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demmiblue

(40,042 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:02 AM Jun 3

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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 Jun 3 OP

"New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias" dalton99a Jun 3 #1

Thanks for the print I could read. KS Toronado Jun 3 #2

The "incompetence and unprofessionalism" he describes is now infecting every layer of decision-making in the US Karasu Jun 3 #24

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

Well played by Scott Pelley. hadEnuf Jun 3 #4

At least someone in the media still has journalistic integrity. Multichromatic Jun 3 #5

Heck of a job Bari. OGBuzz Jun 3 #6

This all has the stench of trumptanyahu. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 3 #7

Scott Pelley embodies, class, honor and integrity Grim Chieftain Jun 3 #8

He is truly in the class with Murrow, Cronkite, Rather..... lastlib Jun 3 #21

The Trump/MAGAt attempt to destroy democracy, plunder the US treasury, weaponize the judiciary, and coop the media Martin68 Jun 3 #9

great opportunity tymfinity46 Jun 3 #10

Scott Pelley is burnin' down the house! FakeNoose Jun 3 #11

I've said this about Colbert and the same holds for 60 Minutes nuxvomica Jun 3 #12

I was Rebl2 Jun 3 #13

I rather think he wanted to be fired to score the point. lastlib Jun 3 #22

I actually Rebl2 Jun 3 #23

Perhaps popsdenver Jun 3 #14

CBS is now a propaganda arm for the Republican Party dlk Jun 3 #15

Cancel your Paramount+ TODAY. I did in Oct 2025. Bengus81 Jun 3 #16

I wonder what else the cofounder of Jews for Shitler can destroy? paleotn Jun 3 #17

Its way past time for an M$M rebellion Blue Owl Jun 3 #18

Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning: LetMyPeopleVote Jun 3 #19

"Contempt for what journaists do" is a rightwing hallmark. Beartracks Jun 3 #25

OK, NBC/ABC; start up a Sunday night news show called "61 minutes" Callie1979 Jun 3 #20