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Diraven

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24. It only works if you own the FCC and FTC

Reply to 3825-87867 (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 04:59 PM

Jul 8

Republicans have realized that if you control the federal government you can use every regulatory agency in it for extortion and personal enrichment instead of for helping the public as they were designed, and their voters are fine with that as long as they're extorting industries and people perceived as "liberal".

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Paramount's Outrageous '60 Minutes' Settlement May Be Even Worse Than It Appears [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 8 OP

CBS is now the Putin MAGA propaganda arm. Irish_Dem Jul 8 #1

The Oligarch's have figured out a way to shut up the media. Jacson6 Jul 8 #2

The uber wealthy weaponized the courts. bronxiteforever Jul 8 #5

Yes and SCOTUS helped them do it. Jacson6 Jul 8 #8

A well known proverb about dogs and fleas applies here. Ray Bruns Jul 8 #3

Redstone and Trump set this up FredGarvin Jul 8 #4

It suddenly dawned on me tonkatoy8888 Jul 8 #6

Destroyed Nasruddin Jul 8 #12

if they see that (which seems to be the case), then fuck CBS News. No longer trustworthy at all LymphocyteLover Jul 8 #17

Next time CBS or ABC or any media says ANYTHING 3825-87867 Jul 8 #7

Wasn't the original suit for $20 Billion or some such super ridiculous number? Quanto Magnus Jul 8 #11

Yes, it was insane and so deeply corrupt that it made your head spin. Goddamn, I hope he gets some justice some day for LymphocyteLover Jul 8 #18

It only works if you own the FCC and FTC Diraven Jul 8 #24

Will "Cleared by government censors" be superimposed on CBS programming now? PSPS Jul 8 #9

Someone just has to ask this CBS place did the present owners ever read about what fucking a Fascist did in 1939-1945? turbinetree Jul 8 #10

Sixteen Mil? You can burn that on attorneys in no time. twodogsbarking Jul 8 #13

My response Nigrum Cattus Jul 8 #14

All of the companies executives and employees that pushed and voted to settle should be fired without a parachute. cstanleytech Jul 8 #15

You cannot compromise with crazy perdita9 Jul 8 #16

Their lawyers were geniuses. hunter Jul 8 #19

im a huge star trek fan moonshinegnomie Jul 8 #20

I'm a huge Trekker BidenRocks Jul 8 #26

Sounds like extortion to me mdbl Jul 8 #21

Why would HuffPost report a claim by Trump as if it's the gospel truth? Wiz Imp Jul 8 #22

I think we all know but I expect they are just reporting what on-scene reporters captured of his verbal vomit BumRushDaShow Jul 8 #23

We watched a Paramount movie last night and the first thing I thought of B.See Jul 8 #25

It's a lovely studio. BidenRocks Jul 8 #27

How does trump taste Paramount ? republianmushroom Jul 8 #28

With 47, however bad something is, the whole truth is ALWAYS far worse. (nt) pat_k Jul 8 #29