Leslee

✨Latina, Introvert, Homebody✨sharing what is in my mind and my love of pop culture.

[Leslee @shattered_lesle]

Mondays be like:

[Alvaro Bedoya @BedoyaUSA]

Today, billionaires have yet again bribed, censored, and bullied their way to the top. As a result, a billionaire media conglomerate closely allied with the president will soon own one of its closest rivals, including some of the nation’s most critical news outlets. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund will co-own those outlets, too.

Layoffs will follow. People from L.A. to Atlanta will lose their jobs, small businesses will lose their contracts, your cable bill and movie ticket will be even more expensive. Dissent against money and power will be even harder to find.

This did not have to happen. Thanks to an extraordinary outpouring of grassroots anger against the merger, a coalition of 12 state attorneys general sued to block it. They beat Paramount in court, winning a court-ordered pause on the merger, and beat them again at the negotiating table, getting the conglomerate to agree to pause the merger until as late as next June.

But the Ellison family does not care about the law. Instead, they loudly threatened to leave California if their merger did not go through immediately. Gavin Newsom caved to that pressure. So did Xavier Becerra. And eventually, so did Attorney General Rob Bonta, agreeing to a weak settlement that will be exceedingly difficult to enforce.

People want champions who are not afraid of rich bullies. Newsom, Becerra, and Bonta did not meet that mark. The people who work in the film and TV industry and the small businesses who support it will suffer as a result. And so will everyone who values dissent in our democracy.

This is not the end. The coalition that fought to block this illegal merger will fight to break up big media. There is legislation pending in Congress today that would retroactively break up corrupt billionaire mergers. This industry was once marked with strict rules so that a small handful of conglomerates couldn’t own everything. There’s no reason we cannot return to that reality. There’s no reason we can’t build on it.

But today is a loss, and that loss will be felt by the people who can least afford it.

[Leslee @shattered_lesle]

If only it was like this everyday. Let him tire himself out while we don’t hear a single bout of nonsense from him.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Donald Trump couldn’t be heard at today’s White House event due to an absent press pool.

The press are currently boycotting White House pool coverage in response to the Trump administration’s ban on CNN and other outlets.

[Sean Gunn @Seangunnburner]

RIP to one of the greatest movie studios in history.

[Olivia @Justmeolly]

"What's happening?"
"Am I dead?"
"Is this my wake?"
"Am I in hell?"

This scene of Derry Girls between Uncle Colm and Sister Michael is so funny! 😭🤣🤣

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Paramount reaches a settlement with the 12 states suing over its Warner Bros. merger and can move forward with the deal.

An official announcement is expected later today.

🔗: https://t.co/SXaOXQFGvv

[R 🍉🍉🍉 @RNontime]

It's always the same selfish story. They didn't give a damn until they were personally impacted.

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

Today is the 21st of September.

[deray @deray]

When is enough, enough?

[V.Smith @vincsmith]

The messiest bitch you know is always a man lmao

[m @bigllittlelies]

insufferable

[Anne @AnneSachsen]

"Rock the boat! It's rock the boat!"💃

[Da Geechee Goddess @DaGeecheeGamer]

Bring back shame. People should be EMBARASSED to be racist, or misogynistic, or ableist, or classist. Like, you SHOULD feel stupid.

[L @ArtsPassionne_]

Can we just bring back hiring artists to draw instead of all that flat and boring garbage

[T @fruitybishop]

happy 10 years of the good place this is still the best plot twist in television history https://t.co/lUdjKop8Np

[lee. @domolys]

My daughter makes EVERYBODY black when she colors 😭

[Arturo Dominguez @extremearturo]

Shout-out to the Miccosukee Tribe for successfully fighting against and helping shut down Alligator Alcatraz. I didn't see them get much credit. Their efforts should be recognized. ✊🏼

[Olivia @Justmeolly]

"We'll be forced to sign false confessions, there's no way out"
"What if we wear them down first?"
"How"
"I know who we should call"

Liam Neeson's cameo in Derry Girls was iconic... but he didn't stand a chance against Uncle Colm. 😭😂😂

[Leslee @shattered_lesle]

@MorbidKnowledge 😖