CBS pulled a 60 Minutes report exposing immigrant abuse inside one of the world’s most brutal prisons. Trump has launched a military blockade against Venezuela without congressional approval. Nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors were removed with no replacements. A dangerous flu variant is surging, and the government is saying nothing. None of this is normal. None of this is the American way.
Wow- just finished this - some scary stuff - more frightening every day. Thanks Heather for covering the details of a complex set of topics.
Seems like we can draw a pretty straight line between David Ellison / Paramount Global Skydance and what’s happening to CBS news / 60 minutes. It doesn’t seem to be much of a leap that David E / Bari Weiss are “re-programming” broadcast content to be more “pleasing” to their(not ours) dear leader in order to curry favor in support of David’s ascendance to ethically bankrupt billionaire.
The international scene with Ambassadors being recalled and Venezuelan oil tankers being targeted is mind-jarringly scarier.
But we the people CAN at least get Ellison’s attention pretty easily. All of us need to get on board with the CBS boycott! And I love Dick Wolf’s shows like FBI, but I am going to cancel my Paramount Plus Subscription immediately. It’s empowering to do something - to take a step forward.
And Heather- we need that person on the inside to get their logistics squared away fast!
None of this is acceptable. Thank you for continuing your clear and unvarnished reporting on what’s happening, so that we can all make informed decisions and act according to our principles and beliefs.
CBS is finished. Their credibility is gone as journalism shifts to independent media. Bari Weis will fail as viewers and sponsors bail, I give her a year in this position. The 60 Minutes censorship on top of the Erika Kirk fiasco are signs she is incompetent. We need to keep fighting for this country in face of these unprecedented attacks by Trump, Congress and The Supreme Court. They are all complicit in unraveling the constitution, which has proven to be toothless. Heather, you are one of the heroic voices fighting every day. Thank you.
It’s a shame to live in a democracy that for years now has relied on a single news show — 60 Minutes — to tell it like it is.
If it weren’t Bari Weiss to take us deeper into darkness, it would be someone else of a similar political stripe.
Thanks so much for your tireless accounting of the drip-drip of this authoritarian moment. (With special thanks for the public health warning that closes today’s column.)
Wow- just finished this - some scary stuff - more frightening every day. Thanks Heather for covering the details of a complex set of topics.
Seems like we can draw a pretty straight line between David Ellison / Paramount Global Skydance and what’s happening to CBS news / 60 minutes. It doesn’t seem to be much of a leap that David E / Bari Weiss are “re-programming” broadcast content to be more “pleasing” to their(not ours) dear leader in order to curry favor in support of David’s ascendance to ethically bankrupt billionaire.
The international scene with Ambassadors being recalled and Venezuelan oil tankers being targeted is mind-jarringly scarier.
But we the people CAN at least get Ellison’s attention pretty easily. All of us need to get on board with the CBS boycott! And I love Dick Wolf’s shows like FBI, but I am going to cancel my Paramount Plus Subscription immediately. It’s empowering to do something - to take a step forward.
And Heather- we need that person on the inside to get their logistics squared away fast!
None of this is acceptable. Thank you for continuing your clear and unvarnished reporting on what’s happening, so that we can all make informed decisions and act according to our principles and beliefs.
CBS is finished. Their credibility is gone as journalism shifts to independent media. Bari Weis will fail as viewers and sponsors bail, I give her a year in this position. The 60 Minutes censorship on top of the Erika Kirk fiasco are signs she is incompetent. We need to keep fighting for this country in face of these unprecedented attacks by Trump, Congress and The Supreme Court. They are all complicit in unraveling the constitution, which has proven to be toothless. Heather, you are one of the heroic voices fighting every day. Thank you.
It’s a shame to live in a democracy that for years now has relied on a single news show — 60 Minutes — to tell it like it is.
If it weren’t Bari Weiss to take us deeper into darkness, it would be someone else of a similar political stripe.
Thanks so much for your tireless accounting of the drip-drip of this authoritarian moment. (With special thanks for the public health warning that closes today’s column.)