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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · Sep 19

Trump FCC Chair Who Demanded Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Once Slammed Censoring ‘Late-Night Comedians’
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Trump FCC Chair Who Demanded Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Once Slammed Censoring ‘Late-Night Comedians’

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr also once said Trump bears responsibility for the “political violence” on January 6.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Sep 18

🚨BREAKING: Rep. Ro Khanna just motioned to SUBPOENA FCC chairman Brendan Carr in the House Oversight Committee to stop the intimidation of private businesses and assault on free speech

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Sep 18

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · Sep 18

In the media industry, viewers are the true bosses. They wouldn’t exist without us.

List of ABC TV affiliates:
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List of local Sinclair TV stations:
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List of local Nexstar TV stations:
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#Kimmel

List of assets owned by Nexstar Media Group - Wikipedia

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IATSE // #IASolidarity @iatse.bsky.social · Sep 18

JOINT STATEMENT: Hollywood Labor on Pulling of Jimmy Kimmel Live w/ @sagaftra.org @directorsguild.bsky.social @afm-union.bsky.social

The indefinite removal of Jimmy Kimmel Live under government pressure is not an isolated incident. It is part of a disturbing trend of increasing interference in creative expression. This kind of political pressure on broadcasters and artists chills free speech and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of working Americans.

When a private citizen, business, or television network bows to government intimidation, it strikes at the heart of our First Amendment rights. Creative artists must be free to do their work without fear that their careers or their family’s livelihoods will be disrupted simply for their opinions.

These cases pull the rug out from under the hardworking American workers behind the scenes who make these productions possible. At a time when America’s film and television industry is still struggling due to globalization and industry contraction, further unnecessary job losses only make a bad situation worse.

Finally, media companies have a responsibility to defend their workers and the integrity of the stories they tell. All broadcasters must stand firm in defense of free expression and the First Amendment, not capitulate to a policy of political appeasement.

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Max Ryan @maxryan1.bsky.social · Jul 21

Keep Colbert. Dump Trump!

Max Ryan @maxryan1.bsky.social · Jul 20

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NEWS: Trump Administration Demands Access to Voter Rolls and to Inspect Voting Machines

Trump Administration demands access to voter rolls and inspections of voting machines, massive anti-Trump protests planned for tomorrow, and Trump brushes off Epstein, again.

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Max Ryan @maxryan1.bsky.social · Jul 15

Labels are comforting masks—and they hide the truth. There’s no ‘you’ to become. Identity is the illusion. Just this. Fade into silence. 💖💖💖

Max Ryan @maxryan1.bsky.social · Jul 15

On Bastille Day, we don’t just topple walls—we burn false selves, expose modern fascism, and refuse imprisonment inside our own minds. This isn’t protest. It’s revolution.

Max Ryan @maxryan1.bsky.social · Jul 1

Most people aren’t connecting with God—they’re connecting with a projection.
Trauma. Authority. Hope. Fear.

What if what you think is God… isn’t?

#DeconstructingGod Part 1 — Follow for more.

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Max Ryan @maxryan1.bsky.social · Jun 15

Want to see what’s really happening in Isreal? Watch the coverage here.

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rain-singer.bsky.social @rain-singer.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Spooky Morales @spookymorales.bsky.social · Jun 13

These are the people that make America great 🇲🇽🇺🇸

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Max Ryan @maxryan1.bsky.social · Jun 13

These are the same people that claim to be so against child sex trafficking. Remember that?
If people don’t see it, they don’t wanna see it.
Take the time to watch this, please.

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This is a hard truth

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Max Ryan @maxryan1.bsky.social · Jun 8

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Michele/Meidas Fan @michelemanziano.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · Jun 2

Millions of people are worried about paying their rent, feeding their kids or losing vital disability benefits.

If the government cared about people's security, it would reverse cruel cuts, end child poverty and pursue an agenda for peace.

Let's fund welfare, not warfare.

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vintage.stuff @vintagestuff.bsky.social · Jun 3

"What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity."

- William S. Burroughs

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 2

NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers.

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