Preliminaries won’t serve us well this time; let’s call this what it is: censorship dressed up as corporate decision-making. Jimmy Kimmel didn’t get “suspended” because he went too far. He got shut down because he dared to say out loud what many were already thinking. The Trump administration and its allies flexed their muscle, and ABC folded faster than a dollar-store lawn chair.

This isn’t just about late-night TV. This is about power, fear, and the frightening speed with which democracy is slipping into something far more dangerous.

Authoritarianism by Press Release

The timeline here is giving a textbook case study in intimidation. Kimmel cracks a joke about MAGA reactions to Charlie Kirk’s killing. An opening monologue that was biting but well within the bounds of protected speech.

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