Even less of a done deal—back on the Paramount/Warner beat.

See here and here for the rest of the thread.the thing is all state AGs have to do to deep-six this merger is delay it until OpenAI can't pay Oracle, Oracle's stock dives, Larry's collateral goes poof, etc.[image or embed]— Christopher Mims (@mims.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 11:09 AM(Christopher Mims is a longtime tech columnist for The Wall Street Journal, just so you know I'm not quoting some rando here.)In case you missed it, here's the story from the Los Angeles Times.[Emphasis added] Paramount-Warner Bros. deal on hold after court ruling - Los Angeles TimesMeg JamesHollywood’s biggest deal in decades is on hold.On Monday, a federal judge temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance’s efforts to complete its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, ruling that the proposed $111-billion merger “raises serious questions” about whether the combination violates U.S. antitrust law.District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, based in Oakland, granted a request for a temporary restraining order from…