As an engineer who's now been laid off for over a year, this would be attractive, except for a few things:
1. They're probably only opening opportunities up to people who are currently employed by a FAANG/Mag7/BATMMAAN company or equivalent, for grift reasons mentioned above.
2. I'm a trans woman. Do you think this administration is going to want me around? Especially when they're doing their damnedest to eliminate me and my kind?
3. I wouldn't work for Orange Felon and his Confederacy of Sewer Clowns anyway.
Bari Weiss, official zampolit (political officer) for CBS News, is hell-bent on turning the network of Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, and Connie Chung into "Fox News for people who know which fork to use for the salad."
There will be a reckoning.
When the Orange Felon and his Confederacy of Sewer Clowns have departed office, there will be Nuremberg-style trials against all those who have engaged in acts contrary to the Constitution of this nation. And, as at the original Nuremberg trials, "I was just following orders" will not be a defense.
(Personally, I would be 100% OK with the next President declaring Trumpist/MAGA ideology as inherently authoritarian and contrary to the Constitution, and that anyone espousing it shall be liable under 18 USC § 2385, advocating the overthrow of the government.)
Venezuela and Colombia need to bring cases to the International Criminal Court, against both Trump and Hegseth. That way, if either of them ever sets foot in a country that honors the Statute of Rome, they can have the cuffs slapped on and be sent to The Hague for trial. At the very least, it'll keep them out of the civilized world.
The Orange Felon says he's "giving [the $230M] to charity" if he gets it. Of course, he firmly believes in the 144th Ferengi Rule of Acquisition: "There's nothing wrong with charity...as long as it winds up in your pocket."
I also wonder if this is some kind of veiled jab at trans women, whose sperm count drops when they're on HRT. It would be typical of the Orange Felon and his Confederacy of Sewer Clowns to do something like that.
Unfortunately, the Orange Felon does have something to hold over Disney's head: the pending acquisition of the NFL Network by ESPN:
The NFL announced Tuesday night that it has entered into a nonbinding agreement with ESPN. Under the terms, ESPN will acquire NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the RedZone channel to cable and satellite operators and the league will get a 10% equity stake in ESPN.
The league and ESPN still have to negotiate a final agreement and get approval from NFL owners. The agreement will also have to undergo regulatory approvals.(my emphasis)
According to Ari Fleischer, a former White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush, this situation might be one that President Donald Trump sees as “political catnip,” in his words.
“Given his interest in the NFL, and his history of using media mergers for leverage, it’s hard to see him not playing around with this,” Fleischer told Front Office Sports, according to the Post. “I doubt this will be a straightforward commercial transaction.”
I wouldn't mention him at all, except for the fact that he himself said, in 2023:
"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights."
Guess he took one for the team, then. Karma is a cast-iron bitch.
Wherever he is, I hope he's pleased with the outcome.
Why call it a "bias monitor" or "truth arbiter"? There's a good, punchy term already available: zampolit (Russian: "political officer").
I'm sure it's just coincidence that this "bias monitor"/"truth arbiter" will serve the same purpose as the zampoliti of the Soviet armed forces did.
Oh, get this item in Carr's little masturbatory note:
To promote transparency and increased accountability, Skydance commits, for a period of at least two years, to have in place an ombudsman who will report to the President of New Paramount and evaluate complaints of bias.
"Ombudsman" isn't the right word. A better one would be "zampolit." (Russian: "political officer")
These lawyers must strongly believe that what they're doing is unethical and/or illegal. And they must also strongly suspect that the current regime will not be in power forever, and that they may be called to account for their actions. And they know that "I was just following orders" won't suffice for an explanation, any more than it did at Nuremberg.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - John F. Kennedy
United Healthcare has made peaceful revolution against its policies impossible. They have no one but themselves to blame for what follows. Maybe not to the extent of killing, but I would have expected other forms of violence against their policies.
Of course, as I've said many times, the purpose of the American healthcare system is no longer to treat sick people, if it ever was; the purpose of the American healthcare system is to funnel money from sick people into the pockets of billionaires. And any attempt to change this meets with failure, since the people who could change it are in the pockets of those billionaires.
Peaceful revolution is impossible. No one should be surprised about what follows.
[...] if your kid needs to research LGBTQ+ resources, connect with other kids with rare medical conditions, or find mental health support, these warning labels tell parents that those connections are inherently dangerous. That’s not protecting kids—it’s isolating them.
From the point of view of this administration, that's a feature, not a bug.
They don't want kids researching LGBTQ+ resources; they want LGBTQ+ kids to not exist.
They don't want kids with rare medical conditions to find support; they would rather those kids just die so that the health insurers keep more of their money, and their CEOs buy new yachts.
They don't want kids finding real mental health support; they want them to find JAY-SUS and turn into MAGAt God-botherers that'll support the Orange Felon.
The acquisition by corporate conglomerates also comes with the need to satisfy shareholders and Wall Street with ever-increasing growth and returns. This leads to enshittification, just as we've seen with tech companies. Now you can see what enshittification of a major news network looks like.
This is what you get when Nosferatu McGoebbels and ICE ICE Barbie the Puppy Perforator dictate 3,000 arrests per day.
When we have a Democratic administration and it's time for America to undergo detrumpification[1], those two should be among the people prosecuted according to law, convicted, and sent to prison.
[1] By analogy with "denazification."
These judges need to stop writing strongly-worded orders, and start levying contempt charges. Enough is enough, and actions need to carry consequences.
As an engineer who's now been laid off for over a year, this would be attractive, except for a few things: 1. They're probably only opening opportunities up to people who are currently employed by a FAANG/Mag7/BATMMAAN company or equivalent, for grift reasons mentioned above. 2. I'm a trans woman. Do you think this administration is going to want me around? Especially when they're doing their damnedest to eliminate me and my kind? 3. I wouldn't work for Orange Felon and his Confederacy of Sewer Clowns anyway.
Bari Weiss, official zampolit (political officer) for CBS News, is hell-bent on turning the network of Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, and Connie Chung into "Fox News for people who know which fork to use for the salad."
There will be a reckoning. When the Orange Felon and his Confederacy of Sewer Clowns have departed office, there will be Nuremberg-style trials against all those who have engaged in acts contrary to the Constitution of this nation. And, as at the original Nuremberg trials, "I was just following orders" will not be a defense. (Personally, I would be 100% OK with the next President declaring Trumpist/MAGA ideology as inherently authoritarian and contrary to the Constitution, and that anyone espousing it shall be liable under 18 USC § 2385, advocating the overthrow of the government.)
Venezuela and Colombia need to bring cases to the International Criminal Court, against both Trump and Hegseth. That way, if either of them ever sets foot in a country that honors the Statute of Rome, they can have the cuffs slapped on and be sent to The Hague for trial. At the very least, it'll keep them out of the civilized world.
The Orange Felon says he's "giving [the $230M] to charity" if he gets it. Of course, he firmly believes in the 144th Ferengi Rule of Acquisition: "There's nothing wrong with charity...as long as it winds up in your pocket."
I also wonder if this is some kind of veiled jab at trans women, whose sperm count drops when they're on HRT. It would be typical of the Orange Felon and his Confederacy of Sewer Clowns to do something like that.
Unfortunately, the Orange Felon does have something to hold over Disney's head: the pending acquisition of the NFL Network by ESPN:
And there it is. Just like Paramount/CBS wanting to be bought by Skydance, and we all know how that turned out. I'm not the only one to point this out: Just like Frito Pendejo, Disney likes money.I wouldn't mention him at all, except for the fact that he himself said, in 2023: "I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights." Guess he took one for the team, then. Karma is a cast-iron bitch. Wherever he is, I hope he's pleased with the outcome.
John Brunner was right:
(The Shockwave Rider) All the Feds and troops out on the streets of DC looking for criminals: I suggest you drop by 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.Why call it a "bias monitor" or "truth arbiter"? There's a good, punchy term already available: zampolit (Russian: "political officer"). I'm sure it's just coincidence that this "bias monitor"/"truth arbiter" will serve the same purpose as the zampoliti of the Soviet armed forces did.
I wouldn't do that. That would just hand the Orange Felon an excuse to declare martial law and start rounding up everybody he doesn't like.
”Zampolit.” It sounds better in the original Russian.
Oh, get this item in Carr's little masturbatory note:
"Ombudsman" isn't the right word. A better one would be "zampolit." (Russian: "political officer")These lawyers must strongly believe that what they're doing is unethical and/or illegal. And they must also strongly suspect that the current regime will not be in power forever, and that they may be called to account for their actions. And they know that "I was just following orders" won't suffice for an explanation, any more than it did at Nuremberg.
Gabbard's report is proof that Trump's name appears on every single page of the Epstein files.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - John F. Kennedy United Healthcare has made peaceful revolution against its policies impossible. They have no one but themselves to blame for what follows. Maybe not to the extent of killing, but I would have expected other forms of violence against their policies. Of course, as I've said many times, the purpose of the American healthcare system is no longer to treat sick people, if it ever was; the purpose of the American healthcare system is to funnel money from sick people into the pockets of billionaires. And any attempt to change this meets with failure, since the people who could change it are in the pockets of those billionaires. Peaceful revolution is impossible. No one should be surprised about what follows.
The acquisition by corporate conglomerates also comes with the need to satisfy shareholders and Wall Street with ever-increasing growth and returns. This leads to enshittification, just as we've seen with tech companies. Now you can see what enshittification of a major news network looks like.
This is what you get when Nosferatu McGoebbels and ICE ICE Barbie the Puppy Perforator dictate 3,000 arrests per day. When we have a Democratic administration and it's time for America to undergo detrumpification[1], those two should be among the people prosecuted according to law, convicted, and sent to prison. [1] By analogy with "denazification."
These judges need to stop writing strongly-worded orders, and start levying contempt charges. Enough is enough, and actions need to carry consequences.