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The mystery of Biden’s deadlocked FCC
Decoder with Nilay Patel
Gigi Sone's a Democrat, and She's in Charge of This Place
Comcast hired a lobbyist in Arizona named Kirk Adams of Consilium Consulting to work on FCC nominations. He then quickly recanted that and replaced it with telecommunications policy. This was pre-creted by Comcast to swing Senator Kirsten Sinema's vote against Gigi Sone, who has been vocal about her dislike for Fox News. While Comcast was busy lobbying politicians, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal were actively running negative stories about Gigi.
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