[clumsysmurf]

Some context:

"Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, according to a regulatory filing."

https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jared-kushner-paramount-war...

[brandensilva]

The dark side of all this is a propaganda network.

The government and who runs it should not be in business I'm sorry. This isn't free markets, it's manipulation and corruption.

[baq]

This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body - when the regulator turns into a market participant. It’s closer to a jungle than anything else.

[taurath]

This really isn’t the free market, this is de facto cartels when like 90% of media properties are owned by 3 or 4 companies.

[kulahan]

Thank you, I had no idea how this was politically related, and honestly cannot keep track of all the corruption these days anyways. How does anyone? This is pretty much a genuine question.

[red-iron-pine]

are executives breathing? then there is corruption. start following the money and you'll find it, we're in the new gilded age

[renegade-otter]

The Bulwark is fairly on top of the pillaging that's happening in the US government.

[mmooss]

"all" is a high standard. This issue has been in the news for awhile. Read a major, serious news source like The Economist or NY Times.