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Freddie deBoer: Charlie Kirk's Murder Reveals a Cultural Sickness

Writer Freddie deBoer discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk and his theory of "spectacular acts of public violence" on the final episode of Just Asking Questions.

Reason

IRS official sues agency claiming it leaked her info to Fox News and others who reported she had been fired

Republicans have previously criticized Holly Paz over ties to an official who resigned over a 2013 scandal

The Independent UK

Obama calls Jimmy Kimmel suspension "government coercion"

"After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level," Obama said.

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The FCC Should Let Jimmy Kimmel Be

What the Trump administration is doing to late-night comedy is clearly jawboning.

Reason

"Trump's FCC Head Went Too Far When He Threatened Disney over Jimmy Kimmel's Charlie Kirk-Related Comments"

From Paul Mirengoff (Ringside at the Reckoning); much worth reading. Mirengoff and his coauthor Bill Otis are my go-to people… The post "Trump's FCC Head Went Too Far When He Threatened Disney over Jimmy Kimmel's Charlie Kirk-Related Comments" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brendan Carr Flagrantly Abused His Powers To Cancel Jimmy Kimmel

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," the FCC chairman said, threatening to punish broadcasters for airing the comedian's show.

Reason

Calls grow to boycott ABC owner Disney over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Critics say ‘authoritarianism isn’t coming – it’s already here’ amid widespread condemnation of talkshow’s suspension

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Even the former Proud Boys’ leader is speaking out about the cancellation of left-wing speakers for Charlie Kirk comments

The right wing extremist group, Proud Boys, are now focused on getting people who celebrate Charlie Kirk’s death fired from their jobs

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel, the NRA, and the First Amendment

ABC is free to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's show for whatever reason it wants to (at least unless there's some contractual… The post Jimmy Kimmel, the NRA, and the First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension isn’t cancel culture. It’s a five-alarm fire of censorship and capitulation

ANALYSIS: The ‘Free Speech’ crew are at it again, making sure nobody says anything — in their own words — ‘ideologically improper’, writes Holly Baxter

The Independent UK

Starbucks throws barista who ‘refused’ to write Charlie Kirk’s name under the bus with policy statement

The Independent UK

Democrats voice fears of violence over Charlie Kirk vote: "Ugliest meeting I've ever seen"

One member "point blank" expressed the view that there could be violent repercussions "because of our not being together."

Axios

YouTube best place for Spitting Image amid Kimmel show suspension – Al Murray

The comedy puppet show is making a return and promises skits featuring Donald Trump, Sir Keir Starmer and the King.

Evening Standard

Erika Kirk named new Turning Point USA CEO

The organization said "Charlie expressed to multiple executives that this is what he wanted in the event of his death."

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Evening Standard

Donald Trump tells Keir Starmer to send in the military to stop the small boats crisis as state visit ends

The US president says Putin ‘let me down’ and admits disagreement over Gaza at joint press conference with Prime Minister as historic second state visit comes to an end

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel the latest TV host to get into trouble. Here's a look at others

Jimmy Kimmel’s recent suspension from late-night TV is just the latest time on-air comments have gotten a host in trouble

The Mary Sue

‘Yall are taking this toooo far…’: California woman tells Starbucks worker her name is ‘Charlie Kirk’ for cup. Then the worker refuses to write it

A Starbucks in California refused to write the name a customer provided on their cup. The reason why? She told them to write “Charlie Kirk” on her to-go cup, leading to an exchange that left many people heated in her comments section.

Fortune

First Kimmel, then Fallon and Meyers? A veteran TV scholar says late night can’t survive politics anymore — and today’s hosts must ‘tread carefully’

“We may be coming full circle," Robert Thompson of Syracuse University told Fortune, "back to a Carson-style, harmless late night—with NBC the last one standing.”

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The Guardian - US

Trump suggests punishing TV networks for ‘negative’ coverage amid outrage over Kimmel suspension

President says Jimmy Kimmel was ‘not a talented person’ as critics decry show’s suspension as an attack on free speech

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced?

When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech’s content, then speech is not free

The Guardian - UK

‘Court of King Trump’: how media barons are bowing to president to protect key deals

Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show over Charlie Kirk comments is latest sign of business coming under pressure from White House

Al Jazeera

Five key takeaways from Trump-Starmer meeting in UK

Trump lauds NATO’s increased military spending while hinting at a possible US return to Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase.

Fortune

Jimmy Kimmel’s canned show will be replaced by a Charlie Kirk tribute — and an angry ABC affiliate is demanding a donation to Turning Point USA

ABC local affiliate Sinclair will air a Kirk remembrance in place of Kimmel’s late show starting Friday.

The Independent UK

Trump says Jimmy Kimmel was sacked ‘due to lack of talent’ following Charlie Kirk comments

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