UK to probe Paramount-Warner Bros deal in coming weeks, competition watchdog says Britain's antitrust watchdog is expected to launch an investigation into Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion acquisition of ​Warner Bros Discovery in "the coming weeks," ‌a spokesperson said on Monday.

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Major Hollywood Figures Sign On To Letter Opposing Paramount-WB Merger JJ Abrams and David Fincher were among those signing on to the letter.

American screenwriter Damon Lindelof wrote:

"I’m scared. But I’m not a ghost. And a fight is already lost if it’s never fought. So I signed. Proudly."

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Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller, Kristen Stewart and 1,000-Plus Hollywood Names Oppose Paramount-Warner Deal in Open Letter: ‘Block the Merger’ Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller, Kristen Stewart and more stars signed an open letter opposing Paramount's pending Warner Bros. Discovery purchase.

"We are deeply concerned by indications of support for this merger that prioritize the interests of a small group of powerful stakeholders over the broader public good."

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J.J. Abrams, David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve and Over 1,000 More Sign Open Letter Against Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger J.J. Abrams, David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve, Kristen Stewart and more signed an open letter opposing the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger.

The entertainment industry is fighting back:

"J.J. Abrams, David Fincher, Jason Bateman, Kristen Stewart, Emma Thompson, Ben Stiller and Lin-Manuel Miranda, signed an open letter on Monday opposing the impending Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros."

#BlockTheMerger

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Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros.

"More than 1,000 writers, actors + directors released a letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying the deal will result in 'fewer opportunities for creators, fewer jobs across the production ecosystem, higher costs and less choice for audiences'."

#BlockTheMerger

"Workers contend they are having to step in to support colleagues with financial and administrative help that they believe their employers should be extending to the vulnerable and lower-income members of their communities."

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"An investigative tool like Longeye may not be covered under existing state laws, since it currently does not write patrol reports," said Kate Chatfield, executive director of @calpublicdefenders.bsky.social.

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"We want our schools to stop bringing criminalization and policing into our schools, defund the police, and defend the lives of our children."

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LGBTQ+ and Trans organizations in San Francisco are facing threats from Trump— and budget choices being made in SF City Hall.

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SF's Budget outlook is improving thanks, in part, to increased revenue from a tax on luxury real-estate sales that Mayor Lurie and City Leaders are now trying to cut.

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Introducing the Inaugural Hard Reset Creator Fellows Cohort At Hard Reset, we believe the people closest to the realities of work belong at the center of conversations about labor, technology, and power

We believe the people closest to the realities of work belong at the center of conversations about labor, tech, and power.

Meet the @hardresetmedia.com Creator Fellows who clock in every day and tell stories from *inside* their industries about the future of labor and power.

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Hospital Security Debate Swirls After San Francisco Social Worker Stabbing | KQED More than one in five social workers say they have been assaulted on the job, according to a recent union survey.

UCSF needs to know what frontline social workers have known for too long: UCSF social workers don’t feel safe on the job, and our survey proves it. We demand more protection, and our survey shows why. We won’t stop until every worker is safe. #UCSF #UC #SF #WorkplaceSafety

Paramount Skydance expected to win regulatory battles as DOJ probes WBD deal The approval process will likely be long and cumbersome, which could impact how quickly the company can realize synergies and growth opportunities.

The Paramount-Warner Bro's Discovery deal is not final.
The DOJ, or state attorney generals, could still step in, according to our client, @econliberties.bsky.social Lee Hepner.

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Mayor Daniel Lurie calls for 500 city job cuts in to address San Francisco budget deficit San Francisco city departments have been told they will need to eliminate at least 500 budgeted positions, including some currently filled roles, as part of a sweeping effort to reduce a projected $40...

#SF's mayor is saying we need to make tough choices to manage the city's $900 million budget deficit. Our client, the San Francisco People's Budget Coalition, says there are more options than balancing it on the backs of working people. 👇

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie Looks to Eliminate 500 City Jobs | KQED The looming cuts come after last year’s layoffs, and as the city is facing a nearly $900 million budget deficit.

"Mayor Luire helped end the hotel strike and stopped a National Guard takeover with two phone calls. Maybe he should call these CEOs before asking workers and residents to foot the bill," said the People’s Budget Coalition's Worley-Ziegmann.

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie Looks to Eliminate 500 City Jobs | KQED The looming cuts come after last year’s layoffs, and as the city is facing a nearly $900 million budget deficit.

"Why should workers get laid off and residents lose essential services when big #tech companies like Airbnb hold up 100s of millions of dollars, suing the city to get out of paying their fair share in taxes?” said the People’s Budget Coalition's Worley-Ziegmann.

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New anti-ICE billboards in Miami call out agency's rising costs The billboards are part of a national campaign.

200+ billboards went up nationwide as part of @conmijente.bsky.social 's "ICE Costs Us" campaign. Each one includes "Your Tax $ Wasted" + a photo showing ICE's spending.

[These] come as FL lawmakers acknowledged FL taxpayers may be on the financial hook for detention sites like Alligator Alcatraz.

"Billions [being allotted] to #ICE while families lose healthcare and basic services is both dangerous and morally wrong."

See ConMijente's "ICE Costs Us" nationwide campaign covering how Americans’ tax dollars are being "wasted" on federal immigration funding.

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Exclusive: Half of front-line UCSF social workers say they’ve been sexually assaulted or harassed OPINION: A new survey from the labor union representing licensed health care workers found an astonishing 50% reported being sexually assaulted or harassed at work, Emily Hoeven writes.

Of the 120 workers who responded to @UPTECWA's survey: 50% reported being sexually assaulted or harassed at work; and 90% said they’d experienced some type of threat, assault or intimidation and had reported feeling unsafe at work at least once to management.

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‘Community Benefits’ from a Hyperscale Data Center are a Mighty Tall Order Greg LeRoy directs Good Jobs First, a national nonprofit watchdog group on economic development issues.

"Combining state reforms with local safeguards, hyperscale data centers could stop damaging state budgets, fobbing their power costs onto others, and endangering local quality of life."

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Blueprint For Solidarity: Community Organizations Build the Public Good | Common Dreams In the shadow of federal failure, there’s a hopeful truth emerging in cities and states across our country: When communities act in solidarity, they can reclaim government and transform it to serve th...

"This administration has chosen to fund fear over food, detention over dignity, and the interests of billionaires over the well-being of working people.

[But] when communities act in solidarity, they can reclaim government and transform it to serve the people."

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Investing Public Pensions in Fossil Fuel and AI Companies Is More Than Amoral – It’s Bad Business | Common Dreams Corporations are using the hard-earned money of today's workers to further their own goals—many of which are directly at odds with the goals, livelihoods, and futures of public employees.

"In this critical moment in history, companies that are actively hastening climate change, threatening housing security, eliminating jobs and industries, and destabilizing our democracy and economy do not deserve our investment."

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SF: Hundreds Rally Against Proposed Budget Cuts To Environment Department Hundreds of climate activists filled the steps of San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday to rally against possible funding cuts to the city's Environment Department.

"If we don't fund this work, we are defunding our future," Appenzeller said. "We are here to fight for our jobs, but we are also here to fight for clean air, for climate action and for a livable city."

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How Lurie bungled the teachers strike - 48 hills Plus: Why is an administration obsessed with public safety cutting crime-prevention programs that are way cheaper than cops? That's The Agenda for Feb. 15-22

"We all knew that cuts were coming to the San Francisco budget [...] In the case of some of these cuts, 'entirely vulnerable communities will be completely abandoned,' said Anya Worley-Ziegmann, coalition coordinator for the People’s Budget Coalition.'"

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Health orgs brace for SF funding cuts Public health dept. must trim $17M.

"Anya Worley-Ziegmann of the People’s Budget Coalition said that [it’s] very concerning that the communities targeted by these cuts (black communities, transgender folks, people with HIV) are the exact same groups under attack by the federal administration."

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OP-ED: Restaurants were built on Black labor, but lobbyists still run them The restaurant industry isn’t going anywhere. The question is whether the people who hold it up will ever be allowed to live with stability and dignity.

"Workers in New York are pushing for a shift to Just Safe Food, a comparable training run by One Fair Wage. It still covers food safety, but it also acknowledges that worker safety, dignity, and fair pay are part of public health."

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See photos from Bernie Sanders' visit to The Carolina Theatre in Greensboro Marguerite Casey Foundation hosted its inaugural "Common Thread" event featuring U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders as part of his Fighting Oligarchy Tour on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at The Carolina Theatre

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This Black History Month, the leaders of the past can teach real resistance | Eric Morrison-Smith Movements are not born fully formed – they begin when ordinary people decide to act

"As fascism actively dismantles the liberal world order we were told to trust, clinging to those limits is no longer strategic; it is dangerous," writes ABMoC executive director @ericms.bsky.social.

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SF nonprofits brace for $17M in health dept. cuts HIV advocates are sounding the alarm about a proposal to cut $17 million from funds allocated to community-based organizations that contract with the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

A proposal to cut $17 million from funds allocated to community-based organizations that contract with the San Francisco Dept of Public Health has advocates like the SF People's Budget Coalition sounding the alarm.

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Wells Fargo’s push for AI could change how folks continue to bank Customers at the Wells Fargo branch in Artesia will see fewer people these days, as the bank pushes customers toward its virtual assistant. It’s part of a company-wide plan to cut jobs as it ramps up ...

Wells Fargo is expecting job cuts as the company rolls out AI. Unionized workers are bargaining to figure out next moves. “What we want is a singular contract for all Wells Fargo branches that are unionized,” said Danielle Olivas.

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