Another act of self-censorship to serve business interests. Another capitulation. In the guise of advancing “personal liberty” the Washington Post will constrain the liberty of its editors to publish opinions not advancing its owner’s business interests. - ThreadSky

schiff.senate.gov • 122 days ago

Another act of self-censorship to serve business interests.

Another capitulation.

In the guise of advancing “personal liberty” the Washington Post will constrain the liberty of its editors to publish opinions not advancing its owner’s business interests.

Reposted from Ben Mullin

SCOOP: WaPo Opinion editor David Shipley is out. Jeff Bezos emails staff about a change to Post Opinions: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."

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cjm8020.bsky.social•122 days ago

I canceled my WaPo digital subscription this morning

suckuhpunch.bsky.social•122 days ago

Bezos is so up his own ass.. "Of America, For America" except he's in bed (financially and policy-wise) with a Russian Spy and an Apartide baby. Also in the literal business of paying his American employees as little as he can possibly get away with.

Bezos, just like Musk, is a #BondVillain

karlnintendostar.bsky.social•122 days ago

If we survive this, Bezos should testify against Trump at the Hague...

Alongside my father and stepmother.

veratrine.bsky.social•122 days ago

Bezos seems to have flip flopped on the position of the WaPo opinion page since withholding his endorsement from Harris in October

debi58.bsky.social•122 days ago

WAPO NOTHING BUT A TABLOID NOW...

nomadicbelle.bsky.social•121 days ago

support The Guardian - it is not beholden to Trump @theguardian.com

jamie-piscitelli.bsky.social•122 days ago

What about the tax breaks and government subsidies that crush the average American while allowing an ugly, bald dildo like Jeff Bezos to build his own space fleet while destroying WaPo? The corporate socialism that has destroyed America since 1980 must be reversed and returned to the people.

twkumro.bsky.social•122 days ago

I think Shipley's answer was more like Hell NO! than just yes. Bezo's free speech spin🤮

evensong.bsky.social•122 days ago

It’s not a capitulation. This is who Bezos always was: a man so obsessed with hoarding money for himself that his min wage workers don’t get bathroom breaks. He should have been demonized from the start instead of coddled with tax breaks for creating exploitative jobs.

ridgecook.bsky.social•122 days ago

Senator Schiff-
Why are you surprised? Its what the purpose of Corporate conglomerates buying media is all about. Doesn't matter if its a very rich person or a corporation, they are going to protect their wealth.

heroinsmoker.bsky.social•122 days ago

Boycott Amazon, people.

jake5226.bsky.social•121 days ago

National Economic Boycott on February 28th! Spend not $1 anywhere.

jakobgamertsfelder.bsky.social•122 days ago

Jeff Bezos is the mew James Bond. Except he has syphilis.

ssm895.bsky.social•122 days ago

Let The Propaganda Post begin.

0w7-t3c4-n3wt06.bsky.social•122 days ago

Save the paper only to destroy it

papacoley.bsky.social•121 days ago

The solution is simple... Stop. Reading. The. Washington. Post!

russnovack.bsky.social•122 days ago

Citizen Kane level behavior!

imouttaheeeah.bsky.social•122 days ago

Can someone decent make a new Amazon please?

arthurbundy.bsky.social•122 days ago

Ben Bradley is rolling over in his grave.

donneel.bsky.social•122 days ago

Amazon is a monopoly. We need to take it over and make it a public entity.

kumadu.bsky.social•122 days ago

It's not business interests. It's the interests of the far-right coup. They are not the same.

stgael.bsky.social•121 days ago

You say as you go out and supported their cabinet picks Senator. I won’t let you forget until you do something more than posting a social media post outraged. You weren’t outraged when you could have refused confirmation for Marc Rubio and Duffy.

dawnmichellek.bsky.social•121 days ago

I’d be walking out the fucking door!

therealkuji.bsky.social•122 days ago

Adam please wake the fuck up and do something about this shit show. Maybe the democrats need to apologise for letting down people and showing how they're going to back them and stop these idiots from taking everything including the board

left-coast-1000.bsky.social•122 days ago

The Washington Post is a Bezos sideline. Perhaps well intentioned initially but the Bezos cash cow is Amazon. I don’t know the value of Amazon Govt. contracts but NOTHING is going to get between Bezos & the Govt. billions. NOTHING!

tmg67.bsky.social•122 days ago

The big problem with free markets is, without guardrails we get exactly what Musk is doing now.

andil.bsky.social•121 days ago

Bezos is the new Murdoch.

starlightwishes.bsky.social•122 days ago

I assume that only certain White Billionaires will be allowed these personal liberties and free markets.

crustocrates.bsky.social•121 days ago

What about the “personal liberty” to write about what a propagandist rag the Washington Post has become. Or maybe just the liberty to call Bezos a chickenshit.

zadett.bsky.social•122 days ago

If you gotta work to feed your family, then write shitty stories. Become a ghost writer on other platforms of what you have learned. Know what you're editor will publish before submitting it. Then submit those stories on other platforms.

kaysid.bsky.social•122 days ago

yeah we all stopped our subscriptions when he wouldn’t endorse kamala

imagardener.bsky.social•122 days ago

The 'my wife has big tatas, see!' has not been someone to believe since his divorce. It's very evident his first wife was his moral backbone.

vieh2o.bsky.social•121 days ago

🤬🗯️BOTTOMLINE↔️WAKE UP, Fellow Americans‼️

It’s time PHYSICALLY OUSTING the Progressive Elite, Tech-Bro Populists—“Machiavellian’s support of a counter-elite, Peter Thiel’s support of Yarvin’s ideas . . . the Technocratic takeover of the U.S. government . . . “

https://www.activistpost.com/curtis-yarvi...

wasjustwondering.bsky.social•122 days ago

Translating Bezos: I’m in competition with Elon for billions of dollars of grants. Elon already has Trump in his pocket because Putin gave him a copy of the pee pee tape. If I let the @washingtonpost.com write bad things about Trump, I won’t get any of the billions up for grabs. 🤔

thinking-thankful.bsky.social•122 days ago

Mainstream media owned by billionaires and corporations are going to kowtow to the Ministry of Truth. This is only going to get worse. Blue states need to combat this fascist threat: impound federal taxes, secure national guard / law enforcement, convene all representatives and defy Trump orders.

jake5226.bsky.social•121 days ago

Wish my federal taxes could be impounded as it pains me to financially support the graft and corruption of these unqualified directors of anything especially the DoD and CDC

pnw4democracy.bsky.social•122 days ago

Canceling my subscription to WAPO today.

Will follow Catherine Rampell's excellent work here on BlueSky.

christysweet.bsky.social•121 days ago

democracy-123.bsky.social•121 days ago

It's obvious that Mr. Bezos is attempting to avoid the rath of Trump. No different than other autocracies, except that Bezos had a way out by simply divesting WaPo to its employees.

madden1287.bsky.social•122 days ago

Our country is under attack from the one who is supposed to protect us, bunch of maga thugs in politics who did try and avert the will of the people never charged… bunch of bullshit how we allowed this man back into office

chrislotito.bsky.social•121 days ago

It's good that you are speaking out on social media more frequently, Senator.
But ..... we want more action from Congress.
So go figure it out.
Checks and Balances!!

jake5226.bsky.social•121 days ago

Why am I still seeing any forwarded messages from X???

spurtell.bsky.social•121 days ago

Well I guess it’s time to cancel my subscription!

karlnintendostar.bsky.social•122 days ago

I hope Mr. Shipley starts his own substack.

anomalei.bsky.social•121 days ago

Work on getting rid of DOGE, SAVING MEDICAID, AND FOOD ASSISTANCE. I could not care less about this at the moment. Bezos is part of the Oligarchy and this was totally on brand. NOW GET TO WORK ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUES!

artsygin.bsky.social•122 days ago

I hope the editorial board resigns and joins Substack.

uphotofran.bsky.social•121 days ago

This is shameful.

jongar.bsky.social•122 days ago

The Washington Post is done. It’s no better than the NY Post.

jimbuck.bsky.social•122 days ago

In other words, the @washingtonpost.com is no longer the press.

whenjamiesmiles.bsky.social•122 days ago

Hi Senator. I’m a constituent of yours. I’ve called your office daily and have yet to speak to a human. Please pick up the phones. I’m deeply concerned about the SAVE Act (S. 128) and its infringement on voting rights.

craigsm.bsky.social•121 days ago

And yet people are still reading the WaPo? How much gaslighting do you need before you unsubscribe, stop clicking or sharing links, or turn off the mainstream/legacy media? Who exactly is caputulating now? Bezos is telling you exactly what he is doing and here we are eating it up. Unsubscirbe today!

craigsm.bsky.social•121 days ago

Boycott Amazon while we are at it. Buy local from small businesses!!

nordicfella.bsky.social•122 days ago

I suppose to love whoever you want is not a personal liberty in the maga doctrine?

bargdaffy.bsky.social•122 days ago

https://theonion.com/pulitzer-feeling-increasingly-out-of-place-in-washingto-1827488175/

exhaustedradical.bsky.social•121 days ago

Running dogs. Not to insult real canines.

realeric.bsky.social•122 days ago

It's not self censorship. Bezos is saying exactly what he wants.

Billionaires destroy everything they touch.

momzplay2.bsky.social•122 days ago

WP is a rag

greenrod7.bsky.social•121 days ago

This is no longer a newspaper. Don't insult people by claiming otherwise.

jake5226.bsky.social•121 days ago

Yellow journalism?

adl25.bsky.social•121 days ago

Unfollow Wapo, its how we “vote” in cases like this!

jwhitney777.bsky.social•122 days ago

join bernie saunders on the road....tag team with him!!!

jwhitney777.bsky.social•122 days ago

Dear @schiff.senate.gov, you have a historical opportunity to use YOUR power to stop the corporate takeover of our Republic. Work with Bernie Saunders and "hit the road" to engage with your fellow citizens. Social posts and legislative biz as usual is not enough!

hough-transform.bsky.social•121 days ago

Notice that "personal responsibility" didn't make the list.

bellyf.bsky.social•122 days ago

Well, we’re all free to cancel our WashPo subscriptions along with Amazon prime.

funguspongkahn.bsky.social•122 days ago

Yeah, don't take tips on personal liberties from a guy who doesn't give employees pee breaks. Don't take tips on free markets from someone who hires lobbyists and benefits from government contracts and tax incentives

cafleischer.bsky.social•122 days ago

Right, "free markets" that are a one-way ticket to monopolies and plutocracies. I've never been happier to have canceled my WaPo subscription.

darwinwoodka.bsky.social•122 days ago

Bezos is an ass. He's not for America, he's for Jeff.

glennfc.bsky.social•122 days ago

Staggeringly pathetic. I stopped shopping at Amazon as soon as the writing was on the wall.

debbiehemenway.bsky.social•122 days ago

Pravda redux
Democracy dies in broad daylight

informationbank.bsky.social•122 days ago

BOYCOTT AMAZON & all of Bezos's companies & investments!

trollkarlen.bsky.social•122 days ago

Bezos already had his thumb on the scales. Now he's just being more brazen.

wantshoes7.bsky.social•122 days ago

If there is a better example of "measuring dicks" than this administration with their broligarchy, I can't even imagine it.

jazzthecat66.bsky.social•122 days ago

Dems need to step up the obstruction, please

jake5226.bsky.social•121 days ago

I made a protest sign on Monday for a march on Friday. It’s already outdated.

rotortorture.bsky.social•122 days ago

Free trade! .. but also 25% tariffs on goods from the EU.

Which is it, Bozos?

megidd.bsky.social•122 days ago

Everyone we need to BOYCOTT ANYTHING OWNED BY BEZOS, WASHINGTON POST AND AMAZON OR ANYTHING ELSE. TIME IS NOW TO TAKE THESE SOBs DOWN

globetrottergolfer.bsky.social•122 days ago

List is growing
John Deere
Harley Davidson
Jack Daniel’s
Ford Motor
Lowe’s
Molson Coors
Boeing
Walmart
McDonald’s
Meta
Amazon
Target
The Smithsonian Institution
Google
Amtrak
Accenture
Pepsi
GM
Disney
GE
Intel
PayPal
Chipotle
Comcast
PBS
Deloitte
Goldman Sachs
Coca Cola
Citigroup
JP Morgan Chase

muskrat-blues.bsky.social•122 days ago

Amazon has a long history of abusing the small businesses that use its platform. Cancel Amazon Prime and other subscriptions and support those who share your values instead.

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5df418c8d8d14bf39233063bb081288b

sargeadam.bsky.social•121 days ago

And again, you did NOTHING. You are a useless career politician. You were elected to represent the people of California against Trump. So far, I haven't seen you do anything, not a darn thing! Except collect a paycheck for doing NOTHING! Write me a letter telling me 10 things you did this week.

uabyyruwi.bsky.social•122 days ago

Capitulation is a word to remember as you approve unanimous consent.

andy-parrish.bsky.social•121 days ago

"All opinions expressed are necessarily those of the publisher"

patcat13.bsky.social•122 days ago

Father of capitalism says yes, let’s defend capitalist free markets. Agree 100%
Any other economic policy will destroy the very country that protects you. Bezos is truly wise! He knows economics! A voice of reason!

hmm-illbgrumpy2day.bsky.social•121 days ago

Try as Bozo might, I’m still not renewing my subscription!

grumpyliberal.bsky.social•122 days ago

“Personal liberties and free markets.” The trademark go-to for the “I’ll do what I want when I want and will crush anyone who gets in my way” crowd.

longtallglenn.bsky.social•121 days ago

What a self serving POS Bezos is!

daviddarian.bsky.social•121 days ago

Staff exodus incoming in 3, 2, 1 …

ithacan.bsky.social•122 days ago

This isn't capitulation Senator. It's collaboration. If you don't understand the difference then you are not meeting the moment.

jasonegenberg.bsky.social•122 days ago

They’re gutting your future. The House just pushed a budget slashing Medicaid, SNAP, and housing—so billionaires get richer. Now, they’re ramming it through the Senate. The only way to stop them? A national strike. Read now—before it’s too late.

https://jasonegenberg.substack.com/p/a-time-for-heroesa-call-for-a-national

ketsia-gail.bsky.social•121 days ago

It is disheartening to see so many of our major corporations submitting to fascism.

shoulderoforion.bsky.social•122 days ago

Amazon and The Washington Post want to fuck your life up, and it's largest shareholder wants to assist Donald Trump in tearing apart American Democracy, stop buying shit from this asshole

jj-c3.bsky.social•122 days ago

Personal liberty to constrain the liberties of others is not liberty

willaaron.bsky.social•121 days ago

It was a good paper.

hmsiefers.bsky.social•122 days ago

Dear elected officials, If the republicans are too scared to hold town halls, how about you get your asses off social media & spend this weekend holding them instead? Tapping your little texting fingers on a phone is not going to flip the house in 2 years. You are squandering a great opportunity.

jake5226.bsky.social•121 days ago

Stop supporting X (formerly Twitter)

astroboy54.bsky.social•122 days ago

Why slow down the self-destruction of the maga party? These maggots voted for this shit and more and more maggots are hating these spineless rethugs. It's FAFO time and it's the rethugs that need to answer.

fogbaby.bsky.social•122 days ago

Thanks for the news flash senator. What are you doing about it? What are your plans, in collaboration with Dem colleagues, to bring Senate action on #TraitorTrump ‘s anti-American budget proposal to a standstill?

areformersadvocate.bsky.social•122 days ago

The Internet does NOT do the job of providing range of opinions and information. We are in our information silos and echo chambers here with AI. I had counted on legacy media to provide range and watchdogs to plutocracy. This is terrible for democracy.

pink2233.bsky.social•122 days ago

France 1789!!!!

pink2233.bsky.social•122 days ago

We gotta Bring down the billionaires NOW!!!

dallasfan3.bsky.social•121 days ago

I cancelled my subscription today. Amazon is next.

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