CBS is one of a dozen U.S. outlets that responded to authoritarianism by shifting coverage further right, which is why we're calling rounding up minorities in the middle of the night and dumping them in random countries they've never been to a "breakthrough" - ThreadSky

karlbode.com • 78 days ago

CBS is one of a dozen U.S. outlets that responded to authoritarianism by shifting coverage further right, which is why we're calling rounding up minorities in the middle of the night and dumping them in random countries they've never been to a "breakthrough"

Reposted from Erin Fogg

From the headline you would think this is an achievement, not the thing that was never ever supposed to happen again

www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...

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jennyil.bsky.social•78 days ago

My reaction to this is to find other sources of news. Could be because as a teen, I was fascinated by WWII dissidents and resistance movements and Soviet dissenters. Read a lot of English translations of European books and watched a lot of spy movies.

gadondrums.com•78 days ago

That is a response out of fear too, especially when during the campaign Trump made very clear threats to them… Those who resist instead of bend earn my respect, so I’m taking note of this.

b0t.bsky.social•78 days ago

seriously, wtf is going on with old school media

karlbode.com•78 days ago

CBS/Paramount is gunning for regulatory approval for their merger with Skydance, which is the pet media hobby horse of Larry Ellison's big boy son

it's a big club, and you ain't in it

jmwallach.bsky.social•78 days ago

Got to get that merger approved.

karlbode.com•78 days ago

very important

thedarkrattler.bsky.social•78 days ago

"never again" has turned into "major diplomatic win" as long as it's Trump doing it.
Seriously what hold does this weak ass imbecile have over them?

ashmcgonigal.com•78 days ago

I had hoped that axing Catherine Herridge marked a turning point at CBS, but I guess they just realized you don't need to pay star reporter salaries for stenographers.

karlbode.com•78 days ago

Their turn has been happening since the first trump admin

Early pioneers in media obeying in advance

zigsandzags.bsky.social•78 days ago

Yep

emcq24.bsky.social•78 days ago

It’s sickening how the press is kissing the ring.

jeanettez.bsky.social•78 days ago

The Los Angeles CBS local news turned obviously more right long ago. We stopped watching completely when they aired a segment with a woman in a maga hat complaining about her trump yard signs being stolen. They aren't even fox lite - they are the spitting image of fox.

cannonball-titcomb.bsky.social•78 days ago

@cbsnews.com is a proud supporter of the Goebbels Broadcasting Network.

webrant.bsky.social•78 days ago

CBS is controlled by GOP mega donor oligarch Shari Redstone and will soon be controlled by GOP mega donor oligarch Larry Ellison via his son who is older than Larry's latest wife.

https://bsky.app/profile/karlbode.com/post/3li7x5ddd2s2h

suzai.bsky.social•78 days ago

Everyone boycott CBS

petenaps.bsky.social•78 days ago

Who would have expected this from a network who's entire evening line up is nonstop fascist propaganda for the last 20 years would do this

shriketron.bsky.social•78 days ago

Wow, human trafficking is 'back in style' again... asked no one ever.

inlaidanchor.bsky.social•78 days ago

Take it to the streets. We the people need to protest.

lauraleeauthor.bsky.social•78 days ago

“I am afraid and therefore unquestioningly obedient.”-Vaclav Havel, The Power of the Powerless

hm-hicetnunc.bsky.social•78 days ago

Well, the same thing happened during the Bush administration and the Iraq war.

numb.comfortab.ly•78 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/numb.comfortab.ly/post/3jvh7o4chu62h

karlbode.com•78 days ago

Yeah they don't even have to bother to be subtle about any of it anymore

mumbly-joe.bsky.social•78 days ago

seeing the list of countries named, I suspect they're also printing an outright lie in that previewed text- were these people actually "unauthorized" or were they authorized refugees who had their status abruptly yanked?

greenjoel.bsky.social•78 days ago

It would be just outrageous if the countries were 'random' but they are not. The 'random' countries are partners who are willing to conspire to harm civilians of another country who have no criminal convictions.

It would be like Canada deporting a US student caught working in Toronto to Iran.

linhngo.bsky.social•78 days ago

Prediction : orthopedic offices are gonna be bombarded w/ lots of knee pain consults on their schedules in the near future

oatsmint.bsky.social•78 days ago

Is this some backhanded way of trying to get control over Panama?! This makes no sense. But why would I ever expect anything Trump does to make any sense?! #ETTD

eugeneinoregon.bsky.social•78 days ago

I am so ashamed of our country.

bradrayburry.bsky.social•78 days ago

Is "breakthrough" the new term for violating international law?

mjmarq.bsky.social•78 days ago

Apparently… not that they care.

costrike.bsky.social•78 days ago

Wtf?

karlbode.com•78 days ago

Huge win! Great stuff!

morticia91.bsky.social•78 days ago

The only 'breakthrough' here is Cowardly Bull Shit breaking through the floor of the sub-basement.

lameguy76.bsky.social•78 days ago

I'd be curious how much it's motivated fear of retribution. One of the sickest things about pres Elon and Assistant Trump is their willingness to use the power of fed govt to punish those they don't like.
Blackmail, fines, bribes, lawsuits. They will do it all.

doubtful-guest.bsky.social•78 days ago

Also the article says sending 119 people from places like Nepal and Uzbekistan to Panama is a “significant win” for Trump. Yes, sending a tiny fraction of undocumented immigrants to a place they are completely unprepared for is a “significant win.” Truly disgusting way to talk about this.

karlbode.com•78 days ago

It's pathetic

floridamanusa.bsky.social•78 days ago

Not that I agree with the path they've taken, but it's give him his strokes or get canceled ala AP News.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/donald-trumps-ap-ban-puts-the-media-in-a-bind

karlbode.com•78 days ago

Get cancelled then. Principles matter and you can still do quality reporting without sitting in the white house bullshit room.

greginma.bsky.social•78 days ago

Yes. Principals matter because it proves the character of a person, their willingness to take a hit for what is right.

floridamanusa.bsky.social•78 days ago

I'm anxious to see how AP deals with it.

floridamanusa.bsky.social•78 days ago

Karoline Leavitt, who on Wednesday used the word “lies” in describing AP content, posted on X Friday afternoon about executive orders Trump had signed before his departure. She ended her post: “The @AP was not invited.”

floridamanusa.bsky.social•78 days ago

Meanwhile, reporters in the press pool who were permitted on the plane sent the AP journalists pictures of cards with their names saying “welcome aboard” on their empty seats. White House press secretary

maudi63.bsky.social•78 days ago

👇👇 https://bsky.app/profile/maudi63.bsky.social/post/3li6vkj7hxk2a

paula72.bsky.social•78 days ago

Shameful

nootka.bsky.social•78 days ago

I assume tranferring migrants to Panama is a form of harassment for Panama—owing to their refusal to give the canal to the U.S. Yes?

krishnaroskin.bsky.social•78 days ago

Isn't the name for that trafficking?

carolbee2025.bsky.social•78 days ago

Disgusting! This "breakthrough" reveals the parasitic nature of this administration and a symptom of the fascistic disease permeating our nation. Once, major US news outlets took measures to stop the spread of authoritarianism, and now they play with words to distort reality for the willfully blind.

rscottp.bsky.social•78 days ago

Turn off msm, it’s all bad and the more you consume the less informed you become.

karlbode.com•78 days ago

yes I write about it for a living, but thank you and you are correct

rscottp.bsky.social•78 days ago

I understand. My comment is directed at the people who see your post, wasn’t being critical of your post.

geekyboutiquey.bsky.social•78 days ago

I feel like this is done on purpose to rile up tensions in Panama to force a battle over the Panama Canal. Which is such an insane way to go about it, but I bet you it works.

wdmunn.bsky.social•78 days ago

The media has been such a big let down

djuschka.bsky.social•78 days ago

CBS is shameless and clearly they, like other U.S. mainstream media, were racists and xenophobes in waiting

kapwen.bsky.social•78 days ago

They're just capitalists and their owner, Shari Redstone, wants to make billions on the CBS merger. Capitulation that Trump is counting on given the players involved.

dirtside.bsky.social•78 days ago

CBS, owned by Paramount, owned by National Amusements, owned by the billionaire Redstone family. No surprise they're caping for Trump. Know who owns the news, get yours from independents https://www.trustworthymedia.org/list-of-independent-media/

karlbode.com•78 days ago

Gunning for approval for their merger with skydance, run by Larry ellison's son

it's a big club, and you ain't in it

dirtside.bsky.social•78 days ago

yep. just working on spreading the gospel of knowing who owns news outlets

darwinwoodka.bsky.social•78 days ago

This is no breakthrough this is fascism.

huckdillinger.bsky.social•78 days ago

That’s disgusting. Done with @CBS.

jach37.bsky.social•78 days ago

WTF

johnbrownbread.bsky.social•78 days ago

Can someone please organize protests on these media HQs?

alternativeboomer.bsky.social•78 days ago

Isn't Panama the country that said it would hold deported migrants for the felon, or am I thinking of another country?

realrobellis.bsky.social•78 days ago

Shun the Vichy Media.

ellz.bsky.social•78 days ago

Boooo CBS
Cowards

miridescent.bsky.social•78 days ago

'Unauthorized migrants' - new term to avoid saying 'illegal immigrants', lest we actually see this shift for what it is

fairydogma.bsky.social•78 days ago

"Diplomatic Breakthrough"?

That's a LOT of turning oneself into a pretzel to make "USA is kidnapping people and dumping them where they don't belong."

pamoden.bsky.social•78 days ago

I have no use for corporate media any longer.

dirtside.bsky.social•78 days ago

here's a good place to start: https://www.trustworthymedia.org/list-of-independent-media/

lfeatfan.bsky.social•78 days ago

Trump just ratcheting up the cruelty again. What are these people supposed to do now. Did they give them any money or provide some kind of temporary housing. It probably would have been cheaper to walk them across the bridge to Mexico but they aren't going to go for that crap

meanmeanie.bsky.social•78 days ago

just straight up willing collaborators at this point

eggavatar829824.bsky.social•77 days ago

Now they’re begging viewers to ask YouTube not to drop them

rechan.bsky.social•78 days ago

"Trump administration sending citizens on extended vacation".

bklynrob.bsky.social•78 days ago

They did more than that, they're going to pay Trump over the 60 Minutes lawsuit.

reuxben.bsky.social•77 days ago

There was a great breakdown of CBS by @mattnegrin.bsky.social some years ago—I wish he’d rehost the clip to Bluesky, but it’s still available here:
https://x.com/MattNegrin/status/1524167147139870721

bogmummy.bsky.social•78 days ago

Taking a person to a country where they cannot speak or operate is torture, plain and simple. It’s evil.

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