Actor Mark Ruffalo shared this on his Twitter page as part of an advocacy plan to try and block paramount and Warner bros from merging.

No plan. No strategy. Just destruction.

Increased concentration in the provision of cable services is necessary to eliminate the scourge of DEI www.engadget.com/big-tech/fcc...

🍊🤡: The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, but it is a sacrifice I am willing to make…

Oh. It makes sense now. It’s not “Board of Peace.” It’s “Bored of Peace.”

Why are we at war again in the Middle East? #nothanks

"Any regulatory concerns I have about monopolies pale in comparison to the political concerns I have about an administration monkeying with the process for its own nefarious ends."

Warner Brothers - termination of existing agreement with Netflix … entry into a merger agreement with Paramount www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Arch...

As expected - and paid for by billionaire oligarchs - the DE Supreme Court endorsed the major gutting of corporate law, SB21. If you’re wondering why huge companies are making decisions that benefit a tiny group oligarchs and not shareholders - much less regular ppl - this is why (legally).

Signed on the dotted line already…

The states could challenge the merger even after the feds bless it, but by then, Paramount and Warner Bros. would have made it very difficult to untangle the merger. The far preferable option would be for California Attorney General to file a lawsuit before they can clinch a deal.

"Every other element here is functionally a bet by the Ellisons that they have enough sway over the Trump administration and its DOJ to get the deal done, and done quickly." @sonnybunch.bsky.social on the Paramount deal: lnk.thebulwark.com/4aGoGZ8

Federal hurdle is basically non-existent, but states still have a voice in approving mergers. variety.com/2026/biz/new...

Now CNN isn’t perfect. Its debate styled news discussion programs are terrible for our politics. But, it’s all about to be replaced with North Korean styled sycophancy due to this merger stocks.apple.com/AfrAI_Uo3SYe...

So I just got a statement from California AG Bonta's office: "Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal. These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review"

Next head of CNN? Prolly Scott Jennings. And we will deserve it, too

CNN is toast.

For the cynical among us - the “public benefit” in PBC stands for maximizing profit for the shareholders. Oh, did I just say that out loud?

I blame that damned groundhog.

To be clear, clearing the HSR hurdle doesn’t necessarily mean Paramount’s offer to acquire WBD doesn’t run afoul of the antitrust laws, but from WBD that’s a distinction without a difference. Meanwhile, NTFLX is still dealing with a second request variety.com/2026/film/ne...

It appears that FCC Chair Carr will waive statutory ownership limits to allow the Nexstar-Tegna deal to go thru - without going to the full Commission. Carr delivering for 🍊🤡, as requested. rbr.com/fccs-gomez-n...

The people of Green Bay are going to be jealous. MSG to spin off the Knicks and the Rangers into two separate public companies. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

For Sale. Slightly used Super Bowl champion… apnews.com/article/seat...

This paint job will be sandblasted of the planes once he is gone www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/u...

SEC’s Atkins basically tell Texas to amend its corporate law to permit mandatory arbitration. www.sec.gov/newsroom/spe...

The day it finally happens, his name will be chiseled off like the graffiti it is

Private Equity turning its eye of Sauron on law firms…

Anyone still hoping for a rational antitrust policy can stop now. It’s corruption - petty and grand - from here on out.

Ah, yes. A Kavanaugh stop.

It’s all so dumb. It’s like there isn’t a single critical voice around him saying,”Are you sure the vacuum of space is going to be able to cool these data centers?”

Crypto is so 2025. All the smart VC money is chasing the prediction market game

Citizen juries continue to be the last defense of democracy

Things I learned tonight: I’m never getting a Ring doorbell.

Bad Bunny “together we are America”

🍊🤡 issuing orders to his circus (FCC) to approve a merger (Nexstar-Tegna) that will blow through the statutory ownership caps and is definitely not in the public interest.

Challenges? 1 million satellites?! 200,000 of which will deorbit every year have to be replaced. Challenges?! That’s one way to put it.

In 1851, Robert Morris, a well-known Af-Am lawyer in Boston was, along with at least one other lawyer from the Vigilance Committee, tried on the charge that he assisted Shadrach Minkins, a “fugitive slave” escape custody. A jury found him not guilty. It turns out he did help Minkins escape.

When this guy is gone, his name is going to be chiseled off everything he vainly stuck it on www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...

Latter day “Latimer Law” www.koat.com/article/immi...

Musk may be taking SpaceX’s minority stockholder for a ride, but thank goodness neither Nevada nor Texas corporate law give them any opportunity to protect themselves… www.theguardian.com/business/nil...

Ok, so this deal only makes sense in one way. Tesla is “about” AI and autonomy. xAI should have merged with Tesla (also stupid, but whatevs). Unless, you are desperate for xAI to get an exit without to much fuss, then it makes sense. Kind of. It’s all dumb.

Doing some reading for a project on resistance organizations and came upon this discussion of SCOTUS from 1844. Just a reminder that it has never been a perfect institution.

A little reality check. Space-based data centers are a bullshit fantasy. Just like viable Mars colony.

Only this morning I was thinking a megacorp might be in his brain. And there it is. Totally ludicrous.

Let’s see. I’ve been off line for a few hours. What’s up? Large govt contractor in advanced talks to merge with purveyor of AI CSAM? Time to log off! www.reuters.com/world/musks-...

So now SpaceX and Tesla are shareholders of xAI. Seems like a way for both these firms to ride the AI wave and create a Musk megacorp in the process.

Reading this and then thinking about yesterday’s earnings call. I wonder why that thing wasn’t just a single, huge securities law violation.

I don’t listen to a lot of Tesl earnings calls, but … WTAF is this? Does he usually just blather on like this?

Tbf, this transaction would likely be okay under new DGCL 144. I mean it’s exactly the kind of interested/controller transaction that 144 was intended to bless.