RE: https://flipboard.com/@cnn/entertainment-kdo79uqrz/-/a-tCcLWt7VT5y-Y-Uitg8aqw%3Aa%3A132361178-%2F0

can i just say something about #Colbert?

whomever negotiated his #CBS #labor & production contracts are geniuses.

have y’all noticed how, notwithstanding everything, they can't get rid of him outright?

Colbert must have nuclear options in his & his workers contracts that exponentially raise the costs of CBS getting rid of them under any circumstances.

this is only possible with the backing of labor #unions. Hollywood proves #unionization is the only path to wealth for the working classes.

As of Wednesday morning, Colbert’s YouTube interview with #Talarico had been viewed more than five million times, or roughly double what the comic’s #CBS program draws each night. The Texas Democrat also reported that he had raised $2.5 million in campaign donations in the 24 hours after the interview.

#StephenColbert #law #FirstAmendment #FCC #censorship #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism

Not only had #CBS been aware Monday night that #Colbert was going to talk about this issue publicly, its lawyers had even approved it in his script, he said. That’s why he was surprised by the statement, which said that Colbert had been provided “legal guidance” that broadcasting the interview could trigger the equal time rule.
“I don’t know what this is about,” Colbert said. “For the record, I’m not even mad. I really don’t want an adversarial relationship with the network. I’ve never had one.”

“We looked & we can’t find one example of this rule being enforced for any talk show interview, not only for my entire late-night career, but for anyone’s late-night career going back to the 1960s,” #StephenColbert said.

Although #BrendanCarr said in January he was thinking about getting rid of the exemption for late-night talk shows, he hadn’t done it yet. “But #CBS generously did it for him,” Colbert said.

#law #FirstAmendment #FCC #censorship #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism

#StephenColbert then took a copy of the #CBS statement, wrapped it in a dog poop bag, & tossed it away.

#Colbert had instead shown his Talarico interview on YouTube, but told viewers why he couldn’t show it on CBS. The network was concerned about #FCC Chair #BrendanCarr trying to enforce a rule that required broadcasters to give “equal time” to opposing candidates when an interview was broadcast with one of them.

#law #FirstAmendment #censorship #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism

RE: https://flipboard.com/@cnn/entertainment-kdo79uqrz/-/a-tCcLWt7VT5y-Y-Uitg8aqw%3Aa%3A132361178-%2F0

can i just say something about #Colbert?

whomever negotiated his #CBS #labor & production contracts are geniuses.

have y’all noticed how, notwithstanding everything, they can't get rid of him outright?

Colbert must have nuclear options in his & his workers contracts that exponentially raise the costs of CBS getting rid of them under any circumstances.

this is only possible with the backing of labor #unions. Hollywood proves #unionization is the only path to wealth for the working classes.

And once again, we're having to watch comedians of all people having to standup for our basic constitutional rights.

It's a relief to see Colbert not take the injustice of the FCC censoring his show laying down.

Colbert was told to quietly drop the interview and not mention it at all on the air. Instead he did the opposite, he aired his option on the bullshit situation during his regular broadcast.

Full remarks👇🏿
https://youtu.be/oh7DPSP65JA?t=80

#StephenColbert #LateShow #CBS #FCC #BrendanCarr #Trump

RE: https://mastodon.world/@BrianJopek/116089067273770265

another #AltTxt #yaddayadda thanks to #CBS, the #FCC and the Streisand Effect:

❝ Colbert usually gets around 2 million viewers, but because Trump's FCC banned Talarico's interview the segment has been viewed online over 10.5 million times. Nice work, geniuses. ❞

#tv #USpol #censorship

RE: https://mastodon.world/@BrianJopek/116089067273770265

another #AltTxt #yaddayadda thanks to #CBS, the #FCC and the Streisand Effect:

❝ Colbert usually gets around 2 million viewers, but because Trump's FCC banned Talarico's interview the segment has been viewed online over 10.5 million times. Nice work, geniuses. ❞

#tv #USpol #censorship

#Colbert Says #CBS Pulled #Senate Candidate Interview

#StephenColbert said he had to drop an interview with #JamesTalarico from his Monday broadcast because of new #FCC guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.

#law #FirstAmendment #censorship #Trump #dictatorship #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/business/media/colbert-cbs-fcc-talarico-carr.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Colbert Says #CBS Pulled #Senate Candidate Interview

#StephenColbert said he had to drop an interview with #JamesTalarico from his Monday broadcast because of new #FCC guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.

#law #FirstAmendment #censorship #Trump #dictatorship #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/business/media/colbert-cbs-fcc-talarico-carr.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

And once again, we're having to watch comedians of all people having to standup for our basic constitutional rights.

It's a relief to see Colbert not take the injustice of the FCC censoring his show laying down.

Colbert was told to quietly drop the interview and not mention it at all on the air. Instead he did the opposite, he aired his option on the bullshit situation during his regular broadcast.

Full remarks👇🏿
https://youtu.be/oh7DPSP65JA?t=80

#StephenColbert #LateShow #CBS #FCC #BrendanCarr #Trump

@MikeDunnAuthor News media should not be capitalized. #CBS, #Newscorp, #X, #Sinclair
Newscorp should not control the #DowJones in fact all exchanges should be socialized. And #SCOTUS should reflect the population, not 45% white Catholics and 55% men.

Last night, The Late Show ( #LSSC) mentioned that #DictatorDon's FCC & #CBS barred him from running his interview with #Texas Democratic Senate candidate #JamesTalarico on the grounds of "fairness" (that apparently applies to #Democrats only.)

Here is the unaired interview Stephen #Colbert said he'd be posting on his YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_59A

Last night, The Late Show ( #LSSC) mentioned that #DictatorDon's FCC & #CBS barred him from running his interview with #Texas Democratic Senate candidate #JamesTalarico on the grounds of "fairness" (that apparently applies to #Democrats only.)

Here is the unaired interview Stephen #Colbert said he'd be posting on his YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_59A