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ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday was, by all appearances, an act of government-coerced censorship designed to punish speech that the White House dislikes. After Kimmel bemoaned that “the MAGA gang” sought to exploit Charlie Kirk’s murder, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr urged local affiliates to drop his late-night show. He also suggested that the FCC might penalize ABC and its affiliates if they did not cancel Kimmel, warning that the agency would undertake “additional work” to bring any necessary “remedies.” The message was clear: ABC and its affiliates could either “change conduct” or face the wrath of the FCC, incl

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