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On this week’s Power Lines Podcast:
Tucker Carlson has suddenly ended his feud and embraced Holocaust-denying white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Why is he leaning further into extremist voices?
Oliver and Jon break down the fallout from Comcast helping to fund the White House ballroom — and what that says about media power and influence.
Plus: what the Paramount layoffs reveal about Ellison’s plans for news personalities, CNN head Mark Thompson dodging Bari Weiss questions, Zohran winning over Andrew Schulz, and Elon Musk’s “Grokipedia” — a fact-twisting clone of Wikipedia built in bad faith and fueled by an alternate reality.
Have a Happy Halloween! We’ll see you next week.
00:00 Intro 03:15 Tucker Carlson Hosts Nick Fuentes 08:38 Mainstream Media's Challenge with Extremism 19:57 Comcast's Controversial Donation to Trump 29:46 Paramount Layoffs and CBS News Cuts 32:54 Oracle's AI Investments and Media Cuts 34:41 CBS News Restructuring and Political Shifts 37:44 CNN's New Streaming Service and Bari Weiss 46:29 New York Mayor's Race Media Strategy 56:10 Elon Musk's Wikipedia Alternative, Grokipedia
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