Month Eight: Crashing Out Over A Podcaster

[Mertron]

Money = Power
Rich people have lots of money
Laws often do not apply to rich people because money and power

If have money power and immunity can survive

anti-shark cage: you go inside the cage, cage goes in the water. you go in the water, sharks in the water. our shark

[Tyche]

They're gonna threaten the merger with Sundance that already got approved?

Nexstar deal. It's an affiliate deal but it's still incredibly important to Disney.

I don't know any leverage the FCC could use to bribe paramount again if you're referring to them. They don't seem to care anyway if they're putting him on tonight knowing what they'll get.

[Obsidian]

The Daily Show was also already on a scheduled break so you know he's got some shit to say tonight.

[Krandor]

Nexstar deal. It's an affiliate deal but it's still incredibly important to Disney.

I don't know any leverage the FCC could use to bribe paramount again if you're referring to them. They don't seem to care anyway if they're putting him on tonight knowing what they'll get.

Comedy Central is not owned by Disney or broadcast by Nexstar

[Tyche]

Here's the exchange mentioned by Mert earlier. It's as bad as he summarized. They gonna threaten CBS again after TDS tonight? I doubt Carr cares about the nuance of the parent company of a broadcast station allowing a different subsidiary to say whatever Stewart is gonna say.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/trum...-licenses.html

Speaking on Thursday to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said, “I have read someplace that the networks were 97% against me, again, 97% negative, and yet I won and easily, all seven swing states,” referring to his 2024 election win.

“They give me only bad publicity, press. I mean, they’re getting a license,” Trump said, according to audio from a press gaggle provided by the White House.

“I would think maybe their license should be taken away,” Trump said.

The president said that the decision “will be up to Brendan Carr.”


Trump specifically referred to criticism he has gotten from Kimmel and CBS late-night talk-show host Stephen Colbert.

“Look, that’s something that should be talked about for licensing, too,” Trump said.

“When you have a network and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump,” he said. “That’s all they do. If you go back, I guess they haven’t had a conservative on in years or something, somebody said.”

“But when you go back, take a look, all they do is hit Trump. They’re licensed. They’re not allowed to do that. They’re an arm of the Democrat party,” he said.

Carr earlier Thursday told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that “we’re not done yet” with changes in “the media ecosystem” that are consequences of Trump’s election.

“I think Brendan Carr is outstanding, he’s a patriot,” said Trump, who nominated Carr to his position.

“He loves our country, and he’s a tough guy. So we’ll have to see.”

[Tyche]

Comedy Central is not owned by Disney or broadcast by Nexstar

I wasn't sure which you were referring to. Disney or paramount, but see my post above this.

[Krandor]

South Park has been absolutely going for the throat on Trump and the administration and they've done nothing about it. Cable doesn't follow the same rules as broadcast

[Tyche]

Shit, I forgot about SP...probably because its been over two fucking weeks.

I'd still be shocked if we don't see a Trump threat out of this tonight.

[Tymon]

Raid the Viacom offices. Arrest and charge everybody that puts TDS on the air. South Park too. Put Trey Parker and Matt Stone up on trial. Charge them with treason.

Please, by all means, do it. Open that box up.

[Mrbeansman]

Has someone told these people that the fairness doctrine was abolished 40 years ago?

[Dimmauk]

Trump looks and sounds like such a little baby bitch when he complains about mean coverage. He is the one that talks the most shit and can't handle the return.

[kuronosan]

Narcissism. Keep up.

[Tymon]

It's easily the most consistent thing about him. You can pull up videos from the '80s and he's bitching about the press.

Significantly less dementia brain, but the press hating narcissist is still there front and center.

[Mrbeansman]

Like I get that they don't care about consistency or rather reality in general but evern their bullshit reasons are completely unbelievable.

[Tyche]

Cue Mothma speech.

[kisada]

his stroke can't come soon enough

[Tyrath]

It came and went. We need a biggun

[Tymon]

https://www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikToks/s/m4Gt7QoF81

Radical far left activist Tucker Carlson

[Yuri-G]

https://www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikToks/s/m4Gt7QoF81

Radical far left activist Tucker Carlson

Tucker is an awful person, but that's what makes this interesting. I don't believe for one second he cares about any of this from a moral point of view. So why say all this now? He's clearly no longer ingratiating himself with Trump; why?

I won't go so far as to say it gives me hope but it's certainly intriguing.

[Drai]

Maybe as a plant so Trump can point and say "Look, we're not censoring speech, Tucker's still saying what he wants!" while he shuts down speakers on the left?