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Marjan Safinia

@marjiparji.bsky.social
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Documentary person. Good trouble maker. Weary. But usually funny.

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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Variety reports that a bunch of corporate lawyers are making "guilt donations" for working to seal the Paramount deal on Yom Kippur. I didn't work today. But I have a better idea: Gratitude donations to the groups that have been fighting so hard to #BlockTheMerger See the 🧵 below for links
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Don’t you dare @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov, do not cave. 5670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks. Please sign to send a message to the AG’s and Paramount. noparamountconcessions.com
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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🚨Press reports state AGs are negotiating to settle their suit against the Paramount-WBD merger.🚨 "Here’s what every politician negotiating in backrooms should understand: People won’t forget who stood up for them and who capitulated" @jgo4justice.bsky.social www.freepress.net/news/free-pr...
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Free Press Calls on Attorney Generals Not to Cave to Ellison’s Extortion
The reported deal would abandon the thousands of creatives and workers who risked speaking out and the tens of millions of consumers the attorneys general should be fighting for.
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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez @agomezfcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The FCC just let some of the most repressive governments in the world indirectly control nearly all of a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. An investment this large in one of America's biggest media companies doesn't just buy equity, it secures influence over what gets said and what gets made.
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Jessica J. González @jgo4justice.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Ellison to California: Give me what I want, or I’ll shutter a historic studio and take away your jobs. Anyone else tired of billionaire oligarchs breaking all the rules and holding our communities hostage to their selfish whims? F this. #BlocktheMerger #NoConcessions deadline.com/2026/09/para...
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Huge Job Losses And Economic Pain If Paramount Exits L.A., Report Says
Nearly 60,000 L.A. jobs could be lost if David Ellison carries through on a threat to move Paramount out of California amid his antitrust battle.
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Here's a fun little dive into corporate astroturfing in the USA: There's an "organization" called Neighbors for Strong Communities that lists no board members, staff or funders. The address on their website is a nondescript black door in Washington, DC next to an Italian restaurant. Seems legit!
https://neighborsforstrongcommunities.org/ homepageaddress of the astroturf firm
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Marjan Safinia @marjiparji.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Did @iatse.bsky.social (who use the word solidarity in their tag) bother asking these members if they wanted their memberships used to support a merger they oppose? If you have IATSE friends, ask them and let me know!
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Gabriel Lezra @gabelezra.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The attempt to frame the Paramount-WBD merger as a political fight—like it’s all about CNN or Trump or something—is, in my view, an attempt to undermine the real problem: that consolidation will harm workers, raise prices for steaming and cable and sports during a cost of living crisis,👇
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
1/ Paramount's merger with WBD won't just cut jobs in LA and New York. It'll also decimate *Atlanta* where people have had their lives torn apart by merger after merger, and where they are on the chopping block due to overlap with Paramount operations. From our town hall last week🧵
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Democracy Under Siege @democracydoc.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Join us 5/5 at 7 pm ET for a free screening and live conversation with Gigi Sohn @gbsohn.bsky.social, Marjan Safinia @marjiparji.bsky.social, Milo Vassallo of @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social, and Director Laura Nix @lauranix.bsky.social! Get your free tix now! kinema.com/events/Democ...
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Democracy Under Siege - Special screening with the Media and Democracy Project
Get tickets for the virtual screening of Democracy Under Siege
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 04/02/2025
We're relaunching the Press Freedom Defense Fund to assist newsrooms and reporters facing serious legal threats.
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The Intercept Relaunches Press Freedom Defense Fund
PFDF will provide assistance to reporters facing serious legal threats, plus a program to help news organizations implement risk reduction strategies.
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Marjan Safinia @marjiparji.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
If you GOOGLE "US Presidents in order" (currently as I post this), Biden has been removed from the @googlesearch.bsky.social search results. It's there on other search engines. I guess their CEOs didn't get front row inauguration seats. Friends abroad, can you tell me what you see if you search?
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Marjan Safinia @marjiparji.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
What a fantastic resource. Thank you @lesliemac.bsky.social!
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Marjan Safinia @marjiparji.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
If you haven't called your Rep about HR 9495 yet, it's the perfect time to do it. Offices are on voicemail so no conversation needed. Leave a message asking them to oppose. It's a slippery slope to silencing dissent. www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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Ahead of House Vote on Bill that Would Stifle Dissent, ACLU Sounds Alarm Again | American Civil Liberties Union
H.R. 9495 was narrowly blocked last week after members of Congress received more than 100,000 messages from constituents urging them to oppose
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Marjan Safinia @marjiparji.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
People here are so helpful. Two clicks and you’re that much closer to protecting your peace.
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Marjan Safinia @marjiparji.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Super helpful article for folks making the conversion. Especially the handy-dandy tool that can find your former Twitter follows and bring them over for you.
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Marjan Safinia @marjiparji.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Today is a good day to book your vaccines! 🙃
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