Facing pressure from the Trump administration on Monday, ABC—owned by Disney—announced it would be suspending the late-night television show Jimmy Kimmel Live! “indefinitely,” after the host came under attack from fascists and Trump administration officials over his commentary on the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

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    21 hours ago

    Odds on how long until they take down Daily Show, John Oliver, South Park and SNL?

    I give it less than a month, gotta keep distracting from the Epstein files.

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      South park apparently has a super expensive contract for 5 seasons, so cancelling then before that may not be feasible for them. Depending ofcourse on how much they cross the lines.

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        FCC can just make them pay if they don’t by stopping or not approving something they want done now. That may cost them more, which would make the decision easier. It’s really strange seeing every single step taken this year, and yet we still haven’t done a single thing about it.