#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.

“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.

#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
apnews.com/article/colbert-fin…

Stephen Colbert says hello/goodbye - to the core of LateNite #truth #comedy #ContextAndPerspective - a stellar reunion & farewell

Strike Force Five Is And Always Will Be: Kimmel, Fallon, Meyers, Oliver and Colbert

Stephen Colbert reunites with his Strike Force Five podcast co-hosts for a rowdy group interview that went far too long for one broadcast episode. Watch the entire segment here then keep an eye out for a special emergency episode of the Strike Force Five podcast dropping soon wherever you get your podcasts. Special thanks to Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and John Oliver!

Sweet, hefty, goofy... bittersweet sharing of memories and goodbyes.

#Colbert #Comedy #StrikeForceFive #LateNightHosts #JimmyKimmel #JimmyFallon #SethMeyers #JohnOliver #Podcasts #LateNight #StephenColbert #TheLateShow #LateNite #comedy #satire #TelevisionHistory #truth #television #censorship #FreeSpeech

#ABC Accuses #Government of Violating #FirstAmendment

The network’s argument, made to the #FCC, is the most aggressive [long overdue] posture taken yet by a television network toward the #Trump admin.

#law #constitution #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #entertainment #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
nytimes.com/2026/05/08/busines…

Unfortunately, I think this letter will fall upon deaf ears. As we've learned from their response to the OSA repeal petition, their response to any criticism of these laws is to 1: Glaze said laws 2: Imply critics of the laws are sex pests/pedophiles/etc. and 3: Enact even more fascist legislation.

The UK Government (and I'm sure plenty of other governments) is willing to die on the hill of these thinly veiled mass surveillance/censorship laws. They won't stop unless the courts/a future parliament/a general strike forces them to. Because enacting a fascist police state is just too good to pass up.

I would be glad to be wrong and they actually listen but I don't think that will be the case.

#Privacy #Censorship #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #Surveillance #Internet #SocialMedia #UK #UnitedKingdom

I suggest adding"❌ Suppression of Tor users (in my opinion by Tuta)"to the right side.

I tried to create an anonymous Tuta account when I was living in a dictatorship and I remember it didn't work.

I was using Tor because I didn't want to be abducted into a concentration camp (euphemistically called "jail") by the dictatorial regime in retaliation for legitimate and legal exercising of my human and constitutional right to free speech I was planning using that account.

I strongly suspect the reason it didn't work was because IMO Tuta was suppressing Tor users.

Due to this,my work in publishing public domain legal norms the regime was trying to hide,was greatly slowed down and made difficult.

When Tuta is writing like this,in my opinion it is hypocrisy.

The following hashtags may be unrelated or only remotely related to the topic of this post:

#hypocrisy #tuta #tutanota #tor #freespeech #freedomofspeech #dictatorship #anonymity #rejection #privacy #encryption #censorship

Fmr #FBI Director #JamesComey has surrendered Wednesday to law enforcement at federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia.

As he surrenders to law enforcement, he
will be placed under #arrest ahead of his first appearance in court. His hearing began at 1PM.

#Comey is idiotically charged with making a threat against Trump & transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, according to court documents.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/fo…

Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica

Trump admin challenges #ABC station licenses amid #Kimmel for-real-total-noncontroversy

As the Trump admin pressures ABC to fire #JimmyKimmel, the Trump-aligned #FCC is challenging the network’s #StationLicenses, setting up a #legal battle with ABC’s parent company #Disney.

#law #fascism #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #media #entertainment #comedy
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