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>>lawles+(OP)
The timing of this might lead one to believe Paramount’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Brothers Discovery is a consideration in their editorial decisions. They and their competitor (Netflix) need regulatory approval for such a merger and the administration has already inserted itself into the deal.

>>rubyfa+M41
It goes deeper. The Ellisons want to replace Murdoch as the state media for Republican administrations.

>>pavlov+xc1
I'm sympathetic to this idea but Larry Ellison will likely be dead in under 10 years and David Ellison has only ever been a Democrat.

It seems more plausible that David Ellison will bend in whatever direction the wind is blowing.

>>smt88+H32
Plenty of dem-leaning rich folks have abandoned their "convictions" when they got a whiff of what sitting atop a real kleptocracy could be like.