Kimmel

 Even Yglesias is freaked out and pissed off by the FCC coordinating with conservative groups to force Jimmy Kimmel off the air. (True, it takes a lot of bothsidesing for Yglesias to get there, but whatever.) Richardson places all this within the striking irony that this assault on the First Amendment took place on Constitution Day. I doubt this was on purpose, but...damn.

There is some thought that maybe the fascists have overstepped this time. Even Tucker Carlson thinks this is over the line. I doubt it, though, for most Republicans. They are cowed and complicit.

What's more, while the most pressing issue is the wholesale assault on freedom of speech, I hope that people are taking note that this is only possible when a very few voices have control of most large media organizations. It's barely necessary for Trumpets to lean on ABC and use coercive power, when they can just call Disney and silence opposition across multiple media and outlets.

Among the many, many things Democrats will need to do if they are ever allowed to get control of government again is massive anti-trust action.