United For Democracy (@weareufd.bsky.social)

The First Amendment of the Constitution isn’t optional. Public airwaves belong to us, not Trump or the media billionaires trying to curry favor with him. Tell Sinclair & NexStar: Air Jimmy Kimmel. Free speech is NOT FOR SALE!

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Oligarchs can’t cancel free speech Jimmy Kimmel is back on ABC. And his return broke ratings records—even while almost a quarter of Americans couldn’t watch because they are at the mercy of broadcasting corporations desperate to kiss Trump’s ring. Dozens of markets—including Seattle, St. Louis, and Nashville—still can’t see Jimmy Kimmel Live! These two corporate giants own 70 ABC affiliates reaching nearly a quarter of U.S. households. Even after Kimmel’s suspension was lifted, these two affiliates refused to put him back on the air. Their motive is clear: show allegiance to Trump. For Nexstar, that means greasing the path for a $6.2 billion merger.[1] This isn’t about late-night comedy. It’s about authoritarian oligarchy. The Supreme Court cannot sit idly by while media billionaires collude with Trump to shred the first amendment and silence dissent. We’ve set up a simple tool to let executives at NexStar and Sinclair how you feel about their censorship. It just takes a few clicks. Take Action: When political and corporate elites decide what voices the public can hear, it’s not democracy. It’s censorship. Tell Sinclair and NexStar to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel immediately. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/oligarchs-cant-cancel-free-speech/?link_id=0&can_id=da70d9b23efc90573dff2fda4b1ac595&source=email-oligarchs-cant-cancel-free-speech&email_referrer=email_2905128&email_subject=oligarchs-cant-cancel-free-speech&&