A Message to Jimmy Kimmel from MeidasTouch MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas Sep 17 By Ben Meiselas Jimmy Kimmel, if you’re reading this: the door is open. We would love for you to join the MeidasTouch Network. We just learned that Disney/ABC has indefinitely suspended you from the network. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! show has essentially been canceled. Nexstar Media, which operates 32 ABC affiliate stations, went first and made an announcement that it wouldn’t be carrying Jimmy Kimmel Live! because they didn’t like a statement that Kimmel made in the wake of the Charlie Kirk news. Shortly after Nexstar canceled Jimmy Kimmel, ABC/Disney followed up with an announcement that it was indefinitely suspending him. Thus, Jimmy Kimmel Live! has effectively been canceled because the Trump regime does not like his comedy. Truth-telling and jokes now get you fired by the corporate oligarchy. This is part of the broader purge of people like Stephen Colbert and others. This is exactly what happens in authoritarian regimes. Corporate news has betrayed us all. They are enablers of fascism. They are enablers of the regime’s dictatorship. This is utterly disgusting! So, Mr. Kimmel, I want you to know the following: I have always been a huge admirer and supporter of yours. You’ve frequently featured MeidasTouch videos on your show. I think you are a fearless comedian who also shares empathy and love with the world in addition to laughs. As the co-founder of MeidasTouch, I would love to extend an offer for you to join the MeidasTouch Network if and when your contract permits. You will instantly be able to have a show in front of 6 million subscribers. We get far more digital views than ABC. It’s not even close how many more views we get than ABC on YouTube and other digital platforms. We probably don’t have the same financial resources as Disney/ABC (ok, we definitely don’t), but we will never tell you what you can or cannot say. We will always support your free speech, Mr. Kimmel. MeidasTouch is a free speech platform. We’ve grown thanks to our incredible subscribers of this Substack. The growth of this Substack has enabled us to make offers to people like you to join the MeidasTouch Network. The MeidasTouch Network has once again become the number 1 show on the YouTube podcast charts, beating Joe Rogan. This is the second week in a row we are number 1. So, Mr. Kimmel, we hope you join the number 1 network in the world right now—the MeidasTouch Network—where we stand up for democracy and stand against fascism. And finally, thanks to all our subscribers of this Substack for making it possible to provide a network for people like Jimmy Kimmel to consider after being kicked off the air. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.