Jimmy Fuel, Jimmy Fire, Jimmy That Which I Desire
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With the firing (and then unfiring) of Jimmy Kimmel, the right-wing crackdown in the name of Charlie Kirk seems to have bumped up against real limits.
In light of the week’s developments, we discuss:
* The schisms within MAGA that were on display at the Kirk memorial;
* How those schisms fused with resistance backlash, forcing ABC and Disney to rethink their decision to take Kimmel off the air;
* Whether this is a sign that society as a whole has reached the limits of authoritarian abuses it’s willing to tolerate…
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