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  1. A lot of things have changed, mostly for the worst, between the first and second Trump presidency. For example, during our first dance with assclown fascism under Downmarket Mussolini, American corporate media made a massive show of "opposing" Trump; despite the fact that I (and many other observers) pointed out that their coverage of the administration typically benefitted the regime more often than it hurt them, and the class solidarity inherent to corporate media outlets often resulted in them covering up for the wealthy donors and supporters that propped up Trump's administration until the precise moment it became clear he wasn't going to win a second term in 2020. The story has been quite different here in the second Trump era however; as this Guardian article notes, despite Trump's threats and smears towards the media, corporate outlets like WaPo, LA Times, and now CBS have willingly collaborated with Trump's fascist regime and agenda. What changed? As it turns out, the whims and financial motivations of billionaire reactionaries who own corporate media companies.

    theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

    Trump complains the US media aren’t bending to his will. Aren’t they?

    "Despite that acquiescence, Trump has continued to threaten journalists, branding pollsters “negative criminals” who “should be investigated for election fraud”. In April, he attacked “radical lunatic Democrats and their comrades in the fake news media”, adding: “Those lying to the American People on behalf of violent criminals have to be held responsible by the Agencies and the Courts.”

    The attacks overlook the ways in which some outlets have submitted to Trump’s will – either by executives settling frivolous lawsuits or wealthy owners interfering to avoid upsetting Trump.

    Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post owner, ordered an overhaul to the paper’s editorial pages in February that effectively muzzled the newspaper’s criticism of Trump. The Los Angeles Times dropped its endorsement of Kamala Harris under pressure from Patrick Soon-Shiong, its billionaire owner.

    In December, ABC News settled a Trump lawsuit, in a move first amendment experts said could foster more attacks on the media. And in another blow, the owner of CBS News is said to be considering settling a $10bn lawsuit brought against the network over the editing of a Kamala Harris interview."

    Folks, this is a story about greed and cowardice and that's not just my opinion. Trump isn't right, and the activities he's undertaking to cow the American media, be they government investigations or frivolous lawsuits, have no basis in the law. If folks like Jeff Bezos, Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Shari Redstone wanted to fight this, they'd win. Since surrendering and collaborating is more profitable to these billionaire leeches however, they're directing their media companies to roll over. Furthermore, the cost of this collaboration with fascism goes far beyond the mitigation of Trump criticism in our media environment; with billionaire media barons kissing his ring, and corporate outlets scrambling to settle his obscenely conspiratorial lawsuits based on open lies, the Kelpto Kaiser will now argue that he's been right about the media all along and that justifies further cracking down on the so-called "free press" in America. Collaborating with fascism, will merely breed more fascism; not that any of these rich reactionaries who own media companies seem to give a shit at all.

    As someone who engages in a lot of media criticism and analysis, I can't say any of this is surprising to me; if anything, corporate media's outward posture of hostility towards Trump at points during his first administration is the historical aberration here. For profit media in America has always consistently sided with power and the state; after all the same class of people who own corporate media companies, also own most of the country. Just because we can easily predict class solidarity and billionaire ownership rolling over for fascism however, doesn't change the horrifying reality of what's going on here; nobody is handing out Pulitzer's here, but both WaPo and the LA Times did some excellent critical reporting during the first Trump regime and have been nowhere as effective here in Der Leader's second term. This is a big win for the Kelpto Kaiser; which makes it a devastating loss for all of us who don't want the fascists to win.

    #Fascism #Trump #Media #Collaboration #Capitalism #CorporateMedia #WashingtonPost #LATimes #CBS #60Minutes #ShariRedstone #JeffBezos #PatrickSoonShiong #USPol #censorship

  2. A lot of things have changed, mostly for the worst, between the first and second Trump presidency. For example, during our first dance with assclown fascism under Downmarket Mussolini, American corporate media made a massive show of "opposing" Trump; despite the fact that I (and many other observers) pointed out that their coverage of the administration typically benefitted the regime more often than it hurt them, and the class solidarity inherent to corporate media outlets often resulted in them covering up for the wealthy donors and supporters that propped up Trump's administration until the precise moment it became clear he wasn't going to win a second term in 2020. The story has been quite different here in the second Trump era however; as this Guardian article notes, despite Trump's threats and smears towards the media, corporate outlets like WaPo, LA Times, and now CBS have willingly collaborated with Trump's fascist regime and agenda. What changed? As it turns out, the whims and financial motivations of billionaire reactionaries who own corporate media companies.

    theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

    Trump complains the US media aren’t bending to his will. Aren’t they?

    "Despite that acquiescence, Trump has continued to threaten journalists, branding pollsters “negative criminals” who “should be investigated for election fraud”. In April, he attacked “radical lunatic Democrats and their comrades in the fake news media”, adding: “Those lying to the American People on behalf of violent criminals have to be held responsible by the Agencies and the Courts.”

    The attacks overlook the ways in which some outlets have submitted to Trump’s will – either by executives settling frivolous lawsuits or wealthy owners interfering to avoid upsetting Trump.

    Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post owner, ordered an overhaul to the paper’s editorial pages in February that effectively muzzled the newspaper’s criticism of Trump. The Los Angeles Times dropped its endorsement of Kamala Harris under pressure from Patrick Soon-Shiong, its billionaire owner.

    In December, ABC News settled a Trump lawsuit, in a move first amendment experts said could foster more attacks on the media. And in another blow, the owner of CBS News is said to be considering settling a $10bn lawsuit brought against the network over the editing of a Kamala Harris interview."

    Folks, this is a story about greed and cowardice and that's not just my opinion. Trump isn't right, and the activities he's undertaking to cow the American media, be they government investigations or frivolous lawsuits, have no basis in the law. If folks like Jeff Bezos, Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Shari Redstone wanted to fight this, they'd win. Since surrendering and collaborating is more profitable to these billionaire leeches however, they're directing their media companies to roll over. Furthermore, the cost of this collaboration with fascism goes far beyond the mitigation of Trump criticism in our media environment; with billionaire media barons kissing his ring, and corporate outlets scrambling to settle his obscenely conspiratorial lawsuits based on open lies, the Kelpto Kaiser will now argue that he's been right about the media all along and that justifies further cracking down on the so-called "free press" in America. Collaborating with fascism, will merely breed more fascism; not that any of these rich reactionaries who own media companies seem to give a shit at all.

    As someone who engages in a lot of media criticism and analysis, I can't say any of this is surprising to me; if anything, corporate media's outward posture of hostility towards Trump at points during his first administration is the historical aberration here. For profit media in America has always consistently sided with power and the state; after all the same class of people who own corporate media companies, also own most of the country. Just because we can easily predict class solidarity and billionaire ownership rolling over for fascism however, doesn't change the horrifying reality of what's going on here; nobody is handing out Pulitzer's here, but both WaPo and the LA Times did some excellent critical reporting during the first Trump regime and have been nowhere as effective here in Der Leader's second term. This is a big win for the Kelpto Kaiser; which makes it a devastating loss for all of us who don't want the fascists to win.

    #Fascism #Trump #Media #Collaboration #Capitalism #CorporateMedia #WashingtonPost #LATimes #CBS #60Minutes #ShariRedstone #JeffBezos #PatrickSoonShiong #USPol #censorship

  3. This person, who is blaming #DEI for the #fire fighting in #LA, is the latest addition to the #LATimes editorial board. Nauseating.

    If you haven't canceled your subscription to #PatrickSoonShiong's campaign to undermine #democracy through #media #disinformation, now might be the right time.

    thedailybeast.com/scott-jennin

    #PatrickSoonShiong
    #LosAngelesTimes
    #ScottJennings
    #MAGA
    #ClimateChange

  4. This person, who is blaming #DEI for the #fire fighting in #LA, is the latest addition to the #LATimes editorial board. Nauseating.

    If you haven't canceled your subscription to #PatrickSoonShiong's campaign to undermine #democracy through #media #disinformation, now might be the right time.

    thedailybeast.com/scott-jennin

    #PatrickSoonShiong
    #LosAngelesTimes
    #ScottJennings
    #MAGA
    #ClimateChange

  5. This person, who is blaming #DEI for the #fire fighting in #LA, is the latest addition to the #LATimes editorial board. Nauseating.

    If you haven't canceled your subscription to #PatrickSoonShiong's campaign to undermine #democracy through #media #disinformation, now might be the right time.

    thedailybeast.com/scott-jennin

    #PatrickSoonShiong
    #LosAngelesTimes
    #ScottJennings
    #MAGA
    #ClimateChange

  6. This person, who is blaming #DEI for the #fire fighting in #LA, is the latest addition to the #LATimes editorial board. Nauseating.

    If you haven't canceled your subscription to #PatrickSoonShiong's campaign to undermine #democracy through #media #disinformation, now might be the right time.

    thedailybeast.com/scott-jennin

    #PatrickSoonShiong
    #LosAngelesTimes
    #ScottJennings
    #MAGA
    #ClimateChange

  7. #Journalism, or what once was journalism, is now semantic muzak. The sharp edges of fact are being worn down by fascism and gobsmacking amounts of money.

    "CNN’s Reliable Sources reported on Friday morning that besides Soon-Shiong spiking the editorial, several recent opinion section headlines were also “softened” or “made more bland” by editors concerned that “anything too harsh would get rejected” by the billionaire owner."

    independent.co.uk/news/world/a

    #PatrickSoonShiong
    #LATimes
    #Media

  8. #Journalism, or what once was journalism, is now semantic muzak. The sharp edges of fact are being worn down by fascism and gobsmacking amounts of money.

    "CNN’s Reliable Sources reported on Friday morning that besides Soon-Shiong spiking the editorial, several recent opinion section headlines were also “softened” or “made more bland” by editors concerned that “anything too harsh would get rejected” by the billionaire owner."

    independent.co.uk/news/world/a

    #PatrickSoonShiong
    #LATimes
    #Media

  9. #Journalism, or what once was journalism, is now semantic muzak. The sharp edges of fact are being worn down by fascism and gobsmacking amounts of money.

    "CNN’s Reliable Sources reported on Friday morning that besides Soon-Shiong spiking the editorial, several recent opinion section headlines were also “softened” or “made more bland” by editors concerned that “anything too harsh would get rejected” by the billionaire owner."

    independent.co.uk/news/world/a

    #PatrickSoonShiong
    #LATimes
    #Media

  10. #Journalism, or what once was journalism, is now semantic muzak. The sharp edges of fact are being worn down by fascism and gobsmacking amounts of money.

    "CNN’s Reliable Sources reported on Friday morning that besides Soon-Shiong spiking the editorial, several recent opinion section headlines were also “softened” or “made more bland” by editors concerned that “anything too harsh would get rejected” by the billionaire owner."

    independent.co.uk/news/world/a

    #PatrickSoonShiong
    #LATimes
    #Media

  11. #Journalism, or what once was journalism, is now semantic muzak. The sharp edges of fact are being worn down by fascism and gobsmacking amounts of money.

    "CNN’s Reliable Sources reported on Friday morning that besides Soon-Shiong spiking the editorial, several recent opinion section headlines were also “softened” or “made more bland” by editors concerned that “anything too harsh would get rejected” by the billionaire owner."

    independent.co.uk/news/world/a

    #PatrickSoonShiong
    #LATimes
    #Media

  12. #Journalism, or what once was journalism, is now semantic muzak. The sharp edges of fact are being worn down by fascism and gobsmacking amounts of money.

    "CNN’s Reliable Sources reported on Friday morning that besides Soon-Shiong spiking the editorial, several recent opinion section headlines were also “softened” or “made more bland” by editors concerned that “anything too harsh would get rejected” by the billionaire owner."

    independent.co.uk/news/world/a

    #PatrickSoonShiong
    #LATimes
    #Media

  13. And not to overlooked as we consider the Litman story:

    "Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday expressed his optimism about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's next term and suggested he would 'help' the Republican gut regulations."

    ~ Jessica Corbett

    It's all about the money, tax cuts and deregulation, for these men whose souls are shriveled like qwizened nuts.

    #Trump #LosAngelesTimes #PatrickSoonShiong #HarryLitman #media #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
    /3

    commondreams.org/news/jeff-bez

  14. And not to overlooked as we consider the Litman story:

    "Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday expressed his optimism about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's next term and suggested he would 'help' the Republican gut regulations."

    ~ Jessica Corbett

    It's all about the money, tax cuts and deregulation, for these men whose souls are shriveled like qwizened nuts.

    #Trump #LosAngelesTimes #PatrickSoonShiong #HarryLitman #media #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
    /3

    commondreams.org/news/jeff-bez

  15. And not to overlooked as we consider the Litman story:

    "Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday expressed his optimism about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's next term and suggested he would 'help' the Republican gut regulations."

    ~ Jessica Corbett

    It's all about the money, tax cuts and deregulation, for these men whose souls are shriveled like qwizened nuts.

    #Trump #LosAngelesTimes #PatrickSoonShiong #HarryLitman #media #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
    /3

    commondreams.org/news/jeff-bez

  16. Journalist Harry Litman has announced his resignation as an editorial writer for Los Angeles Times after Patrick Soon-Shiong has made clear he intends to take the papper in a pro-Trump direction. Litman says,

    "The idea of balance is fundamentally misplaced when on one side of the balance is a sociopathic liar like Donald Trump."

    #Trump #LosAngelesTimes #PatrickSoonShiong #HarryLitman #media
    /1

    harrylitman.substack.com/p/why

  17. Journalist Harry Litman has announced his resignation as an editorial writer for Los Angeles Times after Patrick Soon-Shiong has made clear he intends to take the papper in a pro-Trump direction. Litman says,

    "The idea of balance is fundamentally misplaced when on one side of the balance is a sociopathic liar like Donald Trump."

    #Trump #LosAngelesTimes #PatrickSoonShiong #HarryLitman #media
    /1

    harrylitman.substack.com/p/why

  18. Journalist Harry Litman has announced his resignation as an editorial writer for Los Angeles Times after Patrick Soon-Shiong has made clear he intends to take the papper in a pro-Trump direction. Litman says,

    "The idea of balance is fundamentally misplaced when on one side of the balance is a sociopathic liar like Donald Trump."

    #Trump #LosAngelesTimes #PatrickSoonShiong #HarryLitman #media
    /1

    harrylitman.substack.com/p/why