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The $111B Paramount-WBD merger is a slow-motion train wreck in a war zone. Between the Iran conflict and the #NoKings protests, this "deal of the century" is looking more like the heist of the century. 🧵👇 #MediaMonopoly #Antitrust #WBD #Paramount
Post 1 🧵
Oh good, the $111B #ParamountWBD merger is officially in the "everyone hates this" phase. We’ve got $80B in debt, a junk credit rating, and enough foreign sovereign wealth funding to make a GOP subcommittee short-circuit. Let’s dive into this dumpster fire. 1/6 #MediaMonopoly
6/ The "Nightmare" is real. We’re looking at higher sub fees, deleted content for tax write-offs (RIP Batgirl/Coyote), and the death of independent cinema. This isn't a merger; it’s an extraction. It’s time to block the deal. 🚫🎥 #StopTheMerger #MediaMonopoly
Post 1/5
Tomorrow’s WBD shareholder vote is the definition of bleak. We’re watching a $110B "victory" for Skydance that feels like a funeral for Hollywood. This isn't a merger; it’s a hostile takeover of two legacies by a debt-fueled dynasty. 🧵 #WBD #Paramount #MediaMonopoly
2/ "Editorial independence" is the biggest lie of the bunch. You don’t put a hand-picked board of political donors in charge of CNN and CBS News and expect "balance." This isn’t a merger; it’s a megaphone for the billionaire class. 🎤🚫 #SaveCBS #MediaMonopoly
🧵 Post 1: The Overview
The $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger isn't just another corporate deal—it’s a move toward a "media monopoly" that threatens everything from your favorite shows to the independence of the news. We have to stop this. Here’s why and how. 🧵 #StopTheMerger #MediaMonopoly
California AG Rob Bonta is leading the charge, warning this deal is "not a done deal." ⚖️ He’s joined by 11+ state AGs concerned about massive layoffs and higher subscription prices. We need states to sue under the Clayton Act! #MediaMonopoly #SaveHollywood
DOJ & CA AG Rob Bonta: Pull the plug. 🛑 Between WGA/SAG-AFTRA warnings and the risk of financial collapse, this deal is "presumptively illegal."
ACT NOW: Submit an antitrust complaint to the DOJ before the March 20 vote: justice.gov/atr/contact/new-antitrust-complaint 🚫🎬 #Antitrust #MediaMonopoly
DOJ & CA AG Rob Bonta: Pull the plug. 🛑 With WGA and SAG-AFTRA sounding the alarm on labor monopolies and the risk of total financial collapse, this deal is "presumptively illegal." Don't let a debt-ridden monopoly kill the creative ecosystem. 🚫🎬 #Antitrust #MediaMonopoly #PSKY #WBD
Jane Fonda isn’t backing down. At the Oscars, she made it clear: the $111B Paramount/WBD merger isn’t just a bad deal—it’s a "constitutional crisis." With CNN and CBS under one roof, editorial independence is on the line. 🛑 #BlockTheMerger #MediaMonopoly
Post 3/4
The news media angle is even more concerning. Bringing CBS News and CNN under one roof creates a massive concentration of informational power. Critics fear this "master switch" control could lead to censorship and a lack of diverse viewpoints. 📺🗞️ #MediaMonopoly #FreePress
The clock is ticking. With the 2026 midterms approaching, this deal could determine whether voters see accountability or an administration-approved "highlight reel." Keep your eyes on the court filings. #MediaMonopoly #FirstAmendment #2026Midterms
BOTTOM LINE: BLOCK IT OR LOSE IT
If the DOJ doesn't grow a spine and BLOCK THIS MERGER, we are handing the keys to our culture and our elections to a single family. This isn't "business as usual"—it’s an Antitrust Disaster. 🛑📢
#StopTheMerger #MediaMonopoly #SaveCNN #SaveCBS #AntitrustNow
This merger isn't about better TV—it's about servicing $80B in debt. 📉
Projections show massive production cuts and job losses to find '$6 billion in synergies.'
Don't let them destroy the creative economy. Demand your Reps hold hearings NOW. 🏛️
#MediaMonopoly #LaborRights #ParamountWBD
First the strikes, now a mega-merger. 🎬
Consolidating Paramount & WBD means fewer rooms for writers, fewer jobs for crews, and a "content desert" for fans. 🏜️
Don't let two giants become one behemoth. 🙅♂️
#SaveTheArts #ParamountWBD #MediaMonopoly #LaborRights
@wgawest.bsky.social How can the FCC call the Paramount-WBD deal "pro-growth" when it:
📉 Creates $79B in debt
📉 Got Paramount downgraded to "JUNK" status
📉 Risks thousands of union jobs
Brendan Carr is ignoring the math to push a political agenda. Keep news independent! #MediaMonopoly #LaborRights
It’s not clean—it’s captured. 📺🚫 #FCC #MediaMonopoly"
Blue "WB" logo inside a blue shield outline.
The Warner Bros bidding race shows how fast entertainment power is consolidating and how little real oversight exists. Big Tech + Big Media = shrinking choice for all of us.
#MediaMonopoly #Antitrust #BigTech
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I just hooked up an old portable dvd player. Luckily I kept all my dvds. If I have to watch the boxed sets of the wire, sex and the city, Mr show and Casablanca for the rest of my life, I think I’ll be fine. #mediamonopoly #staterunmedia #wtf
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The Warner Bros bidding race shows how fast entertainment power is consolidating and how little real oversight exists. Big Tech + Big Media = shrinking choice for all of us.
#MediaMonopoly #Antitrust #BigTech
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Why do studios keep rebooting everything? It’s not about nostalgia. It’s about money and minimizing risk, a calculated strategy by consolidated media giants to avoid innovation. #MediaMonopoly #ContentCrisis Follow @The_Piaz
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The whole thing: And as Robert Reich says, it's worse now, thank goodness for independent media.
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#corporatewelfare
#mediamonopoly
Bezos's WaPo: 'Democracy Dies in Darkness,' but apparently, deep investigation dies first when it's time to cut 'costs.' With $199B net worth, layoffs are a choice, not a necessity. #MediaMonopoly #DemocracyFail
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Senators eye FCC ownership caps amid Nexstar-TEGNA merger. Remember 1996? Deregulation promised 'more choice,' delivered fewer voices. Same play, different targets. #MediaMonopoly
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Trump endorses a media merger for 'competition.' This isn't about markets, it's about narrative control. Remember 1996 Telecommunications Act? This is the logical, troubling, outcome. #MediaMonopoly
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The Bloodbath at Washington Post Is All Jeff Bezos’s Fault theintercept.com/2026/02/07/w... #uspoli #media #JeffBezos #JeffBozo #WashingtonPost #Journalism #MediaMonopoly #journalism #ethics #bias #TaxTheRich
Bezos's WaPo isn't vandalism; it's annexation. The 'free press' under oligarchic control just switches narratives. When billionaires acquire media, they buy influence, not just news. #MediaMonopoly
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Bezos's WaPo cuts staff. Another 'bloodbath' report. When the 'Fourth Estate' is an asset for a billionaire, its purpose becomes profit, not truth. We've seen this movie before. #MediaMonopoly
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WaPo layoffs: 300 journalists gone. This isn't about saving journalism; it's about financial re-engineering. Since the 80s, media consolidation has meant profit over public interest. The 'strategic reset' is the current euphemism. #MediaMonopoly
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