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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/09/2026

Today's threads (a thread) Inside: Bonta sold us out to Trump's oligarchs; and more! Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/09/22/h... #Pluralistic 1/

The Warner Brothers tower. It has been tinted orange and is leaning at a 30-40' angle. It is surmounted by Trump's hair. The tower is wavering. The background is ominous, red-tinged clouds, through which peek a marching army of banner-waving demons.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/09/2026

Bonta sold us out to Trump's oligarchs: A "settlement" that promises less than nothing. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net

Well, *fuck*. California AG Rob Bonta just surrendered to the Trump-aligned billionaires who want to take over and destroy Warners, merging it with the chudded-out husk of Paramount, leaving these two corrupt assholes to control Warners, Paramount *and* Tiktok: www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

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Martin Grasdal 🍁 @mgrasdal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I can't help but think that this is another own goal that will ultimately accelerate the loss of US soft power, which is already in decline. Movies and TV are a primary US cultural export. There's a real risk the international audience for US movies and tv will decline.

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Pod @poddraws.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

When we elect people who only like themselves, leaf gold, and stake with ketchup, everything nice will be sacrificed.

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Lambert Strether @lambert-strether.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Not to blogwh*re, but maybe you can take this idea and run with it: thejackpot.blog/node/IsGoogl... Unless you already did and I missed it :-( Thanks for your amazing work.

thejackpot.blog

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