Fascism Is here

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Nexstar owns the local Faux station, and a non-network affiliated KUSI. No Sinclair stations this side of Bakersfield as far as I know. It's just amazing the extent to which these people think they can make things true just because they say so, despite clear evidence to the contrary. Wonder where this idea of the "big lie" came from. Oh wait.

The gaslighting of Americans....

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Wat to go DonOld!

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Jimmy Kimmel to Return to ABC on Tuesday After Show’s Controversial Suspension


WLOS is Sinclair. Here's my note to WLOS and Sinclair:

Sinclair, bring back Kimmel, immediately and unconditionally!
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/ ... 24637.html

For now, no Sinclair and Nexstar broadcast My note was Useless I'll have to take a refresher course from neoplacebo.

It's more difficult to get through to these people nowadays. They've lost all sense of right and wrong. They consider valid outrage at them as evidence that what they're doing is "working."

Good point, and a frustrating one. I have not heard back from WLOS and Sinclair, probably never will.

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Good point, and a frustrating one. I have not heard back from WLOS and Sinclair, probably never will.

If you do hear back, it will be a form response. And sadly, they don't have to care. It's unlikely all that many people will really give up their only ABC (or actually only local) station forever. Sinclair can afford to just tell the viewers to fuck off and wait for the storm to pass - as it inevitably will.

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Good point, and a frustrating one. I have not heard back from WLOS and Sinclair, probably never will.

If you do hear back, it will be a form response. And sadly, they don't have to care. It's unlikely all that many people will really give up their only ABC (or actually only local) station forever. Sinclair can afford to just tell the viewers to fuck off and wait for the storm to pass - as it inevitably will.

Idk, will some of that storm of outrage that ABC/Disney faced transfer to Sinclair and Nexstar? I'm not going to Boycott ABC entirely, but at marginal TV times, if I'm watching at all, it's moved to somewhere in between other stations and Faux.

... Sinclair is the largest owner of stations that are affiliated with Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, MyNetworkTV, The CW, and The CW Plus. Sinclair owns four digital multicast networks, Comet, Charge!, The Nest, and Roar, and the sports-oriented cable network Tennis Channel. In June 2021, Sinclair became a Fortune 500 company, having reached 2020 annual revenues of US$5.9 billion, equivalent to $6.8 billion in 2023.

List of stations owned or operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group

Thankfully only ABC here, which is a shame since it's the only NC-based station. I'm still going to watch the sometimes biased local news. I've never heard of the streaming channels and the Tennis Channel is not available here.

List of assets owned by Nexstar Media Group

Crap! Both CBS and CW here. I may have to limit my half-assed boycott to ABC/Sinclair. It's not like I'm going to stop watching Ghosts.

Radio
Chicago WGN Talk radio

GCG?

Cable channels
NewsNation
Cooking Channel (joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery, 31%)
Food Network (joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery, 31%)

All removed from my TV guide.

Digital multicast networks
Antenna TV
Rewind TV

FAST streaming channels
SportsGrid (joint venture with Anthem Sports & Entertainment

Not here.

Television networks
The CW (75% ownership; with 12.5% each remaining by Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery)
The CW Plus

Crap! The entire network?

Digital
BestReviews
Border Report
The CW App
The Hill
Lakana
LIN Digital
Yashi
Zap2it

Media consolidation sucks! Sinclair and Nexstar (bigger than Sinclair )

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Guess they just indicted a ham sandwich.

[Vrede too]

Guess they just indicted a ham sandwich.
https://x.com/nytimes/status/1971352796340379776
https://x.com/Acyn/status/1971354075448082597

Hillary is cracking up.

Indicted by the beauty queen and insurance company lawyer after just a few days on the job.

This will go well.

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NFL Bad Boy Chris Kluwe Celebrates Charlie Kirk’s Death In Shocking Online Rant

"Celebrates" is a little debatable.

... His posts, ranging from “F-ck. Charlie. Kirk.” to mocking memes about Kirk’s final moments, have ignited a firestorm of debate about where free speech ends and reckless incitement begins....

Is "reckless incitement" in the Constitution?

Chris Kluwe Mocks Charlie Kirk’s Death With Vulgar Posts And Callous Memes

That may be true.

Kluwe wasted no time responding to news of Kirk’s assassination. In one of his most blunt posts, he wrote, “F-ck. Charlie. Kirk. I’m tired of coddling Nazis.”

Ditto.

That sentiment was quickly followed by a series of mocking, meme-style posts, including one that read, “<me sowing> ‘Hahaha yes! This rules!’ <me reaping> ‘what the f-ck <gets shot>’”

FAFO.

The callous tone stunned many, with critics pointing out that his words came within hours of Kirk’s death. What might have been dismissed as tasteless shock humor instead looked like outright celebration of violence, a perception that is now dogging Kluwe as his comments continue to circulate online.

"looked like" - to who?

Ex-NFL Star Chris Kluwe Accused Of Reckless Behavior Long Before Recent Rant

For those who have followed Kluwe’s post-NFL life, his behavior is nothing new. Earlier this year, he was arrested during a heated Huntington Beach City Council meeting after shouting that “MAGA is a Nazi movement” and refusing to yield the floor. The incident, which saw him forcibly removed by police, cost him a local high school coaching job, a firing he promptly challenged with a lawsuit.

Well it is.

Kluwe has also used his social media platforms to call for actions many deem irresponsible or dangerous. From suggesting that disgruntled Dodgers fans pelt the field with trash

Lame protest.

to encouraging followers to pull fire alarms at hotels housing federal agents, his pattern of incitement rages on.

Nice.

Chris Kluwe Raises $100K Amid Charlie Kirk Firestorm

Despite the uproar, no prominent Democratic leaders have spoken out against Kluwe’s remarks. That silence is striking given the gravity of his statements and the national attention Kirk’s assassination has garnered.

To respond it to claim him.

Kluwe is currently running for California’s 72nd Assembly District, and his campaign claims to have raised nearly $100,000. His unfiltered social media rants, far from sinking his political career, appear to be fueling his fundraising efforts. The lack of condemnation from Democratic leadership has led critics to accuse the party of tacitly endorsing his rhetoric by refusing to draw a line.

There's NO endorsing there.

Orange County Democrats Turn On Chris Kluwe Over Kirk Assassination Posts ...

Orange County Dems have a historically tough road to travel. They do what they gotta do.

Charlie Kirk Tirades Ensure Chris Kluwe’s Campaign Will Be Anything But Ordinary ...

GoChrisGo!

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Above, I meant:
To respond is to claim him.


GOP lawmakers push plan to honor Charlie Kirk on US coins



The Senate filibuster will apply = DOA (hopefully)

[Vrede too]

Guess they just indicted a ham sandwich.
https://x.com/nytimes/status/1971352796340379776
https://x.com/Acyn/status/1971354075448082597

Hillary is cracking up.

Indicted by the beauty queen and insurance company lawyer after just a few days on the job.

This will go well.

Judge who reviewed Comey indictment confused by prosecutor's handling of case

... But two versions of the indictment were published on the case docket: one with the dropped third count, and one without. The transcript reveals why this occurred.

"So this has never happened before. I've been handed two documents that are in the Mr. Comey case that are inconsistent with one another," Vaala said to Halligan. "There seems to be a discrepancy. They're both signed by the (grand jury) foreperson."

And she noted that one document did not clearly indicate what the grand jury had decided.

"The one that says it's a failure to concur in an indictment, it doesn't say with respect to one count," Vaala said. "It looks like they failed to concur across all three counts, so I'm a little confused as to why I was handed two things with the same case number that are inconsistent."

Halligan initially responded that she hadn't seen that version of the indictment.

"So I only reviewed the one with the two counts that our office redrafted when we found out about the two — two counts that were true billed, and I signed that one. I did not see the other one. I don't know where that came from," Halligan told the judge.

Vaala responded, "You didn't see it?" And Halligan again told her, "I did not see that one."

Vaala seemed surprised: "So your office didn't prepare the indictment that they —"

Halligan then replied, "No, no, no — I — no, I prepared three counts. I only signed the one — the two-count (indictment). I don't know which one with three counts you have in your hands."

"Okay. It has your signature on it," Vaala told Halligan, who responded, "Okay. Well."

... Attorney General Pam Bondi praised Halligan in a post on X Friday, writing that she "did an outstanding job."

DonOLD lawyers.

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Yeah, there's at least some solace in the fact that Donald Trump doesn't exactly choose people for their competency. I don't think Comey has much to worry about. It sounds like they're going to completely botch this. Also, surely the president constantly tweeting about such matters will come into consideration as well.

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Yeah, there's at least some solace in the fact that Donald Trump doesn't exactly choose people for their competency. I don't think Comey has much to worry about. It sounds like they're going to completely botch this. Also, surely the president constantly tweeting about such matters will come into consideration as well.

I don't think this case will ever go to trial. The judge may dismiss it on the grounds of trump's public statements about it. Not to mention his public statements about the indictment before one was issued. These people are offensively stupid.

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Good point, and a frustrating one. I have not heard back from WLOS and Sinclair, probably never will.

If you do hear back, it will be a form response. And sadly, they don't have to care. It's unlikely all that many people will really give up their only ABC (or actually only local) station forever. Sinclair can afford to just tell the viewers to fuck off and wait for the storm to pass - as it inevitably will.

We won.

Sinclair, Nexstar will bring ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ back to owned ABC stations on Friday



I was watching football, it didn't even occur to me to check.

... “Over the last week, we have received thoughtful feedback from viewers ..."

My notes put us over the top You're welcome.

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I was watching football, it didn't even occur to me to check.

... “Over the last week, we have received thoughtful feedback from viewers ..."

My notes put us over the top You're welcome.

Interesting, DonOLD completely lost this round. Doubt we will hear a word from him.

“Over the last week, we have received thoughtful feedback from viewers ...

$$$$$$ is the language they really speak.

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Something going on in Portland?

Oh yeah, Epstein.

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This is one scary effed up dude.

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TIL Nexstar owns WGN.



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGN-TV

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Yeah, there's at least some solace in the fact that Donald Trump doesn't exactly choose people for their competency. I don't think Comey has much to worry about. It sounds like they're going to completely botch this. Also, surely the president constantly tweeting about such matters will come into consideration as well.

Nailed it.

"So I only reviewed the one with the two counts that our office redrafted when we found out about the two — two counts that were true billed, and I signed that one. I did not see the other one. I don't know where that came from," Halligan told the judge.

Vaala responded, "You didn't see it?" And Halligan again told her, "I did not see that one."

Vaala seemed surprised: "So your office didn't prepare the indictment that they —"

Halligan then replied, "No, no, no — I — no, I prepared three counts. I only signed the one — the two-count (indictment). I don't know which one with three counts you have in your hands."

"Okay. It has your signature on it," Vaala told Halligan, who responded, "Okay. Well."

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Yeah, there's at least some solace in the fact that Donald Trump doesn't exactly choose people for their competency. I don't think Comey has much to worry about. It sounds like they're going to completely botch this. Also, surely the president constantly tweeting about such matters will come into consideration as well.

Nailed it.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jud ... 00593.html

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https://www.blueridgedebate.com/viewtop ... 28#p219328

In fact, it's the post Whack9 responded to.

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In fact, it's the post Whack9 responded to.

Whoops.