""I'm very glad to see that America's broadcasters are standing up to serve the interests of their community," FCC chairman Brendan Carr told Sean Hannity last night."We don't just have this progressive foie gras coming out from New York and Hollywood." Carr's forcemeat analogy came as he and the Fox News personality celebrated ABC's decision to yank Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show indefinitely following Carr's suggestion that his agency could force Disney, which owns ABC, to punish the comic for saying,"
""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." ( NYT) President Trump, in Britain for a state visit, celebrated the decision and called on NBC to fire other late night hosts who have criticized him. ( CNN) Disney, which owns ABC, reportedly "sees a path to the show potentially returning in the next several days." ( WSJ)"
Sunny weather with a high near 84 and an overnight low around 62. Washington Spirit visits Angel City FC in Los Angeles this evening, and DC Power FC faces Brooklyn FC at Audi Field locally. Contact and subscription details include Bluesky presence, Signal handle @abeaujon.87, and an email link; the roundup is available as a morning email newsletter. Featured music: Talking Heads' "Slippery People (Live)" and a screening of Stop Making Sense hosted by Jerry Harrison at the Lincoln Theatre; daily playlists are on Spotify and Apple Music. FCC chairman Brendan Carr used a "progressive foie gras" analogy while ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show; President Trump praised the decision and Disney reportedly sees a path to the show's return.
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