Kimmel suspended for saying nothing offensive at all

[Magical Realist]

And it's clear to me you are incapable of thinking about an issue in any other terms but binary positions--the left or the right--with no grasp on the subtleties and grey areas that typify real ideas. You have no interest in really understanding. You only want to be right in a position that consists of nothing more than what your party tells you what to believe. Come back when you are ready to really think your own thoughts for yourself instead of reciting rehearsed talking points. If that's even possible.

[Syne]

No, I understand that you're making excuses for Biden's censorship. Hypocritical moron.

[stryder]

What Kimmel said was obviously misinformation, which the FCC cited as "not in the public interest."
It's clear you have a double standard, that is much more strict for Republicans than it is for Democrats.
Which means you have zero credibility on this issue.

Syne, Just to clarify what did Kimmel *actually* say?

Paraphrasing I'm pretty sure he just suggested that some people were attempting to make connections before facts were even known and stirring up the hornets nest. Such as the "Trans" connection. If you look at the Kirk thread you'll notice that "Trans" was mentioned way before any information on it being linked, so Kimmel wasn't technically wrong. It's just he attributed it to MAGA initially, or conveyed that it was MAGA, the reality is that it's just people on the internet making postulations with limited intelligence (as in evidence.)

It should also be noted that there might be a slight shift in the rhetoric you are use to from those that you support because they might be acknowledging that polarising has been part of the problem. So likely more prudent than candor and doesn't necessarily mean censoring.

[Magical Realist]

He's BAAAaaack! Let speech flow freely again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tjh_ZO_tY

[Syne]

Syne, Just to clarify what did Kimmel *actually* say?

Paraphrasing I'm pretty sure he just suggested that some people were attempting to make connections before facts were even known and stirring up the hornets nest.  Such as the "Trans" connection.  If you look at the Kirk thread you'll notice that "Trans" was mentioned way before any information on it being linked, so Kimmel wasn't technically wrong.  It's just he attributed it to MAGA initially, or conveyed that it was MAGA, the reality is that it's just people on the internet making postulations with limited intelligence (as in evidence.)

It should also be noted that there might be a slight shift in the rhetoric you are use to from those that you support because they might be acknowledging that polarising has been part of the problem.  So likely more prudent than candor and doesn't necessarily mean censoring.

The facts, at least about the messages on the bullet casings, were known days ahead of Kimmel's statement. There's no rational way to connect those to MAGA, Republicans, or conservatives.

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He's BAAAaaack!

He's not back locally.

[Magical Realist]

Sinclair and Nexstar only own about a quarter of ABC stations. People can still see his shows on Hulu and Youtube or subscribing to Tubu..

[Magical Realist]

Booyah! Sinclair relented and is bringing back Kimmel to their airwaves. Meanwhile his ratings are thru the roof!

[Syne]

Sinclair folds to violent threats.

The company, which owns about 40 ABC affiliates nationwide including in Washington, DC, cited viewer and advertiser feedback, as well as “troubling acts of violence,” including a recent shooting at an ABC station in Sacramento, as reasons for reassessing its stance.
- https://nypost.com/2025/09/26/media/sinc...r-tonight/

[Magical Realist]

Found this on Reddit. The only language corporations understand is money..

"Maybe I'm wrong but it feels like Disney has all of the cards here.

Apparently these affiliate contracts are up for negotiation next year. If Disney decides not to renew with them, those stations are effectively dead. Fewer and fewer people are even watching non-streaming TV in the first place let alone local crap.

And people are contacting local advertisers. The Seattle subreddit has a FUCK KOMO sticky post where people have posted lists of their advertisers to contact. Some have already pulled ads from the station."

[Syne]

Sinclair will now be boycotted for folding without getting the sincere apology to the Kirk family and significant personal donations to the family and TPUSA that they stipulated. Plus apparently an ongoing boycott from some leftists over the preemption.