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

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

#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

#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

The FCC does not want you to see Stephen Colbert's interview with James Talarico. CBS caved and instructed Colbert not to show it on broadcast.

It can be shown online, however, since the FCC does not rule over streaming.

I don't usually watch Colbert's interviews, but I made an exception. It was mainly to piss off the FCC chair, but I did not regret it.

I suggest you do the same. It sure would be nice if we can bring up viewership through the roof.

And to the FCC, to borrow from Stephen, "FCC You!"

https://youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A

#USPol #FCC #StephenColbert #JamesTalarico #censorship #CBS #ParamountPlus #ParamountPus

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

@jeffjarvis
RE
Let's make sure more people see it on YouTube than TV
#jamestalarico #FCC #EqualTimeRule

His great interview was ⭕not allowed (by #CBS) to be on the TV airwaves, not even a REAL photo of #talarico

#Colbert was not even allowed to show a drawing of him, but Colbert broke with CBS legal dept and drew Snoopy's face/head 😀

#jasminecrockett is running against #jamestalarico

Yo‼️ run as a TEAM and turn #Texas blue

@JonChevreau
Thx 4 orig Jeff boost

The FCC does not want you to see Stephen Colbert's interview with James Talarico. CBS caved and instructed Colbert not to show it on broadcast.

It can be shown online, however, since the FCC does not rule over streaming.

I don't usually watch Colbert's interviews, but I made an exception. It was mainly to piss off the FCC chair, but I did not regret it.

I suggest you do the same. It sure would be nice if we can bring up viewership through the roof.

And to the FCC, to borrow from Stephen, "FCC You!"

https://youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A

#USPol #FCC #StephenColbert #JamesTalarico #censorship #CBS #ParamountPlus #ParamountPus

Sinclair banned Jimmy Kimmel to "protect local communities," yet routinely airs election fraud conspiracy theories and medical disinformation. FCC licenses REQUIRE stations to serve the public interest, not act as partisan gatekeepers.
By blocking programming to score political points, Sinclair and Nexstar betray the communities they’re supposed to serve. That’s why we must fight back.

#Nexstar #PerrySook #Sinclair #MediaCancer #TheHill #FCC #BrendanCarr #USPol

Sinclair banned Jimmy Kimmel to "protect local communities," yet routinely airs election fraud conspiracy theories and medical disinformation. FCC licenses REQUIRE stations to serve the public interest, not act as partisan gatekeepers.
By blocking programming to score political points, Sinclair and Nexstar betray the communities they’re supposed to serve. That’s why we must fight back.

#Nexstar #PerrySook #Sinclair #MediaCancer #TheHill #FCC #BrendanCarr #USPol

#Amazon still has to get its first-generation #Leo #satellite #broadband network into full operation, but it's already won the OK from regulators to move on to the second-generation satellites (and end up putting 7,700 satellites in low Earth orbit). https://www.geekwire.com/2026/fcc-amazon-leo-gen2-broadband-coverage-polar/ #FCC #Space

"A race to secure regulatory approval for data centers in space is emerging, with a US startup called Starcloud submitting a proposal to the #FCC for a constellation of up to 88,000 #satellites—shortly after SpaceX filed plans to launch up to one million satellites. ... The filings point to a possible surge in satellite applications if other rival companies decide to pursue the concept on a wider scale." (via @PCMag)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/data-center-space-race-heats-up-as-starcloud-startup-requests-88000-satellites

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceDebris

"A race to secure regulatory approval for data centers in space is emerging, with a US startup called Starcloud submitting a proposal to the #FCC for a constellation of up to 88,000 #satellites—shortly after SpaceX filed plans to launch up to one million satellites. ... The filings point to a possible surge in satellite applications if other rival companies decide to pursue the concept on a wider scale." (via @PCMag)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/data-center-space-race-heats-up-as-starcloud-startup-requests-88000-satellites

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceDebris

@sundogplanets

Hadn't you heard?

#Trump has renamed the #FCC the Feckless Clown Carr....

#KesslerCascade

A #SpaceX proposal to put up to a million #satellites in orbit to process #AI data takes the controversies over its #Starlink network and ramps them up by two orders of magnitude. The plan would seem to trump other companies' aspirations to create orbital #datacenter constellations. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/spacex-fcc-million-data-center-satellites/ #Space #Tech #FCC