Jimmy Kimmel is BACK on tuesday!!!

Honestly it doesn't matter if ABC returns Kimmel and his show to air. The exercise (fascist politicians exerting their influence through the oligarchy to punish critical speech) has served its purpose (to be a chilling effect on anyone with the mind to speak truth to power).

It's a stern tug on the leash.

This is why independent media is so important, and we need a lot more of it.

This is why the show coming back isn't enough; the execs who made the decision to comply with fascists need to themselves be ousted, at the bare minimum.
Honestly it doesn’t matter if ABC returns Kimmel and his show to air. The exercise (fascist politicians exerting their influence through the oligarchy to punish critical speech) has served its purpose (to be a chilling effect on anyone with the mind to speak truth to power).
I think its the opposite from your take. The fascists got knocked down and now look weak. Other organizations that try to capitulate now see there's backlash that happens and should be more emboldened to reject the fascist demands.
I'll tug your leash.
- Bonk
- I'll tug your leash.
  Leash tugger.

He could do the funniest thing and just start with a speech doubling down on everything he said plus take the whole situation and compare it to fascist/dictatorial leadership

I guarantee he won't.
- one can dream
- He usually pillories Trump, so it would be remarkable if he didn't go after him. Since there are no reports that he apologized to Kirk's family or had to donate money to TPUSA, I'm guessing he's coming back on his own terms here.
He should absolutely turn up the anti-Trump rhetoric even more considering he has little to lose. He's already rich.
If he did, he could be the next Zelenskyy.
- I appreciate Kimmel but I'm partial to Stewart taking that Zelenskyy title in terms of his actual capacity to lead and depth of knowledge. He pretty much singlehandedly bullied Republicans of Congress to pass legislation for first responders and veterans.
  Anyone remember the Rally to Restore Sanity with Colbert / Stewart?
I wish, but I have a feeling that he be pretty neutered

They just want their Disney subs back.

Not happening for me. I will remain unsubscribed.

Fucking twats.

Less than a week after it was taken off the air under pressure from the Trump administration, Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to late night on Tuesday, ABC parent company Disney confirmed.

Trump is going to have a heart attack.

Dont do that. Don't give me hope
- Don't worry; even if he does, his deal with the devil will ensure he survives. I'm convinced it's the only reason the hamberders haven't done their job.
Careful, even suggesting how poor that orange turds health is could be seen as a threat according to the SS.
- The SS sure is a fitting acronym for them.
- That sentiment deserves the whole video clip
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXVZVCoaxM4

Too late, not coming back. I'll pull him up on Jellyfin if I feel like it.

- Download and install Jellyfin server
  Download content
  Put content in Jellyfin folder
  Watch Jellyfin on device with web or app

There's no way this can be categorized as world news.

I agree it's iffy, but from comments elsewhere on Lemmy the boycott had gone international.
- There's an entertaining (somewhat NSFW though mostly quoting Trump) European take on a MAGA revision to Disney classics.

Now with Trump admin approved scripts!

Neat.

I'll consider Disney to be on probation.

I'll decide on my spending habits after I see what they do for the next two fiscal quarters.

It's Disney. They've never been a paragon of virtue. They've wielded the law as a club against their competition many times. They've had copyright law amended specifically so that Mickey Mouse doesn't fall into the public domain.

Oh joy.

The rich comedian got his show back.

That's going to make a world of difference in my life personally. Awesome.

It was probably 200 normal people that also got to keep their jobs.
- Glad for that, certainly.
  I'd be more glad if people like Jimmy Kimmel were willing to pay some fucking taxes.

Just because the share price is taking a hit. It is about money and nothing else.

Cool, I get to back to not watching late night shows and catching clips every few months on youtube. Glad he got his job back though and hasn't said anything apologetic.