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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC
Submitted 2 weeks ago by Beep@lemmus.org to technology@lemmy.world
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protist@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
That guy was super well spoken and had a good message. I’m surprised I hadn’t heard of him before. Always nice to see the Streisand Effect in action!
Reygle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If the link goes dark I’ve pulled copy, hit me up.
Serinus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Thank you. I was just thinking that someone needs to grab this, and it was going to be a pita if I had to be the one to do it.
(More copies are always welcome.)
qualia@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The joy of his Colbert Report is finally returning to him.
turdburglar@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
or you could donate to jasmine crockett. just sayin.
we need more black representation in dc.
protist@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
I agree, though after listening to both of them a bunch, I’m supporting Talarico in this election. I hope to continue to see Crockett’s star rise though
chillpanzee@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
It’s subservience, not fear on CBS’s part.
Good on Colbert for bringing a little Streisand effect to the party.
Serinus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Subservience to the FCC and the administration is the excuse. The real reason is that David Ellison is afraid the dem might win.
The majority owner of CBS is Paramount Global, which itself is controlled by Skydance Media, a company led by David Ellison (son of Larry Ellison), following a significant acquisition of the Redstone family’s stake in mid-2025.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
It’s subservience because of fear.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
The only fear for Ellison and Weiss is ending their genocide.
prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
After the announcement that he was cancelled I was irritated how silent he was in the issue. I guess it had legal reasons. So happy that he stopped giving a fuck.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
It’s not subservience. CBS is literally run by zio wackos. They’re steering the genocidal bus.
hector@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I though Colbert was cancelled from the first of this year?
mcv@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I think he’s cancelled in May or thereabouts. It’s a very slow cancellation.
frazw@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Banning something is a sure fire way to give it oxygen. Streisand effect
The problem Trump has in doing this type of suppression is that it gains more attention and riles people up more than if he had let the interview air. Sure the interview might have said things he didn’t want to be said, but now he has made this a much bigger issue and he looks weak because he is scared at the mere prospect of some words being uttered.
furzegulo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
i wouldn’t have watched the interview if cbs hadn’t cancelled it
FauxLiving@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Same
And, in hindsight, I’m glad I did. That guy has the right idea.
He said ‘It’s not left vs right, it’s top vs bottom’.
Exactly what we need our politicians to be acknowledging
BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yep, and Colbert has no reason to pull any punches either. They already canceled his show to appease the administration. Why would Stephen hesitate to tell the world every time CBS bends the knee?
Good on him for calling out every time they act as state propaganda and not a news network.
Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
If they cancel the show earlier they can’t pretend to be impartial, and Colbert gets paid the rest of his contract without having to do any work.
Plus they’ll be in the real news for a week lol
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Banning something is a sure fire way to give it oxygen.
Depends. Stephen says he was told not to tell anyone on air that they couldn’t air it. Assuming that’s true, and he had decided to comply, no one really would have known. It’s only through his (presumed) bravery that we’ve all seen it.
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I’m sure there would have been articles asking why there was an interview uploaded to the YouTube channel and pinned right at the top that wasn’t aired on the channel. It wouldn’t have been under the radar either way, but it would have taken longer to be reported this widely.
But I do get your point.
frazw@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Well not taking anything from him, but with so many people involved in a TV production I think it would have come out in some form that dissent was being suppressed.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Banning something is a sure fire way to give it oxygen.
It’s a clever bit of marketing to queue this up and make a big stir and drum about being censored.
The allegations feel… thin? This is a primary race in a state that’s been sandbagged for Republicans for decades. But as a piece of campaign material, it’s par excellance. More people are going to see the clip passed around online than ever would watching it broadcast on a Monday night.
Serinus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Either that or it’s exactly what it says on the tin. I wonder which is more likely.
LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This stunt has caused the video to get 100 times the views it would normally get. I watched it and i never catch the colbert report unless i stumble across is online.
The Trump administration is doing their best to destroy this country, but even republicans know you don’t touch the first amendment.
prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
They should know. The reaction to kirks death “don’t mock the man” martyr position kinda surprised me.
In a more covert way they went after freedom of speech for years. Lgbtq books, etc
FreeLikeGNU@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Talarico is vying for the Senate Democratic nomination against U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas.
Interesting. Crockett is one of the very few Dems willing if not just able to navigate through Republican tactics. What could Talarico offer?
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
He’s a white minister. This is how they get rid of a pesky black woman, you gerrymander her out of office.
Be careful what you wish for. She is highly respected nationally, and will have multiple offers from several news organizations very quickly, where she will have a national microphone to attack from. She no longer has to abide by MAGA rules.
dariusj18@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You cannot gerrymander a senate seat
Triasha@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Talerico. Brings his sincerity, faith, and working class background in in one of the poorest school districts in the country. He has integrity and and a way of invoking Christianity that I think resonates in Texas. He appeals to a broad swath of voters without compromising his progressive ideals.
I would vote for Crocket if she wasn’t up against Talerico. But as is, I think he has a better shot at the general and I trust him more.
CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
He’s good at messaging from a Christian left perspective. Before I deleted social media, some of his more viral moments on the Texas House floor would make it to my feed. I liked what I heard, but I’m not a Texas resident or voter so Crockett vs Talarico is someone else’s judgement call to make.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Talarico resonates with the deeply Christian left
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Literally the only defining feature I’ve seen listed about him is that he’s very Christian.
So yeah… Not a big fan of that.
mcv@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Not for you perhaps, but for a lot of people that’s important. There are way too many people who falsely think the Republicans are the Christian party, and that’s unfortunately helped by Christians who separate their faith from politics. It’s vital that more Christians speak out about the hypocrisy and perversion of the “Religious Right”, or uninformed people will continue to be led astray by them.
It’s not good for you either if they continue to vote Republican, so give him this opportunity to set them straight.
paris@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
I mean she’s fully bought out by AIPAC and her messaging is weak at best from everything I’ve seen. I don’t love Talarico with all my heart but I cannot imagine any world in which he’s a worse choice than Crockett.
anon_8675309@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hmmm. I like Crockett. I’m not from Texas but she’s got Texas sized girl balls.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Colbert is a religious wacko so they’re probably great homies.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Not to say this story isn’t important,rida self censorship at the hands of the state is…
But what does this have to do with technology?
Important story, wrong place friend.
Beep@lemmus.org 2 weeks ago
I believe that Communications/media broadcasting are under the Technology umbrella.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Not really a tech centric story. This is primarily a political/free speech story. If it was about a piece of technology used to censor someone, that might fit.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I didn’t even notice, good catch.
AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Exactly. Post it to a Programming forum because… you know, computers and stuff.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
History memes too!
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Brilliant bit of marketing to blare “We’ve been censored by the FCC!” from the rooftops, on the day the Texas primary starts.
bagsy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s the Orson Wells playbook. “See the movie that the Hersts dont want you to see!!”
Still brilliant either way.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Talarico seems to have his shit together. That said, keep your religion the fuck outta government. It’s fine pointing out the religious hypocrisy and charlatans in politics, but opening the door to religion, even if the individual is agreeable, is a bad idea.
JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Are you suggesting only agnostics should govern?
Talarico said in the interview he wants the separation of church and state to return as the current blend diminishes both.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Wouldn’t that be something?
But that’s not what I said. I said keep your religion outta my government. I didn’t say you couldn’t have religion.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
angry atheists think anyone who follows any religion at all is automatically idiot… meanwhile they usually are religious themselves about something else that is traditionally a religion. like the ‘new atheists’ crap.
religious belief is a basic aspect of being a person, no matter how much people deny it.
AlfredoJohn@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
While my personal belief is that relgions should be abolished and I would much prefer no relgious individuals ran for government positions trying to ban someone off of thier beliefs like that with how prevelant relgion is today would just be setting bad precedent that could be turned against a population when you have people like the pedo in chief out governing the world. I will say any devout relgious person running would have me question how unbiased they could be as truly believing in fairtales and myths just already shows a severe deficiency in critical thinking skills.
With that being said I would still vote a sock into office over the domestic terrorist group that is the republican party. Perfect is the enemy of good so if this indivual at least truly believes in separation of church and state I am not going to dwell on their cognitive dissonance regarding religion as it seems to be helping keep them objective and move us in the right direction again.
Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Did you listen to his interview?
He states that his belief is that the separation of Church and State should 100% be protected. Not just to protect the government but to protect the religion, so it doesn’t get taken advantage of by political movement like Christian Nationalists.
He mainly pushed love God and love your neighbor. If you loved your neighbor, then you wouldn’t push your religion or any other belief on them.
I’m paraphrasing but that’s what I got out of it. I think he’s someone that could break through to some of the religious right.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have listened to several of his interviews. That’s why I even bother to indicate I appreciate his take. Pardon me of I treat someone with skepticism riding heavily on a platform that is at minimum rehotorically religious stating they believe in separation of church and State.
nednobbins@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Talarivo and Crockett both seem like good candidates at first glance.
Neither should b censored.
prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Yesterday the Interview wasn’t shown on the YouTube page. The search in the YouTube app Colbert talarico had zero aut suggestions and only showed the result after submitting. Oooof
zen_yeti@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
I feel like this is some reverse psychology thing or something. It’s clear the media is pushing Talarico because they’re scared of Crockett.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
See BS is not scared of the FCC, they’re bootlicking. But I’m sure Colbert is trying to be diplomatic.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Imagine if this worthless lib exposed fascists on his show.
That’s some equal airtime that I would support.
Never gonna happen tho. Libs support fascism.
lechekaflan@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Meanwhile fucking ROGER STONE is breathing and on full throttle.
AmadiohChess@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
He is lying. What they are afraid of is Amadioh Chess
roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Remember, CBS is now owned by a Trump ally.
ceenote@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Correct, they refused to air it not out of fear of the FCC, but out of fear of what Talarico would say.
baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Texas flips blue is on my Bingo card.
Serinus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
And it’s a hell of a brave thing Colbert and crew are doing in speaking out.
They’re patriots at a time when speech isn’t free.
DarkSideOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That wants to buy Warner
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Let’s be real about where the loyalties lie.