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IcyPeas

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20. Explain this to me like I'm a 5 year old....

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 05:52 PM

Jul 2025

All these millions and millions of dollars that Trump and his administration keep "winning"..... break it down for me.... where does it go? Who gets what? How is it divvied up?

Is there even an attempt to make it look legit? Is it officially recorded for history somewhere?

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Top Democrat Vows to Bring Federal Charges Against CBS Parent Company Paramount: They 'Just Paid Trump a Bribe' [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 OP

We need so much more of this, markodochartaigh Jul 2025 #1

Boycotting CBS. Meadowoak Jul 2025 #2

Absolutely! Fuck those corrupt shits. LymphocyteLover Jul 2025 #14

Empty threat. onenote Jul 2025 #3

Wyden is my senator and he is excellent. If he says he will do it, he will. He is a fighter. Amaryllis Jul 2025 #10

He's an excellent Senator. But that doesn't give him power to bring federal criminal charges against anyone. onenote Jul 2025 #12

He knows this and added this part BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #21

Seems Transactional perfectly describes Inkey Jul 2025 #34

Stop talking about it and just do it. Baitball Blogger Jul 2025 #4

We cut ties to the boob tube on November 9th 2016. Gimpyknee Jul 2025 #8

In case you missed it, MLWR Jul 2025 #13

That's why the Senator Wyden said TomSlick Jul 2025 #31

Ugh, all these companies just giving up & paying a madman SunImp Jul 2025 #5

I first Rebl2 Jul 2025 #7

it's part of the fascism playbook Skittles Jul 2025 #18

It's Trump's favorite way to take payoffs DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #32

well he will have time et tu Jul 2025 #6

Shit! PatSeg Jul 2025 #9

Everybody with eyeballs can see that this is extortion, not bribery. mathematic Jul 2025 #11

Harvard just caved to *rump to get their $175 million questionseverything Jul 2025 #15

That was Penn BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #22

Ty for the correction but the points the same, why start singling out paramount questionseverything Jul 2025 #24

Paramount is trying to get FCC approval for a buyout/merger with Skydance BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #25

yup, I knew this was coming... Javaman Jul 2025 #16

I'm pretty sure that there were BidenRocks Jul 2025 #17

Good. NT cstanleytech Jul 2025 #19

Explain this to me like I'm a 5 year old.... IcyPeas Jul 2025 #20

If the federal government assesses penalties or fines BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #23

As described by a statement regarding the terms of the settlement: onenote Jul 2025 #26

Thanks.... The trump "lie-brary" IcyPeas Jul 2025 #27

Lie-ke the $1 Trillion gold-plated (inside) plane... Justice matters. Jul 2025 #29

The Kurrent Korrupt Kourt will exonerate all the convicted idiot's victims Justice matters. Jul 2025 #28

Thanks to Senator Wyden BGRD Jul 2025 #30

"Traditional" television in the U.S.A. needs to die. hunter Jul 2025 #33

Hell YES...now your talking. This BS extortion,which is always passed on to consumers Bengus81 Jul 2025 #35

It is BigMin28 Jul 2025 #36

Vow, ( chuckle, chuckle) we shall see if it happens. republianmushroom Jul 2025 #37

It's not just CBS AdamGG Jul 2025 #38