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Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

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366 points gniting | 2 comments | 08 Dec 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Previously: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46160315 (1333 comments)
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notepad0x90 ◴[08 Dec 25 21:41 UTC] No.46198023[source]▶
I just realized that the netflix ceo is a big-time democratic party donor, and that paramount is supposedly being supported by larry ellison (big-time republican/trump donor) and saudis? I'm sensing a strong political/influence angle here by the billionaires.
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willio58 ◴[08 Dec 25 23:34 UTC] No.46199199[source]▶
Larry Ellison is also a very public supporter of Israel and the IDF, as recently as a few months ago speaking in support of Israel’s actions in Gaza.
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mike_h ◴[09 Dec 25 02:15 UTC] No.46200507[source]▶
He’s the largest individual donor to the IDF.
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dboreham ◴[09 Dec 25 05:24 UTC] No.46201526[source]▶
Wait...individuals can donate to a country's army?
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omnimus ◴[09 Dec 25 06:34 UTC] No.46201910[source]▶
Sure! And in return Oracle gets sweet IDF contracts payed by the US gov.
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1. MotiBanana ◴[09 Dec 25 11:11 UTC] No.46203589[source]▶
So we just blatantly lie now because "Israel=bad"? You can't donate directly to the IDF. US funding isn’t paying Oracle through some back door. If you’ve got a real source, show it—otherwise it’s just nonsense.
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2. omnimus ◴[09 Dec 25 11:49 UTC] No.46203874[source]▶
Thank you for asking! I thought I was just making funny comment on political situation. After quick search it turns out its not funny… just predictible.

“Larry Ellison donates $16.6 million, says, ‘Since Israel’s founding, we have called on the brave men and women of the IDF to defend our home’”

Oh and i know FIDF - Friends of the IDF (nonprofit through which these donations are going) are just that. Just friends.