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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.
Colbert calls out CBS… again
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/entertainment/video/berman-stelter-stephencolbert-cbs-cnc?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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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.”
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
“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
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.”
#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
“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 isn’t backing down in an extraordinary public dispute with his bosses at #CBS over what he can air on his late-night talk show.
On “The Late Show” Tuesday, Colbert said he was surprised by a statement from CBS denying that its lawyers told him he couldn’t show an interview with Democratic #Texas #Senate candidate #JamesTalarico — which the host said had happened the night before.
#law #FirstAmendment #FCC #censorship #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-talarico-cbs-trump-fcc-014a0531715f098fbcd7902476a22590?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-18-Colbert-Talarico+interview
#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
#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
#StephenColbert isn’t backing down in an extraordinary public dispute with his bosses at #CBS over what he can air on his late-night talk show.
On “The Late Show” Tuesday, Colbert said he was surprised by a statement from CBS denying that its lawyers told him he couldn’t show an interview with Democratic #Texas #Senate candidate #JamesTalarico — which the host said had happened the night before.
#law #FirstAmendment #FCC #censorship #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-talarico-cbs-trump-fcc-014a0531715f098fbcd7902476a22590?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-18-Colbert-Talarico+interview
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.
Colbert calls out CBS… again
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/entertainment/video/berman-stelter-stephencolbert-cbs-cnc?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Silencing free speech will kill democracy. If we can’t remove Trump, we can certainly send a message by doing our damnedest to remove “fixer” Brendan Carr.
#BrendanCarr #FCC #Consolidation #CBS #NoDisney #NoHulu #NoESPN #FCC #Sinclair #Nexstar #ABC #Paramount #ShariRedstone #FirstAmendment #USPol
Silencing free speech will kill democracy. If we can’t remove Trump, we can certainly send a message by doing our damnedest to remove “fixer” Brendan Carr.
#BrendanCarr #FCC #Consolidation #CBS #NoDisney #NoHulu #NoESPN #FCC #Sinclair #Nexstar #ABC #Paramount #ShariRedstone #FirstAmendment #USPol
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Ich bin echt nicht zum Fan geboren, aber #stephencolbert hat für immer einen Platz in meinem Herzen.
Hier spricht er darüber, warum er nicht darüber sprechen soll, dass #CBS sein Interview mit dem Demokraten James #Talarico nicht senden wird.
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"In an attempt to cozy up to the Trump administration, the network tried to stop Colbert from doing an interview Monday night.
When you read why, you’ll understand the reason everyone needs to see it.
CBS brass insisted Colbert cancel a guest scheduled for that night’s broadcast of 'The Late Show.'”
~ Dan Rather
#StephenColbert #JamesTalarico #BariWeiss #CBS #Trump #censorship #FreeSpeech #media
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