FCC Officials Took Gifts From Paramount While It Had Business Before Them — ProPublica

Expensive Gifts: Despite regulating broadcast media, FCC commissioners have accepted pricey tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala from CBS or its parent company, now Paramount. 

Conflict of Interest: Ethics experts say that by accepting the gifts, FCC commissioners are compromising the agency’s impartiality and should avoid acting on Paramount’s pending merger. 

Mixing Business and Pleasure: After voting for a Paramount merger, Commissioner Olivia Trusty took tickets worth over $12,000. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has accepted tickets worth at least $63,000...

 https://www.propublica.org/article/paramount-mergers-fcc-kennedy-center-gala 

Weekly Roundup: Trump Wants a ”Unified Reich” and Alito Appeals to Heaven (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad and Dan discuss the Alito Appeal to Heaven flag controversy, Trump's "Unified Reich" video, and the affirmation of Palestinian statehood by US allies.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-huqzk-1edb98f2

Opinion | How Could Alito Have Been So Foolish to Fly an Upside-Down American Flag? - The New York Times

The controversy about the decision to fly an upside-down American flag outside the home of Justice Samuel Alito recalls St. Paul's admonition that while some things may be lawful, "not all things are helpful."…

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/opinion/alito-flag-supreme-court.html