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[AmberCutie]

The FCC threatened to pull ABC's license to broadcast if they didn't suspend Jimmy Kimmel. So ya know what happened next...

We are so fucking fucked.

and I swear what he said was nothing outside the realm of what the general public has been saying on social media

 

[Vixxen81]

and I swear what he said was nothing outside the realm of what the general public has been saying on social media

Nope. It's a weird twist -- a company called NexStar is trying to merge with a company called Tenga and it was NexStar that threatened to pre-empt his show every night indefinitely if ABC didn't pull him. NexStar owns EIGHT ABC stations -- EIGHT in a market of thousands...this is such bullshit.


And Sinclair has joined the chat.

 

[Vixxen81]

 

[cbhours]

Oh snap Mr Creedy's fingermen are going to black bag Jimmy Kimmel!

 

[omni]

The FCC threatened to pull ABC's license to broadcast if they didn't suspend Jimmy Kimmel. So ya know what happened next...

We are so fucking fucked.

And such a tame statement for the broadcasting of the end of the First Amendment, generally speaking:



However, people have been fired, kicked out of school, removed from elected office, and for legal foreigners, having visas rescinded and threatened with deportation for voicing their opinion.

People in the US are now being asked to dox those they deem as “celebrating” this murder to a federal database so that the dissidents can be hunted and silenced. American snitches are now the secret police of their friends and neighbors.

How long until mass arrests of citizens, stripped of identifying government documentation, begin to be held at the in-state concentration camps or deported to El Salvador, South Sudan, etc?

 

[rockin_rod]

Not sure if this week's interaction between Australian Broadcasting Corporation's John Lyons and the Citrus-in-Chief aired in the US, but Lyons was probing about how appropriate it is for a President in office to continue undertaking business dealings that add to their personal wealth.
Interesting how hard he tried to deflect the questions, until making threats about how questioning him could impact the relationship between our countries.
Video of the exchange here, linked from the ABC's feed (but not one of the media host URLs that is directly supported for in-forum playback):

https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/video/02/d8/Z/d3.mp4

 

[Maxi]

Not sure if this week's interaction between Australian Broadcasting Corporation's John Lyons and the Citrus-in-Chief aired in the US, but Lyons was probing about how appropriate it is for a President in office to continue undertaking business dealings that add to their personal wealth.
Interesting how hard he tried to deflect the questions, until making threats about how questioning him could impact the relationship between our countries.
Video of the exchange here, linked from the ABC's feed (but not one of the media host URLs that is directly supported for in-forum playback):

https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/video/02/d8/Z/d3.mp4

The BBC News app has the video too…

 

[Maxi]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Russia…

 

[rockin_rod]

I remember a history teacher telling me back in high school that the greatest threat to our democracy and way of life wasn't Communism but the possibility of a Dictator in the White House.

 

[Vixxen81]

Jon Stewart is hosting The Daily Show tonight. Rumor mill is Kinmel and Colbert might show up. I'm going to record it and watch later.

 

[AmberCutie]

There's a lot in here that I agree with. Especially "Saying "good riddance," isn't a "celebration" of his violent, public death." I mean... when tinyfrog came in the room and asked if I had heard the news, I think my first words may have been "Rest in Piss". Even harsher than good riddance, but doesn't mean I was celebrating it, just certainly not sad that he was no longer here, spreading his hateful rhetoric. If my reaction upsets you, I apologize. Not for saying it, but for us not seeing eye to eye on the matter.

Fine. I'll say it.The podcaster who was killed in Utah was a fucking creep. Goofy-ass looking grown man who flunked out of college and could never let it go. He grifted off completely fabricated stories about "oppression against conservatives." His entire persona was a gimmick steeped in theocratic and white supremacy. He was a bigoted, racist, homophobic, sexist piece of shit. He participated in an insurrection against our country. He repeatedly called for the deaths of his perceived political enemies. He cheered on those who violently assaulted Americans.He should have been in jail. Instead, he got shot. And by every measure, his only accomplishment is being the first American assassination that the world watched on TikTok in 4k at 120Hz.He wasn't a Rhodes scholar shot in the face while seeing a movie in Colorado. He wasn't an elected official in Minnesota murdered for defending women's rights. He wasn't a first grader left bleeding to death in the company of a crazed gunman.He wasn't gunned down for flying a flag outside his clothing store.He was a bad person who said horrible things on his mid-tier little podcast.I have legitimate reasons to hate a lot of these conservative pundits. Many, like Ben Shapiro, have come after me by name. They've spent years vilifying me for trying to save lives during COVID. They've fabricated stories, promoted propaganda, and incited more death and rape threats than I can count.And yet I don't say they should be given the death penalty or publicly executed. I don't believe they deserve that. I would never say that children should watch DeSantis' public execution as a rite of passage.I would never say that Matt Gaetz and every pervert in Congress should be stoned to death. And there are so many conservative men in Congress that are into some kinky and even illegal shit. Saying "good riddance," isn't a "celebration" of his violent, public death. I said it when Rush Limbaugh died. Does that mean I'm cheering on lung cancer? I was elated when Scalia died of natural causes. Most of our country- and the world - will be in the streets *actually celebrating* when Trump dies, regardless of how he dies.Everybody dies. That doesn’t make up for the life they spent harming others. And when people who choose to spend their existence hurting people are gone, the world is a better place.Kirk was a vapid demagogue unworthy of mass hysteria over his death.And everyone should be protesting this state-mandated day of mourning on Oct. 14.

 

[zippypinhead]

A state-mandated day of mourning?

W

T

F

The performativeness of pretending to be sad about a man who so poetically reaped exactly what he sowed is mind-boggling.

 

[AmberCutie]

A state-mandated day of mourning?

W

T

F

The performativeness of pretending to be sad about a man who so poetically reaped exactly what he sowed is mind-boggling.

absolutely

 

[omni]

I have not and will not watch the farce that was presented as a memorial service, but the tiny bits I have seen have left me with two impressions:
- hell of a grandiose and scripted production for such short notice.
- how ignorantly narcissistic of our government to have so many levels of official succession in one place at one time.

Megalomania, presented in stadium-form

 

[cbhours]

how ignorantly narcissistic of our government to have so many levels of official succession in one place at one time.

Kiefer Sutherland for president!

 

[rockin_rod]

Just saw the Tylenol announcement on the news here......

 

[Vixxen81]

Just saw the Tylenol announcement on the news here......

So all of those mothers with autistic kids who didn't take tylenol while pregnant must be beside themselves.

 

[AmberCutie]

Just saw the Tylenol announcement on the news here......

There is no way that it is NOT about money. There is some crazy corruption/collusion going on behind this.

 

[LaceyRoyce]

There is no way that it is NOT about money. There is some crazy corruption/collusion going on behind this.

 

[omni]

"Stephen Miller is Goebbels."

Now we just have to figure out who Nick Fuentes is historically in-parallel.

 

[omni]

...at The UN fucking General Assembly.

 

[misterical]

I have a few American friends. All of the left leaning political persuasion. They've been saying for a long time that America is descending into Nazism. However, I was always a bit reluctant to fully believe that, choosing the believe in the general good. That somewhere in the corridors of power there were enough good people to stem that tide. I have to say that I'm no longer of that opinion. What we are seeing and have been seeing is right out of the Nazi playbook in the 1930s. Charlie Kirk is Horst Wessel and the Reichstag Fire rolled into one. I'm not saying it's a false flag but it was certainly exploited to it's maximum potential. From the other side of the pond, I am truly sorry this is happening to you all. We know that you aren't all the same.

 

[AmberCutie]

...at The UN fucking General Assembly.

Apparently he said a lot of really stupid shit and many of his usual lies. There are so many comments from people outside the US about how incredibly ridiculous he's making our country look.

 

[cbhours]

There are so many comments from people outside the US about how incredibly ridiculous he's making our country look.

Its shoved in our faces in an unavoidable way, the usa media is ridiculously powerful and then the people talk about it randomly like its critically important. Tylenol might increase chance that a baby is born with autism....thats whats exploding across the world right now in every language. People that eat meat thats been sitting out there for 6 hours because they don't know any better are concerned that tylenol might increase the chance of a baby having autism. Where I live there was a murder recently that hardly anyone knew about because they don't read the local news websites but guess what they are talking about? Tylenol xD

 

[omni]

Apparently he said a lot of really stupid shit and many of his usual lies. There are so many comments from people outside the US about how incredibly ridiculous he's making our country look.

Yeah, it was an insane tirade, off-the-cuff and pretty unhinged. I'm surprised we are not globally ostracized by now and will not be surprised when we are.

I have a few American friends. All of the left leaning political persuasion. They've been saying for a long time that America is descending into Nazism. However, I was always a bit reluctant to fully believe that, choosing the believe in the general good. That somewhere in the corridors of power there were enough good people to stem that tide. I have to say that I'm no longer of that opinion. What we are seeing and have been seeing is right out of the Nazi playbook in the 1930s. Charlie Kirk is Horst Wessel and the Reichstag Fire rolled into one. I'm not saying it's a false flag but it was certainly exploited to it's maximum potential. From the other side of the pond, I am truly sorry this is happening to you all. We know that you aren't all the same.

Thank you.

I've spent as much of my life as I can recall pretty even-keeled and understanding of the typical swings of the politicians' leanings; however, with this administration's blatant and in-full-view destruction of our governing system, I can't deny the insanity that seems to be near full fermentation here. As terrible it is to admit to saying "this is where we are,", I'm glad it's being globally perceived much the same as it is here on the inside of it all. Hopefully, there's a chance we don't get as far down the road as the last time.

 

[omni]

Sorry for the lunatic tangent, but it's conspiracy theory time:

JD Vance is the face of the real villain in this whole thing, propped up by his Thiel "daddy." Trump tripped backwards into the whole show, but the couch-fucker was placed. Trump was directed to take him as VP, if he wanted to stay in power. When Trump eventually no longer fulfill the needs *or* if open civil unrest breaks out nationally, Trump will be ousted as best fit to the plan at the moment and Just Dance Vance will take up the mantle as "the only person who can save this country from itself." At that point, Project 2025 will be 100% in full-effect. tv/petroleum/AI/tech will all be nationalized. school will be completely gutted but for the privileged and wealthy white boys and replaced with patriotic-teaching labor camps for the less fortunate males and home-making/family-making for the females (who also lose the right to vote under a "household vote" law). And by then, all gerrymandering will effectively end the "need" to vote, as the winners will be dictated to us instead of fairly elected.

/tinfoil-hat

 

[LaceyRoyce]

Sorry for the lunatic tangent, but it's conspiracy theory time:

JD Vance is the face of the real villain in this whole thing, propped up by his Thiel "daddy." Trump tripped backwards into the whole show, but the couch-fucker was placed. Trump was directed to take him as VP, if he wanted to stay in power. When Trump eventually no longer fulfill the needs *or* if open civil unrest breaks out nationally, Trump will be ousted as best fit to the plan at the moment and Just Dance Vance will take up the mantle as "the only person who can save this country from itself." At that point, Project 2025 will be 100% in full-effect. tv/petroleum/AI/tech will all be nationalized. school will be completely gutted but for the privileged and wealthy white boys and replaced with patriotic-teaching labor camps for the less fortunate males and home-making/family-making for the females (who also lose the right to vote under a "household vote" law). And by then, all gerrymandering will effectively end the "need" to vote, as the winners will be dictated to us instead of fairly elected.

/tinfoil-hat

God the mention of thiel makes my skin crawl. I was at a VC networking event in NYC last year and I met some members of his team and it was …. Creepy. They were people working closely with “the Thiel Family”

At the time I didn’t really know much about him I just knew I was getting ICKY rapey vibes from the men I was interacting with. and I’m pretty good at connecting with MOST men when I try and I’m in the mode. I was there with someone with the right connections and such so I wasn’t like, going in cold.. and like… I cannot express enough how icked out I was. And it’s not just from interaction with that level of wealth because I was interacting with a ton of incredibly wealthy individuals at these events.

As I left I talked to the person I was with and he explained why I was getting that gut reaction and I deep dived into Theil that night and .. man if anything taught me to trust my gut it was that night.

I know this sounds like I’m just like “oh I got an icky feeling” but … it’s pretty rare I get gut reactions like that. I tend to look for / assume the best in ppl

 

[stormythunder]

I have a few American friends. All of the left leaning political persuasion. They've been saying for a long time that America is descending into Nazism. However, I was always a bit reluctant to fully believe that, choosing the believe in the general good. That somewhere in the corridors of power there were enough good people to stem that tide. I have to say that I'm no longer of that opinion. What we are seeing and have been seeing is right out of the Nazi playbook in the 1930s. Charlie Kirk is Horst Wessel and the Reichstag Fire rolled into one. I'm not saying it's a false flag but it was certainly exploited to it's maximum potential. From the other side of the pond, I am truly sorry this is happening to you all. We know that you aren't all the same.

I saw it coming in 2016 but I wasn't able to vote yet then. Just had to sit back and watch the fire lol.

 

[stormythunder]

Sorry for the lunatic tangent, but it's conspiracy theory time:

JD Vance is the face of the real villain in this whole thing, propped up by his Thiel "daddy." Trump tripped backwards into the whole show, but the couch-fucker was placed. Trump was directed to take him as VP, if he wanted to stay in power. When Trump eventually no longer fulfill the needs *or* if open civil unrest breaks out nationally, Trump will be ousted as best fit to the plan at the moment and Just Dance Vance will take up the mantle as "the only person who can save this country from itself." At that point, Project 2025 will be 100% in full-effect. tv/petroleum/AI/tech will all be nationalized. school will be completely gutted but for the privileged and wealthy white boys and replaced with patriotic-teaching labor camps for the less fortunate males and home-making/family-making for the females (who also lose the right to vote under a "household vote" law). And by then, all gerrymandering will effectively end the "need" to vote, as the winners will be dictated to us instead of fairly elected.

/tinfoil-hat

This is kind of my feeling and the reason why I wasn't too excited when people thought our prez kicked the bucket. I was like oh great now we have maga 2 electric boogaloo in jd lol.

 

[Maxi]

One day he’s making unfounded sweeping healthcare generalisations for millions of women and the next day calling for a rapid inquiry about a broken escalator at the UN.

I mean… I mean… wut?!