Yet a Trumpian media monopoly that preserved Hollywood jobs but gave Trump more power to silence criticism would be a dangerous loss for America. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

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Presumably, California is concerned about the impact of the proposed merger on jobs, especially in Hollywood, rather than its impact on the public’s right to know what the Trump administration is up to. That’s understandable.

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The problem is, there’s no necessary connection between an agreement that may satisfy Bonta and the state of California and one that would be in the interest of the American public.

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Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. State officials and labor groups like the Writer’s Guild have called the move a pressure tactic or blackmail, which of course it is.

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As I noted at the start of this post, Paramount’s lawyers are today meeting with Bonta and his team. David Ellison is threatening to begin moving Paramount’s operations out of California starting in October if Bonta refuses to settle his antitrust lawsuit that’s now blocking

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