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demmiblue

(39,998 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:02 AM 18 hrs ago

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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 18 hrs ago OP

"New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias" dalton99a 17 hrs ago #1

Thanks for the print I could read. KS Toronado 17 hrs ago #2

The "incompetence and unprofessionalism" he describes is now infecting every layer of decision-making in the US Karasu 8 hrs ago #24

Backfire - intransitive verb - to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #3

Well played by Scott Pelley. hadEnuf 17 hrs ago #4

At least someone in the media still has journalistic integrity. Multichromatic 17 hrs ago #5

Heck of a job Bari. OGBuzz 17 hrs ago #6

This all has the stench of trumptanyahu. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 17 hrs ago #7

Scott Pelley embodies, class, honor and integrity Grim Chieftain 16 hrs ago #8

He is truly in the class with Murrow, Cronkite, Rather..... lastlib 11 hrs ago #21

The Trump/MAGAt attempt to destroy democracy, plunder the US treasury, weaponize the judiciary, and coop the media Martin68 16 hrs ago #9

great opportunity tymfinity46 16 hrs ago #10

Scott Pelley is burnin' down the house! FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #11

I've said this about Colbert and the same holds for 60 Minutes nuxvomica 16 hrs ago #12

I was Rebl2 16 hrs ago #13

I rather think he wanted to be fired to score the point. lastlib 11 hrs ago #22

I actually Rebl2 8 hrs ago #23

Perhaps popsdenver 15 hrs ago #14

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

Cancel your Paramount+ TODAY. I did in Oct 2025. Bengus81 15 hrs ago #16

I wonder what else the cofounder of Jews for Shitler can destroy? paleotn 15 hrs ago #17

Its way past time for an M$M rebellion Blue Owl 15 hrs ago #18

Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning: LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #19

"Contempt for what journaists do" is a rightwing hallmark. Beartracks 2 hrs ago #25

OK, NBC/ABC; start up a Sunday night news show called "61 minutes" Callie1979 12 hrs ago #20