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demmiblue

(40,001 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:02 AM Wednesday

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Scott Pelley is leaving, but not before he drops a big stack of receipts on what happened at 60 minutes. [View all]

Scott Pelley is leaving, but not before he drops a big stack of receipts on what happened at 60 minutes.

It's worse than you could have imagined, and bless this man for fighting as hard as he could and then tearing down the blackout curtains so we could see what's happening inside.
— Steve Marmel (@marmel.bsky.social) 2026-06-03T04:53:30.989Z

STATUS SCOOP: Scott Pelley has been terminated from CBS News. More in @status.news shortly. Subscribe here: status.news/subscribe
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy.bsky.social) 2026-06-03T01:27:48.489Z

Scott Pelley has provided @status.news a statement blasting current CBS News management and even accusing them of having tried (and failed) to "inject falsehoods and bias" into his stories. www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy.bsky.social) 2026-06-03T03:27:48.983Z

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Scott Pelley is leaving, but not before he drops a big stack of receipts on what happened at 60 minutes. [View all] demmiblue Wednesday OP

"New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias" dalton99a Wednesday #1

Thanks for the print I could read. KS Toronado Wednesday #2

The "incompetence and unprofessionalism" he describes is now infecting every layer of decision-making in the US Karasu Wednesday #24

Backfire - intransitive verb - to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect. twodogsbarking Wednesday #3

Well played by Scott Pelley. hadEnuf Wednesday #4

At least someone in the media still has journalistic integrity. Multichromatic Wednesday #5

Heck of a job Bari. OGBuzz Wednesday #6

This all has the stench of trumptanyahu. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Wednesday #7

Scott Pelley embodies, class, honor and integrity Grim Chieftain Wednesday #8

He is truly in the class with Murrow, Cronkite, Rather..... lastlib Wednesday #21

The Trump/MAGAt attempt to destroy democracy, plunder the US treasury, weaponize the judiciary, and coop the media Martin68 Wednesday #9

great opportunity tymfinity46 Wednesday #10

Scott Pelley is burnin' down the house! FakeNoose Wednesday #11

I've said this about Colbert and the same holds for 60 Minutes nuxvomica Wednesday #12

I was Rebl2 Wednesday #13

I rather think he wanted to be fired to score the point. lastlib Wednesday #22

I actually Rebl2 Wednesday #23

Perhaps popsdenver Wednesday #14

CBS is now a propaganda arm for the Republican Party dlk Wednesday #15

Cancel your Paramount+ TODAY. I did in Oct 2025. Bengus81 Wednesday #16

I wonder what else the cofounder of Jews for Shitler can destroy? paleotn Wednesday #17

Its way past time for an M$M rebellion Blue Owl Wednesday #18

Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning: LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #19

"Contempt for what journaists do" is a rightwing hallmark. Beartracks Wednesday #25

OK, NBC/ABC; start up a Sunday night news show called "61 minutes" Callie1979 Wednesday #20