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Bill Alstrom (MA/Maine/MA)'s avatar

It would have been much easier to censor us in the past. There are way too many new "media" outlets now. CBS and the other alphabets are dinosaurs. Cable TV is in a spiral dive. Ad money is flocking to streaming.

I think of CBS as akin to AM radio.

Public broadcasting will only get stronger and Colbert? We know one of his writers. This crew is just getting started. They will create their own company and channel. Go ahead MAGA. This will be whackamole fun.

So yeah, we WILL turn up the volume. The more they try to squelch us the louder we will be!

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Mike Wicklein's avatar

Exactly, there are too many ways to get in front of the public, especially for folks with an established name and audience.

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Carol Dittoe's avatar

I hope you're right, Mike. He needs to go sooner rather than later. It's only going to continue to get worse until Congress gets their heads out of their butts and stands up to him. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening anytime soon.

I read the Smothers Brothers book a few years ago. It was a great insight into the time and how politics ruled so many decisions. It was also amazing to see how many careers began because of being in that show.

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Gail Adams VA/FL's avatar

Sean Duffy and DeSantis are demanding Key West remove rainbow crosswalks as public artwork embracing DEI are verboten. https://substack.com/@gwenfilosamedia/note/c-136789156?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=6ptqj

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Mike Wicklein's avatar

That's not going to go well in Key West. I was there in the 80's when they created the Conch Republic because the Border Patrol set up a check point between Miami and Key West.

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Gail Adams VA/FL's avatar

Council has just gone through turmoil in acceptance of KWPD supporting ICE. There may be another secession, though Monroe County is reliably (except KW) maga.

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Mike Wicklein's avatar

I loved KW in the 80's...the last time we were there, about 15 years ago we got thrown out because of a hurricane coming. I'll have to write that story here.

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Gail Adams VA/FL's avatar

I think we communicated about that a while back! I lived there in the late ‘70’s, until I realized I needed a more stable environment! 🤣 I did come back, but about 50 miles north- official snowbird.

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