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elAhmo 6 days ago

Regulators? In this administration?

There is no such thing.

usefulcat 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Oh, there absolutely is where freedom of the press is concerned. Look no further than the new 'bias monitor' at CBS.

NewJazz 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Wdym FCC just shut down that antifa Jimmothy Kimmithy.

SlightlyLeftPad 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Not shut down; regulated.

TehCorwiz 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plPyJdXKIY

SlightlyLeftPad 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

For everyone who downvoted. This was intended to be tongue-in-cheek, yes they are effectively the same thing.

lobsterthief 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The FCC does not have the power to shut down broadcasts based on their content.

NewJazz 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

It does have the power to intimidate broadcasters and pressure them in a variety of ways.

Zacharias030 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

ostensibly it does.

cactacea 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Sure seems like they're trying to invent one

lobsterthief 6 days ago | parent [-]

Yes, exactly. They’re exercising a power they don’t have, which should not hold up in a lawful country. Obviously, here we are.

maxlin 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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lobsterthief 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

He didn’t say anything violent. Have you watched the monologue?

Even if he did (which he didn’t), I don’t see Fox shutting down anything when one of their presenters recently stated, on air, that we should euthanize our homeless population.

InitialLastName 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

To be clear (not that I agree with this situation): Fox News (where that presenter works) is a cable network, beholden to the cable providers but not a broadcaster. The FCC has relatively little leverage to regulate it, because it does not rely on broadcast licenses.

ABC is a broadcast network. It relies on a network of affiliates (largely owned by a few big companies) who selectively broadcast its programming both over the airwaves and to cable providers. Those affiliates have individual licenses for their radio broadcasting bandwidth which the FCC does have leverage over (and whose content the FCC has a long history of regulating, but not usually directly over politics, e.g. public interest requirements, profanity, and obscenity laws).

mcmcmc 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Let’s not pretend that the Trump admin would’ve done anything about it even if they did have leverage. They actively encourage and participate in violent rhetoric when it’s directed towards their perceived enemies. Which includes the homeless.

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nerdponx 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

To be fair I don't see what the FCC has to do with it. This is classic Manufacturing Consent behavior.

maxlin 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Of course I watched it, many times. I didn't say he said anything directly violent, but he spread hateful disinformation about someone's death, entirely against FBI's findings and common sense, during a time of the highest temperatures in a while. Just to try to win the attention of people that'd rather not look in the mirror.

This is exactly the kind of disingenuous, dehumanizing behavior that radicalizes people like Tyler. And saying that right now would be like if Reagan got in to a spat about something personal during the cold war.

lobsterthief 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

If his administration’s concern was about turning the temperature up, they are doing absolutely nothing to turn it down.

maxlin 6 days ago | parent [-]

Firstly, being human about the death, then being transparent about the investigation are the most important things they could be doing, and they are doing that.

Idk how the antifa terror thing is going to go, but that really sounds like a loong time coming. Best by far would now be for the left to take some responsibility, not sink deeper in to their "good, x right-winger next" kind of hate spiraling.

pseudalopex 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> he spread hateful disinformation about someone's death, entirely against FBI's findings and common sense

Did you mean Kimmel asserted the shooter was MAGA? He did not.

maxlin 4 days ago | parent [-]

That is literally exactly what he did say. Absolutely disgraceful. Glad he got fired.

Quoting:

> We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it

yoyohello13 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Did you actually watch the clip? Or are you just repeating what you heard on social media?

maxlin 6 days ago | parent [-]

Yes I did. The whole clip. A few times. Not easy to watch.

lobsterthief 6 days ago | parent [-]

The fact you’re taking this opportunity to state this clip was hard for you to watch says a lot about your ability to consider another’s perspective in this conversation. I’m out.

maxlin 6 days ago | parent [-]

"Another perspective"? Are you for real?

This is what the absolute scumbag said:

> We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it

Having seen the murder pretty much live. A father with "prove me wrong" written on the tent he was sitting in, taking non-prescreened questions and debating with everyone that dared to come up to the mic. Shot with kids next to him. The most direct attack on debate itself we've seen during our lifetimes; it wouldn't matter if it was Sanders or any other left-wing, centrist, or right-wing figure doing very reasonable debate there. And after the murder so many heartless people came out to MOCK the death, and celebrate it.

Kimmel is lying against not just common sense but what authorities and people around Tyler have said. Absolutely nothing points at the murderer being maga, but pretty much every detail points towards him having been radicalized by the left. Unless you're just going to ignore people that knew him saying he was a leftie, Bella Ciao carved in to the bullets, and the very obvious of him having shot a right winger who was managing to change people's minds, etc.

And after that, you expect me to take Kimmels comment as level headed? You are hate trolling. You were succesful, I am actually angry. Regardless, I did watch everything and gave a fair response to it. The only people that would not be angered by Kimmel's comments knowing all this have no heart.

hexator 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Where exactly did he say anything remotely violent

maxlin 6 days ago | parent [-]

If you watch the clip and know what's going on in the US right now, saying such vile disinformation now nothing but aims to up the temperature.

That's the deciding reason he got shut down too. Absolute inability to read the "room", even though what he said would be ugly at any point.

hexator 6 days ago | parent [-]

He didn't say anything violent and you are spreading misinformation saying he is. That is why your comment got removed.

You can watch the monologue here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j3YdxNSzTk&t=122s

maxlin 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

My comment wasn't removed, and don't try to put words in my mouth. I said he fanned the flames of violence; raising temperatures with easily disproven misinformation during an extraordinary time just a week from the murder.

I've seen the clip, now you go see what the authorities have figured of the killer; Absolutely nothing points at the murderer being maga, but pretty much every detail points towards him having been radicalized by the left. Unless you're just going to ignore people that knew him saying he was a leftie, Bella Ciao carved in to the bullets, and the very obvious of him having shot a right winger who was managing to change people's minds, etc.

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dabluecaboose 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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qwerpy 6 days ago | parent [-]

> redditization of Hackernews

This has been very sad to see this past year.

slater 6 days ago | parent [-]

Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dabluecaboose 6 days ago | parent [-]

You might feel smug and superior posting this, but it's quite ironic to post on one specific comment in an otherwise guidelines-breaking, off-topic, political circlejerk subthread like the one we're responding to.

This subthread is indeed reddit-esque: Started by a pithy, barely-constructive comment; and followed by pithy witticisms that add nothing to the conversation about Intel and Nvidia, but instead echo popular sentiments about the current administration without saying anything substantive. Meanwhile, the one contrarian opinion was instantly flagged and hidden, despite being level-headed and non-combative.

jjkaczor 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Actually - he didn't he made fun of Trump ditching the memorial service...

Which Trump did.

maxlin 6 days ago | parent [-]

You clearly didn't see the clip; what you describe was just a part of it, and there Trump appears to just have not heard the question.

jjkaczor 3 days ago | parent [-]

Trump doesn't seem to hear alot of questions - and has been reported to ramble on about all sorts of nonsense, during state visits and high-level meetings.

Almost like a dementia patient.

...but that is just my opinion - even so... not clarifying an asked question is not, well uh a sign of overall "great leadership"...

ohdeargodno 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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jrochkind1 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

They are superceding regulations with the government just arbitrarily ordering companies to do things instead.

baq 6 days ago | parent [-]

Mussolini would be proud.