Nonilex

#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
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377

Stephen Colbert's long goodbye from 'Late Show' comes to an end

Stephen Colbert's run on “The Late Show” ends Thursday, marking the conclusion of his on-air feud with President Donald Trump. Colbert began hosting in 2015 and often criticized Trump and his policies. CBS announced last summer that the show would end in May, citing economic reasons. However, Colbert and others suspect political pressure played a role. The decision follows Paramount's settlement of Trump's lawsuit and its pending sale to Skydance Media. Colbert's departure leaves a void in late-night TV, with fans missing his unique perspective and humor. Other hosts like Jimmy Kimmel have shown support.

AP News
May 20 at 2:51pmWeb
Show threadNonilexMay 20

“We haven’t connected every single dot on that, but it’s very clear that this was a political decision,” Hendershot continued. “And I think 20, 30, 40 years later, that is going to be strongly remembered about this show — that this was a moment of #authoritarian triumph.”

#StephenColbert #law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #Trump #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Show threadNonilexMay 20

…#Trump rejoiced over #StephenColbert’s cancellation posting, “I absolutely love” that the host “got fired.” He followed it with: “I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next.” Just 2 months later, ABC…temporarily suspended Kimmel….

#TV experts said there are not many other examples of a hit show being shuttered due to #political pressure. In 1969, CBS abruptly canceled “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” which had aired comedy bits in opposition of the Vietnam War & in support of civil rights.

#law #media

Show threadNonilexMay 20

…Through Democratic & Republican admins, #StephenColbert & other late-night comedians have offered their take on the day’s events that offered something different from traditional #news #media.

“In given moments, like when something big happened, you really do want that perspective that says, ‘Here’s another way to look at it,’” says Dustin Kidd, a professor of #sociology at Temple University.

#law #democracy #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreePress #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny

Show threadNonilexMay 20

Kidd continued, “Or when it feels really overwhelming, you want that reminder that there’s still some way to laugh at it. And so the more you lose those ways to laugh at it, the more we all decline.”

#StephenColbert #law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #Trump #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Show thread🔥Cassandra🔥May 20
@Nonilex Good article. I hope Stephen Colbert ends up on the internet somewhere, just as popular and even less restrained.
Show thread2xfoMay 20
@Cassandra @Nonilex
Was he doing something that's not on the Internet? Ok, JK, but i really only watched his CBS show on YouTube
Show threadsu_liamMay 20
@RnDanger @Cassandra @Nonilex At least we aren’t giving CBS/Paramount market share when we pay attention to Colbert anymore. That’s a win.
Show threadsu_liamMay 20
@Nonilex If nothing else, if you’re pretending to live in a free country, it helps to see people free to express opinions that differ from those mandated by the authorities. That pretense is a great safety valve against revolution.
Show threadFrançois @JuraMay 20

@Nonilex I will forever remember this monologue… Trump is obviously still fuming over it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HaHwlSTqA7s&pp=ygUvQ29sYmVydCB0aGlzIG1vbm9sb2d1ZSBnb2VzIHRvIHlvdSBtciBwcmVzaWRlbnQ%3D

This Monologue Goes Out To You, Mr. President

YouTube
Show threadHot Dog Water, roilingMay 20

@Nonilex

Massie can haul a few boxes into the studio and they can just read names and show photos for the night till ICEboyz storm the stage.

Show threadT2RMay 20
@Nonilex It doesn't silence him. It frees him from the shackles of the FCC and CBS. Now he can really let loose.
Show threadsu_liamMay 20
@Nonilex This will go down in history with the the burning of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft’s books.
Show threadMyOpinionMay 20
@Nonilex MAGAts hate it when you remind them each day of what pieces of human garbage they are.
Show threadHistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴May 20

@Nonilex

🥺 😢 😭
https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116607465454350515

#USpol #Censorship

(1/2)

Even if neither #SteveBannon, nor #PeterHegseth, nor the #OrangePeril had a direct hand in this, the strategy is clear:

The #Fascist seizure of control as set out in #Project2025 is progressing. The point at issue here is to

#ControlTheNarrative.

#Trump has regulary been discriminating against critical journalists, has even revoked #Press...

Show threadHistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴May 20

@Nonilex

#USpol #Censorship

(2/3)

...licenses to the #WhiteHouse. #Hegseth has already hinted several times that he expects more pro-American stances in the press.

When will they be able to move towards a #Goebbels-style complete #Backgrounders (#Presseunterichtung), or even a NS-styled "Schriftleitergesetz" 1), which determined which journalists were still allowed to work? Even though #Project2025 foreshadowed many actions (originally a #Nazi term in German, as I researched 2day),...

Show threadHistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴May 20

@Nonilex

#USpol #Censorship

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...nobody could have forseen the #Chainsaw implementation of #DataRaids throughout #US government agencies in 2025.

Nothing seems to be off limits anymore.

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1) NS-Schrifleitergesetz (German)
https://taz.de/Presse-im-Nationalsozialismus/!5959219/

Presse im Nationalsozialismus: Im Dienste des Regimes

Vor 90 Jahren stellte Goebbels das „NS-Schriftleitergesetz“ vor. Es regelte, welche Journalisten arbeiten durften – und schaffte die Pressefreiheit ab.

TAZ Verlags- und Vertriebs GmbH
Show threadWokebloke for DemocracyMay 20
@Nonilex
What we should take from this is that a US President who is such a narcissist and so thin-skinned that he cannot take even a humorous criticism.
Show threadDisisdeguey🍉🔻PalestineAction🇵🇸May 20
@Nonilex So, turn off #CBS
Show threadDarren du NordMay 20
@Nonilex Can't wait to be done with my Paramount+ subscription after I watch the final show.
Show threadxs4me2May 20

@Nonilex

Fuck this orange bastard…

Show threadscubapro28May 20

@Nonilex

Satire is effectively dead under Trump. Too dangerous. Welcome to China.