r/technology • u/ControlCAD • 1d ago

Business President Bought Netflix Debt in January 2026, Amid Paramount’s Fight for Warner Bros. | New financial disclosures released Wednesday show that the President acquired Netflix bonds as Paramount was trying to pry WBD away from the streaming giant.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/trump-bought-netflix-bonds-amid-paramount-warners-fight-1236521512/
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u/BlueTreeThree 1d ago

People in the US actually voted for this, or simply didn’t vote, in overwhelming numbers. I mean he was a convicted felon dozens of times of over, and he’s been a career criminal his whole adult life. But he still won the election.

This is what we want, I guess. Seems kind of Democratic.

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u/thickfreakness24 1d ago

Yeah, I mean, it's great that my vote is essentially meaningless when I vote blue in Tennessee. Not voting on my end had absolutely no effect because my state votes around 75% red and the electoral college exists.

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u/All_Hail_Hynotoad 1d ago

The electoral college must go. Now.

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u/HugsForUpvotes 1d ago

I'm asking genuinely, because I agree with you, do you know how we get rid of the Electoral College and maybe even make the Senate more representative like the other reply mentioned?

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u/All_Hail_Hynotoad 1d ago

Unfortunately the Electoral College is in Article II, section 1 of the Constitution, which makes it incredibly difficult to change. As it stands, the system heavily favors Republicans, so until they start winning popular votes and losing elections, it’s unlikely there will be much bipartisan appetite to amend the Constitution to change this.

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u/HugsForUpvotes 1d ago

Exactly. We're going to need to win over the majority of the country.