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Colbert says CBS barred interview

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Stephen Colbert said CBS barred him from airing an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, a claim CBS denied while the clip spurred record online views and donations.

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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CBS lawyers told Colbert he couldn't interview a Senate candidate. Couldn't show a photo. Couldn't show a drawing. Couldn't tell the audience it was happening. Based on an FCC rule that hasn't actually been changed. New piece on what CBS has become. www.readtpa.com/p/cbs-doesnt...
CBS Doesn't Need to Be Told Anymore
A year of capitulation, from paying off the president to killing stories to blocking interviews.
www.readtpa.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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The FCC (probably) didn’t censor Stephen Colbert www.vox.com/politics/479...
The FCC (probably) didn’t censor Stephen Colbert
The Colbert censorship story is messier than it looks.
www.vox.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Corporate media sabotages democracy.
Unsubscribe! Judd has the goods on CBS

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CBS censors Colbert, bowing to pressure from Trump’s FCC
CBS forbade Late Show host Stephen Colbert from interviewing Texas State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Senator John Cornyn.
open.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:35 PM

Reposted by Kent Johnson

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COLBERT on Thin-Skinned Trump’s fascist @jamestalarico.bsky.social ban: “Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this… They're trying to control what we watch, say, read — The most dangerous kind of cancel culture is the kind that comes from the top."
February 18, 2026 at 5:35 PM

Reposted by Dean Baker

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Reposted by Olivier Mannoni

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CBS lawyers tried to silence Stephen Colbert. He posted the interview on YouTube anyway.

What Trump doesn't want you to see:
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
February 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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BREAKING: Our campaign raised $2.5 million in 24 hours after the FCC banned our Colbert interview.
February 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM