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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 5h

Jesus. 26 athletes stranded. This is basically the plot of "Alive."

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 1d

"How could the Bengals be more trash."

Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 1d

lol we’re both guilty

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 1d

From PUCK: Taylor Sheridan, creator of Yellowstone and much superior Neo-Western work, leaving Paramount for NBC Universal.

puck.news/taylor-sheri...

Taylor Sheridan Is Leaving Paramount

TV’s top creator has just closed a massive deal with a rival for when his commitments with Paramount are up. It’s a major move for the ‘Yellowstone’ and ‘Landman’ creator, but perhaps an even bigger c...

puck.news

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

Dear CBS News personalities: The Canadians' ad did not portray Reagan's tariff policy fraudulently, and you do not have to repeat the president's false characterization of it.

Or if your new boss insists that you do, you can at least point out that it's false.

www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-b...

MARGARET BRENNAN: Understood. We'll talk to Hakeem Jeffries later in the program. I want to ask you about what the President just announced in regard to Canada. Today, the President said he wants to raise tariffs on Mexico. Yesterday, he said he's going to raise tariffs on Canada by 10%. He blames what he called a fraudulent ad that featured Ronald Reagan advocate- advocating for free trade. It was put up by the province of Ontario. Is this ad really the issue here, or is it just a tactic in this negotiation? Does the President want the USMCA free trade deal renegotiated, or is he looking to do two separate deals, one with Canada, one with Mexico?

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my god

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Also, Greg Bovino allegedly asked a reporter, “Did Judge Ellis get hit in the head by a rock like I did this morning? … Maybe she needs to see what that’s like before she gives an order like that.”

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maudelebowski.bsky.social @maudelebowski.bsky.social · 2d

gift-grift-graft

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 2d

Nobody works for a living anymore.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

Whoaaaaa

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

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Aaron - GrapPro.com @aaron.wrotkowski.ca · 4d

According to @bjbethel.bsky.social Amazon will make a major play for WBD ownership

Relationships they overlap on:

- AEW (PPV for Amazon, TV/PPV for WBD)
- NHL (Monday Night on Amazon in Canada, Wednesday night on TNT)
- NBA (Amazon essentially took TNT's deal)

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 3d

Huh, turns out Arendt was onto this too.

From "The Alliance Between Mob and Capital," Origins of Totalitarianism, Chapter 5.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.

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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 4d

Trump is furious because Canada went over his head and just made their case with Americans directly.

It’s what everyone should do.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4d

Donald Trump just threw a late-night tantrum over an advertisement created by the Canadian province of Ontario, which featured Ronald Reagan’s REAL words expressing his dislike of tariffs. Trump says that, as a result, all trade negotiations with Canada are “HEREBY TERMINATED.”

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

If Joffrey Baratheon grew up to be an American president, this is pretty much what it would look like.

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 4d

Also asked if this would cut down on the number of interested buyers. "I doubt it but we will see."

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 4d

TV source on Trump official statement reported in the NY Post. Called it "unprecedented and bad for business and media."

"If not now or next year, when Paramount craters under debt and Trump isn't around, someone else buys it all for less."

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 4d

Not simply fascism. Monarchism.

Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino, via Twitter:

https://x.com/cgasparino/status/1981496719863955913

SCOOP: A Trump official tells
@nypost
that the administration favors Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery – and a number of rival bidders are likely to face stiff hurdles from US regulators in the blockbuster auction. “Who owns Warner Bros. Discovery is very important to the administration,” a senior Trump administration official told On The Money. “The Warner board needs to think very seriously not just on the price competition but which player in the suitor pool has been successful getting a deal done. And that points to the Ellisons.”

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 4d

From Deadline: WGA would work to block Paramount purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, calls mergers "disastrous for workers, competition, free speech."

deadline.com/2025/10/wga-pl…

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 4d

They hate Baier for reporting it straight. They hate Bari Weiss for not being MAGA enough.

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MZS.Press @mzspress.bsky.social · 4d

💙✊️💙✊️💙

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

This is amazing!!

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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 4d

Not simply fascism. Monarchism.

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah. I'm pretty sure a good chunk want to sacrifice me right now lol.

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 5d

I remember when the entire Internet Wrestling Cult was in agreement that AEW would get a low ball contract or whatever it was. They ripped out. No one in media cares about this.

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DJ Convoy @djconvoy.bsky.social · 5d

All the rhetoric about "cancellation"... people need to understand that not everyone is fighting the wrestling war. Even if Skydance comes out on top and buys WBD, they aren't BOUND to TKO's whims. There will be a home for programming that performs well and that's what AEW is, regardless

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 5d

They need a TV deal to pay for all this. That's the business model. And there will be paying customers. Top five TV shows don't solder out of thin air now.

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 6d

During AEW's initial TV negotiations in 2018 and 2019 Showtime was also a major player besides Turner. The industry has changed a lot but more in the favor for companies that finish at top of the ratings.

B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 6d

How does all of this affect AEW? Depends on the buyer, the priorities and circumstances. Some among a certain fan base say it would get canceled. Dynamite is a top five show every week sometimes No. 1. You can't make those easily. They'd either stay home or find a new one.

B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 6d

WBD makes it official - it's open to bidders, but how many major streamers are actually in the game?

www.sescoops.com/news/aew/war...

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 6d

How does all of this affect AEW? Depends on the buyer, the priorities and circumstances. Some among a certain fan base say it would get canceled. Dynamite is a top five show every week sometimes No. 1. You can't make those easily. They'd either stay home or find a new one.

B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 6d

WBD makes it official - it's open to bidders, but how many major streamers are actually in the game?

www.sescoops.com/news/aew/war...

Warner Bros. Discovery: Potential Bidders Emerge for 2026 Split

Warner Bros. Discovery announces it's entertaining bidders for its 2026 split. Learn which potential buyers are interested and who's backing away.

www.sescoops.com

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B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 6d

The New York Times quoted a Bank of America analyst who said WBD should accept $30 per share making the price around $50 billion. Multiple outlets have reported Zaslav and board chair John Malone want $60-70 billion.

B.J. Bethel @bjbethel.bsky.social · 6d

WBD makes it official - it's open to bidders, but how many major streamers are actually in the game?

www.sescoops.com/news/aew/war...

Warner Bros. Discovery: Potential Bidders Emerge for 2026 Split

Warner Bros. Discovery announces it's entertaining bidders for its 2026 split. Learn which potential buyers are interested and who's backing away.

www.sescoops.com