<![CDATA[Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica]]>Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the admin’s calendar; welcome to the

Trump admin challenges station licenses amid for-real-total-noncontroversy

As the Trump admin pressures ABC to fire , the Trump-aligned is challenging the network’s , setting up a battle with ABC’s parent company .


https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-kimmel-disney-abc-trump-licenses

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/6c627c26-9206-4b13-b036-c2e660df5274/apparently-it-s-attack-free-speech-day-on-the-trump-admin-s-calendar-welcome-to-the-fasciststatesofamericaRSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 23:36:03 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 19:17:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:27:30 GMT]]>@Nonilex Each individual station should sue the FCC and bury them in paperwork for the next 10 years.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/T2R/statuses/116484213970160470https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/T2R/statuses/116484213970160470Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:27:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:14:18 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/huntingdon/statuses/116484162121220122https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/huntingdon/statuses/116484162121220122Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:14:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:03:34 GMT]]>@Nonilex

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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/GhostOnTheHalfShell/statuses/116484119918415503https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/GhostOnTheHalfShell/statuses/116484119918415503Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:03:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:49:11 GMT]]>@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?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/116484063304978560https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/116484063304978560Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:49:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:40:04 GMT]]>@fbarton @Nonilex It worked out so well for Ron Desantis though! 😁

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nonproductive/statuses/116484027460148546https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nonproductive/statuses/116484027460148546Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:40:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:38:50 GMT]]>@nonproductive @Nonilex
when talking about legal fights... isn't the general advice "don't go after the mouse"?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/fbarton/statuses/116484022624053449https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/fbarton/statuses/116484022624053449Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:38:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:31:08 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hellions.cloud/users/noondlyt/statuses/116483992375428629https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hellions.cloud/users/noondlyt/statuses/116483992375428629Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:31:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:25:44 GMT]]>“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,” ’s statement said. “Our focus remains, as always, on serving viewers in the local communities where our stations operate.”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116483971126865152https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116483971126865152Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:25:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:24:15 GMT]]>“This weapon certainly hasn’t been deployed against a major broadcaster in many decades,” public interest lawyer Andrew Jay Schwartzman said.

responded to the ’s action by saying that “ & 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.”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116483965273216318https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116483965273216318Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:24:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:23:47 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nonproductive/statuses/116483963469148291https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nonproductive/statuses/116483963469148291Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:23:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:22:53 GMT]]>Nevertheless, the order is an extraordinary escalation by the admin.

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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116483959932723674https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116483959932723674Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:22:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:20:48 GMT]]>“’s is hereby directed to file renewals for all of their licensed 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 process, & ABC has broad legal protections.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116483951725770610https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116483951725770610Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:20:48 GMT