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@indivisibleteam@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

Jimmy Fallon says he will avoid politics on The Tonight Show.

Let’s be clear: Cowardice isn’t funny. Silence in the face of Trump’s authoritarianism isn’t neutrality — it’s complicity. Urge Fallon and his producers not to be entertainers who keep their heads down: https://act.indivisible.org/sign/cowardice-isnt-funny-tell-jimmy-fallon-silence-complicity/?source=mastodon

We don’t need more celebrities pretending that Trump and MAGA aren’t tearing away freedoms and weaponizing government.

Indivisible Guide

Cowardice Isn't Funny. Tell Jimmy Fallon: Silence is Complicity

BACKGROUND: Trump is in power, his allies are dismantling our democracy, and millions of people are under direct threat. Fallon just announced he’ll "keep his head down" and avoid politics on The Tonight Show because it’s “never really been political.” But silence in the face of authoritarianism isn’t neutrality—it’s complicity. NBC and Fallon need to hear from us: Now is not the time for late-night comedy to sit on the sidelines. Add your name to our message telling Fallon and his producers that pretending politics doesn’t exist while people’s freedoms are under attack is not just cowardly—it’s dangerous.
Variety headline: “Jimmy Fallon Plans to 'Keep My Head Down' and Avoid Politics on 'The Tonight Show': 'We Hit Both Sides Equally'”
Variety headline: “Jimmy Fallon Plans to 'Keep My Head Down' and Avoid Politics on 'The Tonight Show': 'We Hit Both Sides Equally'”
Variety headline: “Jimmy Fallon Plans to 'Keep My Head Down' and Avoid Politics on 'The Tonight Show': 'We Hit Both Sides Equally'”
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Regression To The Meme
@TeeCeeGee@toot.community replied  ·  activity timestamp 13 hours ago

@indivisibleteam So he's quite being funny, then. Got it.

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Mustardon 🇺🇸
@bitsnpieces@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 14 hours ago

@indivisibleteam
This is easy. Leave his ratings to his MAGA fans.
I don't think he has any, here's their chance to prove me wrong.

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CynBlogger™️🙈🙉🙊
@cynblogger@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

@indivisibleteam
I’m personally no longer “entertained” by politics or satirical political humor. Sometimes people need respite from the constant barrage of Trump, Trump, Trump and all the evil he and his cabal are causing — along with all the horror occurring in the rest of the world.

I don’t watch any network TV nor video clips of late night shows, but if I did, I’d watch Fallon just to get away from the relentless coverage of all that’s wrong right now.

Not engaging in rehashing the nightmare we’re living through doesn’t make him a coward. I’m as involved in #Resistance as much as anyone (and donate to Indivisible), but you’re not the arbiter of all that “should be” in America.

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George Saich
@geos@toot.community replied  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

@indivisibleteam
If his comedy had a color it would be taupe.

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kwayk42
@kwayk42@sechtor.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

@indivisibleteam what a surprise, the guy who laughs at his own jokes like he's a bobble head has no spine

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Zark Muckerburg
@64bithero@mstdn.games replied  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

@indivisibleteam jimmy fallon is always will be a tool. Never was a fan.

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Indivisible
@indivisibleteam@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

We need every institution (from Congress to late-night TV) to rise to the moment.

Fallon is ducking and covering, and it’s shameful. Millions of people don’t have the privilege of keeping their heads down when their rights and futures are under attack.

Cultural leaders have a choice: Stand up against authoritarianism or be remembered as enablers of it. Cowardice isn’t funny. Silence helps Trump. Take action: https://act.indivisible.org/sign/cowardice-isnt-funny-tell-jimmy-fallon-silence-complicity/?source=mastodon

Indivisible Guide

Cowardice Isn't Funny. Tell Jimmy Fallon: Silence is Complicity

BACKGROUND: Trump is in power, his allies are dismantling our democracy, and millions of people are under direct threat. Fallon just announced he’ll "keep his head down" and avoid politics on The Tonight Show because it’s “never really been political.” But silence in the face of authoritarianism isn’t neutrality—it’s complicity. NBC and Fallon need to hear from us: Now is not the time for late-night comedy to sit on the sidelines. Add your name to our message telling Fallon and his producers that pretending politics doesn’t exist while people’s freedoms are under attack is not just cowardly—it’s dangerous.
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Indivisible
@indivisibleteam@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

“So really, I just keep my head down and make sure the jokes are funny.” https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jimmy-fallon-avoid-politics-tonight-show-1236535575/

Variety

Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’

Jimmy Fallon says he plans to "keep my head down" and avoid politics on "The Tonight Show."
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Karl Auerbach
@karlauerbach@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@indivisibleteam Who?

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Knightmare
@LanceJZ@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

@indivisibleteam that is the same as bending the knee.

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oscarfalcon
@oscarfalcon@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 11 hours ago

@indivisibleteam

How utterly disappointing and not-at-all surprising, fucking coward...

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Tafkak
@tafkak@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago

@indivisibleteam he’s always a coward, and will the first to vie for fascist lapdog of the year

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SouprMatt
@mls14@social.vivaldi.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 14 hours ago

@indivisibleteam Well he is good at keeping his head down.

He has NEVER been funny.

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Dylan
@arubis@xoxo.zone replied  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

@indivisibleteam I mean…it’s not like this is a change for Fallon. He hasn’t challenged authority or power in living memory.

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George Saich
@geos@toot.community replied  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

@indivisibleteam
Fail! He isn't funny either.

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Ivey Janette McClelland
@IveyJanette@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

@indivisibleteam Because he knows the 🤡 will soon come after him. And order NBC to replace him with Apprentice reruns.

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ꓤuɐᗡ VOTED🗳️:verified_hellion:
@dannotdaniel@hellions.cloud replied  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

@indivisibleteam what a gutless coward.

and nobody was surprised - we all remember the hair-tousle circa 2015

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