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Rocknation

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15. "The same day the news about the Post's failure to endorse broke,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2024, 05:38 PM

Oct 28

executives of Bezos' space flight company, Blue Origin, met with former President Donald Trump."

Well, why do you suppose that their meeting DIDN'T result in an endorsement for Trump? Technically, Bezos would have been within his rights to tell WaPo to issue one or be replaced with people who would...Or did Bezos have access to internal poll numbers that inspired him to jump off the Trump express because it was about to derail?

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Another Washington Post Editor Resigns [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 28 OP

It would be amazing if all these ethical journalists who are resigning banded together and started a REAL newspaper! SheltieLover Oct 28 #1

No one fears personal retribution from a Dem president Marthe48 Oct 28 #2

it kills me Skittles Oct 28 #4

I scheduled a hair cut appointment for right after Phoenix61 Oct 28 #10

Keep in mind there are a lot of Republican doctors and dentists. Wednesdays Oct 28 #13

We are all jumpy Marthe48 Oct 28 #14

Well, it was your HAIR Lulu KC Oct 29 #27

I truly commend these folk Skittles Oct 28 #3

i agree and its not that easy et tu Oct 28 #7

Brave! central scrutinizer Oct 28 #5

We need Federal anti stochastic terrorism legislation ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 28 #23

The editors who resigned are better off finding a job somewhere else FakeNoose Oct 28 #6

Heroes orangecrush Oct 28 #8

My God.. Eyeball_Kid Oct 28 #16

Thanks orangecrush Oct 28 #18

I just made sure that I was still subscribed to WaPo. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 28 #9

At first a noble thought. At second, without a functioning democracy no journalist is safe. Ninga Oct 29 #24

It isn't hurting Bezos to unsubscribe. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 29 #25

The ship has sailed for "hoping" and "wishing" - Bezos is hurt, not financially, but for what he will Ninga Oct 29 #26

I'm a Prime member and get WaPo regardless. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 29 #28

They have resigned from the editorial board. They still are employed by the paper MichMan Oct 28 #11

Not for long. orangecrush Oct 28 #19

Some newsroom/editorial board rat sent word upstairs about the endorsement so Bezos could chop it. NBachers Oct 28 #12

"The same day the news about the Post's failure to endorse broke, Rocknation Oct 28 #15

This isn't over for Bezos. Eyeball_Kid Oct 28 #17

Similar to the Teamsters leadership not endorsing anyone MichMan Oct 28 #20

I guess all those idiots want to get fired if they go on strike. mdbl Oct 28 #22

I hope they can find jobs at a decent media outlet mdbl Oct 28 #21

maybe they have the means and the wherewithall to create a major alternative. msfiddlestix Oct 29 #30

I hadn't realized Bezos had a space industry as well. For years I have felt like private space industry msfiddlestix Oct 29 #29