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Martin Nutty

I’m disappointed that the Dominion-Fox News case didn’t go to trial. A full airing of evidence would have exposed Fox as a willing purveyor of

That said, 787m USD is no small price to pay along with a mealy mouthed acknowledgment of the falsity of their reporting

nytimes.com/2023/04/18/technol

The New York TimesAnalysis: Fox News’s $787.5 Million Settlement Is the Cost of Airing a LieBy Jim Rutenberg
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Martin Nutty

/2 While I accept the notion that the $787 m settlement is certainly bearable, I think the scale of the payment will have a chilling effect on the purveyors of . This agreement is not going to give shareholders of Fox Corp a warm fuzzy as it disrupts a business model predicated on lies and will take a huge chunk out of this year’s profits - likely more than 50%.

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Martin Nutty

/3 Waiting in the wings for is the lawsuit, featuring another company also smeared by the supposed service. Will the aggrieved party receive a similar settlement and if so what will that do to ’s highly opinionated fact free “reporting”?

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From left: Maria Bartiromo in 2016; Lou Dobbs in 2017; and Jeanine Pirro in 2015. The on-air hosts are named in a nearly 300-page complaint from voting technology company Smartmatic. (AP)
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Martin Nutty

/4 While Dominion’s victory may be in the rear view mirror, another similar suit against is outstanding. A second win might prompt the business types who sit behind these unwholesome “ services” to reconsider the business implications of based broadcasting

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Times of San DiegoLatest Blow to San Diego’s OAN: Judge Rejects Bid to Toss Dominion Voting SuitBy Ken Stone
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Martin Nutty

/5 New York Times out with an article discussing how the landscape may be changing the situation for as well as and . I question whether the latter 2 have significantly deep pockets to be worthy of pursuit. That said I wouldn’t weep if they were forced into bankruptcy

nytimes.com/2023/04/19/busines

The New York TimesWhat Next for Dominion After Its $787.5 Million Fox SettlementBy Tiffany Hsu
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Martin Nutty

/6 John Poulus of explains why he settled the suit rather than going to trial. He lists the 6 remaining defamation cases being pursued by his company - 4 suits against individuals in addition to and

Further success will have a distinct cooling on those who pursue the

nytimes.com/2023/04/21/opinion

The New York TimesOpinion | Dominion’s CEO: Why We Settled the Fox News LawsuitBy John Poulos
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Martin Nutty

/7 Many are disappointed will not be subjected to a public trial exposing their willful embrace of the . The ecosphere are busily selling the shrewdness of the settlement. Truth is, has now shown the way to victims of propaganda outlets masquerading as . A few more settlements like this and there will be nothing left to be shrew with

nytimes.com/2023/04/20/busines

The New York TimesFox Settlement Is a Victory for Dominion. But the Misinformation War Continues.By Steven Lee Myers
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Martin Nutty

/8 Why exactly was fired by ?

Chances are we’ll never really know as and his corporate lackeys know how to keep their collective mouths shut

Likely, the firing was triggered by financial pain associated with settlement, a pending sexual harassment suit or the reported general disdain expressed to executives

npr.org/2023/04/24/1171641969/

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KBSez ✅

@mnutty

I don't think the #Dominion settlement (which was a win for Dominion but was absolutely NOT a loss for #Fox or trump or the right-wing) didn't play as much into #TuckerCarlson 's firing as much as his comments about the company leadership and the pending lawsuit by Abby Grossberg.

Word is this was a decision straight from Murdoch himself so I'm guessing there's some bad evidence in this Grossberg suit about to come to light or something we don't know about yet.

Martin Nutty

@kbsez

I can’t say I’m familiar with the . Certainly allegations of sexual harassment aren’t surprising given checkered history. In light of the revelations from I imagine there is likely an electronic trail which will bolster Ms Grossberg’s suit

I disagree on the notion that the suit is “Not a loss for Fox”, a few more loses like that….

nytimes.com/2023/04/24/busines

The New York TimesTucker Carlson Accused of Promoting a Hostile Work Environment in LawsuitBy Katie Robertson
Apr 25, 2023, 01:20 PM·Public·Metatext
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KBSez ✅

@mnutty

It’s a 99% win for them. They didn’t have the embarrassment and exposure of their talent and execs appearing on the stand with questions like “in this text, you refer to Trump as a lunatic…“ And the constant, continuous questions making them admit that they knew the election wasn’t stolen

It’s a win for Trump because now he can say “look! Dominion backed off and settled because they didn’t have a case because they were liars.”

Plus they even get to take it as a deduction

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