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OldBaldy1701E

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4. I was just reading that Colbert was supposed to have James Talarico on his show.

Reply to wcmagumba (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:02 PM

Feb 17

But the FCC (read: Breakdown Carr, the head of the FCC) decided to dump a load onto CBS about the 'equal time clause'. So, Colbert posted it on Youtube and it had something like 500,000 views within two hours.

That was this morning. Now, Youtube is down.

Coincidence?

Or, is it?

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YouTube.com taken away by aliens...they don't want us knowing stuff and having fun... [View all] wcmagumba Feb 17 OP

Or Trump just discovered YouTube and started throwing ketchup. Gaugamela Feb 17 #1

Can I get some context please? Polybius Feb 17 #2

It's down electric_blue68 Feb 17 #3

people are reporting YouTube (and other sites) are 'down' this evening stopdiggin Feb 17 #5

I guess I missed the outage Polybius Feb 17 #6

I was just reading that Colbert was supposed to have James Talarico on his show. OldBaldy1701E Feb 17 #4

It's back up SheltieLover Feb 17 #7

What kind of aliens? usonian Feb 17 #8

To serve Trump kind... wcmagumba Feb 17 #9

IT'S A CROOK BOOK. usonian Feb 17 #10