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demmiblue

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23. The new CBS contributors:

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2026, 12:24 PM

Jan 27

The new CBS contributors:

Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T16:51:43.250Z

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After rocky start, Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News [View all] demmiblue Jan 27 OP

Yet another reason to avoid cbs. mwmisses4289 Jan 27 #1

She already did that............ Lovie777 Jan 27 #2

Just like her heroTrump. travelingthrulife Jan 27 #5

"She only wants top-flight performers..." bronxiteforever Jan 27 #3

She also probably thinks she will just "fill in" for everyone that's missing. mdbl Jan 27 #7

'troubled' newsroom? Was it like that before Ms. Berry/whatsis took over? Hmmm? CurtEastPoint Jan 27 #4

It was "troubled".... SergeStorms Jan 27 #16

to this day I will remember Walter Cronkite taking his glasses off and announcing that JFK had died. CurtEastPoint Jan 27 #20

Same here. SergeStorms Jan 27 #24

Sure, that's going to work ThreeNoSeep Jan 27 #6

So now the FCC just foments propaganda on the public airwaves? mdbl Jan 27 #8

Everything Bari Weiss touches dies NBachers Jan 27 #9

Just rename it CBS State Propaganda. highplainsdem Jan 27 #10

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See BS underpants Jan 27 #27

Bari Weiss adds new podcasters and writers as CBS contributors demmiblue Jan 27 #11

I was just saying yesterday...... SergeStorms Jan 27 #17

8 million followers? Really? Oh wow... Moostache Jan 27 #31

Boycott advertisers. Let them know too. multigraincracker Jan 27 #12

All that ain't gonna help ya, sister. That I can tell you. MLWR Jan 27 #13

Just how many right wing garbage networks Hey Joe Jan 27 #14

The article was written by David Folkenflik. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 27 #15

Whoever fucking owns CBS News are stupid fascist assholes Mysterian Jan 27 #19

So, CBS will just festure opinion shows and turn into fox. PSPS Jan 27 #21

Just report the news. It's called CBS News. rickford66 Jan 27 #22

The new CBS contributors: demmiblue Jan 27 #23

The only names I recognize are Ferguson Deminpenn Jan 27 #34

I.O.W.s spreading right wing propaganda and calling it news. Botany Jan 27 #25

So, Weiss is doubling down on a losing plan. C_U_L8R Jan 27 #26

So they are going to have opinion segments in the evening news? underpants Jan 27 #28

Breaking News: Bari Weiss has broken CBS News. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 27 #29

Rocky start was intentional to give license to major overhaul bucolic_frolic Jan 27 #30

She's there to do JBTaurus83 Jan 27 #32

Maybe CNN can now get rid of Scott Jennings. Bev54 Jan 27 #33

She's bringing in Niall Ferguson, her co-founder of the disastrous "University of Austin", to spout his RW BS? muriel_volestrangler Jan 27 #35