| ▲ | clumsysmurf 16 hours ago |
| Some context: "Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, according to a regulatory filing." https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jared-kushner-paramount-war... |
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| ▲ | brandensilva 15 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| The dark side of all this is a propaganda network. The government and who runs it should not be in business I'm sorry. This isn't free markets, it's manipulation and corruption. |
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| ▲ | baq 15 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body - when the regulator turns into a market participant. It’s closer to a jungle than anything else. | | |
| ▲ | JumpCrisscross 13 hours ago | parent [-] | | > This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body It's almost more that we have semi-functional regulation. Trump's influence over this transaction entirely stems from his antitrust powers. |
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| ▲ | taurath 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | This really isn’t the free market, this is de facto cartels when like 90% of media properties are owned by 3 or 4 companies. | | |
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| ▲ | kulahan 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Thank you, I had no idea how this was politically related, and honestly cannot keep track of all the corruption these days anyways. How does anyone? This is pretty much a genuine question. |
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| ▲ | red-iron-pine 15 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | are executives breathing? then there is corruption. start following the money and you'll find it, we're in the new gilded age | |
| ▲ | renegade-otter 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | The Bulwark is fairly on top of the pillaging that's happening in the US government. | |
| ▲ | mmooss 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | "all" is a high standard. This issue has been in the news for awhile. Read a major, serious news source like The Economist or NY Times. | | |
| ▲ | renegade-otter 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | The news are flooded with these stories, for anyone who cares, but I imagine what we don't know is even more shocking. |
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