skinny.

Latest / Systemic Error Podcast

'How dare you?' Furious army of 'The View' fans flood Trump admin with public backlash

The FCC’s Real Job Here Is DisciplineA pressure campaign dressed up as regulationABC’s “The View” drew more than 77,000 FCC comments from supporters after the agency opened an investigation into the show in February, and ABC reportedly shifted booking decisions this week. That is the surface story. The real story is simpler: the Trump administration is using federal power to harass a broadcast network for airing speech it dislikes, then pretending the resulting panic is a neutral regulatory process.Power sits with the regulator, not the audienceThe people filing comments are not the…

The skinny

The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.