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Love them or hate them, #ElonMusk & #JeffBezos knew what they were doing by backing #DonaldTrump with money, promoting #Trump online or silencing media outlets critical of the former President.
đđŸ Accused of violating worker rights, #SpaceX and #Amazon go after labor board npr.org/2024/11/18/nx-s1-51929âŠ
Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Tim Cook and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on election win
Leaders including Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman and Tim Cook congratulated the president-elect and said they looked forward to working with his administration.Annie Palmer (CNBC)
'Jeff Bezos is chickens**t': We ask striking Pittsburgh journalists if the unions can win it for Harris
#PittsburghJournalists #LaborUnions #OrganizingPower #JeffBezos #MediaIndustry
crikey.com.au/2024/11/05/us-20âŠ
âJeff Bezos is chickens**tâ: We ask striking Pittsburgh journalists if the unions can win it for Harris
Crikey's Charlie Lewis is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, talking with striking journalists about whether the unions can swing the vote.Charlie Lewis (Crikey)
"Readers do not distrust opinion journalists for forming opinions and sharing them with the public. They distrust condescending, ham-fisted plutocrats who have no blessed idea what theyâre talking about, moving fast and breaking stuff."
"Bezos is right to worry about waning trust in the media. But he does not understand that people like him are in large part responsible for this distrust, and that cosplaying as a pundit while pandering to the worst-faith actors in American politics is not a plan for restoring it."
#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #EconomicElites #media
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~ Jay Willis
newrepublic.com/article/187685âŠ
Jeff Bezos Doesnât Understand That He Is the Problem
Brace yourself, but The Washington Postâs ownerâs decision to destroy his paperâs credibility in order to restore trust in journalism may have a few flaws in its logic.The New Republic
"Iâd hoped (forlornly) that all major outlets would see the rush for the exits at the Post and start asking themselves whether theyâre taking their own subscribers for granted. Seems they did not."
~ Brian Beutler
"Independent analysts such as Edison Research said in March that Xâs usage in the United States dropped 30 percent since last year. Fidelity this month estimated that Xâs value has plunged by about 80 percent since Muskâs takeover."
~ Robert Reich
#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #ElonMusk #Twitter #EconomicElites #Trump
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"The Guardian U.S. might be one of the biggest winners. âŠ
U.S. readers pledged $2.16 million [to The Guardian's fundraising campaign]. (Thatâs an additional $1.5 million since Saturday night.) The campaign broke the Guardian U.S. record for fundraising twice; first setting a one-day record on Friday with $485,000 raised and then topping that on Saturday with an additional $619,000 raised."
#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #PhiladelphiaInquirer #Guardian
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Sarah Scire reports that publications endorsing Harris, including the Philadelphia Inquirer and The Guardian, are capitalizing on the controversy Jeff Bezos has caused by yanking a Washington Post endorsement of Harris. Other publications endorsing Harris are now racking up new subscribers.
#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #PhiladelphiaInquirer #Guardian
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niemanlab.org/2024/10/the-washâŠ
The Washington Postâs non-endorsement led to record-breaking weeks at other news orgs
The Philadelphia Inquirer had its best week for new subscriptions ever and The Guardian U.S. broke its single-day fundraising record â twice.Nieman Lab
Over 200,000 subscribers reportedly flee The Washington Post after owner Jeff Bezos blocked an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
@npr reports "the figure represents about 8% of the paperâs paid circulation of 2.5 million subscribers, which includes print as well." Several columnists have also resigned from the paper over the decision.
#WashingtonPost #Bezos #USPolitics #JeffBezos #Media #Politics #Trump #News #Journalism
We want to support the journalists; so boycott Amazon and encourage Bezos to sell the Washington Post to someone who gives a shit.
Washington Post writers say donât dump subscriptions over non-endorsement
theguardian.com/media/2024/octâŠ
#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WaPo #Journalism #FreePress #BoycottAmazon #EatTheBillionaires #USPol
Washington Post writers say donât dump subscriptions over non-endorsement
Fears for effect on jobs at newspaper owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos that declined to back a presidential candidateEdward Helmore (The Guardian)
"Robert Kagan, who resigned from his position [as editor at large at Washington Post] on Friday after more than two decades at the publication, told the Daily Beast that Trumpâs meeting with executives of Bezosâ Blue Origin space company the same day that the Amazon founder killed a plan to support Harris was proof of the backroom deal."
~ Lily Mae Lazarus
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #EconomicElites #RobertKagan
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thedailybeast.com/ex-washingtoâŠ
Ex-WaPo Editor: This Is a Straight Bezos-Trump âQuid Pro Quoâ
Robert Kagan tells the Daily Beast that Donald Trumpâs meeting with Blue Origin executives the day its founder Jeff Bezos killed his paperâs Kamala Harris endorsement is proof of a backroom deal.Lily Mae Lazarus (The Daily Beast)
Alla faccia della libertĂ di stampa
Il Washington Post ha vinto un meritato premio Pulitzer per il servizio pubblico nel 2022 per la copertura dei fatti al congresso del 6 gennaio 2021, e ora non riuscono ad appoggiare il candidato in corsa contro l'autore di quell'attacco alla democrazia? Jeremy Powlus, Blandon, Pennsylvania.
#JeffBezos, proprietario di Amazon, twitch e molto altro acquistĂČ anche il Washington post per questo, cambiarlo nel megafono dei miliardari e della destra fascista.
"This is a rather monstrous abdication of responsibility in the face of the very real fascist threat that looms over us allâespecially those of us who arenât billionaires. It is yet another stark and troubling instance of the failures of our corporate media to do its job."
~ Mary Trump
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
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"The editor of the editorial page had already drafted the paperâs endorsement of Kamala Harris when publisher Will Lewisâwho is a new hire, hailing from the Rupert Murdoch journalism treeâquashed it and then released a CYA statement about how the paper was 'returning to its roots' of not endorsing candidates. The Post itself reported that the decision was made by the paperâs owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos."
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #Murdoch
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thebulwark.com/p/bezos-kills-wâŠ
The Guardrails Are Already Crumpling
Jeff Bezosâs decision to pull a Washington Post endorsement of Harris is foreboding. But not necessarily for the reasons you think.Jonathan V. Last (The Bulwark)
"Our corporate media, run by billionaires, are abdicating their duty and fidelity to democracy by proactively bending the knee to Trump and his dictatorial ambitions. The people must resist."
~ Wajahat Ali
"Will Lewis should be ashamed, if shame is an emotion he is capable of feeling. What an empty shell of a leader. What an embarrassing decline for a once-venerated news organization.
This decision wonât impact the outcome of the election in eleven days. But it will have a lasting impact on how people think of the Washington Post."
~ Dave Karpf
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #RupertMurdoch #WillLewis
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davekarpf.substack.com/p/a-sugâŠ
A suggestion for the Washington Post's new motto: "Obey in Advance"
A study in willful incompetenceDave Karpf (The Future, Now and Then)
"As the 2024 election looms, media self-censorship in response to Trumpâs potential return threatens the democratic role of journalism. âŠ
In times like these, it's crucial for media organizations to remember their responsibility to the public. Anticipatory obedience may offer short-term safety, but it poses long-term risks to the very fabric of democracy."
~ Parker Molloy
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #RupertMurdoch #WillLewis
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The aren't obeying in advance.
They want Trump to win.
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #RupertMurdoch #WillLewis #LosAngelesTimes #media
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"One week before the mortals finish voting and might elect an authoritarian, one whose former chief of staff calls him a fascist, the Washington Post has decided that silence is the best way to guide its readers.
Silence, after all, will not offend the authoritarian should he win."
~ Benjamin Wittes
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #RupertMurdoch #WillLewis
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thebulwark.com/p/the-washingtoâŠ
The Washington Post Bends the Knee to Trump
Billionaires canât be trusted to maintain the institutions of democracy.Benjamin Wittes (The Bulwark)
"Their billionaire owners [of Los Angeles Times and Washington Post] are Trump enablers. ...
The only credible explanation I can think of is that the Postâs billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, doesnât want to raise the ire of Donald Trump, should Trump become president â especially now that Trump has declared his intention to punish his opponents."
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
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robertreich.substack.com/p/cowâŠ
Cowardice and intimidation at The Washington Post and L.A. Times
Their billionaire owners are Trump enablersRobert Reich
"Bezosâs other businesses have many federal government contracts, and his largest â Amazon â is the current target of a federal antitrust suit.
Assuming this is the explanation, it stinks. It undermines the credibility of one of our leading newspapers."
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
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"We are come to a juncture in America where, as in the first Gilded Age, enormous wealth is lodged in a very few hands â hands that are now either actively supporting Trump (such as Elon Musk) or afraid to come out against him for fear heâll wreak vengeance on them if they do."
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
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"For decades, the business lobby fundamentally moderated the nationâs immigration debate. But in the age of Trump, fearful of advocating publicly on this issue, theyâve largely prioritized other things like corporate tax cuts and deregulation."
~ Eli Hager
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #EconomicElites #SuperRich #immigration #TaxCuts #deregulation
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"It is not hard to guess why Bezos and Soon-Shiong made these decisions. Both are billionaires whose other businesses could be hurt by people who conflate their papersâ editorials with the two menâs own opinions. And both are hedging against the chance of Donald Trump winning the election, since he will surely turn his vengeance on those who opposed him."
~ Judd Legum
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #EconomicElites #SuperRich #immigration #TaxCuts
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wonkette.com/p/thanks-for-all-âŠ
Thanks For All These New Wonkette Subscribers, Jeff Bezos Of The Washington Post!
And LA Times, shame on you too!Gary Legum (Wonkette)
"Los Angeles Times editorial page editor Mariel Garza, along with journalists Robert Greene and Karin Klein, resigned from the paper after its decision not to endorse Harris, and nearly 2,000 readers canceled their subscriptions."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Trump #fascism #LosAngelesTimes #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
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heathercoxrichardson.substack.âŠ
October 25, 2024
A bombshell story last night from the Wall Street Journal reported that billionaire Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world, who is backing the election of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with a daily million-dollar sweepstakes âŠHeather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
"The Washington Post, too, has seen about 2,000 subscribers bow out, and fourteen of the newspaperâs columnists called the decision not to condemn Trumpâs threats to the 'freedom of the press and the values of the Constitution' 'a terrible mistake.' Cartoonist Ann Telnaes published a blacked-out square, playing on the Postâs motto that democracy dies in darkness."
#Trump #fascism #LosAngelesTimes #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
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"William Lewis is a liar who apparently believes the American people are stupid. As Santiago Mayor (@SSantiagoMayor) said on Twitter, 'Funny how no newspaper had an issue with their editorial boards calling on Biden to withdraw.'â
~ Robert B. Hubbell
#Trump #fascism #LosAngelesTimes #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WillLewis
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"On the same day that Bezos ordered WaPo not to endorse Kamala Harris (which the Editorial Board was prepared to do), Trump met with representatives of Bezosâ struggling space flight company, Blue Origin."
#Trump #fascism #LosAngelesTimes #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WillLewis #EconomicElites #CorporateLeaders
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The future #JeffBezos is envisioning doesnât only have #HitlersGenerals but #GoebbelsNewspapers.
theverge.com/2024/10/25/242796âŠ
Jeff Bezos reportedly killed the Washington Postâs Kamala Harris endorsement
WaPo reports that its billionaire owner intervened to cancel an editorial board endorsement that had already been written.Elizabeth Lopatto (The Verge)
There are better options out there! No more billionaire supported media!
#WaPo
#WashingtonPost
#JeffBezos
#FascismArrives
#DemocracyDiesInDarkness
#EatTheRich
Jeff Bezos deserves to be bankruptedâselling out democracy to protect his wealth. Disgusting.
#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WaPo #Journalism #FreePress #BoycottAmazon #USPol
so the #LosAngelesTimes owner #PatrickSoonShiong killed its endorsement of #Harris. #Editorial Chief #MarielGarza and others quit in protest
now:
"#JeffBezos killed #WashingtonPost endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports"
question: what do people think of parasite #plutocracy controlling the "#freepress"?
this is a step in the march to #fascism
cnbc.com/2024/10/25/jeff-bezosâŠ
Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports
The Washington Post planned to endorse Kamala Harris over Donald Trump before owner Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, decided again it, the newspaper reported.Dan Mangan (CNBC)
