Amy Goodman· Host0:01

[upbeat music] From Toronto and Chicago, this is Democracy Now! President Trump's warned Iran will be blown off the face of the earth if US warships are targeted in the Strait of Hormuz. In the latest attempt to address the energy crisis, the US has launched Project Freedom, a military effort to, quote, unquote, "guide commercial ships out of the gulf despite the Iranian blockade." Will the strategy work, and can the fragile ceasefire hold? We'll speak with Rutgers professor Toby Jones. Then to the Federal Communications Commission targeting of Disney, the parent company of ABC, after President Trump and the First Lady called for ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel again. We'll talk to the lone Democratic FCC commissioner, Anna Gomez.

Speaker 11:05

I think it's very important that all of us speak up, speak out, and push back when we see that our government is interfering in our free speech, our freedom of assembly, and our free press. And that includes the corporate parents. As I mentioned before, capitulation breeds capitulation, but courage breeds courage.

Amy Goodman· Host1:26

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