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Nicole Parsons
Nicole Parsons
@Npars01@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@heidilifeldman

Larry Ellison isn't promoting dialogue with his media monopoly.

https://truthout.org/articles/trump-ally-larry-ellison-pledges-40b-to-help-his-son-buy-cnn-parent-company/

He's promoting monologue.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/opinion/larry-ellison-paramount-cbs-tiktok.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/20/warner-bros-discovery-takeover-paramount-skydance-larry-ellison

With a #MadKing bloviating to his cowed subjects.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/politics/fact-check-trump-prime-time-address

https://sophiepomme.com/george-orwell-1984-quotes-predictions/

Trump & Larry Ellison are also very keen on Orwellian forced listening too.
https://aeon.co/ideas/orwell-knew-we-willingly-buy-the-screens-that-are-used-against-us

https://www.fastcompany.com/90208133/orwell-knew-we-willingly-buy-the-screens-that-are-used-against-us

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescreen

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/anti-fascist-movie-monologues-78467/

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Telescreen - Wikipedia

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Orwell’s predicted it: citizens willingly buy for entertainment the very screens that can be used against us
Sophie Pomme

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CNN

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https://www.nytimes.com

Opinion | The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News

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Randahl Fink
Randahl Fink
@randahl@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

A famous and beloved movie director and his wife were stabbed to death.

Two presidents write words of remembrance.

One president succeeds.

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Nicole Parsons
Nicole Parsons
@Npars01@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@randahl

Trump plays the role of #MadKing very well.

It still isn't going to save him.

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