From Toronto and Chicago, this is Democracy Now.

President Trump's warned Iran will be blown off the face of the earth

if U.S. warships are targeted in the Strait of Hormuz. In the latest attempt to address the

energy crisis, the U.S. 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.

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.

We'll also speak about the proposed mega merger between Paramount and Time Warner Discovery,

if approved CBS, CNN and HBO would all be owned by the one company.

And we look at a growing funding crisis impacting an often overlooked corner of public media,

public access television.

It's happening everywhere.

Cord cutting.

Outdated law.

FCC threats.

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