Reminder: No Kings protest is October 18th at a location near you!

Brendan Carr’s reaction to Jimmy Kimmel’s ?firing?. Carr’s reaction is in the first 2 minutes – the rest is interesting:

Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz put a word on how the radical right acts in this country that really captured the essence of their actions a bit over a year ago: Weird. He could have added corrupt and dangerous. Since Americans can only seem to handle a few thoughts at a time weird captured the essence then and still does now.

Jimmy Kimmel’s firing is getting lots of coverage (BTW – interesting it happened on September 17th – constitution day). So is the continuing coverage of Charlie Kirk. What is not getting coverage is the continuing and growing evidence that the Felon in the White House [FIWH] was deeply involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal conduct with young girls. 

With all the proverbial shit hitting the fan it is often hard to even focus on an issue, let alone try to determine a resistance strategy. In the case of Kimmel’s firing and the continuing crack down on media I have a few suggestions. 

We long ago moved away from corporate media. Public radio has been one of our main sources for quite a while. With the cuts by the FIWH administration we will be supporting them contributions. However, I would caution that NPR still seems to report as if they know they are being watched by the secret police.

Our second source of news for a long time has been the good folks at Free Speech TV. I bring these folks up occasionally as an alternative for folks to check into. Reality and truth are the watchwords for Free Speech TV. As a fully community funded news source they bend a knee to no one.  

Free Speech TV has shows such as Democracy Now with the inimitable Amy Goodman; the Stephanie Miller Show which offers a unique and sometimes hilarious look at current affairs; and Thom Hartmann whose breadth and depth of knowledge is astounding.

As we watch corporate media supplicate themselves before Trump we really need to consider very strongly funding a group such as Free Speech. The corporate monster will continue to lie and cover up for the administration as they look for favors such as allowing monopolies and mergers. FSTV is one way we can fight back.

Below is a recent (Thursday morning) newscast from Democracy Now and Amy Goodman. If you are new to Amy Goodman, you will find her style dramatically different from the brushed and combed corporate newsers. Amy is a reporter.  

You can find their take on the Jimmy Kimmel firing starting @ 5 minutes to about 8:40.

One other source we use to get perspective is an international internet radio that we use to listen live to radio broadcasts in Canada, Britain and occasionally other parts of the world. Since it is coming over the internet the reception is crystal clear. You can find these radios here.

One thing for sure – we have seen ABC and CBS surrender to the wannabe authoritarian without even so much as a whimper. So far the FIWH has claimed two major victories in their march to ending free speech and democracy in America. So do what you can to no longer financially support Disney or CBS/Paramount/ Skydance.

Don’t go to their amusement parks, don’t subscribe to their cable channels, and do not buy their products or support their advertisers if you can avoid it. I know it is hard to do that in this time of corporate monopolies. 

And for goodness sakes, support candidates who oppose the administration’s war on free speech and our constitution.