{"id":46978,"date":"2025-09-25T13:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=46978"},"modified":"2025-09-25T13:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:04:02","slug":"its-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/09\/25\/its-working\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Working"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Intro]
\nPestilence (is lurking)
\nResistance (starts working)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nI’m starting to see
\nIt’s as easy as ABC
\nSo much for their smirks
\n(Active resistance works)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nPestilence (is lurking)
\nResistance (starts working)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nIt’s a pushback
\n(Push back, way back)
\nSet the stage…
\n(with widespread outrage)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIt’s a pushback
\n(Push back, way back)
\nPushback
\n(Back, back, back)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nLet’s all sing… ABC
\nClaim a victory
\nThe First Amendment
\n(A literal statement)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nPestilence (is lurking)
\nResistance (starts working)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nIt’s a pushback
\n(Push back, way back)
\nSet the stage…
\n(with widespread outrage)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nIt’s a pushback
\n(Push back, way back)
\nUnder attack?
\n(Pushback!)
\nPush, ush, ush
\n(Back, back, back)
\nPushback! Ack, ack, ack<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG: The Battle for Free Speech: Jimmy Kimmel vs. MAGA Media Monopoly<\/p>\n

Nexstar Joins Sinclair in Silencing Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s ABC Return<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disney and ABC have put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air! His first night back drew record viewership, even as dozens of affiliate stations continued enforcing prior censorship. The coordinated actions of Sinclair and Nexstar appear politically motivated\u2014driven by pressure from Trump-aligned officials, including the FCC, and by Nexstar\u2019s commercial interest in securing approval for its proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of TEGNA, announced in August 2025 and still awaiting FCC sign-off. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr even went so far as to threaten ABC\u2019s license, saying, \u201cWe can do this the easy way or the hard way.\u201d<\/em> Equally significant is Sinclair\u2019s overt alignment with far-right MAGA politics. Together, these factors created powerful incentives for strategic censorship\u2014and that is exactly what we witnessed.<\/p>\n

ABC\/Disney, however, do not appear to be part of the same collusion. ABC initially pulled the show under intense affiliate and regulatory pressure, then reversed course to bring Kimmel back\u2014suggesting a response to coercion, not conspiracy. Whether ABC should have held firm from the start is debatable, but their actions triggered public pushback and mobilized resistance. That pushback\u2014including advertiser pressure and widespread outrage\u2014likely did far more to protect free speech than quiet capitulation or permanently pulling Kimmel ever would have. ABC proved that active resistance works.<\/p>\n

This situation mirrors CBS\u2019s experience but now involves ABC affiliates. Sinclair is a massive MAGA operation, and Ellison is equally extreme. ABC affiliates owned by Nexstar are tied to the pending TEGNA acquisition. For context, Paramount Global\u2014the parent of CBS and its owned-and-operated stations\u2014was recently acquired by Skydance Media in a deal approved by the FCC in July 2025. The new owners, Oracle\u2019s far-right MAGA billionaires the Ellisons, are also working to fold TikTok into the broader MAGA media propaganda machine. Trump\u2019s pattern is unmistakable: silence Stephen Colbert on CBS and Jimmy Kimmel on ABC. In an obvious quid pro quo, CBS and ABC were forced to capitulate\u2014or risk the FCC denying mergers and acquisitions, or even revoking broadcast licenses\u2014an unmistakable case of mob-style extortion at the highest levels of government. Not to be overlooked, Trump has already extorted millions from both ABC and CBS through personal lawsuits.<\/p>\n

The Choice to Raise Your Voice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make the choice to raise your voice! Just say NO! to censorship. This is about silencing opposition. This is about killing comedy before it can mock power \u2014 and make no mistake, satire has always been the sharpest blade in democracy\u2019s arsenal \u2014 democracy\u2019s secret weapon.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why tyrants fear it, that\u2019s why dictators ban it, and that\u2019s why Trump is trying to kill it. Humor exposes lies. Humor punctures egos. Humor topples emperors who think they wear clothes.<\/p>\n

Long live comedy. Long live satire. It\u2019s time for all of us to pick up the torch and rise. Sharpen your wit, wield your words, and refuse to be silenced.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s How You Can Fight Back<\/p>\n

Nexstar has now joined Sinclair in refusing to air Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s return on ABC.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd17 Sinclair station list<\/a>
\n\ud83d\udd17 Nexstar station list<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\u2705\" What you can do:<\/p>\n

\u2192 Tune in tonight \u2014 check if your local newscast is on when Kimmel should be airing.<\/p>\n

\u2192 Take notes \u2014 if your local news is airing instead of Jimmy, jot down the companies advertising during the broadcast.<\/p>\n

\u2192 Take action \u2014 call those companies and tell them you\u2019ll boycott until they stop funding Sinclair and Nexstar\u2019s censorship.<\/p>\n

From the album “Killing Humor (Isn’t Funny)<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also found on the album “Reggae Segue<\/a>“<\/h3>\n

T<\/span>he xxDANg3r_Usxx<\/tt> Adventures<\/span> of<\/i> mootmute<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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