The former Fox News host has received a cease-and-desist letter from the network following the launch of his new show on Twitter.

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    fires tucker

    gets mad that tucker posts some videos on twitter

    just makes me despise fox even more tbh. what disgusting people. you can’t get mad someone is making videos on their own away from you if you’ve literally told them to fuck off.

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      I hate that non-competes exist, but it brings me no small amount of joy that these lousy labor practices are impacting Tucker Carlson. Fuck that guy.

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        Personally I like all the “fringe” news/journalist type people. I like Jimmy Dore, and I enjoy seeing Tucker Carlson’s populist takes. Seeing the two of them together was pretty cool. Tucker says a lot of dumb shit though, you’re right.

        But when it comes to Fox vs Tucker, I’m more preferential to Tucker. Fox just is another major corporate news site at the end of the day.

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            Politically? Yes. He pushes populist far-right rhetoric and is an outsider to the typical “mainstream media”. The view is popular among the right but still “fringe” in comparison to the mainstream political views of the masses and media. He’s the Jimmy Dore of the rightwing.

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              he had the biggest show on cable for like, his entire run

              that is almost definitionally the opposite of fringe. he’s just unpopular with anyone outside of his niche, fascist base.

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                I think we’re using “fringe” in a different way. By fringe I refer to the nature of the political views, not the popularity. Tucker is fringe because he’s anti-establishment, far-right populist. This is a fringe worldview, even if it’s popular among people on the right.

                To say that Tucker isn’t fringe/far-right is the same as saying biden is far-left or a communist. It’s just not the case. Jimmy Dore is also fringe, yet is also fairly popular among the left. Communism and Socialism are fringe worldviews, yet are growing in popularity, especially online.

                Tucker is very popular, but he’s also fringe. Fringe beliefs are popular.

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                  anti-establishment, far-right populist

                  Far-right is the only correct term used here.

                  Tucker is very popular, but he’s also fringe. Fringe beliefs are popular.

                  “Left-wing” Tucker fan engages in blatant doublethink. Shocker.

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                    I’m not exactly a tucker fan. I disagree with him on quite a lot. But I always appreciate people who speak their mind and speak against the media conglomerate and establishment rhetoric/ideology.

                    Also, you would not say tucker uses populist rhetoric? he and trump basically live and breathe it.