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NNadir

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3. I'll repeat my opinion on this point which is that..

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:06 PM

16 hrs ago

..Weiss is not there to improve CBS, its ratings or its popularity.

She's not there to make money for the network. The ownership doesn't care about or need money. What they want is power for the oligarchy.

Weiss is there to kill CBS as a news organization, a role at which she's succeeding.

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