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Created: 2025-07-21 03:00:53 UTC

The "top-performing" show CBS canceled X days after Colbert exposed their $16M Trump settlement?  
That's not coincidence—it's a blueprint. When media giants pay presidential hush money while seeking FCC merger approval, "free speech" becomes corporate calculus.  

Paramount's $16M to Trump (7/14/25) preceded Colbert's cancellation (7/17) & their Skydance merger needing FCC approval. Senators Warren/Schiff call it "quid pro quo"—same pattern as ABC's $15M Trump Foundation payment after lawsuit threats. The admin doesn't silence critics; it bankrupts them.  

We teach kids to reject bullies, then elect those who weaponize lawsuits as censorship. Edward R. Murrow didn't roll—he raged.


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