What a ridiculous statement. Kimmel wasn't pulled from his home, moved across the country, and detained for months. He won't be deported to Algeria. Kimmel's suspension is a dangerous threat to free speech. But he'll be fine. What you *can* say is that Khalil is far braver than the cowards at ABC. RE:
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Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com)
Ben Smith: "What you saw with Mahmoud Khalil is that in some ways he is *less* vulnerable than Jimmy Kimmel. The people who are most vulnerable are...
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Remembering that time all the right wing influencers (including Elon Musk, multiple times) kept showing that clip of news anchors at Sinclair-owned TV stations reading verbatim from the same script . . . and claimed it was proof of a vast left-wing conspiracy.
Trump: Jimmy Kimmel is next Trump admin: We will definitely exploit this murder to censor our critics Carr: ABC must fire Jimmy Kimmel ABC, minutes later: We have suspended Jimmy Kimmel Anti-cancel culture crusader: I sure wish this clear business decision didn’t look so much like censorship! https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic&cid=bafkreihcinlo3vdqxrmrtxmea27ih2gcw4amro3zq3el3onbg3y45fwymi
This is eliminationist, genocidal rhetoric. There’s nothing ambiguous about it. And it didn’t come from a random Bluesky account with 28 followers. It came from a sitting member of Congress. [talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-c...](
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Texas Congressman Says Trans People Need To Be Taken ‘Off The Streets’ After Charlie Kirk Shooting
The killing of right wing activist and influencer Charlie Kirk has prompted...
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One pretty foolproof way to know your government is fascist is when your government tries to punish you for calling it fascist.
For no particular reason, I’ve been thinking about the guy who obsessed about killing racial justice protesters, searched online about killing racial justice protesters, & told friends he may kill a racial justice protester. Then he killed a racial justice protester. And Gregg Abbott pardoned him. [The smearing of Garrett Foster](
The smearing of Garrett Foster
The far right justifies political violence by villainizing a decent man
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They used Kirk’s podcast to praise his alleged commitment to free speech, while announcing that they’ll be using the full force of the federal government to silence the left. Just so we’re clear on how disingenuous this is: Vance mentioned Soros by name. Soros has never promoted violence. [White House Plans Broad Crackd...](
White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups
Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk’s podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out ...
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We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
The name is revealing. Anyone who criticized Kirk is now one of his murderers. They're claiming they'll turn this over to "federal officials." Meanwhile, Republicans just introduced a bill that 1A advocates say would empower Rubio to strip U.S. citizens of their passports over speech. RE:
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Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social)
It feels like we’re heading into social credit scores territory.
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After Cox vetoed an anti-trans bill, and cited the high suicide rate among trans youth. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic&cid=bafkreie4boumk3ohbff547qoy3laf5b77dsccxm53jwognbf5dar6v6tum