Would it have killed you to include the word "pirate" or "unlicensed" in the tweet? The FCC shutting down a station that never had a broadcasting license is a lot less interesting than what your story seemed otherwise possibly to be.
#BREAKING: FCC shuts down Alex Jones’ flagship radio station http://hill.cm/uvJheuE pic.twitter.com/82gVMyXerK
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Yeah, the short piece in the Austin American Statesman is much better.
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The Hill piece was a pickup and they linked within the first 2 graphs.
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Yes, thx. Missed it.
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The newsworthy part of this story (across all outlets) is that the FCC, a federal agency, has stepped in during a time of heightened attention on Alex Jones. Very deliberate move, most likely, on their part. This is an authentically newsworthy story.
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The timing certainly bears inspection.
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Meh. The Statesman article: https://www.mystatesman.com/business/austin-pirate-radio-station-flagship-for-alex-jones-faces-15k-fine/IKeK5Z5IUjegmfqznULCLN/ … says it was based on a complaint, which are public record. But it's run by a couple slumlords who have been fighting Austin for 5 years:https://www.mystatesman.com/news/local/settlement-paves-way-for-new-units-replace-crumbling-apartments/EuALSld7ShCbbu9s6Mz2KK/ …
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Wow. This is a click-bait title even for
@thehill. It was an unlicensed station. The station stopped transmitting 8 months ago. It only streams online today (which the FCC can't do anything about). -
Most importantly: THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ALEX JONES! These is a 100% normal and routine FCC enforcement action against an unlicensed station.
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Thank you for that. You saved me giving them a click. I hate when they deliberately mislead you with some catchy bs. Well done & thanks again.
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This is not "Alex Jones' flagship radio station" since he doesn't own it or have any involvement in it. It's literally a single dude in his apartment. Fake news.
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Thanks for the clarification. Makes a lot more sense. Half truths are whole lies.
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I was out of town, what happened to the Civil War ? Did Alex change the date ? Should I still make the potato salad?
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Alex changed the date AND George Soros is late on his payments to us
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My check arrived. Sometimes you have to send a few emails.pic.twitter.com/zLMyo08i3A
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What the hell!? He's paying me just $3k for the same thing!
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I get extra for my service in The Illuminati and bagel slicing skills.
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As secretary for the Illuminati, I would like to announce that we will group chat everyone the new date for the civil war. Nix the potato salad...please bring cookies...preferably chewy chocolate chip. Thank you.pic.twitter.com/4xxX45oLvB
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can i get a link to the group chat i accidentally cleared my chrome bookmarks :'(
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Say no more fam! It's in the Google Doc we all share with George!
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