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News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

If not for the film itself, for that final pullback shot. Gorgeous...and poignant.

I always come back to this. If she ever apologized I might give her a tense of grace. MIGHT……

Benjamin, when it comes to Tom Ewell, be sure to seek out the “Taxi” episode “Nardo Loses Her Marbles.” Great episode and one of the all time great guest performances.

Serious comment despite the lol: can she eat avocados and bananas? They share a botanical component with latex….they make my mouth sore.

If the shoe fits....

Sounds familiar.....

Per Wiki. Jack Palance, at a 2004 Russian film festival: “I think that Russian film is interesting, but I have nothing to do with Russia or Russian film. My parents were born in Ukraine: I'm Ukrainian. I'm not Russian. So, excuse me, but I don't belong here. It's best if we leave."

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Oooh. We get to watch Jeff Kober’s introduction as “Dodger” in “China Beach.” His name was lost to me, but never his chiseled visage. He was the Walt Goggins of his day. Scary/hunky.

I do NOT believe JD Vance can command the cult, SCOTUS or Congress the way His Magasty can, no matter who is behind him. I think only Pumpkin Tits has that magic evil. So godspeed blood clots or Epstein or any combination thereof.

The Andy Griffith Show. Not that my headshot gives it away or anything, lol.

🚨The GOP provision to DEFUND Planned Parenthood is staying in the Big Ugly bill. Clinics will shutter. Women will lose access to cancer screenings, birth control, and basic care.

I will be forcing a vote to try to strip it out.

Fight like hell. We need to kill this bill.

And as a side note, hats off to you for using "comprise" properly. (These days I look for positives wherever I can find them. ;-) )

And, of course, the name "Jose Padilla" might sound familiar. Look it up. It's no mistake (and not just a racist "oopsie") that he renamed him "Jose."

“Warhol’s Muses” by Laurence Leamer

If you’re reading this, push your tongue to the roof of your mouth to unclench your jaw…

This is going to be a long fight.

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.

But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

Well, the Brits often use “chud,” so I think you’re right on point.

A barrier of both language *and* generation:

My 20ish Uber driver and I were talking books.
I asked if he knew who Cher was (I just finished her memoir). He said yes.

I said, gee, her mom was married seven times!

He thought I was talking about Ed Sheeran, LOL.

July, 2024: "I don't care how, but you have to get out and vote and again," he added. "Christians, get out and VOTE JUST THIS TIME. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? IT WILL BE FIXED. IT WILL BE FINE. YOU WON'T HAVE TO VOTE ANYMORE, MY BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIANS."

As I recall, she prefers to stalk high schoolers on the street.

Dale Gribble from King of the Hill

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ICE agents are just proud boys and insurrectionists in my opinion until they show their faces and IDs and prove otherwise.

Feeding my nieces in 2025 like

“Open up for the airplane! Heeeeere it comes! Oh, whoops - your broccoli has arrived at Newark - please wait 75 minutes while the nuggies and tatos are taxi-ing.”

The delivery of the “oh Rose” line is perfection. Let’s see….do I have a fave? (screaming) “HE’S GONE ASHORE!!!! HE’S GONE ASHORE!”

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