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Eugene Gorrin's avatar

Not only state AGs, but overseas regulators.

The following was my comment published in the NY Times yesterday per its article about the DOJ clearing the Paramount- Warner Bros Discovery merger:

US antitrust law - the statutes and regulations designed to promote fair competition in open markets - prevents businesses from engaging in anticompetitive practices, such as monopolies, price-fixing, and bid-rigging that artificially inflate prices, reduce quality, and stifle innovation for consumers. With this decision allowing the Paramount - Warner Bros. Discovery merger to proceed, the Department of Justice has abdicated its responsibility to enforce the law. In other words, it caved. Let’s hope that state attorneys general and overseas regulators pick up the ball that the DOJ has purposefully fumbled.

Tim Gilmer's avatar

Eugene methenamime

Donald Hodgins's avatar

Donald Hodgins

Donald’s Substack

just now

To Trump--no news is good news.

Susaan  Straus's avatar

Do we think that’s even possible???? It feels unstoppable but I’d love to be wrong

Leonor (Lenore) Delgado's avatar

Sent... I'm in California, and Bonta will take action... but I'm concerned about other AGs, especially in red states.

Leslie's avatar

Do you have any information about how many attorneys general have taken steps to try to fight this?

Murray Smart's avatar

This merger is another example of the Billionaires Monopoly Take Over of America. America's Second Gilded Age on Steroids far WORSE than the First Gilded Age doing far more damage! The Billionaire Ellison's are part of the "Mar-a-Lago Mafia" headed by the 80 year old Billionaire Mafia Don. They are ONLY loyal to their Mafia Don and will turn every one of their media into Propaganda machines for the "Mar-a-Lago Mafia" spewing Lies and Hate against the people of America. The solution - Break them ALL up and Dismantle ALL the Monopolies of the Billionaires of America and TAX THEM OUT OF EXISTENCE and put an end to their rule over the people of America. Too much money in too few hands with too much control causing too much damage!!!

Doris Buchmann's avatar

Remove all of their Right hands, we know where they have been!!!

Maria Pickworth's avatar

Not only will it become one huge company. This would mean people receive only the good news about the regime and other news they regulate. Sounds familiar because this what happening in Russia, North Korea and other countries with a dictatorship.

Jan's avatar

100% agreement. I hope state AGs can do it.

Martin Mayland's avatar

I would be inclined to sign but you want my cell number. I am tired of the constant stream of text messages and monetary appeals caused by my name and number being passed around.

equinoxia's avatar

friend, the phone number is optional.

Martin Mayland's avatar

It didn't say that on my page.

Mike Hammer's avatar

Sent, thank you!

Judith Van Herik's avatar

I’m sorry that being on Social Security and other small income sources doesn’t permit me to donate but signing petitions is free!

Brooks Keogh's avatar

maybe this deal can be stalled til after the mid-terms-the landscape may have changed

CE's avatar

None of this will be stopped. The forward movement of the oligarchy is steamrolling us all. State AG’s? Not enough would have the will to do this. CNN will become FOX.

Brooks Keogh's avatar

that is possible-but nonetheless...

MB's avatar

Sadly true

Doris Buchmann's avatar

Burn them all out, real fire flames. Cars, businesses, hair, etc.

CE's avatar

Hair! Well, ours is in fire, maybe theirs should be too…..🤯

Sheehy, Bill's avatar

Hard if not impossible to successfully battle the billionaires... but one keep trying. Just remember, as with the trumpy regime the downfall of the big money people will also end. The big problem will be the residue of these entities left behind.

Marianne's avatar

For me, living in Athens, Greece, CNN is the only channel I still hope to get some acceptable news from the USA. Otherwise, I am afraid this country will be completely lost for the world.

Dorothy King's avatar

Can't you get the BBC? They provide excellent news programming out of the US.

Madeline Stone's avatar

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yes must stop them. PAINFUL TO SEE THEM DESTROY

Dorothy King's avatar

Where is your military? Are they all fascists? Who's organizing the revolt?