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applegrove

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5. Republicans own some Canadian newspapers
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 10:00 PM
19 hrs ago

and run them at a loss. They don't care if they make money as long as Project 2025 and Movement Conservatism keeps going.

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CBS Fires Scott Pelley [View all] applegrove 20 hrs ago OP
A Badge of Honor. spanone 20 hrs ago #1
Yes. I hope all the fired 60 Minute correspondents applegrove 19 hrs ago #4
They could name it "3600 Seconds" ! :D eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #19
Or "The Hour" CaptainTruth 17 hrs ago #50
Yes. I'm glad he didn't bend. hamsterjill 19 hrs ago #29
Yes, Tis True tis True! Cha 17 hrs ago #49
Of fawking course they did!!!!!!! THAT's IT I AM NEVER WATCHING CBS EVER AGAIN!!!!! a kennedy 19 hrs ago #2
I'll never watch CBS again Grim Chieftain 14 hrs ago #54
CBS is so going to regret this NJCher 19 hrs ago #3
Republicans own some Canadian newspapers applegrove 19 hrs ago #5
Which ones? moonscape 19 hrs ago #20
National Post ran at a deficit for 20 years. applegrove 19 hrs ago #22
Thanks. I'm not Canadian moonscape 18 hrs ago #31
The National Post was created to be a Republican voice. applegrove 18 hrs ago #33
Ah, thanks. moonscape 16 hrs ago #53
..destroying CBS.. thomski64 19 hrs ago #9
Revenge for having been known as a "liberal" network? calimary 18 hrs ago #37
CNN just announced this. orleans 19 hrs ago #6
No surprise, but he should feel honored. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #7
I think he already told them to take their job and shove it. dem4decades 19 hrs ago #8
CBS's loss, our gain. OAITW r.2.0 19 hrs ago #10
Excellent. applegrove 19 hrs ago #11
Boy, THAT would rock the media world! calimary 6 hrs ago #57
He'll probably sue ITAL 19 hrs ago #12
There are often "non-disparagement" clauses in employment contracts... appmanga 19 hrs ago #16
I'd like to see the 60 minutes crew cut loose on the Only in Monroe dgauss 19 hrs ago #13
ABC and NBC are quite insane if they don't capitalize on all this talent floating out there to make a new news show Takket 19 hrs ago #14
Meidastouch has almost 7mm subscribers and growing rapidly. OAITW r.2.0 19 hrs ago #17
I figured this would happen. Diamond_Dog 19 hrs ago #15
It's like the McCarthy era. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #18
Yet another reason to boycott CBS LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #21
I am curious of whether Sunday Morning will survive question everything 19 hrs ago #23
Rachel covering now senseandsensibility 19 hrs ago #24
He'll be fine Renew Deal 19 hrs ago #25
The show is 47 Minutes now. hay rick 19 hrs ago #26
Bari gonna Bari TheDemsshouldhireme 19 hrs ago #27
If you yell at your new boss in front Orangenero 19 hrs ago #28
If you have a new boss who knows what the fuck he/she/they displacedvermoter 9 hrs ago #56
We will all go down together orangecrush 19 hrs ago #30
CBS who? What is that? aeromanKC 18 hrs ago #32
CBS Eye BowDown 18 hrs ago #34
CBS has a big black eye now. calimary 18 hrs ago #42
I just found myself thinking "the CBS Eye-YI-YI." calimary 6 hrs ago #58
Does Bari Weiss want 60 Minutes to fail? OrlandoDem2 18 hrs ago #35
No, she wants to put her imprint on it, but her imprint will make it fail JHB 18 hrs ago #39
I'm pretty sure that is one of her missions Skittles 17 hrs ago #51
This country is going to hell in a hand basket. Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #36
Of course they did Wild blueberry 18 hrs ago #38
Seems like the goal has been Sparkly 18 hrs ago #40
Like I said in an earlier post Republicans/conservatives started a newspaper applegrove 18 hrs ago #41
Hard to see it as anything otherwise. calimary 18 hrs ago #43
CBS won't get through it. maxsolomon 5 hrs ago #61
Unbelievable DET 17 hrs ago #44
Fuck CBS. dalton99a 17 hrs ago #45
Gosh, I hope some day Bari Weiss get Cha 17 hrs ago #48
I hope she won't be able to attend a pride parade ever again. Crowman2009 6 hrs ago #60
Pelley did some good stuff gulliver 17 hrs ago #46
I freaking knew that was cooing. Cha 17 hrs ago #47
He absolutely did BuddhaGirl 6 hrs ago #59
This message was self-deleted by its author bmichaelh 16 hrs ago #52
If you have a shred of dignity D_Master81 10 hrs ago #55
This is what happens with fascism MoseShrute 5 hrs ago #62
Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning: LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #63
Pelley is 68 yrs old so he decided to go out with a bang instead of a whimper. Jacson6 5 hrs ago #64
These people buy media to kill it. It's what they do. NNadir 5 hrs ago #65
Republicans are traitors... GiqueCee 4 hrs ago #66
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