Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and return this week revealed something much bigger than late-night TV drama. Stations owned by Sinclair and Nexstar are still blacking out Kimmel’s show — and that exposes a deeper crisis: media consolidation.In 1983, 50 corporations controlled nearly everything Americans watched, read, and heard. Today, just 4 mega-corporations dominate 96% of our media — from Disney and Warner Bros Discovery to Comcast NBCUniversal and Paramount Skydance. Add in Sinclair and Nexstar’s grip on local stations, and the result is a media monopoly that shapes what we see, hear, and even believe.This video breaks down:• How Trump and conservative billionaires use intimidation to silence critics.• How Reagan’s deregulation and repeal of the Fairness Doctrine led to the rise right-wing talk radio and Fox News• How media consolidation kills local journalism, lowers voter turnout, and increases corruption.• The terrifying influence of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Oracle, and why they’ve bent to Trump.This isn’t just about late-night comedy. It’s about the illusion of choice in American media — and how corporate consolidation and political intimidation have merged to strangle democracy.