<description>&lt;p&gt;Mia discusses Larry Ellison&amp;rsquo;s takeover of CBS, Jeff Bezos&amp;rsquo; transformation of the Washington Post, Teen Vogue, and the broader wave of tech fascists buying out the media.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/"&gt;https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://archive.ph/gg6UO#selection-471.223-471.275"&gt;https://archive.ph/gg6UO#selection-471.223-471.275&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/elon-musk-reportedly-helped-larry-112145682.html"&gt;https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/elon-musk-reportedly-helped-larry-112145682.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/ceos-everything-david-larry-ellison-oracle-skydance-paramount-kimmel-carr.php"&gt;https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/ceos-everything-david-larry-ellison-oracle-skydance-paramount-kimmel-carr.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://archive.ph/xBjST"&gt;https://archive.ph/xBjST&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/"&gt;https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theroot.com/massive-black-firings-at-cbs-but-what-about-gayle-king-2000070868"&gt;https://www.theroot.com/massive-black-firings-at-cbs-but-what-about-gayle-king-2000070868&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/media/ellison-wbd-trump-warner-bros-discovery-bid"&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/media/ellison-wbd-trump-warner-bros-discovery-bid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gayle-king-leaving-cbs-mornings-b2855747.html"&gt;https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gayle-king-leaving-cbs-mornings-b2855747.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-layoffs-cuts-morale"&gt;https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-layoffs-cuts-morale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088"&gt;https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/07/nyt-opinion-bennet-resigns-cotton-op-ed-306317"&gt;https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/07/nyt-opinion-bennet-resigns-cotton-op-ed-306317&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/media/trump-cnn-sold-paramount-warner-bros-netflix"&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/media/trump-cnn-sold-paramount-warner-bros-netflix&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-oracle-tiktok-deal-social-media/"&gt;https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-oracle-tiktok-deal-social-media/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/new-york-times-bari-weiss-resigns-360730"&gt;https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/new-york-times-bari-weiss-resigns-360730&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/203758/bari-weiss-cbs-news-strategy"&gt;https://newrepublic.com/article/203758/bari-weiss-cbs-news-strategy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nwasianweekly.com/2025/10/nbc-news-dissolves-asian-america-blk-latino-and-out-teams-in-sweeping-cuts/"&gt;https://nwasianweekly.com/2025/10/nbc-news-dissolves-asian-america-blk-latino-and-out-teams-in-sweeping-cuts/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media

DEC 15, 202526 MIN
It Could Happen Here

The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media

DEC 15, 202526 MIN

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Mia discusses Larry Ellison’s takeover of CBS, Jeff Bezos’ transformation of the Washington Post, Teen Vogue, and the broader wave of tech fascists buying out the media. Sources: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/ https://archive.ph/gg6UO#selection-471.223-471.275 https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/elon-musk-reportedly-helped-larry-112145682.html https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/ceos-everything-david-larry-ellison-oracle-skydance-paramount-kimmel-carr.php https://archive.ph/xBjST https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/ https://www.theroot.com/massive-black-firings-at-cbs-but-what-about-gayle-king-2000070868 https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/media/ellison-wbd-trump-warner-bros-discovery-bid https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gayle-king-leaving-cbs-mornings-b2855747.html https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-layoffs-cuts-morale https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/07/nyt-opinion-bennet-resigns-cotton-op-ed-306317 https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/media/trump-cnn-sold-paramount-warner-bros-netflix https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-oracle-tiktok-deal-social-media/ https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/new-york-times-bari-weiss-resigns-360730 https://newrepublic.com/article/203758/bari-weiss-cbs-news-strategy https://nwasianweekly.com/2025/10/nbc-news-dissolves-asian-america-blk-latino-and-out-teams-in-sweeping-cuts/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.