This is terrible, and expectedly so, from an administration that is following the fascist playbook of hitting hard on media outlets to get them in line
It’s depressing and angering that CBS is going along with it
anticipatory obedience by major media is of course dreadful
After their Chester Arthur was memorable segment last weekend, I thought they’d turned over a new leaf.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-garfields-assassination-and-the-birth-of-the-civil-service/
Yes. Blech.
> "Many executives at Paramount believe that settling the suit could help pave the way for the F.C.C. to approve Paramount’s planned multibillion-dollar merger with another company."
So Donald gets a billion dollar payout, CBS is suitably whipped and backs off ever criticizing the Great Man again, and Paramount gets closer to becoming another monopoly that is beyond the law.
What's the problem? Everybody wins.
Cool and normal.