Jimmy Kimmel has been taken off the air. His crime, he spoke the truth on his late night show on ABC; a few truths surrounding the killing of far-right activist Charlie Kirk.

Kimmel’s firing foretells the future of the nation’s long-standing commitment to freedom of speech. And the future is not bright.

Read the excellent CommonDreams.org story on this ~ 

‘Red Alert Moment’ for Free Speech as ABC Cowers to Trump FCC and Cancels Kimmel

“These companies are turning the public airwaves into another propaganda arm of the Trump regime”

ABC announced the decision just hours after [Brendan] Carr said on a podcast that the network; its owner, the Walt Disney Company; and its affiliates must “find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel.”

“Donald Trump and Brendan Carr have turned the FCC into the Federal Censorship Commission, ignoring the First Amendment and replacing the rule of law with the whims of right-wing bloggers. They’re abusing their power to shake down media companies with their dangerous demands for dishonest coverage and Orwellian compliance with the administration’s demands. This is nothing more than censorship and extortion.” Craig Aaron, CEO of the First Amendment advocacy group Free Press.

Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said in a video posted on social media that the US public is witnessing “the systematic destruction of free speech in this country. This is a red alert moment.”