For days, US Republicans and their supporters have claimed that the White House had absolutely nothing to do with the attempt to get Kimmel off the air. Then we get this…

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It is worth remembering that two large corporations that own many local ABC stations across America, Sinclair and Nexstar, refused to air Kimmel last night. It’s not that millions of US citizens weren’t watching, it’s that they never even had the choice. So much for the ”free marketplace.”

Search for “Streisand Effect” and there will be a link to this clip. Because of Brendan Carr at the FCC threatening to revoke the licences of channels that show Kimmel, this monologue will get far more spread, globally, than anything Kimmel has ever said on his show before. youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...

Sinclair and Nexstar are just greasing the wheels for the FCC to approve mergers and loosen concentration of ownership rules. This is all about increasing ownership concentration and media power…nothing to do with Kirk or Kimmel. Nothing.

Lite trött på att höra att FCC:s chef Brendan Carr agerade enligt FCC:s "allmänintresse" regler gällande Kimmel. Som jurist och FCC medlem skrev Carr klart och tydligt år 2019 i sociala medier att "FCC inte har ett rörligt mandat att övervaka yttranden i 'allmänintressets' namn'." Då så?

Det vi ser med Kimmel i USA har ingenting att göra med komedi eller yttrandefrihet. Det är ett maktspel på miljarder dollar som involverar otroligt rika företag som använder Kimmel/Kirk-incidenten för att stärka sin kontroll över amerikanska medier.

What does Kimmel return say? 1) FCC overplayed hand, Disney saw negative reaction & figured they could bring him back; 2) Disney figured it symbolically did enough to grease wheels for FCC approval of ESPN-NFL deal; 3) Sinclair plays hardball hoping to grease wheels for FCC relaxing ownership laws.

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Remember, for years we were told that “The Left” embrace irrational postmodernist relativism while “The Right” embrace facts, logic and science. Or something like that.

”Promotes unproven ties…without new evidence.” If only there was a word in English that could crystallize that idea.

Precisely the kind of racist bullshit Twitter/X loves.

Good short thread on the film Network and the general misunderstanding of Howard Beale.

Honestly, publishing and promoting this book at this point of time in the US is utterly tone-deaf. Harris, Biden and Obama have just watched events and said little or nothing - unless it’s for a lucrative book or TV program, of course.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr used the “public interest” argument to punish ABC and Kimmel. As a member of the FCC in 2019, however, he had a very different opinion about state use of the “public interest” angle.

Att behöva vänta sedan i mars på en pacemaker… Vårdköerna är skamliga. Men att göra det till en fråga om icke-existerande patienter från Gaza är en riktigt bisarr journalistisk vinkling.

Corporations have removed celebs/shows from US airwaves before. Like Bill Maher getting axed after making a 9/11 joke. But there is a crucial difference: The companies did it alone. In none of these cases did the head of the FCC threaten to revoke licenses if action wasn't taken.

If you think what's happening in the US is about jokes made by a late-night comic, you're wrong. This is about the purchase and control of US media and relaxing ownership laws to allow for greater concentration of media power in the hands of particular owners. It's all about political economy.

If you think what's happening in the US is about jokes made by a late-night comic, you're wrong. This is about the purchase and control of US media and relaxing ownership laws to allow for greater concentration of media power in the hands of particular owners. It's all about political economy.

Jag ska vara med i en riktigt intressant panel ("Techjättarna och publicistiken") nästa vecka på Bokmässan (tors 1500) med Anne Lagercrantz (SVT), Viveka Hansson, (TV4), Janne Elvelid (Meta) och Michelle Kadir (YouTube). Ordförande och arrangör: Stefan Eklund (vd Utgivarna).

I hate to report some bad news here...but for the past half century the FCC, regardless of the President or sitting FCC Chair, has been a staunch defender of multi-billion dollar conglomerates. Idea that what we're now seeing is a "re-balancing" after a period of FCC leftism is complete bullshit.

Lots of ahistorical reporting about the Kimmel/FCC/ABC/affiliate conflicts. In the 1960s and 1970s hundreds of local stations frequently blocked network shows that featured Black characters or acts. Even the Jackson 5 cartoon show was replaced with The Osmonds in much of the South.

Corporations have removed celebs/shows from US airwaves before. Like Bill Maher getting axed after making a 9/11 joke. But there is a crucial difference: The companies did it alone. In none of these cases did the head of the FCC threaten to revoke licenses if action wasn't taken.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr used the “public interest” argument to punish ABC and Kimmel. As a member of the FCC in 2019, however, he had a very different opinion about state use of the “public interest” angle.

Jag är med i SVT Morgonstudion omkr 0845 för att diskutera Kimmel, yttrandefrihet, pengar och makt.

“The FCC under Brendan Carr uses mergers and business interests of media companies as leverage to extract concessions, extract bribes, and extract censorship.”

Jag pratade om Kimmel, yttrandefrihet och mycket, mycket pengar i P1 idag. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/ar-a...

Jag intervjuades av @svenskadagbladet1.bsky.social om Kimmel, Trump och yttrandefrihet. www.svd.se/a/jQRoPz/jim...

Interesting timing for this system-wide email reminder about our rights:

The whole “Sweden is a Collapsing Multicultural Marxist Hellhole™️” bullshit has been pushed by the far-right for a decade. In the meantime, Sweden continues to rank in the global top 5 or 10 of virtually every major quality of life indicator. That drives authoritarian bigots like Orban crazy.

Amazing how a supposedly firm and unconditional belief in the state not infringing on free speech, free expression and free press suddenly became really, really flexible and conditional.

Amazing how a supposedly firm and unconditional belief in the state not infringing on free speech, free expression and free press suddenly became really, really flexible and conditional.

Three Days of the Condor was a film that set a high bar for all spy thrillers that followed. A masterpiece.

To summarise: We’re not racists…we just don’t want to see people who aren’t white, think Muslims breed like rabbits and want mass deportations. (Interview in The Londoner with participants in this weekend’s march.)

The attempt to freeze the free press continues. bbc.com/news/article...

Stereotype breaking: Which demographic group in Sweden has highest % of 25-year-old women who have started higher education? 1. Born in Sweden with 2 foreign-born parents: 62% 2. Born outside of Sweden but arrived by age 7: 57% 3. Born in Sweden with 2 Swedish-born parents: 55%

Stereotype breaking: Which demographic group in Sweden has highest % of 25-year-old women who have started higher education? 1. Born in Sweden with 2 foreign-born parents: 62% 2. Born outside of Sweden but arrived by age 7: 57% 3. Born in Sweden with 2 Swedish-born parents: 55%

Disgraceful.

Statement from @postguild.bsky.social on the firing of Karen Attiah:

“Great Moments in Irish Politics”

Over 280 underage girls arrested for murder? Uh, no. The last 3 years, 2022-2024, there were a TOTAL of 329 murders in Sweden. So, Orban is saying almost all of them had underage girls as suspects or killers? Bullshit. Overwhelming majority of murders committed by males.

Columnist for the Catholic Herald, Spectator, Daily Mail and commentator on Sky News, BBC, ITV+ encourages British patriots to “live in the country you support.” Shares image based on the Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Shot, chaser Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

Interesting how supposedly “left wing” media across Europe are giving far more attention to death of right-wing activist Kirk than to the imprisonment of right-wing authoritarian Bolsonaro in #Brazil, who plotted to kill his left-wing opponent in a coup.

"Why is Charlie Kirk getting so much European news coverage?" "Because he was a major figure in US politics." "How did he become a major figure in US politics?" "Because he got a lot of media coverage." "Why did he get a lot of media coverage?" "Because he was major figure in US politics."

Interesting how supposedly “left wing” media across Europe are giving far more attention to death of right-wing activist Kirk than to the imprisonment of right-wing authoritarian Bolsonaro in #Brazil, who plotted to kill his left-wing opponent in a coup.

Former President of 4th largest democracy in the world, and famous "right-wing populist" embraced/supported by the richest man in the world and multiple Western leaders, was found guilty of plotting a coup where judges and his political opponent would be murdered...but, sure, Kirk is a bigger story.

Once again after a high-profile murder the suspect has been apprehended. The whirlpool of guessing, speculation, lies, disinformation and bullshit will likely prove to have been misleading. The reality probably far more nuanced and complex than the comforting black-and-white explanations offered.

My posts about Kirk have been about the volume of news coverage. If you respond to any of these posts encouraging, defending or glorifying violence, the post will be removed and you'll be blocked. No questions asked.