Karl Bode
The New York Times does a 24 paragraph story on Larry Ellison buying up new and old media properties and doesn't so much as HINT, anywhere, at the obvious goal of leveraging this properties to conduct right wing information warfare, or that this kind of consolidation is bad for the public

Larry Ellison, a Media Mogul L...
TikTok Deal Could Make Oracle Founder Larry Ellison a New Kind of Media Mogul

The database billionaire and his son, David, are Trump favorites. The family could soon control an empire that includes CBS, Paramount, Warner, CNN and a piece of TikTok.

The New York Times
Sep 23, 2025 at 2:12pmWeb
Show threadKarl BodeSep 23, 2025
I'm fascinated with this sort of feckless, pseudo-journalism, that has all the rough edges (and essential context) sanded off. It's like a Ken doll with a smooth hump where genitals should be.
Show threadexcited for the mastodon riseSep 23, 2025
@karlbode.com The new york times is owned by oligarch aligned aristrocrats, what do you expect? They do the same shit.
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No surprises there, publisher AG Sulzberger will do anything, include actively participate in destroying democracy, to hang out with the cool kids.

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