Jessica J. González
@jgo4justice.bsky.social
Co-CEO of @FreePress.bsky.social. Board member @AmericasVoice.bsky.social & Latino Media Collaborative. Los Angeles-based chingona lawyer.
And the trial's set for March. That ticking fee's gonna add up quickly! #BlockTheMerger www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Antitrust Trial Set for March 2027
The trial will run for a total of 12 days from March 2 to 15
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One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
The FCC has no business deciding who is a journalist and what counts as real news. We cannot allow local stations to become collateral damage in the FCC's political games.
'A putz': Michael Steele slams Trump FCC Commissioner's latest ABC attack
YouTube video by MS NOW
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It's not just the FCC's Brendan Carr who is abusing his power to censor dissent. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson's only slightly more subtle swipe at free speech attempts to prevent AI companies from mitigating bias. @freepress.bsky.social's statement and filing: www.freepress.net/news/ftcs-ar...
FTC's Artificial Intelligence 'Policy Statement' Is Latest White House Effort to Distort the Law and Censor Speech
The FTC’s ultimate aim is to anoint itself judge and jury over AI content — and silence dissent.
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“The administration’s response to the rising number of detainee deaths is to change the way it reports them.” Truly trying to erase reality everywhere. thehill.com/opinion/immi...
Immigrant detention should not be a death sentence
Our immigration facilities must respect the rule of law, accountability and human lives.
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Attacking the media is a foundational strategy of authoritarianism, used to control information, silence critics and avoid accountability. But the fight for our First Amendment rights is growing. Here's the latest with media consolidation, and local newsrooms over the last few weeks...
One FCC commissioner is listening to broad public opposition to censorship. She's standing up for free speech and against government censorship and control. Thank you, @agomezfcc.bsky.social, for lifting up the voices of regular people. @freepress.bsky.social applauds you.
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez@agomezfcc.bsky.social · 6d agoThe FCC has no authority to police the ideological balance of the airwaves. No matter what this Commission does next, the record now makes clear that this was never a genuine search for the public interest. 🧵
We are going to win. Paramount is retreating. #BlockTheMerger
Free Press@freepress.bsky.social · 2w agoParamount clearly understood what anyone would who followed the facts in this case: that this deal is clearly a violation of U.S. antitrust laws. Instead of fighting the inevitable, they've resigned to fighting this where it was always going to end up: an antitrust trial in Federal court.
Blatantly corrupt. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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What's next in the People vs. Paramount? @jgo4justice.bsky.social and I explain what's happening in court, Paramount's ugly desperation, and how the growing ranks of merger opponents are changing the political landscape around media consolidation and capitulation. New Pressing Issues! Subscribe!
What’s Next in the People vs. Paramount?
The bad guys are losing, but we still have a long way to go
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Public policy matters. Electing public officials who care about people and aren’t corrupt, selfish clowns matters.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2w ago2026 has already become the worst year for measles in the United States since 1991.
🚨 One of the defining battles for modern democracy is media consolidation. Watch the full conversation between @jgo4justice.bsky.social and Robert Weissman of @publiccitizen.bsky.social on the deliberate consolidation and control of the media ecosystem: substack.com/inbox/post/2...
For everyone who clamors for deregulation and looks away from Trump’s corruption: this is the impact. We don’t know if it’s safe to eat our food or not.
Jessica Nix@jessicanix.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW: As cyclosporiasis cases jumped, the company linked to the outbreak - Taylor Farms - effectively delayed a recall that mounted in consumer confusion. Gift link for @business www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“We’re opposed to media consolidation because we’re for a diversity of voices in the media system.” - @jgo4justice.bsky.social with Robert Weissman of @publiccitizen.bsky.social
Nexstar just won’t stop being shady in its (presumptively unlawful) bid to acquire Tegna and consummate the largest broadcast merger in U.S. history. @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov is on it though. thedesk.net/2026/07/stat...
States, DIRECTV accused Nexstar of controlling TEGNA despite injunction
July 22, 2026 - A motion filed on Wednesday says TEGNA's Board of Directors is comprised entirely of Nexstar executives, possibly violating a court's preliminary injunction.
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My unpopular opinion is that this game is absolute trash. Americans soccer amateurs will love it because there have been a lot of goals. But all I see is NBA Allstar game levels of shit defense. Honestly, feels rigged to get Americans to adopt the game.
This is happening tomorrow in NYC. Please come see this beautiful documentary by Christina DiPasquale capturing how Puerto Rican activists created the first Latino bilingual affairs program on TV.
Joseph Torres@josephtorr.bsky.social · 3w agoCome check out the forthcoming documentary (work in progress) on the remarkable story of how Puerto Rican activists created the first Latino bilingual public-affairs show on TV (PBS). I am the film's exe producer & will join its director (Christina DiPasquale) & producer for a discussion afterwards.
The FCC has no authority to punish a station for refusing to air a blatantly political speech. This is a naked attempt to bully broadcasters, and the FCC should have no part in it.
More threats to broadcasters who elected to not air his propaganda. This is what authoritarianism looks like. We must wholeheartedly reject it. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Trump calls for revocation of ABC, NBC licenses over speech snub
The president said networks that didn't air his primetime address on election security had committed "fraud."
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I quit Twitter because I don't tolerate the Nazi content and non-consensual AI fakes; but I hear Brendan Carr is over there critiquing state attorneys general for theorizing about structural remedies and divestitures in a deal they've challenged on antitrust grounds. Fascinating. #BlockTheMerger
Brendan Carr is once again attempting to intimidate broadcasters that air any criticisms of Trump. Carr has tarnished his office and weaponized the FCC, choosing to kneel before a rogue president — instead of actually protecting the public interest and upholding his constitutional oath. 🧵 >>>
*Bay Area!* 🏛️ Come out this Friday, July 17 at 9AM outside Oakland US District Courthouse. Stand up to #BlockTheMerger because our artistic freedom can’t be bought by billionaires and authoritarians! Address: 1301 Clay St, Oakland, CA 94612 Juntos podemos! Spread the word & bring your friends!
The FCC just announced it will move forward with its unlawful effort to hand control of the public airwaves to billionaire buddies of this administration. This will destroy local newsrooms, silence community reporting, and drive-up costs for American families.
Now that 12 state attorneys general have sued to block Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, what will happen next? Free Press' @jgo4justice.bsky.social breaks it down for you.
What's Next in the Fight to Derail the Ellisons' Warner Bros. Takeover
Twelve state attorneys general have sued to block the corrupt and illegal merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. Here’s what will happen next.
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Now that 12 state attorneys general have sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, what will happen next? @freepress.bsky.social breaks it down for you. www.freepress.net/blog/whats-n...
What's Next in the Fight to Derail the Ellisons' Warner Bros. Takeover
Twelve state attorneys general have sued to block the corrupt and illegal merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. Here’s what will happen next.
freepress.net
"Any merger of this scale would diminish creativity and diversity in entertainment, weaken journalists' ability to hold those in power accountable and further endanger our democracy." - @jgo4justice.bsky.social via @calonews.bsky.social
States sue to block ‘unlawful’ Paramount, Warner Bros. merger
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, accompanied by the attorneys general of 12 states, filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to block the sale of Warner Bros. to Paramount. Since the announcement of th...
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