Maddie

Jesus. Netflix calls it quits, the Ellisons and Paramount will get all of Warner, including CNN. Bari Weiss's sphere of influence grows. And no matter what you think of CNN or news in general, it's a big legacy brand with a lot of reach, that will now shift rightwards pretty hard.

So I just got a statement from California AG Bonta's office:
"Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal. These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review"

Muppets 2012 was worse than I remembered, but Muppets Most Wanted was better! This also applies to the songs in both too.

Loved this book

By the way -- numbers on the 2nd print of issue 1 were fantastic, thank you so much to everyone who has been talking about, reccommending, and especially reading the book!

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

Glen Kuiper to call 10-15 Giants games in comeback to MLB after 2023 firing over racial slur Glen Kuiper, the former A’s broadcaster who was fired in 2023 for using a racial slur on two different occasions, will appear as a fill-in on Giants regular-season radio broadcasts.

The biggest news out of this might be less Javi Lopez, which sucks

Not a criticism of anyone on these pages, but it's not lost on me that the gender ratio here is 21-0 men

People are always like what’s something you miss from the past and one of mine is antitrust laws

just sickening. i'm so goddamn tired.

in 1983, 90% of U.S. media was spread across 50 companies. in 2012, it's these six Comcast, Newscorp, Disney, Viacom, Time Warner, CBS

in 2012, it was six. now it's four.

There you go. An overt technofascist Trump ally will now own CBS, CNN, HBO, Paramount, Warner Brothers, Discovery, and a big chunk of TikTok

Aaaaand there's another blow to democracy and free speech

If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.

tcpipeline.org

Oh

it's 2016: north carolina introduces a bill to ban trans people from using bathrooms safely. there's a national outcry; companies withdraw business up to and including the NCAA cancelling a publicized game. the bill fails.

it's 2026: kansas passes a law nullifying trans people's licenses. crickets.

Kat Abughazaleh catches Biss in a lie.

Kat Abughazaleh: "Last night at the SOTU would they [elected Democrats] have listened to Hakeem Jeffries and watched or stood aside or gotten kicked out like Al Green did?"

I want Joe Ritzo to have a good broadcast partner to work with. He's done a great job as the younger radio guy there

Definitely won't disagree with you there. And it's definitely also valid to think Glen doesn't deserve it, just to be clear on my original point too

i mean in fairness i do think the accidental slur guy who was backed by bob kendrick probably does deserve games more than the guy who was released by his last team after multiple allegations, and the latter is currently Ritzo's partner over there

Just rehire him. End the Santangelo experiment. An accidental maybe-slur that was immediately apologized for is pretty obviously less concerning than the Santangelo allegations. It's not a Brennaman situation

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A trans person has never ruined a sporting event for me. Donald Trump has ruined several.

We've reached the Nazi part of Trump's speech: "The Somali pirates who ransacked Minnesota remind us that there are large parts of the world where corruption and lawlessness are the norm, not the exception. Importing these cultures through unrestricted immigration ... "

she's making a "get out" gesture with her thumb

get a load of Nicole Malliotakis as Al Green's "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" sign is ripped down by House Republicans

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Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib heckle Trump as he goes full fear-mongering white nationalist

He's onto the transphobic part of the evening now

Open transphobia after the open racism

While the men are laughing at DJT’s misogynist jokes, 2x Olympic gold medalist, 2x PWHL champion & 2x NCAA champion Kelly Pannek is speaking eloquently about Alex Pretti’s death, the power of community, and leadership in groups of people with disparate opinions.

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