The texts between Conan, Will Arnett, and Jason Bateman are hilarious. Conan lost both of his parents and somehow joking about Bateman killing them is so dark and yet such a sweet way to help a friend grieve.
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like. https://t.co/uts7JpJZzN
To be clear, this isn't over anything remotely inflammatory about the shooting itself, but a mere suggestion of the shooter's politics. Accurate statement or not (on a comedy show, mind you), this is a genuinely baffling response, and blatant kowtowing to authoritarianism.