts and stuff on substack. my inbox was becoming a nightmare.
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I suppose this speaks to @Bernard's point:
When even Ben & Jerryās canāt speak out, itās clear: the era of corporate responsibility is over | Austin Sarat
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/19/trump-ben-and-jerrys
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Yeah, Maher was indeed "cancelled" by ABC under fire from the Bush administration. And he was cancelled for saying something arguably correct, that the people who flew the planes into the WTC and the Pentagon may have been scum but they were not cowards.
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Robert Reich on the power of the people...
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/the-deeper-story-behind-americas?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email -
Aaannnd -heās back!
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/entertainment/jimmy-kimmel-returning
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Wow!! I wasn't expecting that! I wonder how many affiliates will air something else in that time slot.
From that CNN article:
His show employs between 200 and 250 people.
Yep, that's the other thing that didn't get much attention, and that I didn't think of either. Good luck to them all!
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Link to video
LATimes has a good overview of the Kimmel story:
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LATimes has a good overview of the Kimmel story:
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Disney Shareholders Request Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Records, Citing Concerns Execs āBreached Their Fiduciary Dutiesā
https://www.thewrap.com/disney-shareholders-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-letter/
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Disney Shareholders Request Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Records, Citing Concerns Execs āBreached Their Fiduciary Dutiesā
https://www.thewrap.com/disney-shareholders-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-letter/
From the article:
āThere is a credible basis to suspect that the Board and executives may have breached their fiduciary duties of loyalty, care and good faith by placing improper political or affiliate considerations above the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.ā
I mean, ok, good, go after it from that angle if that seems like it makes it do-able I guess, but I hope they continue hammering home that the real problem is the threat to free speech.
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Sinclair brings Kimmel back.
Sinclair said Friday it had proposed measures to āstrengthen accountability, viewer feedback, and community dialogueā at ABC and its affiliates.
āWhile ABC and Disney have not yet adopted these measures, and Sinclair respects their right to make those decisions under our network affiliate agreements, we believe such measures could strengthen trust and accountability,ā it said.
Kimmelās suspension last week came shortly after Nexstar announced it would not air the program in light of the hostās comments. Sinclair soon after said it would likewise preempt the program.
Those announcements followed comments from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr that suggested ABC affiliate stations could be at risk of losing broadcast station licenses over Kimmelās remarks, which came during a show monologue.
The series of events raised questions about influence by the Trump administration on the media and First Amendment protections.
āOur decision to preempt this program was independent of any government interaction or influence,ā Sinclair said Friday. āFree speech provides broadcasters with the right to exercise judgment as to the content on their local stations. While we understand that not everyone will agree with our decisions about programming, it is simply inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content.ā
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/26/sinclair-abc-jimmy-kimmel.html
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Sinclair brings Kimmel back.
Sinclair said Friday it had proposed measures to āstrengthen accountability, viewer feedback, and community dialogueā at ABC and its affiliates.
āWhile ABC and Disney have not yet adopted these measures, and Sinclair respects their right to make those decisions under our network affiliate agreements, we believe such measures could strengthen trust and accountability,ā it said.
Kimmelās suspension last week came shortly after Nexstar announced it would not air the program in light of the hostās comments. Sinclair soon after said it would likewise preempt the program.
Those announcements followed comments from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr that suggested ABC affiliate stations could be at risk of losing broadcast station licenses over Kimmelās remarks, which came during a show monologue.
The series of events raised questions about influence by the Trump administration on the media and First Amendment protections.
āOur decision to preempt this program was independent of any government interaction or influence,ā Sinclair said Friday. āFree speech provides broadcasters with the right to exercise judgment as to the content on their local stations. While we understand that not everyone will agree with our decisions about programming, it is simply inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content.ā
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/26/sinclair-abc-jimmy-kimmel.html
@wtg said in Now Jimmy Kimmel:
Sinclair said Friday it had proposed measures to āstrengthen accountability, viewer feedback, and community dialogueā at ABC and its affiliates.
Wonder what that means in practice. (probably not much....)
@wtg said in Now Jimmy Kimmel:
āOur decision to preempt this program was independent of any government interaction or influence,ā Sinclair said Friday.
I call BS on that one.
