All Circus No Breadhttps://www.allcircusnobread.com/Independent commentary on film, television, music, sports and celebrity, and on what the spectacle keeps us from looking at.en-us Three Gulf States Now Hold Nearly Half the Equity Behind CNN and CBShttps://www.allcircusnobread.com/follow-the-money/three-gulf-states-now-hold-nearly-half-the-equity-behind-cnn-and-cbs/https://www.allcircusnobread.com/follow-the-money/three-gulf-states-now-hold-nearly-half-the-equity-behind-cnn-and-cbs/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400Louis BerryFollow the MoneyAll too often humans seek to become a part of something larger than themselves. It’s a natural phenomenon that defines personal value.All too often humans seek to become a part of something larger than themselves. It’s a natural phenomenon that defines personal value. People become complacent when that to which they attach themselves becomes successful; inflating senses of personal accomplishment toward that to which they’d offered no effort. Achievement without effort dissipates harmlessly. Malevolent forces wishing to control our planet understands this; using it to misdirect human energy from coalescing; demanding sharing of resources.

Our country’d barely been a century old when leaders realized the centralized control of industry led to the tyranny from which Founding Fathers escaped through revolution. No one wants war. It’s destructive; affecting generations by increasing stress among the population.

To that end, Congress passed the Sherman Anti-Trust act on July 2, 1890 (Source: National Archives). Malevolent forces of centralized control was that which leaders wished to avoid.

Seemingly innocuous and unrelated events throughout my lifetime have coalesced into a tighter grip from those who wish to control and cause harm. From removing the US from the Gold Standard in 1971 to a literal handful of companies controlling the media and its messaging. Its goal is to define that which should be considered acceptable for every human living a Godly experience.

The global controlling hand has lost a few fingers, but amazingly tightened its grip. There’s no better example of this phenomenon than the just closed takeover by Paramount of Warner Bros. Discovery. Now, one owner holds Paramount and Warner Bros movies studios, as well as CNN, CBS News, 60 Minutes, Paramount+, HBO Max, and Discovery+ (Source: Standard-Examiner).

The original intent of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to prevent US Corporations from gaining monopolistic power. The concern was to prevent one or a few companies from having the ability to collude and fix prices to a level that harmed the financial health of families. This most recent mega-merger has expanded that concern internationally.

As a result of the merger, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE control nearly fifty percent of this mega-corporation (Source: Standard-Examiner); possessing the ability to reach into individual’s homes and create narratives that serve their purposes. I’d be willing to bet those messages will be contrary to individual sovereignty.

The illusion is created by the fact that those Middle Eastern countries have given up voting rights (Source: Standard-Examiner). However, I’ve worked in corporate America for nearly four decades. There is no way anyone should fool themselves into thinking these countries will hold no sway over what messages emanate from these movies and newsrooms. When so much money is on the line, pressure will move from subtle suggestions toward outright extortion; whatever moves these countries toward ultimate goals will be employed without consideration for the well-being of human populations.

Attorneys General from twelve states required that there be at least thirty theatrical films per year for the first two years, and thirty-two per year for years three through five (Source: Standard-Examiner). Maybe these wise barristers think that requirement would save jobs, but it won’t. Technology, especially AI, will continue to render human skills less valuable. When spending the amount of money that was spent on this merger (whether you subscribe to the $81 or $110 billion figure; Sources: Standard-Examiner and Bloomberg) the only perspective anyone in charge of the resultant company will be to maximize return. The best way to do that is to continue the messaging that’s been delivered for decades; that idols are worthy of worship; that corporate overlords know better how we should live our lives than we do.

Reducing human life to quantifiable value extraction is slavery.

We’ve reached the point of a biblical perspective of humanity I had difficulty as a child imagining. Why do any of us have such difficulty envisioning malevolent forces? Because we are children of God; embracing the goodness in our own hearts, while seeking that same benevolence from those around us.

Evil doesn’t see it that way.

I’ve lived most of my life. I’ve watched the grip upon my everyday life tighten. My eyes have not been averted by clown-run circuses for the simple reason that I’ve always sought truth; not only for my benefit, but for my fellow humans.

I sincerely worry about the messages we’ll be forced to accept in film and on news programs. Just as I want to live my life adhering to my Christian teachings, I also hope that for my fellow humans who embrace Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, or whatever teachings in which they possess compassionate beliefs. We live in a universe that will only thrive through individual creation. Malevolence only desires to ascend to a place of complete control; setting themselves up as gods to be worshiped. Sinister ambition thrives on destruction.

The Fallen Angels discussed in the Book of Enoch have almost achieved their goal of hell-on-Earth.

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