🇨🇦 A 1st world country requires certain things to be worthy of the name. Universal health care. Public radio. National postal service. Public education. Highways. Rail. I’d like to add internet access but that’s still a work in progress. Expecting these things to be profit-driven or even revenue-neutral makes no sense. That’s not what they’re for. They exist to support us and keep us connected. They don’t COST money–they are necessary infrastructure for us to MAKE money. If you were designing your own country and drew up a checklist, those things would be at the top. Plus maybe nice beaches. Crippling Canada Post is a terrible idea. Pursuing efficiency is great, but be very careful about the cost.

Let me be crystal clear: when the chair of the FCC criticizes a late night talk show host, and the network responds by pulling the show to avoid upsetting the government further, that’s the literal definition of fascism.

UPDATE: Kimmel is back. Disney and ABC reversed course, Nexstar and Sinclair completely caved. Public protest works. The trump regime continues its assault on free speech (and on many other fronts) but this battle was a vital and resounding victory for freedom in America.