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Jeff Bezos is choosing autocracy over democracy in a naked bid for power and profit. From mass Amazon layoffs to killing the Washington Post’s Kamala endorsement and bankrolling Trumpworld vanity projects, this post argues Bezos isn’t afraid of Trump… he’s courting him. iPINIONS unpacks how billionaire greed, media capture, and MAGA capitalism are converging in… Read more.
Trump’s billionaire backers (Ellison, Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg, and Murdoch) are turning America’s news industry into a MAGA propaganda machine. They’re gutting journalism for profit and power, while pretending it’s free speech. iPINIONS sees this as a silent coup reshaping America’s media landscape. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/ellison-bezos-and-other-oligarchs Read more.
From cruise ships to climate floods, Venetians have had enough of outsiders ruining their city. Now here comes Bezos, staging a wedding spectacle that feels like the billionaire version of Marie Antoinette’s let-them-eat-cake moment. iPINIONS exposes why this isn’t just another celebrity event; it’s a case study in billionaire excess meeting public backlash. Read my… Read more.
It’s bad enough that wannabe oligarchs like Jeff Bezos are joining the MAGA cult to help Trump turn American democracy into a Russia-style autocracy. But these craven SOBs have no compunction about widening the gap between rich and poor to even more obscene extremes. That’s why they no longer measure wealth between the haves and… Read more.
Fassbender’s concession becomes a suggestion Michael Fassbender appeared on Happy Sad Confused recently. And he made a shocking revelation worthy of that podcast’s quirky name. Fassbender said that, during his audition to play James Bond, he suggested Daniel Craig would be better. You might wonder about the self-esteem or state of mind of an actor… Read more.
Billionaires as eunuch scribes In a disheartening display of obeying in advance, media magnates are muzzling their outlets to placate the looming specter of Trump’s Second Reich. Jeff Bezos, Amazon overlord and owner of The Washington Post, quashed his editorial board’s Kamala endorsement, triggering resignations and a subscriber exodus. But he couldn’t care less. Bezos… Read more.
Three months ago, Apple signed a deal with director Jon Watts to develop a sequel to his crime caper Wolfs, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. But, according to Variety, Apple has canceled those plans. Sorry, George, but this is what happens when you get so involved in presidential politics that you lose half the… Read more.
Trump’s $20 billion-plus payday: The ultimate political bribe Reports indicate that Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump are scheming to solidify their transactional alliance by merging X with Truth Social. Foremost, this deal would make Trump richer than even his wildest boasts. Musk, with a net worth exceeding $260 billion, recently made a staggering $25… Read more.
Bezos: democracy is no match for billions Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post. More to the point, he has more money than he could spend in ten lifetimes. Yet, only a mix of greed and fear explains his decision to spike the Post’s endorsement of Kamala. His editor-at-large Robert Kagan resigned, showing the… Read more.
Post falls from Nixon to Delvey The Washington Post is famous for publishing stories that forced crooked President Richard Nixon to resign. But today, it published a story on ex-con Anna Delvey that crystallizes the decline of journalism. It ran under the headline: Anna Delvey’s ankle bracelet means New York Fashion Week came to her: The fabulist… Read more.
