Openly negotiating the price of the bribe being paid to the President to grant approval to a regulatory merger. Happening right in front of us. - ThreadSky

brendannyhan.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Openly negotiating the price of the bribe being paid to the President to grant approval to a regulatory merger. Happening right in front of us.

Reposted from Scott Horton

Paramount has offered $15 million to settle, according to people familiar with the situation. Trump’s team wants more than $25 million and is also seeking an apology from CBS News, one of the people said. All people involved in the deal clearing understand the payment as the price of merger approval

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endora-laduce.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why don't they show his lawyers this:

https://youtu.be/F9gCyRkpPe8?si=m6OLXxX25HgCyMMP

sloiaconi.bsky.social•1 day ago

It seems like the recognition that accepting a settlement could expose them to prosecution for bribing a public official should be a pretty big red flag that this isn’t the best course of action

warrenterra.bsky.social•1 day ago

You'd think that Paramount of all people would understand the importance of paying bribes to the President as a subscription service rather than in a lump sum.

cmurf.com•15 hours ago

Paramount and CBS are as corrupt for willingly participating in the scheme.

sondeerrf.bsky.social•1 day ago

What’s most hilarious is that Trump said just today how he negotiated in bad faith and now CBS is stuck negotiating in public.

williamwillyloman.bsky.social•1 day ago

77 million Americans voted to transfer the most money in U.S. history (trillions) from the bottom 90% of our nation to Trump and the nation’s oligarchs just so they could settle their score with the Biden crime family.

momny.bsky.social•1 day ago

What do you bet no approval even after payment.

infiniterest.bsky.social•1 day ago

Commander in Thief

108stitches.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's a TACO moment though, way down from the original $60M he was searching for.

My guess, the art of the deal, this will land with a $10M settlement and a full 48 min 60 Minutes feature on his highness.

midnight-ninja.bsky.social•1 day ago

I heard there’s a lawsuit against Paramount waiting in the wings should this come to pass…

thefool37.bsky.social•1 day ago

Dem leaders should put Paramount on notice that they may be held accountable for committing bribery in the future.

chickpea7.bsky.social•1 day ago

When Dems come back, they need to claw back this bribe and reexamine the merger. Bring charges if necessary. And if the Supreme Court interferes--well court reform should be on the agenda anyway.

pklinkne.bsky.social•15 hours ago

There's going to be a shareholder lawsuit and discovery will be very revealing.

cykonot.bsky.social•1 day ago

How can we change a corrupt political economy which is entwined with an INFORMATION ecosystem and larger economy which has allowed excessive concentrations of wealth in a few's hands?

The incentives are perverse. SCOTUS keeps making corruption more legal. Coordination is stymied

Help Mr scientist!

cykonot.bsky.social•1 day ago

Elon bought a social media site to manipulate perceptions around his overvalued stock. He then used it to get a position in the administration, from which he targeted his regulators and those investigating him

Are we in an era where only IRREGULAR politics can help? Wat do

cykonot.bsky.social•1 day ago

How do you change incentives to improve outcomes, when those in charge have altered rules to enable this corrupt extraction? They shaped incentives / markets to their benefit, & that process brought us here. They're attacking education so we're easy to manipulate. They own the means of communication

cykonot.bsky.social•1 day ago

TELL ME IVY GUY

keithrrichard.bsky.social•1 day ago

I mean. He IS the king. I hate to say that, but Dems are watching it happen with no action. The only way we get out is this mess is violence, but it will take a long time to get to that point.

mainerforlife.bsky.social•1 day ago

If Paramount pays Trump a fucking dime, I'll never watch anything produced by them again! Don't be cowardly, fight for the truth!

erinslick.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Another one to add to the list of future arrests

dibblehepcat.bsky.social•1 day ago

Art of the Deal

70645.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ffs, just wait a couple years, Paramount, and you can get your stupid merger for free.
Probably less, the assets will be depressed by the impending recession.

atypeofwriter.bsky.social•1 day ago

Canceling subscriptions to the coconspirators left and right these days. The subscription price increases were the real Trump tariffs we ate along the way.

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