Thanks for this reporting. I saw the report on a pirated website. The story was compelling and horrific and provided evidence that CECOT is an example of what Trump depicted as the “worst of the worst.” Except it wasn’t. Seeing those men brutalized, tortured, in sub-human conditions not fit for man or beast only serves to demonstrate just how bad our own leadership is. If you could find any words to sufficiently describe what is happening. It’s a mix of 1984 and Animal Farm which predicted just how badly things can get out of hand when leadership stoops so low.
Thank you Mr. Beschloss for providing the link to the CECOT Video, it was very depressing to watch and everyone involved in this process should be behind bars. Happy Holidays and I am glad you are in the fight with us.
Bari Weiss is an aggrieved person. That doesn't qualify her to run a television news organization. Or much of anything else. Being aggrieved doesn't make for a good journalist. Before I became a reporter, a veteran newspaperman told me: "Treat your subjects with compassion, not contempt. Hold them to account, of course. But your readers will detect your contempt and won't trust you." I think Bari holds journalists in contempt. She should step down.
I was an early fan of Bari Weiss and agreed with much of what she had to say about the bias in the major news media. But gradually one could see who became her contributors and supporters. They were not political orphans like myself but right wing leaners with a bone to pick. As an unapologetic Zionist Bari Weiss offered her opinion about the war in Gaza but there was nothing unbiased about it. And that’s OK but if one wants to be fair and unbiased that’s one topic that really lent itself to debate at least about how far Israel was willing to go before it stopped the destruction. And I didn’t hear that coming from her. The sellout to the Ellisons and their connection to the fascist regime in Washington sealed the deal for me.
Contact the sponsors of 60 Minutes. Let them know you won’t be buying their products if they choose to support what is essentially state sponsored censorship.
I don't have cable so I don't watch the show, but I did a search on the sponsors and came up with this vague answer:
"60 Minutes is sponsored by various companies through CBS<</'s advertising sales, with major ones like Toyota, GE, and John Hancock historically involved, but specific December 2025 sponsors aren't listed publicly; expect typical big brands like auto, tech, insurance, and financial services advertising during breaks on CBS.
How 60 Minutes Sponsorship Works
Network Advertising: 60 Minutes airs on CBS, so its sponsorship is part of CBS's overall ad sales, not a single entity.
Major Advertisers: Past and regular sponsors often include large corporations like:
Automotive: Toyota, Ford.
Technology: Major tech companies.
Financial Services: Insurance (John Hancock) and banks.
Pharmaceuticals & Luxury Goods: Common for primetime network shows.
Finding Specific Sponsors
Watch the Show: The best way to see who's sponsoring in December 2025 is to watch the commercials during the broadcast on CBS.
CBS Ad Sales: CBS Media handles these spots, but doesn't typically list 60 Minutes specific sponsors publicly."
60 Minutes staff & producers did not do this. Not so long ago, April, a 60 Minutes producer of 37 yrs quit because he saw the handwriting on the wall. Scott Pelley who remained used some of the next closing segment to explain & call out CBS for its new heavy handed oversight. I’d call it “content management.” Now what was feared has happened — Reporting was blocked to please the Billionaire$ & WH.
Bari Weiss at the last minute overruled the regular processes (attorneys & folks who review for standards etc) which had approved the segment. She doesn’t have only 60 Minutes under her thumb. She is the CBS new editor in chief. She is there because of the Ellisons and their multiple Billion$. Ellison got his merger. Weiss is there to sanitize the news.
Challenging to watch -- but important to witness the atrocities at CECOT. Thank you for making available to us this *60 Minutes* clip that was recently cut from programming by CBS.
Thank you for posting this story, Steve. I hope it gets wide distribution, wider than it would have gotten if it had only appeared on 60 Minutes. How unbelievably horrendous! I can't imagine what it must be like for CECOT prisoners.
Thanks Steven and Merry Christmas to you and yours. Yes Toady Bari Weiss has been installed to screen viewer content and sink anything to do that smears the present administration. I watched the CECOT new and was just sickened. Possibly Sharyn Alfonsi. could do a story on any one of the many ICE concentration camp in the US. What the hell is wrong with humanity these days? I keep thinking about Nazi Germany back in the day when Goebbels controlled the media and arts, making sure that Germans were fed Nazi ideology while censoring other information.. Trump wants total control of the media. Not sure if he has cut the funding for education but I'm sure he will. The indoctrination of the children will soon be on the school agenda to flood the MAGA ideology into the minds of the youth. Please subscribe to all the independent media sources to get the truth and all the cold hard facts. The main stream media is carrying the water for Trump.
I watched the story and it made me sick to think that our tax dollars PAID for those poor men to be beaten and tortured. This is how low our country has sunk.
From what I read, conditions in the ICE concentration camps are also abysmal and inhumane. Unbelievable that there is not a giant outcry from Americans, especially at Christmas.
It is in the works, not exactly background, but we're not biding our time. We're preparing to make the most of the circumstances. It is happening, and it will build.
Bari Weiss is an aggrieved person. That doesn't qualify her to run a television news organization. Or much of anything else. Being aggrieved doesn't make for a good journalist. Before I became a reporter, a veteran newspaperman told me: "Treat your subjects with compassion, not contempt. Hold them to account, of course. But your readers will detect your contempt and won't trust you." I think Bari holds journalists in contempt. She should step down.
Thanks for sharing the story that was pulled from 60 Minutes. I haven’t watched it yet, but I’ll watch it when I can handle it, since I now know where to find it.
Take as long as you need - but not too long. CBS has gotten some of the copies pulled & was threatening litigation over copyright violations and so forth.
The depths to which this administration will stoop has no limits. The current censorship, and likely control, of most main stream news is clearly Fascism. And the idea of my USA shipping people off to destinations unknown, to be tortured, should sicken all Americans. But, tragically, it does not.
Thanks for this reporting. I saw the report on a pirated website. The story was compelling and horrific and provided evidence that CECOT is an example of what Trump depicted as the “worst of the worst.” Except it wasn’t. Seeing those men brutalized, tortured, in sub-human conditions not fit for man or beast only serves to demonstrate just how bad our own leadership is. If you could find any words to sufficiently describe what is happening. It’s a mix of 1984 and Animal Farm which predicted just how badly things can get out of hand when leadership stoops so low.
We should all block CBS
What a shame. And kudos to Sharyn Alfonsí and to you and all the people who are raising their voices to keep our democracy.
Thank you Mr. Beschloss for providing the link to the CECOT Video, it was very depressing to watch and everyone involved in this process should be behind bars. Happy Holidays and I am glad you are in the fight with us.
Bari Weiss is an aggrieved person. That doesn't qualify her to run a television news organization. Or much of anything else. Being aggrieved doesn't make for a good journalist. Before I became a reporter, a veteran newspaperman told me: "Treat your subjects with compassion, not contempt. Hold them to account, of course. But your readers will detect your contempt and won't trust you." I think Bari holds journalists in contempt. She should step down.
I was an early fan of Bari Weiss and agreed with much of what she had to say about the bias in the major news media. But gradually one could see who became her contributors and supporters. They were not political orphans like myself but right wing leaners with a bone to pick. As an unapologetic Zionist Bari Weiss offered her opinion about the war in Gaza but there was nothing unbiased about it. And that’s OK but if one wants to be fair and unbiased that’s one topic that really lent itself to debate at least about how far Israel was willing to go before it stopped the destruction. And I didn’t hear that coming from her. The sellout to the Ellisons and their connection to the fascist regime in Washington sealed the deal for me.
Contact the sponsors of 60 Minutes. Let them know you won’t be buying their products if they choose to support what is essentially state sponsored censorship.
I don't have cable so I don't watch the show, but I did a search on the sponsors and came up with this vague answer:
"60 Minutes is sponsored by various companies through CBS<</'s advertising sales, with major ones like Toyota, GE, and John Hancock historically involved, but specific December 2025 sponsors aren't listed publicly; expect typical big brands like auto, tech, insurance, and financial services advertising during breaks on CBS.
How 60 Minutes Sponsorship Works
Network Advertising: 60 Minutes airs on CBS, so its sponsorship is part of CBS's overall ad sales, not a single entity.
Major Advertisers: Past and regular sponsors often include large corporations like:
Automotive: Toyota, Ford.
Technology: Major tech companies.
Financial Services: Insurance (John Hancock) and banks.
Pharmaceuticals & Luxury Goods: Common for primetime network shows.
Finding Specific Sponsors
Watch the Show: The best way to see who's sponsoring in December 2025 is to watch the commercials during the broadcast on CBS.
CBS Ad Sales: CBS Media handles these spots, but doesn't typically list 60 Minutes specific sponsors publicly."
Thank you, Paula.
I wish I could be more helpful.
60 Minutes staff & producers did not do this. Not so long ago, April, a 60 Minutes producer of 37 yrs quit because he saw the handwriting on the wall. Scott Pelley who remained used some of the next closing segment to explain & call out CBS for its new heavy handed oversight. I’d call it “content management.” Now what was feared has happened — Reporting was blocked to please the Billionaire$ & WH.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/22/nx-s1-5372733/60-minutes-bill-owens-cbs-trump-paramount
Bari Weiss at the last minute overruled the regular processes (attorneys & folks who review for standards etc) which had approved the segment. She doesn’t have only 60 Minutes under her thumb. She is the CBS new editor in chief. She is there because of the Ellisons and their multiple Billion$. Ellison got his merger. Weiss is there to sanitize the news.
"It’s the responsibility of all of us to refuse to turn away and do what we can to reject the Trump kill switch."
May our opposition never cease. Else, we will be complicit in this evil.
Challenging to watch -- but important to witness the atrocities at CECOT. Thank you for making available to us this *60 Minutes* clip that was recently cut from programming by CBS.
Thank you for posting this story, Steve. I hope it gets wide distribution, wider than it would have gotten if it had only appeared on 60 Minutes. How unbelievably horrendous! I can't imagine what it must be like for CECOT prisoners.
Thanks Steven and Merry Christmas to you and yours. Yes Toady Bari Weiss has been installed to screen viewer content and sink anything to do that smears the present administration. I watched the CECOT new and was just sickened. Possibly Sharyn Alfonsi. could do a story on any one of the many ICE concentration camp in the US. What the hell is wrong with humanity these days? I keep thinking about Nazi Germany back in the day when Goebbels controlled the media and arts, making sure that Germans were fed Nazi ideology while censoring other information.. Trump wants total control of the media. Not sure if he has cut the funding for education but I'm sure he will. The indoctrination of the children will soon be on the school agenda to flood the MAGA ideology into the minds of the youth. Please subscribe to all the independent media sources to get the truth and all the cold hard facts. The main stream media is carrying the water for Trump.
I watched the story and it made me sick to think that our tax dollars PAID for those poor men to be beaten and tortured. This is how low our country has sunk.
From what I read, conditions in the ICE concentration camps are also abysmal and inhumane. Unbelievable that there is not a giant outcry from Americans, especially at Christmas.
It is in the works, not exactly background, but we're not biding our time. We're preparing to make the most of the circumstances. It is happening, and it will build.
Bari Weiss is an aggrieved person. That doesn't qualify her to run a television news organization. Or much of anything else. Being aggrieved doesn't make for a good journalist. Before I became a reporter, a veteran newspaperman told me: "Treat your subjects with compassion, not contempt. Hold them to account, of course. But your readers will detect your contempt and won't trust you." I think Bari holds journalists in contempt. She should step down.
Wishing you the happiest of Holidays, Steve!
Thanks for sharing the story that was pulled from 60 Minutes. I haven’t watched it yet, but I’ll watch it when I can handle it, since I now know where to find it.
Take as long as you need - but not too long. CBS has gotten some of the copies pulled & was threatening litigation over copyright violations and so forth.
The depths to which this administration will stoop has no limits. The current censorship, and likely control, of most main stream news is clearly Fascism. And the idea of my USA shipping people off to destinations unknown, to be tortured, should sicken all Americans. But, tragically, it does not.
Yes, I agree, Bari Weiss (The new “Wicked Witch) is purposely poisoning CBS
and
offering up -
in embarrassing supplication to Trump - his own “Kill Switch”
with which to
maliciously murder Truth.
Democracy must embrace and champion Truth to survive!
Light Love
Truth Hope Peace
Her assignment which she decided to accept is sanitizing the news.