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