California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and 11 other states drop their lawsuit to block David Ellison’s Paramount from acquiring Warner Bros. — and get little in return.
This made me sick. You know that all those networks will be flooded with red ads spewing complete and utter lies about Dem candidates, which means I, for one, will NOT be watching any of them. Will ANYONE join me? It's the only thing these greedy people understand.
Don't watch. I haven't watched anything but clips on any network since Bush. Of course Substack really helps.....and The Guardian. Very little of the NYT and nothing of the WP.
I am this close to cancelling all of my streaming services and watching TV shows from the 80s which I missed because of distractions. How much worse can it get?
It would be instructive if we all cancelled our subscriptions to HBO and all the other entities wrapped up in this deal. Even if it is only for one month, and it is a pain to do it, it would demonstrate the power of the marketplace, and that the Ellison are subject to the power of the public. The same is true of WaPo and other once legitimate news outlets. I quit Meta, twitter, etc long ago. My one subscription means nothing to them , but a coordinated, mass removal of these greedy bastard’s source of income would get their attention.
Until we have a justice department that is willing to enforce anti trust laws we are going to have to enforce them ourselves by banding together to show these assholes that
This is exactly why Gavin Newsom should never be president. And why Karen Bass needs to go. But mostly, Gavin needs to never ever be our nominee. Between this deal and his opposition to the billionaires tax, this dude has shown exactly who he is, a kinder gentler slicker DJT. Hard pass.
Money rules. Donor money. Billionaire donor money. Total greedy schmucks. All sides. With very few exceptions. As long as money buys influence it’s a rich guys world. Real simple. And very sad. Americans worship money. Very sad.
At some point we are going to have to deal with the denizens of the tech industry and all the little weirdos who have their heads in a computer instead of in the real world. They think that they are smarter than anyone else because they are “on the cutting edge of technology”.
They know NOTHING about life outside of their bubble that has made them too rich, too fast.
They are now coming up against pushback over AI and its dangers and the environmental damage that they want to inflict on us to support their new toy.
They have no idea what they are doing, and it is up to us to rein them in before they destroy human civilization.
I think that is right but was it a credible threat? This is already a very expensive acquisition. They would move out of California, at a considerable cause (and a huge strategic disadvantage strategically for a movie studio) out of spite? It's a much easier thing to threaten than to actually do.
Well bullying your opponents is the norm in Trump world. Empty threats to take your toys and go home has worked so far. Time for someone to call their bluff. Obviously Bass and Newsome are not up to the task.
Thanks for replying! Calling someone's bluff is easier for you and I, but there millions of jobs and votes on the line, and a crazy person backed by an even crazier person who's backed by an even crazier person, you tend just to pretty much cave. Heck, I could care less. I want good movies and bums on seat.
I’m not sure how credible the threat was as these giant corporations have been threatening to leave the state of CA for all sorts of reasons for many years.
But, as you said, this deal was always going to go through and making a lot of “this is wrong” noise but eventually siding with big money is kind of what many powerful Dems do best.
Break them All up… Amazon, Mecca, etc. Impeach Trump! Trump & Family go to jail.. not a resort jail either. Every cabinet member Impeached & prosecuted & Imprisoned!
Defense Secretary to World Court for war crimes! Impeachment of Roberts, Scalia, Kavanaugh and Thomas for shadow docket manipulation Investigate Thiel & Musk…to determine if lied during naturalization process, cancel every contract with their corporations and investigate bribery , Lastly but not limited to
oto But especially Miller & Vought investigate for crimes of treason. Investigate & prosecute Ice officials and officers !
So folks much to do… if midterms fail!
You better pack your bags. This long journey for Democracy is Over!
It’s troubling to see the destruction of cbs, and to know the exact same thing will happen to cnn. We need awareness and sunlight to then trigger accountability and consequences and punishment
Seems like this merger will create tv the way I experienced it when I lived in Soviet Union in the 80’s but instead of state owned the propaganda in USA will come from right wing oligarchs .//
This made me sick. You know that all those networks will be flooded with red ads spewing complete and utter lies about Dem candidates, which means I, for one, will NOT be watching any of them. Will ANYONE join me? It's the only thing these greedy people understand.
And to add to your idea … boycott Gavin as a presidential candidate.
Absolutely. I would never vote for him anyway, after he threw Trans folks under the bus on Joe Rogan.
Already decided that Newsom is NOT anyone that I could support. Too many other people in the Democratic side who are more genuine than Gavin is.
Don't watch. I haven't watched anything but clips on any network since Bush. Of course Substack really helps.....and The Guardian. Very little of the NYT and nothing of the WP.
I'll join you,
I am this close to cancelling all of my streaming services and watching TV shows from the 80s which I missed because of distractions. How much worse can it get?
I'm afraid there's no basement with this crowd. Just another lower level followed by another.
I started 2 months ago not watching hardly any tv when the ads started appearing. Not a sacrifice at all, my life feels better for it.
It would be instructive if we all cancelled our subscriptions to HBO and all the other entities wrapped up in this deal. Even if it is only for one month, and it is a pain to do it, it would demonstrate the power of the marketplace, and that the Ellison are subject to the power of the public. The same is true of WaPo and other once legitimate news outlets. I quit Meta, twitter, etc long ago. My one subscription means nothing to them , but a coordinated, mass removal of these greedy bastard’s source of income would get their attention.
Until we have a justice department that is willing to enforce anti trust laws we are going to have to enforce them ourselves by banding together to show these assholes that
They cannot own the damn world.
They're trying to, aren't they?
I want someone to love me like Democrats love negotiating without guaranteeing meaningful concessions.
This is exactly why Gavin Newsom should never be president. And why Karen Bass needs to go. But mostly, Gavin needs to never ever be our nominee. Between this deal and his opposition to the billionaires tax, this dude has shown exactly who he is, a kinder gentler slicker DJT. Hard pass.
And his treating of trans-folks rights as an afterthought to be bargained away.
Money rules. Donor money. Billionaire donor money. Total greedy schmucks. All sides. With very few exceptions. As long as money buys influence it’s a rich guys world. Real simple. And very sad. Americans worship money. Very sad.
It's as though Jesus himself was on the Board of Directors and Mary was handing out $100 bills.
Kinda doubt we’ll see quite as much of Bonta making the interview rounds as we did prior to this “settlement.” Talk about “Taco Tuesday.”
This stinks. Why capitulate in this way? And the union busting bit hidden in it is egregious.
Why not just call the state of California "Ellisonville" and let the white men decide everything? Oh, yeah, right...
At some point we are going to have to deal with the denizens of the tech industry and all the little weirdos who have their heads in a computer instead of in the real world. They think that they are smarter than anyone else because they are “on the cutting edge of technology”.
They know NOTHING about life outside of their bubble that has made them too rich, too fast.
They are now coming up against pushback over AI and its dangers and the environmental damage that they want to inflict on us to support their new toy.
They have no idea what they are doing, and it is up to us to rein them in before they destroy human civilization.
All three democrats, this is so disappointing.
Corporate Democrats. Not my type at all.
Newsome apparently intervened. The question - who paid him and how much to sell out the studios, the news rooms and the country?
The bit that killed the Dems was the threat of moving the whole opposition outside of California.
Would have been a gargantuan loss both jobs and votes-wise.
Plus, the deal was always going to happen.
The hilarious bit is whether Larry Ellison can afford to service the debt
I think that is right but was it a credible threat? This is already a very expensive acquisition. They would move out of California, at a considerable cause (and a huge strategic disadvantage strategically for a movie studio) out of spite? It's a much easier thing to threaten than to actually do.
Well bullying your opponents is the norm in Trump world. Empty threats to take your toys and go home has worked so far. Time for someone to call their bluff. Obviously Bass and Newsome are not up to the task.
Who wants to do that before Midterms? I wouldn’t have…
You’re in a recession with high gas prices!
Are you coining a new acronym? NACO ??
NACO??
Thanks for replying! Calling someone's bluff is easier for you and I, but there millions of jobs and votes on the line, and a crazy person backed by an even crazier person who's backed by an even crazier person, you tend just to pretty much cave. Heck, I could care less. I want good movies and bums on seat.
I’m not sure how credible the threat was as these giant corporations have been threatening to leave the state of CA for all sorts of reasons for many years.
But, as you said, this deal was always going to go through and making a lot of “this is wrong” noise but eventually siding with big money is kind of what many powerful Dems do best.
Whether Larry borrows or steals the money, I wouldn't lose sleep over it.
Judd, very timely information…
We all Thank You!
Folks…quit looking for a villain in the Demos…
They have no power !!!! Yet!
The view from America is right on…
Now, Get the power back…than
Teddy Roosevelt time.
Break them All up… Amazon, Mecca, etc. Impeach Trump! Trump & Family go to jail.. not a resort jail either. Every cabinet member Impeached & prosecuted & Imprisoned!
Defense Secretary to World Court for war crimes! Impeachment of Roberts, Scalia, Kavanaugh and Thomas for shadow docket manipulation Investigate Thiel & Musk…to determine if lied during naturalization process, cancel every contract with their corporations and investigate bribery , Lastly but not limited to
oto But especially Miller & Vought investigate for crimes of treason. Investigate & prosecute Ice officials and officers !
So folks much to do… if midterms fail!
You better pack your bags. This long journey for Democracy is Over!
"The consent decree, moreover, does not include any real concessions by Paramount."
Again? Democrats. Ever poised to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
This makes me sick!!! Why did they do this? I’m not sure I can support Newsome or Bonita after this!!!
Nope. Newsome makes "deals" a little too readily.
It’s troubling to see the destruction of cbs, and to know the exact same thing will happen to cnn. We need awareness and sunlight to then trigger accountability and consequences and punishment
As always pop info is a shining light
Weak and complicit. I wonder what the bribes were. How much money was spent to squash this.
Seems like this merger will create tv the way I experienced it when I lived in Soviet Union in the 80’s but instead of state owned the propaganda in USA will come from right wing oligarchs .//