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The corrupt MAGA DoJ approves a deal delivering control of WB to the Ellisons. It’s bad for 99.99% of Americans, democracy, competition, creatives…

It is a DoJ equivalent to the RFK Jr FDA approving eating roadkill.

It’s NOT a done deal, help #StopTheCorruptMerger
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Justice Department approves Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division signed off on Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., allowing the blockbuster media merger to move forward.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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A reminder... this event is also to benefit the friends of the President. The Ellisons.

#StopTheCorruptMerger

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mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jun 14
The grotesque WH lawn spectacle is another gift to Trump's benefactors: the Ellisons. They paid $7.7B to broadcast UFC on Paramount+. Part of the Ellison takeover of American media (+information diets of Americans) includes harvesting the UFC audience
#StopTheCorruptMerger
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Actions to take to fight back and help to #BlockTheMerger
Actions to fight extreme media consolidation and to help #BlockTheMerger 1 - #NameThemShameThem Put the villains in the spotlight. Say the names of the owners and their agenda: “Ellisons’ Paramount...
tiny.cc
June 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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That's it! We can't take it anymore!

We will fight back!
And Unhappy 80th Birthday to Donald Trump!

#StopTheCorruptMerger #StopTheCorruptTakeover #BlockTheMerger #NoKings
June 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
The President is rewarding his friends at our expense.
Look who's helping fund the Ellison takeover of American media: Saudi Arabia,UAE,Qatar
This takeover is bad for 99.99% of Americans, democracy, press freedom, competition, creatives+
#StopTheCorruptMerger
www.americanprogress.org/article/para...
Paramount’s Anticompetitive Merger With Warner Bros. Is Fueled by Investments From Regimes With Deep Trump Ties
Government regulators must block Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. for several reasons, including that foreign autocracies with deep financial entanglements with President Donald Trump and anti-dem...
www.americanprogress.org
June 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
The Ellisons want your data. They are moving Pluto TV, Paramount+, BET+ onto a shared technology stack…”bringing together infrastructure, **data**, recommendations, and advertising tech across the group’s free and subscription services.”
#StopTheCorruptMerger

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Pluto TV & Paramount+ Are Unifying Their Apps But Not Merging Together This Summer | Cord Cutters News
Paramount is unifying its streaming apps this summer, but the two services will remain distinct brands. Some personnel, however, are moving between them. Paramount is pushing ahead with an ambitious t...
cordcuttersnews.com
June 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
lancescout.bsky.social
#StopTheCorruptMerger #StopTheCorruptTakeover #BlockTheMerger #StopTheMerger
Netflix: You were the chosen one! You were supposed destroy MAGA, not join them! Bring balance to the company, not leave it in darkness! Paramount: I hate you! Netflix: You were my brother, Paramount. I love you.
June 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
The grotesque WH lawn spectacle is another gift to Trump's benefactors: the Ellisons. They paid $7.7B to broadcast UFC on Paramount+. Part of the Ellison takeover of American media (+information diets of Americans) includes harvesting the UFC audience
#StopTheCorruptMerger
tiny.cc/fightbigmedia
Actions to take to fight back and help to #BlockTheMerger
Actions to fight extreme media consolidation and to help #BlockTheMerger 1 - #NameThemShameThem Put the villains in the spotlight. Say the names of the owners and their agenda: “Ellisons’ Paramount...
tiny.cc
June 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM