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Christopher Grimes

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London-based editor @FT. Ex-Tokyo, NYC & Atlanta, by way of Tallapoosa, Georgia

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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My final piece from Los Angeles also happens to be the best story assignment of my career. www.ft.com/content/59aa...
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An LA bartenders’ crawl across the city’s best drinking dens
Belying the health-maxing craze, Los Angeles has some excellent bars — and who better to point you in the right direction than the mixologists who work there?
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It take weapons grade arrogance to invent popesplaining.
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
This is the story I needed to read today. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/d...
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The $40 Half Chicken That Ruffled Brooklyn
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The new Disney CEO’s horrible first week—The chaotic opening week exposed a bigger problem: how little control Disney has over the forces remaking its business… www.ft.com/content/9ff5... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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The new Disney CEO’s horrible first week
Josh D’Amaro faces crises across the entertainment giant’s empire
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Can David Ellison pull off Hollywood’s megamerger?— It is the most audacious power grab Hollywood has seen in years — and a test… www.ft.com/content/39e4... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Can David Ellison pull off Hollywood’s megamerger?
The audacious deal to combine Paramount and Warner Bros has huge repercussions and steep challenges
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
In LA’s ‘Tehrangeles’, Trump’s war is popular—Eric Saddigh was only 16 when he fled Iran with his family. Like thousands of others who fled the country after the 1979 Islamic revolution, they landed in Los Angeles…  www.ft.com/content/ddb7... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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In LA’s ‘Tehrangeles’, Trump’s war is popular
The largest community outside Iran danced in the streets but diverges with the president on a return to monarchy
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Essential reading from the great Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran as.ft.com/r/cfd55ca4-0...
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Iran executes Khamenei’s plan to spread regional war
[FREE TO READ] Strikes on energy facilities and targets across Middle East form strategy devised to sow chaos in retaliation for US and Israeli attack
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Project Warrior: How Paramount beat Netflix in $110bn battle for Warner—If approved, the deal will fundamentally reshape the entertainment landscape. It will put some of the biggest names in US media — including… www.ft.com/content/e352... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Project Warrior: How Paramount beat Netflix in $110bn battle for Warner
Ellison father and son viewed deal as a matter of survival to compete with tech giants that now dominate Hollywood
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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Has Trump Thought Through the Endgame in Iran?
The country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed by U.S. and Israeli strikes, but the conflict is far from over, and has convulsed the Middle East in a spasm of interstate violence.
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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Video: Behind Trump’s Reversal On Regime Change
As a candidate, Donald J. Trump criticized regime change as “a proven, absolute failure.” Now he finds himself pursuing the exact kind of regime change he once criticized. Our chief White House corres...
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Paramount clinches Warner Bros deal after Netflix walks away—California’s attorney-general @robbonta.bsky.social vowed to conduct a “vigorous” review of the proposed deal. “Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal,” he said. www.ft.com/content/fdb3... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Paramount clinches Warner Bros deal after Netflix walks away
Streaming company’s decision ends months-long battle to buy parent of CNN, HBO and franchises such as Harry Potter
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
‘Devastated and exhausted’: Washington Post looks to life after Will Lewis–For Bezos, who owns the Post, Lewis’s Super Bowl partying during mass job cuts was one mis-step too many, according to company insiders. www.ft.com/content/2002... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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‘Devastated and exhausted’: Washington Post looks to life after Will Lewis
The newspaper’s staff welcome the publisher’s departure, but fear what may come next after drastic job cuts
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
"The Post proudly adopted the motto “democracy dies in darkness” after Trump was first elected. Now the paper is an exhibit of his attempts to smother democracy in broad daylight." My Swamp Notes with @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social on oligarch destruction of US media. as.ft.com/r/f2dcdea9-a...
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Bezos’s calculated vandalism of the Washington Post
[FREE TO READ] He is just one of several pro-Trump oligarchs who now control key sections of the US media
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
First of two pieces I wrote from Minneapolis last week: as.ft.com/r/9e87403c-b...
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How a killing on ‘Eat Street’ forced Donald Trump to change course
[FREE TO READ] Man was shot dead from behind by immigration agents in Minneapolis, sparking outrage and leaving a vibrant area in mourning
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 03/02/2026
exactly. this is not difficult. as.ft.com/r/58ed1b23-d...
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Netflix says Paramount bid ‘doesn’t pass sniff test’ as Warner battle intensifies—Netflix sought to win over any wavering WBD shareholders this week by shifting to an all-cash offer that it said would allow… www.ft.com/content/0542... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Netflix says Paramount bid ‘doesn’t pass sniff test’ as Warner battle intensifies
Co-chief Greg Peters says Netflix is winning Warner Bros shareholder support for a deal that would upend Hollywood
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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Tech barons should not assume they are invulnerable. They may feel safe today, but the constancy of Maga Republicans is not something anyone should take for granted. It is not hard to see a future where US populists seek to regulate the seemingly untameable titans. as.ft.com/r/7645c8c1-7...
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A warning shot to our tech overlords
[FREE TO READ] Democratic history is a timeline of states acting to curb over-mighty figures, from kings to business tycoons
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Mamdani has clearly read up on Mayor John Lindsay’s 1969 snowstorm disaster. From today's briefing: "This weekend is going to be cold. It is going to be windy. And above all else, it is going to be a weekend where your city is prepared." Now he just has to deliver.
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
"Having wracked my brains, I've come up with a slogan for Britain’s middle power opportunity: 'Take back control'." My Swamp Notes with @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on why Carney has laid out the rest of the west's only sane response to Trump. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/672930fc-c...
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Britain’s golden middle power opening
[FREE TO READ] Prime Minister Keir Starmer has a chance to really ‘take back control’
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
California’s divisive plan to tax billionaires-At the core of the debate are concerns about rising levels of inequality, an issue that is likely to animate American politics in the year to come. www.ft.com/content/ddfc... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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California’s divisive plan to tax billionaires
The proposed levy on people worth 10 figures and above has rattled Silicon Valley and split Democratic leaders
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
@grimeslikedimes.bsky.social: YouTube Is Now The Leader IN TV And Streaming In The U.S. | @financialtimes.com (SubReq) www.ft.com/content/9e75...
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The relentless rise of YouTube
As well as being the dominant platform in podcasting and having a growing presence in live sport, it is now the leader in TV and streaming in the US
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
The relentless rise of YouTube—Almost by stealth, it has also conquered the American living room. Since 2024, Americans have been watching YouTube primarily on TVs, not their phones or other devices… www.ft.com/content/9e75... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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The relentless rise of YouTube
As well as being the dominant platform in podcasting and having a growing presence in live sport, it is now the leader in TV and streaming in the US
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Kieran Hannon @kieranhannon.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Excellent @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social article on #YouTube dominance in the #streaming wars
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Warner Bros board urges investors to reject Paramount’s ‘inferior’ $108bn bid—In a sharply worded letter to shareholders on Wednesday, the WBD board called the Paramount offer — its seventh bid… www.ft.com/content/3562... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Warner Bros board urges investors to reject Paramount’s ‘inferior’ $108bn bid
David Ellison’s offer provides ‘untenable degree of risk’ and ‘potential downside’ for WBD shareholders
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/12/2025
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
How Warner Bros Discovery’s David Zaslav defied Hollywood — again—Stephen Galloway, dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, said Zaslav’s tenure would be marked by… www.ft.com/content/fa72... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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How Warner Bros Discovery’s David Zaslav defied Hollywood — again
The Netflix-Paramount bidding war puts the much-criticised CEO in line for a bumper payday
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
‘Hollywood is shocked’: Warner Bros sale looms large over movie industry—The sale of the century-old Warner studio has raised anxieties about thousands of job cuts and the loss of… www.ft.com/content/9a61... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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‘Hollywood is shocked’: Warner Bros sale looms large over movie industry
Deal for studio stands to undercut earnings for virtually every other segment of the industry regardless of the buyer
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
@johngapper.bsky.social in top form on the battle for Warner Bros. www.ft.com/content/d7ad...
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The dangerous thrill of buying Warner Bros is not gone
Mergers involving the Hollywood studio are often disastrous, but Netflix and Paramount are trying once again
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Hollywood fears job cuts as opposition to Netflix-Warner deal grows—Actress Jane Fonda said the proposed deal “threatens the entire entertainment industry”. www.ft.com/content/7c90... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Hollywood fears job cuts as opposition to Netflix-Warner deal grows
Actors, screenwriters and theatre owners warn of fewer cinematic releases and less innovation
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
How Netflix stole Warner Bros from David Ellison-Netflix’s offer met all of the Warner board’s demands and it was willing to adopt requested changes to get the deal done. Paramount and Comcast, by contrast… www.ft.com/content/0fb6... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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How Netflix stole Warner Bros from David Ellison
Old-guard Hollywood underestimated streaming pioneer that has upended the industry over two decades
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Edwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Frank in his kitchen. RIP.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
“What have I done!” 🤡
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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Frank O. Gehry, the architect who changed the civic landscape of his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, has died
Frank Gehry, known for ebullient cultural buildings like Disney Hall who helped invigorate the field of architecture at a moribund time, has died at 96.
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Paramount held talks with Saudi wealth fund over potential Warner Bros Discovery bid—Discussions remain preliminary and it is unclear whether any of the investors will ultimately participate in the transaction… www.ft.com/content/9795... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Paramount held talks with Saudi wealth fund over potential Warner Bros Discovery bid
David Ellison met officials from the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, among other Gulf investors
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Walt Disney shares slump as sales at film and TV units slide—Iger has tried to boost the share price since returning to Disney in late 2022, a year when the company lost billions of dollars at its streaming division. But… www.ft.com/content/3766... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Walt Disney shares slump as sales at film and TV units slide
Growth in theme parks and cruise lines business offsets absence of blockbusters and continued television revenue decline
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Musk is still talking at the Tesla shareholder meeting and he just criticized "the parasitic load of being a public company" which has "grown over time." This from a man who was just awarded a $1 trillion pay package from more than 75% of his public company shareholders.
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
'The deal sets up ambitious targets for Musk to unlock his stock payouts. To reach $1tn, he must sextuple Tesla’s valuation to $8.5tn, boost earnings 24-fold to $400bn and sell millions of robots and autonomous driving subscriptions.' on.ft.com/4oVfFzx
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Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal
[FREE TO READ] World’s richest man had warned he would quit if investors failed to back the largest remuneration package in history
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
‘Creators are the new Hollywood’: YouTubers take on the big studios—It reached another significant milestone this year: US viewers now watch YouTube primarily on the TV set — not mobile phones and… www.ft.com/content/b924... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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‘Creators are the new Hollywood’: YouTubers take on the big studios
Content creators are bringing Silicon Valley-style disruption to the capital of the traditional media
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Has Donald Trump handed late-night TV a reprieve?-It’s unclear how long the ratings bounce will last, but for Kimmel and his fellow late-night comedians any increase is welcome. Cord-cutting has…  www.ft.com/content/4148... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Has Donald Trump handed late-night TV a reprieve?
Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings soared after Disney put him back on air, but talk shows like his face a battle for survival
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Thomas Sorlie @thomassorlie.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass every day." - Catfish Hunter
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Manohla Darghis: "It engages with its moment as few American fiction films do. It feels shockingly urgent." Exactly right. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/m...
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‘One Battle After Another’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Rallying Cry
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The meeting jeopardizes "proper command and control when you have no idea if a crisis will erupt, and now our potential adversaries have five days to plan whatever shenanigans they may want to attempt" on.ft.com/3Kuz2QZ
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Pete Hegseth’s sudden military summit stirs concern and speculation
US defence secretary calls top brass to Virginia for highly unusual meeting
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Couldn't agree more with Danny Leigh: One Battle After Another is the best film of the year. PT Anderson has somehow captured 2025 America with a film adaptation of a 1990 Pynchon novel that started preproduction in 2023. Performances are amazing. And it's in VistaVision! on.ft.com/3IvJ2Jg
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One Battle After Another film review — Leonardo DiCaprio turns leftwing guerrilla in best film of the year so far
[FREE TO READ] Paul Thomas Anderson turns a 1990 Thomas Pynchon story about American revolutionaries into an urgent and zanily funny film about now
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Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Chemerinsky: It is time to be very worried about freedom of expression in the United States. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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Contributor: FCC overstepped in push to get Jimmy Kimmel off the air
The late-night host's sidelining is part of a larger government effort to intimidate the media into silence.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 21/09/2025
Murdochs and Michael Dell part of TikTok buyer group, says Trump on.ft.com/4n7cfsW
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Murdochs and Michael Dell part of TikTok buyer group, says Trump
US president says Rupert and Lachlan will join the computer pioneer as well as Oracle’s Larry Ellison to buy shares from China’s ByteDance
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A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism?-“I think [Trump] is chilling dissent,” says Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at University of California, Berkeley and… www.ft.com/content/54be... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism?
Since January, Donald Trump has used tactics reminiscent of the 1950s to stifle critical voices. Over the last week, the threats have intensified
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism?-“We’re dealing with a radical left group of lunatics, and they don’t play fair and they never did,” Trump told NBC News. www.ft.com/content/54be... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism?
Since January, Donald Trump has used tactics reminiscent of the 1950s to stifle critical voices. Over the last week, the threats have intensified
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Clay Harris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇵🇸💉💉💉💉💉💉💉💉 💉😷 @mudlarklives.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
What also struck me is that, possibly not incidentally, Chris @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social - unlike many of his US-based @financialtimes.com colleagues - is a US citizen and thus less immediately vulnerable to recriminations from the Trump regime. A safer choice of author, at least for now.
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
New York Times chief warns Donald Trump is deploying ‘anti-press playbook’—The showdown between Trump and the powerful US newspaper marks an escalation… www.ft.com/content/a2b3... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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New York Times chief warns Donald Trump is deploying ‘anti-press playbook’
Meredith Kopit Levien says newspaper will not back down after US president sues for $15bn
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Paul David Gould @pauldavidgould.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Is #America under #DonaldTrump in a new era of McCarthyism? @financialtimes.com correspondent Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social reports on how the #Trump administration is using 1950s tactics to stifle criticism. Free to read on on.ft.com/4mmJKX2
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Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism?
[FREE TO READ] Since January, Donald Trump has used tactics reminiscent of the 1950s to stifle critical voices. Over the last week, the threats have intensified
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