Remember this the next time you see someone post a link from CBS News.

  • Janx@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    CBS parent company Paramount, on the verge of a merger with Trump-friendly company Skydance, announced that The Late Show would end just days after Colbert blasted its $16 million “big fat bribe,” settlement to President Donald Trump.

    This can’t be remembered too much. Trump sued CBS because he’s a thin-skinned bitch who can’t take a joke. Paramount needed the Trump administration’s approval for their giant merger, so they directly paid the president $15 million dollars in a legal bribe “settlement” of his anti free-speech lawsuit that he would have never won. Colbert pointed this out, so they punished the comedian, along with his entire staff and crew…

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    3 days ago

    I just read the article. I didn’t see anything about them having to “immediately leave the premises.”

    He is saying that they’re paid through the last show, then they’re not paid anymore. And they (his staff, not the production crew) have a week to get their stuff out, which seems like plenty of time. He said he’s already completely packed. The crew has as much time as it takes to “wrap”.

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      Daily Beast is unfortunately very good at creating pro-left ragebait with it’s headlines. I have a sneaking suspicion that the reason Reddit’s politics sub is the way it is is because of DB.

      And just to be clear, that’s not me defending CBS, fuck em. But it is me saying that Daily Beast has ALREADY changed the headline on their site from the time OP posted it.

      • BossDj@piefed.social
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        1 day ago

        This isn’t true either. The title of the article is the same as the generated link posted by op. I think OP changed it.

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    3 days ago

    I cant wait for the ratings tank after the last show. I think most are ignoring it for now because nothing has changed yet

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      3 days ago

      It doesn’t really matter. The real way to make money now is insider information.

      They don’t need their company to make money. They just need to find a spot on the merry-go-round of fraud.

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      2 days ago

      I’m actually confused about who watches TV any more. I haven’t watched TV since 2008.