Friday, September 19 - Investigate Government Censorship / End Political Violence Training 9/21 / Weekend Phone Banks
Indivisible Action: Tell the House to Investigate Government Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel
On September 17th, ABC/Disney announced it was indefinitely suspending the late-night TV show host Jimmy Kimmel, supposedly in response to comments in his monologue regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk. However, the events preceding the suspension lay bare the authoritarian bullying and censorship at play.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr, in an appearance on right-wing influencer Benny Johnson’s podcast, threatened to revoke the licenses of any station that aired Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Hours later, one of the largest ABC affiliate conglomerates, Nexstar Media Group, announced its local stations were pulling Kimmel’s show off the air. Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest ABC affiliate group, announced similar action. This appears blatantly unconstitutional—as FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez has explicitly acknowledged.
Congress must exercise its oversight authority by launching immediate investigations.
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Indivisible Partner Action: End Political Violence Training 9/21
Ordinary people have always made it clear: together, we are powerful, and political violence ends here. The HOPE guide is designed to help people across the United States counter political violence. It aims to empower individuals and strengthen communities to make political violence backfire against those who incite, threaten, and enact it.
Community responses to political violence can both support victims and impose costs on those who incite and engage in abuse. We need to stand up to those who want to silence our voices, who try to deny us our rights, and who aim to bully their way into political influence through intimidation and violence.
Indivisible is proud to partner with the folks from endpoliticalviolence.org to learn how to Harness Our Political Power to end Political Violence (HOPE).
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Partner Action: Weekend Phone Banks with Indivisible Illinois
Join us this weekend to help influence key elections and protect our communities. Together, we can make a difference by calling voters in Virginia and Illinois.
On Saturday, from 5-6:30 pm, participate in a Rockin’ Zoom Phone Bank Party to support Virginia down-ballot candidates, including former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, for governor. Early voting begins September 19, and this is a critical, close race. Sign up for the Saturday phone bank.
On Sunday at 4 p.m., join us to call voters in Illinois’s 3 Republican districts — IL-12, IL-15, and IL-16 — to share how GOP votes on Medicaid could impact their communities. Help us influence these races and promote accountability across states. Sign up for the Sunday phone bank!
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