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Government corruption edged out grocery prices as the top issue in midterm polls two weeks before Election Day.The DOJ sued to block Alaska from certifying its Alaska Senate race if the Republican incumbent loses — an unprecedented certification fight that could reshape election integrity.With early voting surging past 2022 levels and full 2026 cycle ad spending projected at $11.6B per AdImpact, this midterm elections cycle is unlike anything before it.CHAPTERS00:00 Midterm Elections Spending Hits Record $11.6B01:30 Ohio Governor Race Flips After $4M Attack Ad Backfires03:00 Early Voting Surges Nationally Past 202204:30 Texas Early Voting Breaks Records05:00 Midterm Polls Show Corruption Tops Voter Concerns06:00 Democratic Registration Surges in Early Voting06:50 Kansas GOP Scrambles to Defend Trump +16 State07:30 DOJ Sues to Block Alaska Senate Race Certification08:30 Cook Report Shifts Key Senate Races09:30 Billionaires Fund Senate Races as GOP Reserves Hit $1.03BIF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:→ Elon Musk Burns $366M to Lock US Midterms as Voters Revolt: https://youtu.be/q2pGYMQkL6E→ Kevin Warsh Just Triggered A Rate Hike Into Worst Ever Diesel Crisis: https://youtu.be/mrEOrvnapuM→ The Massive Gap Between What Politicians Say and What US Voters Want: https://youtu.be/JM4nUaiVuP0SOURCES & FURTHER READINGRecord Midterm Spending And Turnout• Early Voting Surge Threatens GOP's Billion Dollar Senate Push: https://[redacted-placeholder]• UF Election Lab Tracks Record 2026 Early Voting Numbers: https://election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2026-early-voting/• AP Data Shows Early Voting Turnout Crushing 2022 Records: https://apnews.com/article/election-2026-midterms-voting-early-turnout-44df2c18b387d28022dbb480e99feaba• Dallas County Shatters Early Voting Record Ahead Of Midterms: https://[redacted-placeholder]• Check Early Voting Dates In Your State Before Election Day: https://www.vote.org/early-voting-calendar/• Confirm Your Voter Registration Status Before Polls Close: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/• NCSL Breaks Down Early In Person Voting Rules By State: https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/early-in-person-voting• NBC News Tracks Live 2026 Early Vote Numbers Nationwide: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/early-vote• AP Hub Covers Every Angle Of The 2026 Elections: https://apnews.com/hub/electionsVoter Anger Over Corruption And Cost Of Living• CNBC Poll Finds Corruption Now Voters Top Election Issue: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/23/corruption-midterm-election-cnbc-poll-trump.html• Fox News Poll Shows Cost Of Living Hurting GOP Candidates: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-cost-living-concerns-weigh-gop-midterms• Poll Shows Rising Number Of Americans Say Trump Enriching Himself: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/18/more-republicans-say-trump-is-enriching-himself-poll-finds/• Oil Prices Surge Past $117 As Iran Tensions Escalate: https://www.barrons.com/articles/oil-prices-iran-war-inflation-d71a17ac• Administration Delays IRS Data On Who Benefited From Tax Cuts: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/14/administration-delays-irs-data-gop-tax-cuts-01116807Key Senate Races That Could Flip Control• Texas Senate Race Now A Dead Heat Poll Finds: https://emersoncollegepolling.com/texas-2026-poll-toss-up/• Meet The Independent Who Could Decide Senate Control: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/who-is-dan-osborn-meet-the-nebraska-independent-who-could-decide-which-party-controls-the-senate-180211567.html• Trump Orders DOJ Suit To Block Alaska Senate Results: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/23/alaska-senate-election-doj-lawsuit-sullivan.html• Constitution Clause Defines State Power Over Federal Elections: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S4-C1-2/ALDE_00013577/• AP Investigates Trump Administration Noncitizen Voting Claims: https://apnews.com/article/trump-states-noncitizen-voting-investigation-california-ac8a87b135f7a2ae9fe961bab3b28825

A New Mexico jury found Mark Zuckerberg's Meta deceived users about data privacy, with the judge ordering $25 billion to New Mexico public schools on the Oct 21 verdict.This What Just Happened breaks down why New Mexico refused the $18 billion 51-AG settlement split and won $25 billion alone — juries punish harder than deals.CHAPTERS00:00 Mark Zuckerberg Suffers $25B Defeat in New Mexico Meta Lawsuit00:48 Cambridge Analytica Harvest Triggers New Mexico Meta Lawsuit01:30 43M Unfair Practices Act Violations Behind $25B Verdict02:05 $375M and $565M Child-Safety Fines Show New Mexico Pattern Against Meta02:45 Why Zuckerberg Refused $18B 51-AG Settlement and Lost Bigger03:30 Juries Punish Meta Harder Than Attorneys General Deals04:00 Meta Appeal and Public Schools Payout — What to Watch NextIF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:→ The Real Reason Zuckerberg Ignored $18B Settlement But Panicked Over New Mexico: https://youtu.be/si8qYAjAIQE→ Zuckerberg Ignores $942M, He's Terrified New Mexico Bypassed Section 230 & Caged Meta: https://youtu.be/FarDi6cvFY0→ Mark Zuckerberg Turned Meta AI Data Centers Into $3.9B Fake Tax Break: https://youtu.be/n3V6V6pCOrsSOURCES & FURTHER READINGMeta's $25 Billion Verdict Explained• Reuters Breaks Down Meta's $25 Billion New Mexico Verdict: https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-ordered-pay-25-billion-new-mexico-after-jury-finds-company-misled-consumers-2026-10-21/• Source New Mexico Reports On Judge's $25B Order Against Meta: https://sourcenm.com/2026/10/21/new-mexico-judge-orders-meta-to-pay-state-25b/• Read The Full Jury Verdict And Instructions Against Meta: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WT94UuLovQplECZO9idnXZeyJykibsYN/viewNew Mexico Courts And Legal Precedent• Track New Mexico's Biggest High Profile Court Cases: https://nmcourts.gov/news/high-profile-cases/Cambridge Analytica And Data Privacy Fallout• How The Cambridge Analytica Scandal Reshaped Data Research Ethics: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6073073/

Elon Musk burns $366M to lock the Senate as total midterm spending tracks $11.6B. Votes are moving where no PAC bought time.Midterm Money is a Good Revenue limited series tracking who is buying the 2026 midterms — power players, money flows, and where votes actually move.00:00 Elon Musk's $366M to Lock Senate02:20 $11.6B Midterm Elections 2026 Spending Flood04:30 Trump Approval Collapse Drives Midterm Polls06:00 Georgia and North Carolina Lean Blue07:00 Texas Senate Race 2026 Heats Up - Talarico vs Paxton07:40 Ohio Senate Turns on Republicans07:50 Michigan Senate Fight - El-Sayed vs Rogers08:10 Susan Collins Corruption Questions in Maine08:40 Iowa Split Ticket - Sand vs Hinson08:50 Deep-Red Shift on Fuel Costs09:30 Minnesota and New Hampshire Senate Surprises09:50 Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi Wild Cards10:30 Can Billionaire Money Buy Elections?IF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:→ Anthropic's Leaked $2T IPO Reveals Dario Amodei's $518B Gamble: https://youtu.be/OaVMRAWqfms→ Oracle's Force Majeure Hides Larry Ellison's $165B Debt Disaster: https://youtu.be/AfaZjmHto7I→ Kevin Warsh Just Triggered A Rate Hike Into Worst Ever Diesel Crisis: https://youtu.be/mrEOrvnapuMSOURCES & FURTHER READING2026 Midterm Election Maps And Ratings• What To Know About The 2026 Midterm Elections: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-you-need-know-about-2026-us-midterm-elections-2026-10-19/• Reuters Live Election Coverage And Updates: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/elections/• Senate Race Ratings From Cook Political Report: https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings• The Nine Senate Races That Could Decide Control: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nine-key-races-could-decide-who-controls-senate-where-stand• 13 Senate Races That Will Determine Control: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/can-democrats-win-the-senate-here-are-some-pathways• Full List Of 2026 Senate Battleground States: https://ballotpedia.org/U.S._Senate_battlegrounds,_2026• South Carolina, Mississippi And Minnesota Senate Analysis: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/senate-overview/senate-south-carolina-mississippi-minnesota• Charlie Cook's Nonpartisan Political Analysis Explained: https://www.charliecookpolitics.com/aboutElon Musk's Republican Spending Spree• How Elon Musk Spent $366 Million Backing Republicans: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/musk-has-spent-366-million-help-republicans-retain-control-congress-2026-10-12/Candidate Scandals Shaping Key Races• The FBI Probe That Shadowed Susan Collins' Campaign: https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation• Ken Paxton's Criminal Investigation History Explained: https://apnews.com/article/criminal-investigations-dallas-ken-paxton-coronavirus-pandemic-crime-3657864db01b3e2525f53f8f523af316• The Stolen Pen Story Haunting Ken Paxton: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/ken-paxton-pen/Inflation And Voter Anger Driving The Map• Sarah Longwell's Bulwark On Trump's Approval Collapse: https://www.thebulwark.com/• How Inflation Data Explains Voter Discontent: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/

Meta just claimed $3.9 billion in tax credits meant for things like cancer research, and they used it to build AI data centers. That's more than Apple and Google combined, and 15 times what Merck took. The trick: calling NVIDIA chips inside "pilot models" counts as research. The question is whether the IRS lets this slide.CHAPTERS00:00 Meta's $3.9B Tax Credit Grab00:59 How The R&D Credit Works01:57 Meta Reclassifies Data Centers As Pilots02:59 Auditor EY Shares The Strategy03:30 Taxpayers Foot The Bill04:30 Meta's History With The IRS05:21 What Happens NextIF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:→ Mark Zuckerberg Can't Believe It Only Cost $18B vs New Mexico Jury Justice: https://youtu.be/si8qYAjAIQE→ Zuckerberg Ignores $942M, He's Terrified New Mexico Bypassed Section 230 & Caged Meta: https://youtu.be/FarDi6cvFY0→ Big Tech's Hidden $1.65 Trillion AI Debt Bomb Just Met Energy Perfect Storm: https://youtu.be/oHTWCZmQHYcSOURCES & FURTHER READINGMeta's R&D Tax Credit Strategy• How Meta Is Using A Research Tax Credit To Fund AI Data Centers: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/technology/meta-ai-data-centers-taxes.html• Why Meta Is Calling Its AI Data Centers Pilot Models For Tax Purposes: https://moneywise.com/news/top-stories/meta-data-centers-pilot-models-irs-research-tax-creditMeta's Ongoing IRS Battles• Meta Disputes $16 Billion Tax Deficiency After Prior Court Ruling: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/meta-fights-16-billion-deficiency-on-heels-of-tax-court-ruling?context=search&index=0• Why The IRS Wants Back The $355 Million Tied To Zuckerberg's Stock Options: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/meta-counted-mark-zuckerberg-4-040500231.html#Meta #Zuckerberg #TaxCredit #AIDataCenters #GoodRevenue

Dario Amodei wants a $2 trillion Anthropic IPO this fall, more than double Anthropic's valuation back in May. Revenue is up twelvefold, which sounds incredible until you see what the company is committing to spend on AI compute and Google TPUs just to keep the lights on. Reuters got the Anthropic IPO prospectus, and the spending number is almost impossible to square with the growth story.CHAPTERS00:00 Anthropic IPO Prospectus Leaked: $2 Trillion Valuation00:59 Anthropic $42 Billion Loss Explained01:35 Anthropic Operating Loss: The Real Burn Rate02:03 Anthropic Compute Spending: Where the Money Goes02:35 Dario Amodei's $518 Billion AI Infrastructure Bet03:35 Anthropic Revenue Jumps 12X04:15 SpaceX IPO Crash: Wall Street Skepticism04:50 Anthropic vs OpenAI: Funding Comparison05:15 Anthropic AI Risk Disclosure05:45 Anthropic IPO Date: November After the MidtermsIF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:→ Jensen Blocks Rogue AI Agents So Why Won't OpenAI Play Ball?: https://youtu.be/A3YBNsTU7uI→ The Brutal Truth Behind Anthropic vs Nvidia AI Safety Slowdown War: https://youtu.be/V4L2nJykbFI→ OpenAI Astra Is NOT AGI: Sam Altman's Latest lPO Scheme: https://youtu.be/xFcCDu7JuXo→ Sam Altman Fires Execs While Anthropic Preps $2T IPO: https://youtu.be/K3VfCnxZ8ZwSOURCES & FURTHER READINGAnthropic IPO Filing Breakdown• Inside Anthropic's IPO Prospectus and Its Surging AI Costs: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/anthropics-ipo-prospectus-shows-sweeping-ai-vision-surging-costs-2026-09-28/• Why Anthropic's IPO Filing Reveals Heavy Big Tech Dependence: https://www.reuters.com/world/anthropic-ipo-prospectus-lays-bare-deep-dependence-big-tech-partners-2026-09-29/Anthropic IPO Timeline• Anthropic Pushes Its IPO Timeline to November: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-shifts-planned-ipo-to-november-8874dffc

Rogue AI agents spent the summer breaking out of their sandboxes, and one of them hit Hugging Face with 17,000 malicious actions over several weeks. NVIDIA just launched a system to stop it, backed by Microsoft, Oracle, and JPMorgan. One name is missing from that list, and it's the company actually responsible for the breach.Jensen Huang calls AI agent security an engineering problem, not a government one. If AI safety is left to the companies selling the fix, who carries the AI liability when an agent escapes?CHAPTERS00:00 The Hugging Face Hack: Rogue AI Agents Break Out00:59 Industry-Wide AI Agent Panic: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google02:07 NVIDIA's Open Agent Safety Launch03:29 How the AI Agent Sandbox Containment System Works04:07 OpenAI Is Missing From NVIDIA's AI Security Coalition04:47 NVIDIA Buys Hugging Face05:03 NVIDIA Stock: $235B Buyback Explained05:36 NVIDIA's China Chip Controversy06:32 AI Liability: Who's Liable When AI Agents EscapeF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:→ The Brutal Truth Behind Anthropic vs Nvidia AI Safety Slowdown War: https://youtu.be/V4L2nJykbFI→ OpenAI Astra Is NOT AGI: Sam Altman's Latest lPO Scheme: https://youtu.be/xFcCDu7JuXo→ China's Secret 10-Front War on US Just Escalated: Stolen F-35 Parts: https://youtu.be/Wy7Pvr_NvCE→ Oracle's Force Majeure Hides Larry Ellison's $165B Debt Disaster: https://youtu.be/AfaZjmHto7ISOURCES & FURTHER READINGNVIDIA's Open Agent Safety Platform• NVIDIA Debuts System Designed to Stop AI Agents Going Rogue: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-28/nvidia-debuts-system-designed-to-stop-ai-agents-from-going-awry• How NVIDIA's New Software Aims to Stop Misbehaving AI Agents: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/nvidia-releases.html• Inside NVIDIA's Open-Source Fix For Escaped AI Agents: https://www.wired.com/story/nvidias-answer-to-rogue-agents-is-an-open-source-ai-security-system/• NVIDIA's Official Case For Full-Stack Agent Governance: https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/open-agent-safety-platformThe Hugging Face Acquisition And AI Agent Fallout• Why NVIDIA Is Acquiring The Platform That Got Hacked: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-to-acquire-hugging-face/• Australia's Health System Breach Sparks Calls For AI Accountability: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/25/open-ai-attacked-australias-health-system-and-then-doubled-down-on-its-negligence-the-time-for-wait-and-see-is-overNVIDIA's Chip Smuggling Controversy• Inside The $160 Million Nvidia Chip Smuggling Scheme To China: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/31/160-million-export-controlled-nvidia-gpus-allegedly-smuggled-to-china.html• Nvidia Employee Charged In Taiwan Chip Smuggling Case: https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/nvidia-employee-charged-with-smuggling-advanced-chips-into-china-053111460.htmlNVIDIA's Record Stock Buyback• Why NVIDIA Just Added a Record $150 Billion Buyback: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-adds-record-150-billion-to-stock-buyback-910f96a8

China's state visit to the US just wrapped with nothing to show for it. Behind the Trump-Xi meeting, though, a very different story was unfolding, one involving stolen F-35 stealth fighter parts, smuggled AI chips, rare earth rationing, and a currency network built to dodge the dollar. None of it came up publicly, and that's exactly the problem.This Good Revenue episode breaks down all ten fronts of China's shadow war against the US, and the one thing they have in common: control.CHAPTER00:00 Trump-Xi Meeting: State Visit, No Deals00:59 #10 The F-35 Problem in Hong Kong02:00 #9 China and Iran02:30 #8 What the Houthis Got02:50 #7 China's Rare Earth Minerals Squeeze04:00 #6 Trump Tariffs on China: The 40-Country Workaround04:30 #5 Shadow Fleet vs the Dollar05:00 #4 Driscoll's vs China06:30 #3 China's Economy: The Real GDP07:30 #2 Xi Jinping's Exit Bans08:30 #1 China AI and the Nvidia Chip Race09:30 US vs China: Who Controls AI?IF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:→ The Brutal Truth Behind Anthropic vs Nvidia AI Safety Slowdown War: https://youtu.be/V4L2nJykbFI→ Kimi K3 & China's AI Dumping Scheme Just Handed Sam Altman His Next Move: https://youtu.be/-sf_vzM0clo→ US Just Cut Off Iran's Oil Lifeline: https://youtu.be/cWBSi22gNjw→ Did China Just Steal ASML's Banned AI Chip Making Tool?: https://youtu.be/IVvBSub5Vw0→ The $3.3 Trillion Patent Scheme China Ran on the Entire Western Economy: https://youtu.be/j8eBgb4b29QSOURCES & FURTHER READINGStolen Stealth Tech And Military Fallout• How Classified F-35 Parts Ended Up In Hong Kong: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-23/china-is-holding-sensitive-f-35-parts-diverted-to-hong-kong• Congress Opens Investigation Into Missing F-35 Components: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/18/congress-f-35-china-investigation-01083647• Pentagon Watchdog Flags Millions In Lost F-35 Spare Parts: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106098• How Chinese Goods Are Fueling Houthi Attacks On Shipping: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-09-23/houthi-s-war-efforts-iran-support-sustained-with-chinese-importsThe Xi-Trump Summit And Its Silences• Inside Trump's High-Stakes Summit With Xi Jinping: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-kicks-off-white-house-summit-with-chinas-xi-575b06ec?mod=hp_lead_pos7• Why China's Military Aid To Iran Never Came Up: https://www.wsj.com/politics/china-iran-aid-xi-trump-summit-e6541ae8• Iran Faces New Restrictions On Flights Amid Pressure Campaign: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/squeezed-at-sea-iran-faces-new-restrictions-on-its-flights-1e1af416?mod=article_inline• Satellite Targeting Support Raises Alarms Over China-Iran Ties: https://www.ft.com/content/eeef7db4-b26d-426f-896b-f7b95bb84223?syn-25a6b1a6=1China's Economic Pressure Campaign• Why China's Official Growth Numbers Don't Add Up: https://www.wsj.com/economy/xis-economy-is-failing-chinas-people-df3f9000• How China Is Helping 40 Countries Dodge US Tariffs: https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-china-tariffs-avoidance-5dacb82bc5a0a1d550b0ea2353ace005• White House Report Details China's Tariff Evasion Network: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6029126-china-tariff-evasion-white-house-report/• Rare Earth Export Curbs Signal A New Kind Of Leverage: https://www.ft.com/content/d29d769e-039c-4d11-9152-e63ccd397b32?syn-25a6b1a6=1IP Theft And The AI Divide• Inside Driscoll's Blueberry IP Battle With Chinese Growers: https://www.wsj.com/business/driscolls-berry-farms-china-competition-b0b49f04?mod=trending_now_news_2• Why The US And China Can't Agree On AI Guardrails: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/u-s-and-china-agree-ai-needs-guardrails-their-ideas-are-very-different-845415ff

Oracle just filed for force majeure on its $165 billion AI data center, and that's not a small legal maneuver, it's an admission that things aren't going to plan. The delays trace back to gas pipeline permitting, but the real story is who's exposed if this slips past 2028. Markets already sold off on the news, and the ripple effects reach a lot further than New Mexico.CHAPTERS00:00 Oracle Force Majeure Notice - Project Jupiter Payment Risk00:59 Bloom Energy Fuel Cell Delays - Permit Fight01:40 Oracle Stock Drop - Market Selloff02:05 Blue Owl Stock Decline - Private Credit Exposure02:35 Oracle Junk Bond Risk - Debt Downgrade Pressure03:15 Larry Ellison Canceled Share Sale03:55 Hyperscaler Debt Contagion - AI Infrastructure Risk04:35 Paramount Warner Bros Merger - Uncapped Interest Exposure05:00 October 1 Deadline - Settlement PressureIF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:→ Bonta Folds Again: Warner Bros Paramount Massive Job Cuts & Saudi Owners Ahead: https://youtu.be/8tAwGjZfmqw→ Larry Ellison's AI Debt Is Quietly Destroying the Paramount-Warner Bros Merger: https://youtu.be/uHkN8DUpn9E→ Paramount Just Gave Half of US TV to Foreign Investors: https://youtu.be/N9mbTmB3XWc→ Bad AI Loans Crater Blue Owl As Claude Code's Exposed & OpenAI Buys A Better Reputation: https://youtu.be/7wsvg4lRDXUSOURCES & FURTHER READINGOracle's Project Jupiter Fallout• Oracle Invokes Force Majeure On $165B Data Center Project: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/oracle-data-center-force-majeure.html• Inside Oracle's $165 Billion Force Majeure Decision: https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/oracle-declares-force-majeure-165-141331149.html• Why Oracle Is Shielding Itself With Force Majeure: https://www.reuters.com/business/oracle-cites-force-majeure-shield-itself-controversial-data-center-bloomberg-2026-09-24/Private Credit Risk And Blue Owl's Decline• Blue Owl Stock Hits One-Year Low Amid Oracle Fallout: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bad-news-keeps-piling-blue-162527384.htmlAI Financing And Market Contagion• How AI Debt Stress Is Spreading Across Wall Street: https://www.ft.com/content/bd441859-6c94-4874-894f-9362c1703127?syn-25a6b1a6=1Paramount Skydance - Warner Brothers Discovery Merger• Paramount Warner Bros Merger Settlement Delayed: https://deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-merger-settlement-delayed-1237112835/

California's Attorney General, Rob Bonta, folds on the $111 billion Paramount Warner Bros merger — no breakup, massive job cuts ahead, and FCC clearance for 49.5% Saudi, Qatar, Abu Dhabi ownership. Larry Ellison and David Ellison take control while California keeps film quotas and workforce funds. CHAPTERS00:00 Paramount Warner Bros Merger Settlement Announced01:00 Rob Bonta vs Larry Ellison Settlement Demands Fail02:00 CNN Editorial Independence Fight in Warner Bros Deal03:00 Paramount Film Release Quota and California Jobs Promise04:30 California Workforce Fund vs Paramount Job Cuts Risk04:50 FCC Approves Saudi Qatar Abu Dhabi Ownership of CBS06:00 Larry Ellison Forces Warner Bros Discovery Deal to Close07:00 Oracle Stock Crash Crushes Ellison Warner Stake08:00 Paramount $80B Debt Junk Rating Explained08:40 Paramount California Relocation Threat and Ticking FeeIF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:→ Larry Ellison's AI Debt Is Quietly Destroying the Paramount-Warner Bros Merger: https://youtu.be/uHkN8DUpn9E→ Paramount Just Gave Half of US TV to Foreign Investors: https://youtu.be/N9mbTmB3XWcSOURCES & FURTHER READINGParamount-Warner Merger and Antitrust Settlement• California AG Touts Jobs Win in Paramount-Warner Antitrust Deal: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-settlement-warner-brosparamount-litigation• CBS Ratings Slide 21% Just as Paramount Merger Closes: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/60-minutes-season-debut-tv-ratings-drop-cbs-news-nfl-blame-1236863080/Foreign Ownership and FCC Approval• FCC Clears Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar to Buy Into Paramount: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/fcc-lets-paramount-sell-49-5-equity-stake-to-saudi-arabia-uae-and-qatar/• US Regulators Sign Off on Foreign Stake in Paramount-Warner Deal: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-fcc-approves-foreign-investment-paramount-warner-merger-deal-2026-09-17/Larry Ellison's Fortune and Oracle's Struggles• Oracle Stock Plunges 50% Despite Co-CEOs' Growth Push: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/oracle-co-ceos-deliver-explosive-130535126.html• How Larry Ellison Fell From No 2 to No 8 Richest Person: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/08/15/how-larry-ellison-dropped-from-worlds-2nd-richest-to-no-8-in-just-2-months/