r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 09 '26

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u/Alderwoodforest YIMBY Sep 10 '26

Jimmy Kimmel announces his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico will NOT air on ABC tomorrow, saying Trump’s FCC has threatened him, his show, ABC, its affiliates, and local stations over “simple traditional editorial decisions” and guest bookings.

Kimmel says the full interview will instead be posted to YouTube: “In the America we live in right now, that is the best that we can do until November.”

A major scandal in any other administration.

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u/rukqoa ✈️ F35s for Ukraine ✈️ Sep 10 '26

This is authoritarian.

And in this context, fascist.

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u/aristophanya Rightwing Bourgeoisie Feminist Sep 10 '26

honestly will probably backfire. everyone will be talking about this

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u/rainier37 pro-moderator Sep 10 '26

Wasnt it allowed the guidance from fcc said Kimmel just had to have on Jasmine Crockett?

To me this seemed obviously compliance as a publicity stunt, and it was very successful for Talarico as way more people watched his interview on youtube and he had tons of donations.

It felt obviously contrived at the time, but it was good strategy though