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Some context: "Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, accordin

Some context: "Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, according to a regulatory filing." https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jared-kushner-paramount-warner-bros-netflix https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jared-kushner-paramount-war...

kulahan 10mo ago
Thank you, I had no idea how this was politically related, and honestly cannot keep track of all the corruption these days anyways. How does anyone? This is pretty much a genuine question.
- red-iron-pine 10mo ago
  are executives breathing? then there is corruption. start following the money and you'll find it, we're in the new gilded age
- mmooss 10mo ago
  "all" is a high standard. This issue has been in the news for awhile. Read a major, serious news source like The Economist or NY Times.
  - renegade-otter 10mo ago
    The news are flooded with these stories, for anyone who cares, but I imagine what we don't know is even more shocking.
- renegade-otter 10mo ago
  The Bulwark is fairly on top of the pillaging that's happening in the US government.
brandensilva 10mo ago
The dark side of all this is a propaganda network. The government and who runs it should not be in business I'm sorry. This isn't free markets, it's manipulation and corruption.
- taurath 10mo ago
  This really isn’t the free market, this is de facto cartels when like 90% of media properties are owned by 3 or 4 companies.
  - throwaway29812 10mo ago
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- baq 10mo ago
  This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body - when the regulator turns into a market participant. It’s closer to a jungle than anything else.
  - JumpCrisscross 10mo ago
    > This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body It's almost more that we have semi-functional regulation. Trump's influence over this transaction entirely stems from his antitrust powers.

kulahan 10mo ago

Thank you, I had no idea how this was politically related, and honestly cannot keep track of all the corruption these days anyways. How does anyone? This is pretty much a genuine question.

red-iron-pine 10mo ago
are executives breathing? then there is corruption. start following the money and you'll find it, we're in the new gilded age
mmooss 10mo ago
"all" is a high standard. This issue has been in the news for awhile. Read a major, serious news source like The Economist or NY Times.
- renegade-otter 10mo ago
  The news are flooded with these stories, for anyone who cares, but I imagine what we don't know is even more shocking.
renegade-otter 10mo ago
The Bulwark is fairly on top of the pillaging that's happening in the US government.

brandensilva 10mo ago

The dark side of all this is a propaganda network. The government and who runs it should not be in business I'm sorry. This isn't free markets, it's manipulation and corruption.

taurath 10mo ago
This really isn’t the free market, this is de facto cartels when like 90% of media properties are owned by 3 or 4 companies.
- throwaway29812 10mo ago
  [dead]
baq 10mo ago
This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body - when the regulator turns into a market participant. It’s closer to a jungle than anything else.
- JumpCrisscross 10mo ago
  > This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body It's almost more that we have semi-functional regulation. Trump's influence over this transaction entirely stems from his antitrust powers.