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#capitulation

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The reward for capitulating to Trump is that Trump extorts even more from you. I don’t know how people fail to grasp this. Even when you cooperate, you lose.

“Trump, however, has also repeatedly hinted at a side deal with Skydance after a New York Post report indicated the company would allocate between $15 million and $20 million for such ads once it acquires Paramount.

“We did a deal for about $16 million plus $16 million—or maybe more than that in advertising," he told reporters earlier this month. “So it’s a combination of 16 plus 16 ... So it’s like $32 to maybe $35 million. I think that’s what they did.””

#kakistocracy #capitulation #complicity

thedailybeast.com/trump-touts-

Unpaywalled: archive.ph/uRfBs

President Donald Trump speaks to the media.
The Daily Beast · Trump Touts Secret Paramount Side Deal After Colbert OusterBy Corbin Bolies

Did you know, President & CEO of CBS, which just bribed potus by settling a case and canceled Stephen Colbert's show, is named, not making this up, George Cheeks?

Sure they were bullied as a kid, but as CEO, George Cheeks laying down for fascists makes me theoretically ('cause violence is not a good answer) want to clap those cheeks (metaphorically slap him).

Stop returning Paramount & subsidiaries' (like CBS) calls. They wither w/no one to work for them.

Meanwhile, from the 3rd-World fascist land formerly known as "America", with things like free press, Constitution, etc...
CBS Takes a knee and surrenders all principles

> Paramount Agrees To Pay Trump $16 Million In Outrageous Settlement

huffpost.com/entry/paramount-t

> “Paramount just paid Trump a bribe for merger approval."

No doubt Edward R Murrow is rolling over in his grave.

HuffPost · Paramount Agrees To Pay Trump $16 Million In Outrageous SettlementBy Lydia O'Connor

Polish PM criticises presidential candidate for readiness to drop support for Ukraine’s NATO accession

Putin’s first and most important demand for #Ukraine and the West is to prevent Ukraine from joining #NATO. Nawrocki [opposition candidate] has just willingly subscribed to this demand. The next one will be the #capitulation and #partition of Ukraine. He will subscribe to that too. This is deadly dangerous for #Poland

pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05

Ukrainska Pravda · Polish PM criticises country's presidential candidate for readiness to discard support for Ukraine's NATO accessionBy Ivanna Kostina

#Germany and #Europe are ready to assist #Ukraine regain territory as they dismiss the Trump administration as an ineffective ally in the #UkraineWar.
"#Berlin says US peace proposal is ‘akin to a #capitulation’ to #Russia
Boris Pistorius says Trump suggestion goes too far on territorial concessions; US president calls on Moscow to stop attacks while Rubio warns US could walk away from talks."
theguardian.com/world/2025/apr

The Guardian · Ukraine war briefing: Berlin says US peace proposal is ‘akin to a capitulation’ to RussiaBy Guardian staff reporter
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#Legal experts have dismissed that suit as baseless & far-fetched [ya don’t say], & #BillOwens said in Feb that he would not apologize as part of any prospective settlement. Many #journalists at #CBSNews — the former home of #WalterCronkite & #MikeWallace — believe that a settlement would amount to a #capitulation to #Trump over what they consider standard-issue gripes about editorial judgment.

#HarvardUniversity knew they could afford to make a stand. I hope they stick to their guns! #Capitulation by any university WILL be considered weakness (yeah, I'm looking at you, #ColumbiaUniversity, who still haven't received their funding, despite caving)...

#Trump adds new threat after #Harvard rejects demands

Story by Matthew Atungwu, April 16, 2025

"US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status, demanding an apology from the university, a day after it rejected what it called unlawful demands to overhaul academic programs or lose federal grants."

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