Ajit Pai and Sinclair Broadcasting

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Ajit Pai is currently being investigated for his ties to Sinclair Broadcasting (link). One of his colleagues on the FCC lays out the series of decisions he's made that directly benefits Sinclair media.

FCC Commissioner: Our Policy Is ‘Custom Built’ for Right-Wing Sinclair Broadcasting

Sometime this spring, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to take a step without precedent in the history of U.S. communications policy. Once upon a time a watchdog agency, the FCC is going to approve a near-$4 billion merger between two companies that will result in the parent company’s programming—and probably not coincidentally, its right-wing politics—being broadcast into 72 percent of American homes.

The company, as you might have guessed, is Sinclair Broadcasting. It seeks approval to join forces with Tribune Media. The merger would eviscerate the principles the FCC was created to uphold and defend—principles such as diversity of ownership to foster competition, diversity of viewpoints to foster public debate, and localism to foster service to the community. All three have been perched precariously on the sill since the Reagan administration. But once this is approved, out the window and down to the sidewalk they’ll tumble.

Recently, I sat down with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to talk about this. She’s shocked at what is happening on the commission, to which President Obama appointed her in 2011. Since Trump became president and Pai took over, she told me, “All of our media policy decisions have one thing in common: They are all custom built for the business plans of Sinclair Broadcasting.”
 

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This is wrong on so many levels, it's disgusting how badly our government is bought and paid for - and it's worse now than ever.

Just a reminder, this is the same government that many want to give more access to our lives to, like universal healthcare. As if suddenly they won't be in bed with the huge companies, using policy to influence people and drain their bank accounts...
 

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This is wrong on so many levels, it's disgusting how badly our government is bought and paid for - and it's worse now than ever.

Just a reminder, this is the same government that many want to give more access to our lives to, like universal healthcare. As if suddenly they won't be in bed with the huge companies, using policy to influence people and drain their bank accounts...
it is disgusting, but this has zero to do with healthcare.
 

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This is no surprise. Pai has worked for these companies for most of his career, of course he was going to go to bat for them once in power. The FCC no longer protects consumers, it now protects shareholders. This is what the whole Trump administration is all about, make the wealthy wealthier. They ran on the promise of helping the middle class and then screw us at every turn.

Before the election, I told a co-worker that one of my biggest fears of a Trump win was that he would use the Presidency to make sure his private company could make more money once he left office. Government has turned into it's own corporation and we the people really don't factor into the equation any more.

So, all you gun owners, who say one reason guns are a right is to protect against a tyrannical government... what are you waiting for!
 
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