DoomsdaysCW
@DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#CBS caved to #Trump—now he’s seeking punishments for #ABC and #NBC

Trump says ABC and NBC "give me 97% BAD STORIES," urges #FCC to revoke licenses.

Jon Brodkin – Aug 25, 2025

"Fresh off his thorough victory over CBS News, President Trump is taking aim at ABC and NBC.

" 'Why is it that ABC and NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the World, aren't paying Millions of Dollars a year in LICENSE FEES,' Trump wrote on Truth Social last night. "They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!! Crooked ' #journalism' should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!'

"While Trump's many threats to revoke broadcaster licenses have never led to any actual license revocations, the CBS developments show how he can use the government to influence operations at news organizations. CBS owner #Paramount recently inked a $16 million settlement with Trump and then agreed to install a '#BiasMonitor' in order to gain Federal Communications Commission [#FCC] approval of an $8 billion merger with #Skydance. Now Trump is turning his attention to ABC and NBC."

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/cbs-caved-to-trump-now-hes-seeking-punishments-for-abc-and-nbc/

#PressFreedom#SilencingTheTruth#Censorship#FascismInTheUSA#TrumpIsABully#TrumpIsAMobster#TrumpIsAFascist#Authoritarianism#BigBrother#TrumpIsPutinsPuppet#CharacteristicsOfFascism#USPol
DoomsdaysCW
@DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#CBS caved to #Trump—now he’s seeking punishments for #ABC and #NBC

Trump says ABC and NBC "give me 97% BAD STORIES," urges #FCC to revoke licenses.

Jon Brodkin – Aug 25, 2025

"Fresh off his thorough victory over CBS News, President Trump is taking aim at ABC and NBC.

" 'Why is it that ABC and NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the World, aren't paying Millions of Dollars a year in LICENSE FEES,' Trump wrote on Truth Social last night. "They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!! Crooked ' #journalism' should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!'

"While Trump's many threats to revoke broadcaster licenses have never led to any actual license revocations, the CBS developments show how he can use the government to influence operations at news organizations. CBS owner #Paramount recently inked a $16 million settlement with Trump and then agreed to install a '#BiasMonitor' in order to gain Federal Communications Commission [#FCC] approval of an $8 billion merger with #Skydance. Now Trump is turning his attention to ABC and NBC."

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/cbs-caved-to-trump-now-hes-seeking-punishments-for-abc-and-nbc/

#PressFreedom#SilencingTheTruth#Censorship#FascismInTheUSA#TrumpIsABully#TrumpIsAMobster#TrumpIsAFascist#Authoritarianism#BigBrother#TrumpIsPutinsPuppet#CharacteristicsOfFascism#USPol
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@heidilifeldman
Hey, Netflix, I hear that Stephen Colbert's going to be available soon!
#CBS#StephenColbert#ShariRedstone#Netflix
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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca  ·  activity timestamp last month

Paramount settles with Trump, and then cancels the Late Show.
If it walks like fascism, and talks like fascism, and shuts-up-opposing voices like facism…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20n4q0q9zqo

What an incredibly dark time in America.
#TheAmericanFascist#Colbert#LateShow#Paramount#CBS
vruz
@vruz@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

This is precisely why they want it silenced:

"The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert as winning his timeslot, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes. It also said his late night show was the only one to gain viewers so far this year."

https://apnews.com/article/stephen-colbert-late-show-cbs-end-8bad9f16f076df62c0ffc50e9c8adbab

#cbs #colbert #paramount

Screenshot of excerpt from the AP News article: BY ALICIA RANCILIO AND ANDREW DALTON Updated 8:58 PM EDT, July 17, 2025 Share CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. The announcement came three days after Colbert spoke out against Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, settling with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” story. “l am offended,” Colbert said in his monologue Monday night. “I don’t know if anything — anything — will repair my trust in this company. But, just taking a stab at it, I'd say $16 million would help.” He said the technical name in legal circles for the deal was “big fat bribe.”
Screenshot of excerpt from the AP News article: BY ALICIA RANCILIO AND ANDREW DALTON Updated 8:58 PM EDT, July 17, 2025 Share CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. The announcement came three days after Colbert spoke out against Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, settling with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” story. “l am offended,” Colbert said in his monologue Monday night. “I don’t know if anything — anything — will repair my trust in this company. But, just taking a stab at it, I'd say $16 million would help.” He said the technical name in legal circles for the deal was “big fat bribe.”
Screenshot of excerpt from the AP News article: BY ALICIA RANCILIO AND ANDREW DALTON Updated 8:58 PM EDT, July 17, 2025 Share CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. The announcement came three days after Colbert spoke out against Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, settling with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” story. “l am offended,” Colbert said in his monologue Monday night. “I don’t know if anything — anything — will repair my trust in this company. But, just taking a stab at it, I'd say $16 million would help.” He said the technical name in legal circles for the deal was “big fat bribe.”