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One can only wish to have that amount of money to bid in anger.
Don't worry, it's other peoples' money.
Uncle Saud yes, Uncle Sam, no. You think Kushner won’t find a way to invest your tax money into himself?
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The dark side of all this is a propaganda network. The government and who runs it should not be in business I'm sorry. This isn't free markets, it's manipulation and corruption.
This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body - when the regulator turns into a market participant. It’s closer to a jungle than anything else.
> This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body
It's almost more that we have semi-functional regulation. Trump's influence over this transaction entirely stems from his antitrust powers.
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I've heard that what Kushner wants is CNN. If they could make CBS+CNN lean conservative like Fox, they pull off a potential to swing the country via news media.
That's a shitty gamble when online media is where it is at now a days. These big media networks are dinosaurs hanging on by a thread.
I think that's over-simplifying it. Some YouTube personality (or whatever we want to call 'online media' that isn't just CNN's website) isn't going to be getting a Whitehouse press pass anytime soon.
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#185I just realized that the netflix ceo is a big-time democratic party donor, and that paramount is supposedly being supported by larry ellison (big-time republican/trump donor) and saudis? I'm sensing a strong political/influence angle here by the billionaires.
Larry Ellison is also a very public supporter of Israel and the IDF, as recently as a few months ago speaking in support of Israel’s actions in Gaza.
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#186I'm curious how often tactics like this work. It is essentially asking the Warner stockholders to act against the wishes of their elected board. It seems the main thrust of the pitch is "we're friends with Trump therefore more likely to win approval" which is so deeply gross but also probably persuasive to many. Jared Kushner is involved in the Paramount bid so you know they're greasing the right wheels.
Their case for approval is much stronger than Netflix's regardless of who is president.
Netflix is the largest streaming service in the country right now. It is 4x larger than Paramount+ in terms of total subscribers. Netflix acquiring Warner Brothers is naturally going to receive more scrutiny for this reason alone.
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I mean it's not even politics in the way most people think about it—like this is just blatant corruption. Trump moved in and said this is my swamp. We're not even gonna get a good investigative journalism podcast about the corruption because it's just right there in front of you. There's not much to uncover.
We need some kind of independent anti-corruption agency, like the one we told Ukraine they had to have to receive aid.
Didn't that anti-corruption agency end up being corrupt too? Hard to follow all this stuff.
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#188I just realized that the netflix ceo is a big-time democratic party donor, and that paramount is supposedly being supported by larry ellison (big-time republican/trump donor) and saudis? I'm sensing a strong political/influence angle here by the billionaires.
That is exactly what is going on. Everyone at WB management knows that the Ellisons want to weaponize CNN before the midterms runoffs start in spring.
Doesn't that imply that Netflix was planning to do the same (for their party)? Or are you saying Netflix is innocent here
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I’m not sure it’s a fair comparison, groceries that sell food on one hand and a brainwashing and propaganda delivery system (see History of criminal, industry/advertiser, FBI, CIA, Pentagon, and foreign nation direct ties to the industry) masquerading as “entertainment” on the other. You don’t have to be “harmed”, just do not pay them your money. Problem solved. If the prospect of not being “entertained” fills you wi…
The machine works in the aggregate, and so does the harm. Lets not pretend that all will be well if I just avoid the propoganda myself.
That makes no logical sense. So if I give up my “entertainment” subscriptions because the execs need their bonuses and drive the prices up to compensate for the penalty, causing me to think about how to spend quality time with my family paying games, reading books, and doing activities; is equally harmful as if I can’t but groceries in my town because the grocery store was closed?
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>supposedly My man, you don't have to mince words here. This hostile bid is backed by Jared Kushner, who is the President's son in law. One Rich Asshole owns Paramount, and is most certainly supporting the bid here. This deal would also leave CNN in a very vulnerable position (they are owned by WB), which is exactly what Trump wants.
Strong ”I am the State” vibes.
Does seem to be the direction things are going. The admin picks the winners and losers, and of course the real winners are Trump, family and allies.