Colbert dispute, Talarico donations surge

Scholar power: 17.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	34%	27	17.7%
🎓 Du Toit	0%	51	0.0%
Total			17.7%

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0.562

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Justin Baragona

@justinbaragona.bsky.social

Stephen Colbert responds to CBS disputing his claims that he was barred from airing the James Talarico interview:

"And for the lawyers to release this without even talking to me is really surprising. I don’t even know what to do with this crap. Hold on."

He then picks it up with a dog poop bag.

February 18, 2026 at 5:08 AM

Reposted by Steve Peers

17%

Scholar power: 17.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	34%	27	17.7%

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78.0%

23.6 h

627

17.7%

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0.297

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Liam Nissan™

@theliamnissan.bsky.social

Colbert usually gets around 2 million viewers but because Trump's FCC banned Talarico's interview the segment has been viewed online over 10.5 million times. Nice work, dipshits

February 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM

Reposted by Ilya Somin, Anna O. Law, Rosemary A. Joyce

15%

Scholar power: 15.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ilya Somin	22%	20	9.8%
🎓 Anna O. Law	21%	4	4.2%
🎓 Rosemary A. Joyce	2%	34	1.2%
Total			15.2%

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69.0%

16.4 h

545

15.2%

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0.27

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Chris Geidner

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

In less than 24 hours, Colbert's interview with Talarico is at more than 3.8 million YouTube views.

The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.

February 18, 2026 at 4:35 AM

by Ian Bremmer

37%

Scholar power: 37.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ian Bremmer	26%	23	37.4%

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70.0%

23.5 h

4

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0.183

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by Anders Aslund

50%

Scholar power: 50.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anders Aslund	29%	34	50.7%

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50.0%

23.5 h

12

50.7%

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0.096

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by Simon Schama

10%

Scholar power: 10.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Simon Schama	8%	19	10.5%

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55.0%

1.3 h

0

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0.091

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by Richard W. Painter

11%

Scholar power: 11.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Richard W. Painter	12%	10	11.4%

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62.0%

19.3 h

2

11.4%

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0.086

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by Brian Leiter

20%

Scholar power: 20.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Brian Leiter	11%	38	20.3%

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60.0%

5.3 h

0

20.3%

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0.074

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Reposted by Cathy N. Davidson

8%

Scholar power: 8.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Cathy N. Davidson	16%	29	8.6%

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69.0%

15.3 h

73

8.6%

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0.073

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LateNighter

@latenightercom.bsky.social

'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert was quite candid about CBS refuting his take on the un-aired James Talarico interview: "They know damn well that every word of my script was approved by CBS lawyers."

‘I Don’t Even Know What to Do With This Crap’: Colbert Rebukes CBS On-Air

'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert was quite candid about CBS refuting his take on the un-aired James Talarico interview: "They know damn well that every word of my script was approved by CBS lawyers."

dlvr.it

February 18, 2026 at 5:39 AM

Reposted by Alan Richardson

0%

Scholar power: 0.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alan Richardson	2%	21	0.9%

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60.0%

6.7 h

927

0.9%

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0.069

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico.bsky.social

BREAKING: Our campaign raised $2.5 million in 24 hours after the FCC banned our Colbert interview.

February 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM

by Ilya Somin

29%

Scholar power: 29.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ilya Somin	22%	20	29.5%

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64.0%

15.8 h

11

29.5%

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0.062

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Ilya Somin

@ilyasomin.bsky.social

Streisand effect strikes again!

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16h

In less than 24 hours, Colbert's interview with Talarico is at more than 3.8 million YouTube views.

The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.

February 18, 2026 at 5:09 AM

by Glenn Greenwald

16%

Scholar power: 16.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Glenn Greenwald	24%	5	16.1%

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59.0%

23.1 h

55

16.1%

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0.062

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by Richard W. Painter

11%

Scholar power: 11.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Richard W. Painter	12%	10	11.4%

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70.0%

19.3 h

19

11.4%

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0.043

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Richard W. Painter

@rwpusa.bsky.social

Do we have a First Amendment or do we not?
www.nbcnews.com/business/med...

Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air interview out of fear of FCC

Colbert kicked off Monday's episode of "The Late Show" by saying that the network's lawyers told him he could not have Texas state Rep. James Talarico on the broadcast.

www.nbcnews.com

February 18, 2026 at 1:38 AM

Reposted by Dean Baker

0%

Scholar power: 0.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Dean Baker	2%	21	0.9%

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62.0%

4.8 h

55

0.9%

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0.042

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by John Mullahy Reposted by Michael Kevane

5%

Scholar power: 5.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 John Mullahy	1%	37	1.8%
🎓 Michael Kevane	8%	21	3.7%
Total			5.5%

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69.0%

22.5 h

6

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0.029

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John Mullahy

@johnmullahy.bsky.social

By keeping the interview off CBS it's a shame that no one was able to see it.

(The current youtube view count is 2,640,663.)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

www.youtube.com

February 17, 2026 at 10:24 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal

4%

Scholar power: 4.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 38%, Communication & Media Studies 38%, Law 19%, Sociology 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	14%	11	4.6%

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62.0%

7.6 h

5

4.6%

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0.024

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)

@newsjennifer.bsky.social

“just so surprised that this giant global corporation would not stand up to these bullies”

Colbert caught CBS in a lie about the Talarico interview but as he also points out, the bigger issue is how the Ellison's & Bari Weiss have caved to Trump.

@apnews.com
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