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December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros would be the latest in this harmful trend — and could kill the movie theater industry.

If Netflix gets their way, their increased domination would make things worse for viewers and artists.

www.wsj.com/business/med...
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. for $72 Billion
The deal would reshape the entertainment and media industry, but it is set to face scrutiny from lawmakers.
www.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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In 1996, President Clinton passed the Telecommunications Act.

This repealed New Deal restrictions on media consolidation.

It also continued industry deregulation stretching back to Carter and Reagan.

www.thebignewsletter.com/p/on-jimmy-k...
On Jimmy Kimmel: It's Time to Destroy the Censorship Machine and Repeal the Telecommunications Act of 1996
In 1996, Bill Clinton set the stage for what Donald Trump is doing now by creating a censorship machine of consolidated media, broadband, and tech firms. It's time to break it apart.
www.thebignewsletter.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said earlier today that seeing this video was "one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service."

"People will someday see this video and they will see that that video shows ... an attack on shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Q: What did you see in the second strike?

Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM