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CBS News Was Just Taken Over By a Substack (theverge.com) 248

Posted by BeauHD from the would-you-look-at-that dept.
Paramount has acquired The Free Press, Bari Weiss's Substack-born media outlet, for $150 million and appointed Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News. The move effectively places a conservative-leaning Substack writer at the helm of a legacy news network, following the FCC's approval of the Skydance-Paramount merger, which required CBS to feature a broader "diversity of viewpoints from across the political and ideological spectrum." The Verge reports: Before starting The Free Press, Weiss worked as an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal from 2013 to 2017 and later became an op-ed editor and writer at The New York Times to expand the publication's stable of conservative columnists during Donald Trump's first term. She resigned from the NYT in 2020, citing an "illiberal environment."

Weiss started a Substack newsletter in 2021, called Common Sense, which later evolved into The Free Press, touting itself as a media company "built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of great American journalism." As noted in the press release, The Free Press has grown its revenue 82 percent over the past year, while subscribers increased 86 percent to 1.5 million, 170,000 of which are paid subscriptions.
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  • CBS claims election fraud
    CBS charged with slander,
    CBS owes millions
    Weiss fired!
    Substack sold at loss

    Taking bets - how many of these headlines will come true?
    Which will come first?

    • Re:Headlines 3 years from now: (Score:4, Insightful)

      by Morromist ( 1207276 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:30PM (#65708378)

      CBS claims election fraud
      After alleged election irregularities trump calls for election to be cancelled
      Supreme court appoint trump to a 3rd term
      major stroke rendres president trump a vegetable
      Supreme court appoint trump to a 4th term

      • Unless Trump dies he's going to run for a 3rd term (Score:4, Insightful)

        by rsilvergun ( 571051 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:42PM (#65708390)
        And the supreme Court is absolutely going to let him do it using the flimsy excuse that the terms won't be consecutive. They have already shown repeatedly they could care less what the Constitution says.

        Now I don't think the American people are stupid enough to elect Trump a third time but I don't think the heritage foundation and project 2025 are planning to give the American people a choice.

        We have Rock solid evidence that approximately 7 million Americans got denied the right to vote using common voter suppression tactics last election.

        We also have a couple dozen deep blue districts where Kamala Harris didn't win a single vote. It doesn't take a super genius or a political PhD to figure out what the fuck happened there.

        And the old farts that put Trump in for a second term are going to be even more bitter and more angry than they have ever been because their lives are going to keep getting worse and they're going to keep getting older and more bitter and angry because that's what bitter angry old men and women do.

        If the left wing can pull their heads out of their asses and actually help the centrists out then we might have a chance but I think the left wing is going to spend the entire time ripping into the centrists and ignoring the fascists just like they did last year.

        In a few years as our entire empire collapses we will do whatever he collapsing empire does and invade other countries to loot them and fill our coffers.

        That will start with Canada and Mexico and the rest of South america. It's possible China will intercede for South America and trigger world war 3 and it's also possible that they will back off but eventually we're going to take Europe and Russia and then we're going to find out whether or not those nuclear weapons still work.

        But hey look over there! There's a trans girl playing sports!

        • Re:Unless Trump dies he's going to run for a 3rd t (Score:5, Interesting)

          by ndsurvivor ( 891239 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:54PM (#65708408) Journal
          The thing I find humorous about Trump running for a third term, is that Obama would be running against him. I would agree to change the Constitution to see them have a shot at it as long as they had three long debates televised wide and far, and let the best man win.

          • Obama can't run for a 3rd term (Score:5, Informative)

            by rsilvergun ( 571051 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @11:27PM (#65708446)
            because his 2 terms were consecutive. See how that works?

            Republicans can do anything. Democrats can't. There is always an excuse and they don't matter.

            Because 1/2 the people on this forum would let Trump shit in their mouths if it meant a liberal had to smell it.

            • because his 2 terms were consecutive. See how that works?

              There is no limit to the number of times someone can hold office. They just can't be elected to it more than twice per the 22nd amendment.

              The obvious solution is to make whoever you want to become president speaker of the house and encourage the president and vice president to resign (or impeach them).

          • The supreme court would simply write their usual shadow docket rubber stamped with NO if Obama tried to run.

            • Well, that does not seem fair... lol.

            • The supreme court would simply write their usual shadow docket rubber stamped with NO if Obama tried to run.

              Or Justice Alito would just use a loose interpretation of something from 16th century British Law and assert that it applies to support his desired interpretation of The Constitution, like he (basically) did to overturn Roe v. Wade.

        • Re: (Score:2, Flamebait)

          by Orgasmatron ( 8103 )

          We have Rock solid evidence that approximately 7 million Americans got denied the right to vote using common voter suppression tactics last election.

          I LOLd. What you have is rock solid evidence of 7 million fraudulent votes in 2020 when all 50 state election systems were in chaos.

          • Re:Unless Trump dies he's going to run for a 3rd t (Score:5, Interesting)

            by ClickOnThis ( 137803 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @11:54PM (#65708476) Journal

            We have Rock solid evidence that approximately 7 million Americans got denied the right to vote using common voter suppression tactics last election.

            I LOLd. What you have is rock solid evidence of 7 million fraudulent votes in 2020 when all 50 state election systems were in chaos.

            If that happened in 2020, then I would imagine the losing party would have gone to the courts. And you know what? They did. More than 60 times. And they lost every case, except for one that addressed a minor technicality that did not change the outcome.

            If you find "rock solid evidence" for what you claim, then get in touch with Rudy Giuliani. I think he'd be interested.

            • They did go to the courts (Score:5, Insightful)

              by rsilvergun ( 571051 ) on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @12:42AM (#65708550)
              The laws to make the voter suppression illegal or part of the voting Rights act which the corrupt supreme Court struck down.

              There are state laws that could be used but the Democrats are competent administrators but they don't have the bloodthirsty rage needed to force through the application of those laws.

              If you've ever heard the phrase the machine with regards to Democrat politics in Chicago that's what's needed to outmaneuver the Republicans like that.

              The Republicans know that and every time the Democrats start to build one up they attack them with the federal government like how they shut down acorn

              I know you know probably know all this and I know you think you're going to be part of the club when Trump gets his third time.

              Better start picking out your favorite flavor of cat food because you're going to be homeless soon. You are not part of the club.

            • If you find "rock solid evidence" for what you claim, then get in touch with Rudy Giuliani. I think he'd be interested.

              I'm sure that "rock solid" evidence will be presented just after the GOP replacement for the ACA and "Infrastructure Week". :-)

          • Re:Unless Trump dies he's going to run for a 3rd t (Score:5, Insightful)

            by caseih ( 160668 ) on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @12:00AM (#65708494)

            Wow! That's amazing that you actually believe that. The mind boggles. You really are afraid of democracy aren't you. When Trump calls up the secretary of state for a US state and asks him to "find me votes" that is what election fraud looks like, had the guy come through for trump. It really is hard for you to believe that many others in the country feel and vote differently than you do. Look, the democrats lost the first Trump election and also lost this last election (at least in the Electoral college which is what counts). You don't hear any of them saying millions of republican votes were fraudulent! You do hear people rightly expressing concern and even fighting widespread republican efforts to gerrymander districts to get more permanent seats. That's not voter fraud but it sure is fraudulent in its own right. It's certainly dishonest and unethical. You do find opposition to republican efforts to make voting harder for people they know will vote against them. Again that's not voter fraud, but it is its own form of fraud and dishonesty.

            7 million fraudulent votes? Nope. But definitely 7 million people were convinced in some way not to vote. Which suits you just fine doesn't it. You really don't know what you're losing, do you? And you won't until it's far too late to get it back. I suggest you travel the world a bit. See for yourself what is happening in places like Russia, Hungary, Turkey. Study a bit of history. History doesn't repeat but it sure rhymes. My grandfather's generation fought a war to preserve the very things you are throwing away.

            And for anything your man Trump does, consider: would you want a Democrat to be able to use those same powers? I sure don't. If you don't also, why would you want Trump to use them?

            • So yeah I believe real things are real.

              I do think the actual cheating didn't put Trump in the White House but it probably did put a few close state legislatures in the Republican hands.

              The voter suppression is pretty well understood. You can find some videos on YouTube if you care to be bothered I'm not going to waste time linking them here.

              It's always the same three tricks. First close voting locations and or send a broken voting machines on election Day so that you have multi-hour wait times t

            • Even so... next election, what would you people vote for?
              Open borders?

        • Re:Unless Trump dies he's going to run for a 3rd t (Score:5, Interesting)

          by ClickOnThis ( 137803 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @11:29PM (#65708450) Journal

          And the supreme Court is absolutely going to let him do it using the flimsy excuse that the terms won't be consecutive.

          The 22nd Amendment states that he can't be elected to a 3rd term, consecutive or otherwise.

          But perhaps the key word is ... "elected."

          • Hold an election where the Republicans win the Presidency and a majority of the House of Representatives.
            Congress appoints Trump as Speaker of the House.
            President dies/resigns
            VP dies/resigns
            Trump = President

            Note, the VP by law must be eligible to President, so you can't just elect/appoint Trump VP. But there are no rules about who can be Speaker of the House.

            The problem with this is two-fold:

            1) There is no one in the GOP that has anywhere near the elect-ability of Trump. Trump created a cult around him,

          • NOPE. The keyword is "interpretation." Which means any pathetic embarrassment for a reason or even unjustified ruling (they are not required to give any explanation) can destroy pretty much anything written no matter how clear.

            The 2nd Amendment does not give the right to arms; if you have reading comprehension, you can see that it's for a well regulated militia not individuals. That was misread into the BS it is today in the most blatant fraud before the presidential immunity ruling. See an honest chief jus

          • He wasn't supposed to be elected a 2nd time either, but Republicans are too cowardly (lots of death threats) or too greedy (threats to finance campaigns against them or think they can manipulate Trump for their own gain) to uphold their oaths and enforce the 14th Amendment (can't hold office after insurrection or rebellion).

        • And the supreme Court is absolutely going to let him do it using the flimsy excuse that the terms won't be consecutive. They have already shown repeatedly they could care less what the Constitution says.

          Note that there is nothing in the Constitution that restricts what the Supreme Court is allowed to interpret the Constitution to mean. The Republicans realized this some time ago, leading to their frenzy to stack the federal courts and especially the Supreme Court.

          How dangerous is this? Consider that the one part of the Constitution that is usually considered bullet-proof from future amendments, the equal suffrage in the Senate provision. The Supreme Court could simply interpret that provision away. The

        • "supreme Court is absolutely going to let him do it"

          They should be more careful. The Supremes don't get Secret Service protection.

        • ... left wing can pull their heads out of their asses ...

          Ahh, the left-wing has to drop everything and obey the centrists. You sound like the right-wing.

          The centrists had power not too long ago and while they worked tirelessly to impeach Trump, everyone knew that Mitch McConnell would kill it: Making the entire activity, pointless. The centrists did nothing to stop the real problem: The glorification of Trump's dishonesty and thuggery.

      • Trump signs executive order 103997 demanding the name Epstein be scrubbed from all paper and electronic media.

        • Re:Headlines 3 years from now: (Score:5, Insightful)

          by ndsurvivor ( 891239 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @11:40PM (#65708466) Journal
          For years MAGA's insisted that Democrats were Pedo's, and wanted the Epstein files released to prove it. This re-enforces my belief that what they do, that they simply accuse that the other person is doing. On a micro scale, I had a girlfriend who out of the blue accused me of cheating on her, and it turned out that she was cheating on me. Base, Basic human psychology. Guilt makes them accuse others of their wrong doings. MAGA's seem to be the Pedo's, and criminals, but instead of living up to it, they simply throw around accusations, and lies, at other innocent people.

          • Re:Headlines 3 years from now: (Score:4, Insightful)

            by bussdriver ( 620565 ) on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @02:35AM (#65708674)

            I remember as a teenager, when my peers learned about projecting guilt for misdirection. It manifested as farting and blaming others as farting. Variations on the expression "whomever smelt it dealt it" caught on fast (and before I ever heard it in pop culture.)

            What is amazing is how many morons there are; who are adults but can't think beyond the teenage mind (the definition of moron,) like Trump... Trump being a teenager who learned the tactic and the followers being teens who have not yet still learned the tactic. Those who do, see it as a clever smart trick:

            "totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that, under such conditions, one could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day, and trust that if the next day they were given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in cynicism; ... they had known all along that the statement was a lie"
            The Origins of Totalitarianism 1951

            • Re:Headlines 3 years from now: (Score:4, Informative)

              by bussdriver ( 620565 ) on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @02:46AM (#65708684)

              full quote
              "Mass propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not particularly object to being deceived because it held every statement to be a lie anyhow. The totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that, under such conditions, one could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day, and trust that if the next day they were given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in cynicism; instead of deserting the leaders who had lied to them, they would protest that they had known all along that the statement was a lie and would admire the leaders for their superior tactical cleverness."
              The Origins of Totalitarianism 1951 p382

              • I am told that: "I have used this resource too much", but I wanted to chime in to say that have read and I agree with you, and that I value your insights. If I go dark, that is why. I humbly agree that I use this resource too much.

          • Re: (Score:3)

            by jythie ( 914043 )
            There are two key points : Diminished theory of mind is a core conservative trait, it is how one starts down the path of that worldview. They can not picture people thinking differently then they do, other groups are just degenerate versions of themselves with the same priorities and objectives. But the other trait, crap, can not recall the name for it right now, but essentially they view the morality of actions based off the actor/target pair, NOT the action.

            So they are upset with liberal pedophiles bec

      • I don't see "Profit!" in the list.

        And rightly so.

      • Re:Headlines 3 years from now: (Score:5, Insightful)

        by caseih ( 160668 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @11:39PM (#65708464)

        In seriousness, Trump will never cancel elections. Elections are primary tools used by authoritarian dictators to maintain power and legitimacy. Putin loves elections. Even Xi loves elections. Carefully choreographed elections with predetermined outcomes. Mussolini, like Trump, came to power in a legitimate election. He quickly worked to neuter electoral opposition. But even as he declared himself dictator, he continued to hold elections where he won the vast majority of the vote. Putin too continues to pull in 90% of the vote. Which makes sense when your choice is vote for Putin or volunteer to die in Ukraine (or just rot in jail). Trump's methods are not quite as brutal (yet), but just as effective. Gerrymandering, voter suppression, DOJ persecution of politicians and activists opposed to Trump. We will see Democrat candidates prosecuted (and jailed) before we're done. Remember the strict rule of law is very important to these types of leaders. More and more journalists will simply be sued by Trump himself into silence since he has the whole DOJ on his side; he has no problems using the federal government for his personal attacks and the GOP part of the supreme court is happy to let him.

        Other current authoritarian leaders are also employing the same playbook. Viktor Urban of Hungary, and Erdogan of Turkey. It's just that Trump managed to do in less than 10 months what took both of these guys over 10 years to do.

        • Re:Headlines 3 years from now: (Score:5, Insightful)

          by ndsurvivor ( 891239 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @11:55PM (#65708478) Journal
          I predict that ICE agents and the National Guard will be at every Poll (election) place in 2026, ensuring that every "Loyal American" will vote for Trump supported candidates.

          • Re: (Score:2)

            by caseih ( 160668 )

            Remember people, vote early, vote often.

            • Just like the Epstein thing, what MAGAs say about other people, are things that they do themselves. Keep an eye on them! They have no moral foundation, they are just like a cheating girlfriend.

          • Lol. I find it hilarious that you think there are enough federal agents to watch all the polls. They'd spread themselves so thin, they'd just be asking for rioters to send them packing.

            • Trump is laying the groundwork with a bunch of lies. Trump is desperate to hold the House, as proven by him dictating to the Governor of Texas to give him five more House Representatives. Trump will pull any dirty trick to hold onto power, like Putin did in Russia, with the same result. Iff you let him.

              • Of course he will. He knows he's going to jail if he doesn't stay in power so there's no reason not to try everything. He's too old to outlive his jail sentence so there's no risk of anything worse happening if he fails.

            • Re: Headlines 3 years from now: (Score:4, Insightful)

              by cmseagle ( 1195671 ) on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @06:29AM (#65708898)

              Lol. I find it hilarious that you think there are enough federal agents to watch all the polls. They'd spread themselves so thin, they'd just be asking for rioters to send them packing.

              Why watch "all" the polls? Suppress the vote in a few key states in a few key precincts where your opponent's supporters are clustered. Job done.

  • We've learned a lot from Turkey and Hungary (Score:4, Funny)

    by migos ( 10321981 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:17PM (#65708360)
    Nice going America. So much freeduum

  • Two Big Companies "own" local news now (Score:5, Insightful)

    by ndsurvivor ( 891239 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:18PM (#65708362) Journal
    I think there is a problem with that. The Big Two bought out all of the small stations, and now control the narrative of all of the "local" news. This is the real "scandal". The real "enemy" of the USA is Billionaires, and Big Corporations who selfishly have nothing better to do than to figure out how to get poor people to fight each other so they can make even more Billions. The Billionaires also seem to have a lot of help from Russia, China, and North Korea. The solution to this is to enforce anti-trust laws, and to value small business over Big Business. It is to value the individual, over the Corporation.

  • Jesus Christ that is freaky double speak (Score:4, Insightful)

    by rsilvergun ( 571051 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:38PM (#65708384)
    Diversity of opinion means more right-wing opinions.

    The news media in the '90s leaned a little on the left wing for a handful of social issues. Mostly because the evidence is on the side of the left wing cause for the social issues. Trans folk are real, gay people are gay because they're born that way and abortion is healthcare. Those are just facts. And anyone with a education knows that so it's no surprise journalists knew it and reported it accurately.

    But take away those handful of social issues and focus on the economics and CBS like everybody else was way right of center.

    Go look up how they covered the affordable Care act and the public option. Look up their coverage of Donald Trump in the lead up to his first election. Or their coverage of the handful of left-wing politicians like Bernie Sanders.

    Here diversity of opinion is a code word that means they're going to stop reporting reality when it comes to social issues.

    That also means science is right out the door because has the saying goes we already has a left-wing bias. So expect anti-vaxxers to get a boost and expect more anti-intellectualism and general attacks on higher education and learning in general.

    And holy fucking shit can you imagine how triggered the right wing here at /. is right now by having all this pointed out to them?

    That's why the right wing desperately needs to take complete and total control of all forms of media like they did in Russia and North Korea.

    If you're a nerd go look up Russian science fiction. Not the cool stuff that came out of the Soviet Union when people were able to evade the sensors but the shit being put out today. It is the freakiest weirdest hypernationalistic psycho right-wing propaganda you have ever witnessed in your entire fucking life.

    In 10 years that'll be the only thing you can get in america. You can kiss your video games goodbye. It'll all be freaky right-wing propaganda.

    Maybe some of the weird old farts floating around here will like that.

    • Re:Jesus Christ that is freaky double speak (Score:5, Insightful)

      by ndsurvivor ( 891239 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:49PM (#65708402) Journal
      The bottom line to me is that MAGAs have fully embraced White Supremacy, They tiptoe around it, and they lie, but it is what it is. Now they are full in on having a US National Military force to eradicate the "others". I was raised that people are assets, and America is an Immigrant Nation.

      • Re:Jesus Christ that is freaky double speak (Score:5, Insightful)

        by caseih ( 160668 ) on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @12:34AM (#65708540)

        Proof of what exactly? A large number of Americans support Trump regardless of what he does and he just finished telling the military they were going to be used against the enemy within, meaning fellow citizens of the United States. That's not opinion. That's fact. If you support this sort of action, would you also support it if a Democrat president did it? I certainly wouldn't.

        A couple of particular things Trump has done have chilled me to the bone. First was when he patted Justice Roberts on the back and said, "I won't forget what you've done for me." And then this meeting with the generals where he made his intention clear to use the military against American citizens who oppose him. If those actions don't chill you also, I don't know what will.

        • Re:Jesus Christ that is freaky double speak (Score:5, Insightful)

          by ndsurvivor ( 891239 ) on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @12:40AM (#65708548) Journal
          Not a large numbers of Americans support trump, maybe 33%. I know Trump and MAGAs repeat shit like that over and over and over again like propaganda, like they want the sheep to follow them. I don't. It chills me too how the Billionaires control the Supreme Court, and how they have fired most of the leadership of the US Military. Trump does not like people who swear their oath to the US Constitution, Trump likes people who swears their allegiance to him.

          • Not a large numbers of Americans support trump, maybe 33%.

            Well, that's still a large number. Large enough to be concerned. And overall I think it's actually slightly larger, and changes with the issue.

            I know Trump and MAGAs repeat shit like that over and over and over again like propaganda, like they want the sheep to follow them.

            It appears even the MAGAnauts have their limits. I heard about a recent poll that found 57% of MAGA Republicans do not want the ACA's enhanced tax-credits for health insurance to expire. And the current government shutdown is due to a budget that will allow those credits to do just that.

            • My understanding is that a lot of MAGAs are rural, and poor. They hate and envy the Rich coasts like California and New York. They voted to cut off their health care and their food. They seem so stupid to me. But it is what it is. If they keep carrying on, then I must conclude it is a racial "war". With Trump creating a crisis every day, I doubt most people can digest anything that is really happening. It is just chaos.

          • It should have been a scandal that Trump took the oath of office WITHOUT using the bibles his wife was holding. It was a scandal when a Muslim used the Koran to take his oath... and when Obama used two bibles... Many would say he didn't actually take the oath. Not that he couldn't break his oath. again.

            • Trump makes me think that the original Constitution of the United States should be taken out, and if a potential candidate can not hold his hand to his/her heart, and the other hand on the Constitution (metaphorically if not able), and swear an oath to that, then a new election should take place.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by caseih ( 160668 )

      Absolutely true about where the US media was on the spectrum. This is not a troll comment, mods. It's fact.

      Was it you that pointed out that abortion wasn't even a social issue until the final desegregation push in the 70s? Thanks for educating me on that. I had no idea previously.

  • Ring wing propoganda is a threat (Score:3)

    by Billly Gates ( 198444 ) on Monday October 06, 2025 @11:14PM (#65708420) Journal

    This is insanity. CNN and NBC are the only independent news networks left not owned by Murdoc and the Nationalists!

    • I agree. If/When Democrats get in charge.... I hope people who love the United States Constitution find a way to fact check them out in the open, and shame them out of existence. I suspect there may be a "purge", like there was in Germany after WWII, although, I am not advocating that yet.

      • What purge? Too many Nazi escaped and began the movements that became today's Fascists in the USA (Italian style,) Russia (Putin with his franchise of it,) and light on the extreme racism in the next gen implementations. Also, faked democracy is the modern form of most despotism; that way you keep the lower IQ portion placated and even supportive.

        • Re:Ring wing propoganda is a threat (Score:5, Insightful)

          by ndsurvivor ( 891239 ) on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @01:47AM (#65708634) Journal
          Germany did implement laws that stood up for at least 70 years that suppressed the base desires of greedy, evil, and sick people to dominate over other people. As a result, they became a Powerhouse in the world economically, and made their people happy. That seems like a model perhaps America should follow after the MAGAs pass. MAGAs are a recipe for disaster for America.

  • and a rabid genocide apologist

    • Is what Hamas wants you to think, and oh look.. it worked. Which means they'll do it again, Israel will respond the same way, and so on forever.

  • Because Fox "news" just wasn't enough for them.

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