#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
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#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377“We haven’t connected every single dot on that, but it’s very clear that this was a political decision,” Hendershot continued. “And I think 20, 30, 40 years later, that is going to be strongly remembered about this show — that this was a moment of #authoritarian triumph.”
#StephenColbert #law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #Trump #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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“We haven’t connected every single dot on that, but it’s very clear that this was a political decision,” Hendershot continued. “And I think 20, 30, 40 years later, that is going to be strongly remembered about this show — that this was a moment of #authoritarian triumph.”
#StephenColbert #law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #Trump #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
…#Trump rejoiced over #StephenColbert’s cancellation posting, “I absolutely love” that the host “got fired.” He followed it with: “I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next.” Just 2 months later, ABC…temporarily suspended Kimmel….
#TV experts said there are not many other examples of a hit show being shuttered due to #political pressure. In 1969, CBS abruptly canceled “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” which had aired comedy bits in opposition of the Vietnam War & in support of civil rights.
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…#Trump rejoiced over #StephenColbert’s cancellation posting, “I absolutely love” that the host “got fired.” He followed it with: “I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next.” Just 2 months later, ABC…temporarily suspended Kimmel….
#TV experts said there are not many other examples of a hit show being shuttered due to #political pressure. In 1969, CBS abruptly canceled “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” which had aired comedy bits in opposition of the Vietnam War & in support of civil rights.
…Through Democratic & Republican admins, #StephenColbert & other late-night comedians have offered their take on the day’s events that offered something different from traditional #news #media.
“In given moments, like when something big happened, you really do want that perspective that says, ‘Here’s another way to look at it,’” says Dustin Kidd, a professor of #sociology at Temple University.
#law #democracy #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreePress #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
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…Through Democratic & Republican admins, #StephenColbert & other late-night comedians have offered their take on the day’s events that offered something different from traditional #news #media.
“In given moments, like when something big happened, you really do want that perspective that says, ‘Here’s another way to look at it,’” says Dustin Kidd, a professor of #sociology at Temple University.
#law #democracy #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreePress #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
Kidd continued, “Or when it feels really overwhelming, you want that reminder that there’s still some way to laugh at it. And so the more you lose those ways to laugh at it, the more we all decline.”
#StephenColbert #law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #Trump #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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Kidd continued, “Or when it feels really overwhelming, you want that reminder that there’s still some way to laugh at it. And so the more you lose those ways to laugh at it, the more we all decline.”
#StephenColbert #law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #Trump #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
@Nonilex Good article. I hope Stephen Colbert ends up on the internet somewhere, just as popular and even less restrained.
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#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377Massie can haul a few boxes into the studio and they can just read names and show photos for the night till ICEboyz storm the stage.
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@Nonilex Good article. I hope Stephen Colbert ends up on the internet somewhere, just as popular and even less restrained.
@Cassandra @Nonilex
Was he doing something that's not on the Internet? Ok, JK, but i really only watched his CBS show on YouTube -
#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377@Nonilex It doesn't silence him. It frees him from the shackles of the FCC and CBS. Now he can really let loose.
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#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377@Nonilex This will go down in history with the the burning of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft’s books.
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#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377@Nonilex I have it set up to record but will try to watch it live
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Kidd continued, “Or when it feels really overwhelming, you want that reminder that there’s still some way to laugh at it. And so the more you lose those ways to laugh at it, the more we all decline.”
#StephenColbert #law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #Trump #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
@Nonilex If nothing else, if you’re pretending to live in a free country, it helps to see people free to express opinions that differ from those mandated by the authorities. That pretense is a great safety valve against revolution.
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@Cassandra @Nonilex
Was he doing something that's not on the Internet? Ok, JK, but i really only watched his CBS show on YouTube@RnDanger @Cassandra @Nonilex At least we aren’t giving CBS/Paramount market share when we pay attention to Colbert anymore. That’s a win.
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@Nonilex I have it set up to record but will try to watch it live
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#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377@Nonilex MAGAts hate it when you remind them each day of what pieces of human garbage they are.
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#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377🥺
https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116607465454350515(1/2)
Even if neither #SteveBannon, nor #PeterHegseth, nor the #OrangePeril had a direct hand in this, the strategy is clear:
The #Fascist seizure of control as set out in #Project2025 is progressing. The point at issue here is to
#Trump has regulary been discriminating against critical journalists, has even revoked #Press...
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…#Trump rejoiced over #StephenColbert’s cancellation posting, “I absolutely love” that the host “got fired.” He followed it with: “I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next.” Just 2 months later, ABC…temporarily suspended Kimmel….
#TV experts said there are not many other examples of a hit show being shuttered due to #political pressure. In 1969, CBS abruptly canceled “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” which had aired comedy bits in opposition of the Vietnam War & in support of civil rights.
@Nonilex I will forever remember this monologue… Trump is obviously still fuming over it.
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https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116607465454350515(1/2)
Even if neither #SteveBannon, nor #PeterHegseth, nor the #OrangePeril had a direct hand in this, the strategy is clear:
The #Fascist seizure of control as set out in #Project2025 is progressing. The point at issue here is to
#Trump has regulary been discriminating against critical journalists, has even revoked #Press...
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...licenses to the #WhiteHouse. #Hegseth has already hinted several times that he expects more pro-American stances in the press.
When will they be able to move towards a #Goebbels-style complete #Backgrounders (#Presseunterichtung), or even a NS-styled "Schriftleitergesetz" 1), which determined which journalists were still allowed to work? Even though #Project2025 foreshadowed many actions (originally a #Nazi term in German, as I researched 2day),...
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...licenses to the #WhiteHouse. #Hegseth has already hinted several times that he expects more pro-American stances in the press.
When will they be able to move towards a #Goebbels-style complete #Backgrounders (#Presseunterichtung), or even a NS-styled "Schriftleitergesetz" 1), which determined which journalists were still allowed to work? Even though #Project2025 foreshadowed many actions (originally a #Nazi term in German, as I researched 2day),...
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...nobody could have forseen the #Chainsaw implementation of #DataRaids throughout #US government agencies in 2025.
Nothing seems to be off limits anymore.
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1) NS-Schrifleitergesetz (German)
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#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377@Nonilex
What we should take from this is that a US President who is such a narcissist and so thin-skinned that he cannot take even a humorous criticism. -
#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377
