Regulatory-Extortion

Commerce Secretary Lutnick Forces Corporations to Provide Government Equity Stakes

2025-09-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced plans to extract government equity stakes from major corporations like Intel and Lockheed Martin in exchange for federal support, using tariffs and export licenses as pressure tools through a secretive ‘Investment Accelerator’ initiative. …

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CBS Appoints Trump Ally Kenneth Weinstein as Network Ombudsman Following Merger Pressure

2025-09-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

CBS News appointed Kenneth Weinstein, a former Trump ambassador nominee and Hudson Institute conservative, as the network’s ombudsman following the Paramount-Skydance merger. The appointment came after Trump’s Justice Department and FCC applied regulatory pressure to the merger, and …

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