Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica

[nonilex@masto.ai]

“#Disney’s #ABC is hereby directed to file #license renewals for all of their licensed #TV stations within 30 days — in other words, by May 28, 2026,” the agency said in an order published Tuesday afternoon.

The order will not affect the local stations right away. It is just the start of a protracted #legal process, & ABC has broad legal protections.

#law #Trump #fascism #FCC #Kimmel #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #media #entertainment #comedy #FascistStatesOfAmerica

[nonilex@masto.ai]

Nevertheless, the #FCC order is an extraordinary escalation by the #Trump admin.

While the FCC asserts that the #license review is related to an ongoing probe into #Disney’s “diversity” initiatives, it is being widely viewed as a form of government #retaliation for airing #Kimmel’s show & resisting Trump’s pressure.

#law #fascism #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #media #entertainment #comedy #FascistStatesOfAmerica

[nonproductive@mastodon.social]

@Nonilex The good news is that Disney has the lawyers and the money to take this all the way through to SCOTTS* if they have to. In a constitutional world, ABC would prevail and set a precedent for others.

*Supreme Court of The Trump States

[nonilex@masto.ai]

“This weapon certainly hasn’t been deployed against a major broadcaster in many decades,” public interest lawyer Andrew Jay Schwartzman said.

#Disney responded to the #FCC’s action by saying that “#ABC & its stations have a long record of operating in full compliance with FCC rules & serving their local communities with trusted news, emergency information, & public‑interest programming.”

#law #Trump #fascism #Kimmel #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #media #entertainment #comedy

[nonilex@masto.ai]

“We are confident that record demonstrates our continued qualifications as licensees under the Communications Act & the First Amendment & are prepared to show that through the appropriate legal channels,” #Disney’s statement said. “Our focus remains, as always, on serving viewers in the local communities where our stations operate.”

#law #Trump #fascism #FCC #Kimmel #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #media #entertainment #comedy #FascistStatesOfAmerica

[noondlyt@hellions.cloud]

@Nonilex

Pick the right you want stripped. The investigation into their DEI practices is bad enough on its own. It's not a defense of them going after free speech. I hate these people.

[fbarton@infosec.exchange]

@nonproductive @Nonilex
when talking about legal fights... isn't the general advice "don't go after the mouse"?

[nonproductive@mastodon.social]

@fbarton @Nonilex It worked out so well for Ron Desantis though!

[eetschrijver@mastodon.social]

@Nonilex It becomes ever more blatant, and one keeps wondering how so many representatives can be along for such a thoroughly nasty ride. Surely they can't believe that this is what a majority of the people want?

[ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai]

@Nonilex

Why is it so many of the Trump administration look like they come straight out of a movie on Hitler’s life?

[huntingdon@mstdn.social]

@Nonilex

Come on, CNN. It's not a "Kimmel controversy."

It's Donald using the resources of the federal govt to destroy the reputation and career of a strident critic with a popular megaphone.

[t2r@infosec.exchange]

@Nonilex Each individual station should sue the FCC and bury them in paperwork for the next 10 years.