One Year Later, The U.S. Corporate News Media Remains A Grave Threat To Democracy

***CORRECTED EPISODE*** INCLUDES A CHUNK OF THE EPISODE THAT WAS NOT UPLOADED ORIGINALLY.On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast just over a year after he warned about it, Omar Moore talks about the U.S. corporate news media remaining a threat to democracy. Receipts are laid out on the table. Recorded July 18, 2025.SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.comSUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.comRECOMMENDED READSOmar's latest Substack entry (July 18, 2025):Omar's latest experience with racism in San Francisco: https://mooreo.substack.com/p/if-its-summer-its-book-reading-time?r=275tyr&triedRedirect=trueABC News agrees to pay $16 million to Donald Trump (December 2024) : WARNING - NEWS STORY CONTAINS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC AND TRIGGERING CONTENT REGARDING RAPEhttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/abc-news-trump-library-15-million-dollars-defamation-settlementParamount agrees to pay $16 million to Donald Trump:(July 2, 2025)https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paramount-trump-settle-lawsuit_n_6841c504e4b0daf9137c7d0eSenator Ron Wyden of Oregon on Trump/Epstein (July 17, 2025):https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/business/epstein-banks-wyden-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XU8.OZOU.QDXE1knDgR5O&smid=url-shareTrump draws photos of naked women for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday bash (July 17, 2025) - may be paywalled:https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?st=7QLYW3&reflink=article_copyURL_share THE POLITICRAT SUMMER 2025 BOOK READING LIST: https://substack.com/@politicrat/note/c-133449058?r=judrw&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-actionPRESSURE DEMOCRATS to keep reminding the American public about the damage the Big BS Bill will do. Call 202-224-3121 and ask to speak to a Democratic congressperson.READThe Big BS Bill in full: https://www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/the_one_big_beautiful_bill_act.pdf If you would like to contribute financially to The Politicrat: please send money via Zelle to [email protected] media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app