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Menu Install the app Install Home Featured Forums Trending Search forums What's new New posts Latest activity 60 minutes/cbs news is toast Thread starter Sonikku Start date Apr 22, 2025 Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Sonikku Lifer Jun 23, 2005 15,918 4,961 136 Another domino falls. Paramount poised to make them bend the knee to the king like ABC News did before them, despite Trump having no case. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/22/nx-s...ump-paramount?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us Worse, the network's independence now appears over as it heads to becoming a Trump mouth piece. "But the president's open rancor toward 60 Minutes looms over all. Corporate parent Paramount and its controlling owner, Shari Redstone, are seeking the approval of federal regulators to sell it to the son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison. The billionaire software mogul is a friend of Trump who visited the president at the White House earlier this year." Reactions: hal2kilo, Ken g6 and Indus A Amol S. Platinum Member Mar 14, 2015 2,587 783 136 Imagine out of no where Bloomberg gives a much better offer. Not far fetched considering bloomberg helped fund UN Climate Initiative when the US left. Reactions: lamedude, DZero, RalphTheCow and 2 others MrSquished Lifer Jan 14, 2013 26,861 24,999 136 Why isn't buffet or Soros or McKenzie Scott buying this shit. We need a fucking billionaire to buy some media Jesus Christ. Sonikku Lifer Jun 23, 2005 15,918 4,961 136 MrSquished said: Why isn't buffet or Soros or McKenzie Scott buying this shit. We need a fucking billionaire to buy some media Jesus Christ. Click to expand... Wouldn't matter if they did. Trump's regulators would have to approve it. That is likely the whole point to Paramount forcing CBS to settle despite there being no case. Kissing the ring so the regulators approve of the sale. But if the sale was to Soros or something then no amount of kissing the ring would be enough. Reactions: lamedude, dank69, ch33zw1z and 1 other person UNCjigga Lifer Dec 12, 2000 25,738 10,502 136 CBS looks to become the X of broadcast media—especially after the sale to Ellison. MrSquished Lifer Jan 14, 2013 26,861 24,999 136 Sonikku said: Wouldn't matter if they did. Trump's regulators would have to approve it. That is likely the whole point to Paramount forcing CBS to settle despite there being no case. Kissing the ring so the regulators approve of the sale. But if the sale was to Soros or something then no amount of kissing the ring would be enough. Click to expand... Throw the hat in there and tie shit up. The courts have not been too friendly to Trump. Fucking use your money Reactions: soulcougher73 and Fenixgoon M Moonbeam Elite Member Nov 24, 1999 75,005 6,816 126 People got mad when the light of wisdom that shown in our political system, thanks to momentum against the evils of conservative thinking, began to awaken sufficient self reflection in a growing number of voters, that those very evils were actually dear to them and they responded with a desire to go back to the good old days of the dark ages where the behaviors that were causing them that growing guilt and shame were perfectly acceptable. Self hate always sabotages truth and light because we are not consciously aware we actually feel too worthless to deserve it and because we don’t want to know that we are perpetually fucked. This is the truth we won’t see. Only you can be the exception. MtnMan Diamond Member Jul 27, 2004 9,458 8,866 136 Had an annual subscription to Paramount+. Operative word HAD, as I have since cancelled and since they asked why I was cancelling, I made the reason very clear. Kiss the ring, you can kiss my ass. Reactions: trenchfoot, DaaQ, UNCjigga and 2 others hal2kilo Lifer Feb 24, 2009 26,681 12,744 136 Sonikku said: Another domino falls. Paramount poised to make them bend the knee to the king like ABC News did before them, despite Trump having no case. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/22/nx-s...ump-paramount?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us Worse, the network's independence now appears over as it heads to becoming a Trump mouth piece. "But the president's open rancor toward 60 Minutes looms over all. Corporate parent Paramount and its controlling owner, Shari Redstone, are seeking the approval of federal regulators to sell it to the son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison. The billionaire software mogul is a friend of Trump who visited the president at the White House earlier this year." Click to expand... Well, it's completely open now that CBS, at one time one of the most liberal of the broadcast TV networks, had long given up the ghost. Last edited: Apr 23, 2025 Reactions: trenchfoot MrSquished Lifer Jan 14, 2013 26,861 24,999 136 Government approval is needed for the deal Paramount wants to happen because it's between two media companies. What about a purchase by someone without a media company? Does that fall under the government's purview? I mean if it doesn't I'm sure the Trump administration would try to put up roadblocks for anybody buying a major media company they didn't agree with, but if they don't have the regulatory rights already, that would slow them down even more. conspireagainst Member May 2, 2024 39 32 51 Not that I get my news from any of these boomer mouthpieces, but that's really fucked up. I thought 60 Minutes was cool as a kid but it has become a drooling cheese factory in the last 20 years. Fucking legacy media. Reactions: MtnMan, UNCjigga, hal2kilo and 1 other person UNCjigga Lifer Dec 12, 2000 25,738 10,502 136 MtnMan said: Had an annual subscription to Paramount+. Operative word HAD, as I have since cancelled and since they asked why I was cancelling, I made the reason very clear. Kiss the ring, you can kiss my ass. Click to expand... Fack, I went to cancel mine and realized it just renewed on March 26 (annual subscription). They do not offer partial refunds (that’s the whole reason the annual plan is discounted.) I do share it with someone but we agreed to cancel and avoid the auto renew next year. Reactions: hal2kilo and MtnMan MtnMan Diamond Member Jul 27, 2004 9,458 8,866 136 UNCjigga said: Fack, I went to cancel mine and realized it just renewed on March 26 (annual subscription). They do not offer partial refunds (that’s the whole reason the annual plan is discounted.) I do share it with someone but we agreed to cancel and avoid the auto renew next year. Click to expand... That sucks, my renewal was last summer, so mine will end in a few months. After doing so, I got an email confirming the cancellation, which I've archived, and made a calendar entry to watch my CC to make sure they don't turn auto-renew back on. Reactions: hal2kilo and UNCjigga SteveGrabowski Diamond Member Oct 20, 2014 9,390 8,084 136 Ugh fucking CBS becoming state media Reactions: Indus, Ken g6, igor_kavinski and 1 other person Sonikku Lifer Jun 23, 2005 15,918 4,961 136 Holy shit I don't think Scott Pelley is long for this network with a callout like that. Talk about calling a spade a fucking spade! Reactions: Indus, hal2kilo and RalphTheCow Fenixgoon Lifer Jun 30, 2003 33,702 13,432 136 Sonikku said: Holy shit I don't think Scott Pelley is long for this network with a callout like that. Talk about calling a spade a fucking spade! Click to expand... Link to clip? R RalphTheCow Golden Member Sep 14, 2000 1,015 438 136 And they were doing so well lately. I have been a fan of the show for the last 50 years. If Trump screws this up he will have a legion of angry people, but then it is probably mostly people like me who were already very angry at him. I didn’t know that Ellisons were trumpers, but it is not surprising. Sonikku Lifer Jun 23, 2005 15,918 4,961 136 Fenixgoon said: Link to clip? Click to expand... Reactions: igor_kavinski A Amol S. Platinum Member Mar 14, 2015 2,587 783 136 SteveGrabowski said: Ugh fucking CBS becoming state media Click to expand... A thought just passed thru my head. What if Fox News tells Trump they do not like this idea, as CBS might end up taking some off Fox News's profits away? M manly Lifer Jan 25, 2000 13,596 4,246 136 The other shoe has dropped. CNN Business - CBS News boss Wendy McMahon exits amid Trump pressure RalphTheCow said: And they were doing so well lately. I have been a fan of the show for the last 50 years. If Trump screws this up he will have a legion of angry people, but then it is probably mostly people like me who were already very angry at him. I didn’t know that Ellisons were trumpers, but it is not surprising. Click to expand... Angrier people doesn't really matter unless they channel that anger inside the ballot box (e.g. 2018). Larry Ellison is one of Silicon Valley's staunchest conservative magnates. Oracle moved its world HQ to Austin a few years ago. Reactions: hal2kilo Brainonska511 Lifer Dec 10, 2005 29,798 15,437 136 TheDesk.net (@thedesk.net) Scoop: CBS News pulled a "60 Minutes" segment that focused on job losses at the Internal Revenue Service hours before it was scheduled to air, replacing it with a feature story on Cajun music. Story... bsky.app Paramount pulled a 60 Minutes story on IRS job cuts hours before it was supposed to air. All to probably please Dear Leader as they try to complete a merger or whatever. What they fail to understand is that the insane tyrant can giveth, he can also interfere with later. Reactions: hal2kilo, Ken g6, Fenixgoon and 1 other person nakedfrog No Lifer Apr 3, 2001 63,749 20,245 136 Brainonska511 said: TheDesk.net (@thedesk.net) Scoop: CBS News pulled a "60 Minutes" segment that focused on job losses at the Internal Revenue Service hours before it was scheduled to air, replacing it with a feature story on Cajun music. Story... bsky.app Paramount pulled a 60 Minutes story on IRS job cuts hours before it was supposed to air. All to probably please Dear Leader as they try to complete a merger or whatever. What they fail to understand is that the insane tyrant can giveth, he can also interfere with later. Click to expand... Yes, would be good to remember that no matter how much favor you curry with him, he will cast you aside in an instant if you slight him in the smallest of ways. Reactions: hal2kilo, lamedude, Fenixgoon and 2 others R RalphTheCow Golden Member Sep 14, 2000 1,015 438 136 Brainonska511 said: TheDesk.net (@thedesk.net) Scoop: CBS News pulled a "60 Minutes" segment that focused on job losses at the Internal Revenue Service hours before it was scheduled to air, replacing it with a feature story on Cajun music. Story... bsky.app Paramount pulled a 60 Minutes story on IRS job cuts hours before it was supposed to air. All to probably please Dear Leader as they try to complete a merger or whatever. What they fail to understand is that the insane tyrant can giveth, he can also interfere with later. Click to expand... I was wondering that happened to that! Paramount is killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. Muse Lifer Jul 11, 2001 41,374 10,493 136 Sonikku said: Holy shit I don't think Scott Pelley is long for this network with a callout like that. Talk about calling a spade a fucking spade! Click to expand... He's pretty much declared his soul is not for sale. Reactions: hal2kilo Muse Lifer Jul 11, 2001 41,374 10,493 136 nakedfrog said: Yes, would be good to remember that no matter how much favor you curry with him, he will cast you aside in an instant if you slight him in the smallest of ways. Click to expand... The last 60 Minutes I watched was before Scott Pelley's announcement that Paramount was going to clamp down on 60 Minutes' independence (actually, it was that broadcast but I missed Pelly's remarks because I bailed at 53 minutes). I guess I'm done with 60 Minutes. I'm not into Paramount media at all AFAIK. You must log in or register to reply here. 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