76,000 FCC comments on The View case
ABC's campaign urging viewers to weigh in on the FCC's investigation of The View generated over 76,000 public comments to the commission.
Snapshot · Pivot
Netflix Chases YouTube, Meta's AI Photo Grab, and Disney Fights the FCC
Explore episode
Jul 10, 2026
Where this was said
Disney vs. the FCC Over The View
At 22:45 · chapter starts 22:20
Kara summarizes Disney's formal FCC filing — including the striking line that 'the First Amendment does not permit the government to sit in an editor's chair' [1] — Kara Swisher "The First Amendment does not permit the government to sit in an editor's chair, yet that is the seat the commission now proposes to take." 22:35 — before she and Matt dig into what's driving FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's probe of The View. The answer, they agree, is naked political ambition: Carr wants Trump to love him, and he was surprised by how hard Disney pushed back. That pushback, generating 76,000 public comments [2] — Kara Swisher "76,000 FCC comments on The View case: ABC's campaign urging viewers to weigh in on the FCC's investigation of The View generated over 76,00…" 22:45 , reflects both Disney's strategic skill at mobilizing fan bases and the show's genuine popular connection. The bigger narrative is the emergence of Josh D'Amaro as a more combative CEO than Iger, who famously stayed silent during the Jimmy Kimmel controversy. Matt notes that Disney is simultaneously wrapping itself in American patriotism — 24 hours of 250th-anniversary programming reaching 40 million viewers — while fighting back on First Amendment grounds. Kara and Matt both predict Disney wins this one decisively.
Disney Is Fighting Back — and Josh D'Amaro Is the Reason Why
Disney's aggressive FCC pushback over The View is a deliberate early move by new CEO Josh D'Amaro. The company knows it has the First Amendment upper hand, and D'Amaro is choosing to fight from a position of strength at a moment when Trump's political capital is fading.
Similar snapshots
8 states have filed social media lawsuits
A total of 8 states have filed lawsuits against social media platforms, including an ongoing case in Tennessee, using product liability and public nuisance theories to seek accountability.
France built 56 nuclear plants in the 1970s
France built 56 nuclear plants in the 1970s and now has the cheapest energy in Europe, making it independent of Russian or Middle Eastern energy geopolitics.
Estonia has one tax form
Estonia has a single tax form, a law preventing the government from asking citizens for the same information twice, and a flat rate of tax — enabling competitive taxation.
Lisbon legalised drugs and slashed crime
Portugal's Lisbon, once a city with a major heroin problem, legalised drugs and redirected enforcement spending into rehabilitation and housing, dramatically reducing crime.
Boland Amendment vote: 411-0
The first Boland Amendment banning CIA and Defense Department funds for the Contras passed the House unanimously — yet the Reagan administration ignored it.
Saudi Arabia donated $32M to Contras
Over just two years, Saudi Arabia alone donated $32 million to the Contra rebels, giving loosely affiliated factions millions they had no way to spend on arms.
National Endowment: 52% program rate
The National Endowment for the Preservation of Liberty raised $6.3 million for the Contras but only $3.3 million reached them — a shockingly low 52% program expense rate.
Secord & Hakim marked up arms 300%
Richard Secord and Albert Hakim marked up their arms shipments to the Contras by as much as 300%, making enormous personal profits from the covert operation.
Oliver North had zero covert experience
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, tapped to run the entire covert Contra support operation, had no prior experience in covert operations whatsoever — he was learning as he went.
