The American people need to know if this merger was approved as a political favor.
This reeks of corruption.
Student journalists in Montgomery County push back on district memo, citing censorship concerns
As you read through the allegations here against ICE rapid responders in MN, keep in mind that bringing a sound legal case is not the main goal these kinds of prosecutions. The main goal is intimidation and harassment.
Fox acquiring Roku gives it a foothold in the sophisticated world of surveillance advertising, endlessly tracking the preferences of viewers and controlling their experiences. prospect.org?p=139885
New from @notaaroncraig.bsky.social for Pressing Issues from @freepress.bsky.social
Media Consolidation Cage Match: The People vs. Paramount
The fix was in at Trump’s DoJ. But this fight isn’t over yet.
Craig Aaron
We reached out to all of the major UFC White House advertisers--Meta, Dodge, Budweiser and more--to ask if they had a reaction to the vile attack on Michelle Obama or if it aligned with their company's values. All of them were silent.
The story in @status.news:
www.status.news/p/ufc-white-...
WSHnow
Elizabeth Warren
These absurd, offensive, fictitious claims that Paramount merger opponents are antisemitic are insulting smears. That's the story here. Many of us fighting this deal are Jewish. Shame on Makan Delrahim for starting this lie and ex-FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz (now on Paramount's payroll) for joining in.
I was on Democracy Now! this morning with Amy Goodman talking about Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery -- and why the fight isn't over yet!
(that's me on the right, to be clear)
youtu.be/4qzmx6ZmnGY
jenna ruddock
The American Prospect
Like I said, most-corrupt merger review ever.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Julio Ricardo Varela
Jon Passantino
A fighter drew outrage and condemnation after promoting a conspiracy-laden smear about Michelle Obama during UFC’s Donald Trump birthday bash—but blue-chip sponsors responded in an entirely different ...
Our Idiocracy-meets-Caligula moment inspired this piece on the corruption surrounding Trump's approval of the Paramount merger -- and how we (with an assist from a few state attorneys general) can still rewrite the end of this story.
New Pressing Issues!
pressingissues.org/media-consol...
DOJ signed off on the deal last week, but states still may sue.
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Over 150 students and staff from all 25 Montgomery County high schools are calling for school leaders to withdraw a March memo that could lead to censorship.
