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Trump admin tries to rig Warner Bros. sale for favored Paramount Skydance studio (rawstory.com)
11 points by throw0101a 11 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments




Trump is indeed the most transparent admin ... it's for sale if it enriches trump or advances his personal power persona.

Paramount Skydance is run by the Ellisons (Larry and son):

* https://nypost.com/2025/10/23/media/trump-admin-favors-param...

who paid him $16 million in July over accusations CBS’s "60 Minutes" selectively edited its interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris during the presidential campaign last year.

CBS, owned by Paramount, also recently decided not to renew Colbert's contract (thus ending the show in May 2026):

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Col...


Also put Bari Weiss at the helm

The game is media consolidation and opinion control therein


Nuke everything Oracle related from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.



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