Girl, I get it: “Is it possible to love an institution the way you love a person, fiercely and without reservation?” Read @ruthmarcus.bsky.social on why she left the @washingtonpost.com www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w... - ThreadSky

karaswisher.bsky.social • 9 hours ago

Girl, I get it: “Is it possible to love an institution the way you love a person, fiercely and without reservation?” Read @ruthmarcus.bsky.social on why she left the @washingtonpost.com https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/why-ruth-marcus-left-the-washington-post

Comments

donnasteffy.bsky.social•56 minutes ago

John Stewart & Maria Ressa On the US's Authoritarian Slide is fucking hell.. my guy is Robert Mercer/SCL/Porton Down/1990! THAT WAS SCL/ROBERT MERCER/ CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA & UCSD MERCER SEJNOWSKI HINTON !WATCH IT! Maria Ressa tells my story! Greatest thing in my life finding that interview! Yippee!

donnasteffy.bsky.social•52 minutes ago

It's like.. do u know how many decades of torture and rape and testing and arrests and
Instutionalizations beatings isolation poverty humiliation fucking dog porn..Marcel raped me with both a dog and a 🐎 🐴 🏇! I am free.. that fucking interview set me free! How do u spell euphoria? Maria Ressa! ❤️ 💙!

lagloriacubano.bsky.social•6 hours ago

#Bezos ruined the paper I had read almost my whole life, just to suck up to #PutinsPuppet

keepthefaithej.bsky.social•2 hours ago

#Boycott anything associated with MAGA evil. https://eddmarv.medium.com/change-has-come-do-not-go-back-144da1187937 GOP are anti-truth. https://apple.news/A4LnANiXUQm66NLp2tHh6mA Bezos pushes disinfo, smoke & mirrors. https://eddmarv.medium.com/who-owns-your-station-15b47c39f902 & https://tinyurl.com/b9ypu74w @occupydemocrats.bsky.social @mmfa.bsky.social

johnyaya.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Perhaps she loves what the institution was rather than what it is

gila-1.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I'm afraid to watch the new Kate Graham doc for fear I'll fall apart...

jodygrinder.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Pro tip: Your job will never love you back.

greatgenes.bsky.social•8 hours ago

It doesn’t have to love us back. Just has to fulfill its part of the employment contract!

33bee.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Kara, please gift the article if you want us to be able to read it!

aibo-zonny.bsky.social•7 hours ago

The 🇬🇧 vs Elon Musk. (today)

towers-of-obscure.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I'm confused. Are they still friends or not?

agenericbody.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Can we bring back Thunderdome? Two enter - one leaves….

jamie-piscitelli.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Great read.

ryampolsky.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Oh, they want to be liked - or at least admired, all right. But they don't really care what they're liked for. Putting them in charge of human-focused institutions is a big mistake.

ryampolsky.bsky.social•8 hours ago

These tech billionaires (Bezos, Musk, Zuck, Gates) are all autistic. It's part of what drove their success, but don't expect much empathy - it's just not what they're good at.

towers-of-obscure.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Ironic since they're supporting the "vaccines cause autism" party.

shaduck007.bsky.social•8 hours ago

@ruthmarcus.bsky.social

diavoros.bsky.social•8 hours ago

"I cannot keep pushing the leftist narrative in this newspaper so I left" 🤣

enuffisenuff.bsky.social•3 hours ago

📌

gilliesracer.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Because the owner is a compromised asshole?

reinenox.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Paywall.

csapidus.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Call it by the correct name: 𝑨𝒏 𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.

usmarine.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Billionaires who own media companies are DOGSCHITT subhumans.

They will never self-police and thus the public must police them as the billionaires own the courts.

towers-of-obscure.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Police them before they get so scared that they start to militarize their own secret police.

usmarine.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I don’t know anyone ex-military that’s willing to take a slug for Elon, but then again - I only know smart, decent soldiers.

towers-of-obscure.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Believe me, they'll probably order a buttload of AK47s to everyone who ever bought MAGA hats.

sparrowlane.bsky.social•8 hours ago

She did the right thing👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

toddzmom.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Because he realized Bezos is a piece of shit maybe? Like to see more from NYT do this too

error-414.bsky.social•3 hours ago

It makes me very sad and bitter, it breaks your heart to read these stories because behind them there are people who have given their life and their passion, only to see a guy with an orange face destroy everything...

tejanolos32.bsky.social•7 hours ago

With passage of Senate Bill 2038, Tesla's Gigafactory was removed from local environmental regulations,
https://www.mountbonnell.info/tesla-in-austin/the-potential-environmental-concerns-and-challenges-surrounding-teslas-austin-gigafactory

tejanolos32.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Elon Musk's Gapped Bass LLC, affiliate of The Boring Company, requested approval from TCEQ to discharge up to 142,500 gallons of treated wastewater per day into the Colorado River, downstream from Austin’s Lady Bird Lake. What do you think the result was from 2yrs ago?
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/bastrop/elon-musk-company-wants-to-dump-treated-wastewater-into-colorado-river-some-neighbors-arent-happy-about-it/

chinacatblue.bsky.social•6 hours ago

All monitoring requirements removed. Wtf

frecjkedfugue.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Time for someone to buy a newspaper, small is okay -and put it online with all the obscene goings on that republicans want you to think that it isn't what you think is going on - no, not at all.

frecjkedfugue.bsky.social•2 hours ago

When money surpasses truth - a nation fails and falls. So too will the ones who chose money over truth. It may not happen today, may not happen tomorrow - but it will happen. When trump takes his pants off in public, the republicans will remove theirs as well and act as nothing happened -

pj1304.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Great Read.

chappie12.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I was a long time subscriber to the Post, but recently cancelled, and subscribed to the Atlantic. Kara, if you buy the Post, I and many other will subscribe again.

stoprumpb4its2late.bsky.social•3 hours ago

On that day, I gave up Prime, Amazon, and Whole Foods.

desertdogster.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Bezos' skin is especially thin on his head.

iangertler.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Quite a piece about your experiences and the growing challenges leading to your departure, Ruth ... many will be interested in seeing it. Tagging some below, in case they haven't read it yet.

cc @carlquintanilla.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social @mcuban.bsky.social @sarahoconnellshow.com

jennydjld.bsky.social•7 hours ago

🇨🇦 Ruth -
As a Canadian I always dreamed of working for the Post-in any capacity.
I was always told I was a good writer but I just didn’t feel intelligent enough.
I still love writing-it is a passion that frees the soul, I swear-
I can only imagine the 40+ years you’ve spent feeding your passion…

jennydjld.bsky.social•7 hours ago

When I heard Bezos bought the Post- I was very disappointed & leery about it but relieved when he said transfer of ownership would be seamless & nothing would change.
But this whole thing about not endorsing Kamala struck a nerve with me too & again-I’m Canadian!
I don’t blame you one bit for…

jennydjld.bsky.social•7 hours ago

…leaving!
It comes down to integrity and respect and I’m sorry to say: Image!
I no longer see the newspaper in the same way either!
I can see exactly why it would be devastating for you. It is a major breakup & obviously you’d be heartbroken.
Once you see your partner behaving differently you have..

jennydjld.bsky.social•7 hours ago

…to question whether you trust them in this new light.
I couldn’t either.
Most people at my age long for things to stay the same because they want reliability.
I think because it actually worked!
I’m so sorry for your loss-
I hope you keep writing & feed your passion!
I will always be a fan!

revjoey.bsky.social•4 hours ago

When you get treated as a whore/presstitute to be used to spread disinformation, time to divorce or use deadly force.

left-coast-1000.bsky.social•3 hours ago

There should be NO billionaires. I have nothing against being very rich. The rich underwrite some institutions we use & love. However, there comes a point where their presence is detrimental. Let’s say, after $500 million tax it away or direct it into proscribed social use; medicine, etc.

bitterrage.bsky.social•9 hours ago

From Bezos Apr 15, 2021:

“Democracies are not normal. Tyranny is the historical norm. If we stopped doing all of the continuous hard work that is needed to maintain our distinctiveness in that regard, we would quickly come into equilibrium with tyranny.”

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/2020-letter-to-shareholders

caerolle.bsky.social•6 hours ago

On the fence about unsub'ng from The Post since Bozos put the hammer down on editorial independence. I have seen columnist after columnist that I loved leave. Marcus was the last straw, I unsub'd that day. I am glad Bozos kept The Post alive for the last 10 years but I think he's killing it now.

mourningdove64.bsky.social•7 hours ago

We need to boycott Amazon like we are with Musk

notsleepwalking79.bsky.social•4 hours ago

My Amazon is up April 2 and I learned typing “-Amazon.com” after every searchword/phrase in browser lets me see all the OTHER businesses🫶🏼

erstwhilecon.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I hope Eugene Robinson finds a way out.

distantvortex.bsky.social•8 hours ago

His arc with the paper and his arc with spouses are weirdly parallel.

elgirrl.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Extremely sad, the downfall of that once great paper.

masterneloth.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I haven't read the article, admittedly, but I and many others were calling for the mass resignations of all Post writers on the day Bezos issued his NAZI declaration. Had that been done, perhaps this woeful trickling, out accompanied with righteous thoughtful pontification, would not have to happen.

wiley-kaiodi.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Same reason I cancelled my subscription after 5 years

weedbay.net•3 hours ago

If your product is so thin and subscribers so scarce that one bundle is the entire circulation it's a sign. Exit.

pd3244.bsky.social•7 hours ago

American democracy is an #institution of institutions (a scrum of scrums) that collectively enable our constitutional federal republic form of government.

Trump, Elon, and the GOP ignore the friction of checks and balances in our Constitution and have knee capped every institution of democracy.

steveo18.bsky.social•3 hours ago

It's NOT a NewsPaper then??? Might as well be the inquirer!

godownsme.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Try Libby. You don't have to buy anything and stay away from Kindle books

ilajane.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I left Amazon too!!

meandbean.bsky.social•6 hours ago

It seems contradictory that Bezos wanted editorials limited to “ personal liberties” and “free markets” but personal liberty doesn’t extend to Ruth Marcus’ personal liberty to write what she wanted.

gnittat.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Are the rich sacred of us? Like they are the richest people in the world and I do believe the people can make change but because of their wealth, will they compromise and back off or do we think they would just let it all burn?

tararoonies.bsky.social•9 hours ago

A great read. Depressing though.

lazyretiree.bsky.social•8 hours ago

I am sure its an interesting read but can't subscribe to everything. Or read 20 substacks a day. The atomization of media is wearing me down.

americannotdorr2.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Seeing atrocity after atrocity & not FIGHTING them is wearing down the resolve of resisters. Just after Pearl Harbor & before Midway, the War Department did everything it could to mitigate the endless bad news to maintain & improve morale. They KNEW how important morale is to win a war.

rhondawolfson.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Here it is:

https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/why-ruth-marcus-left-the-washington-post#google_vignette

pdc23.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Hate to say, but substack getting overwhelming. More emails than I can consume, and certainly more than I asked for.

kaydeeartist.bsky.social•10 minutes ago

I don’t know why you were attacked for this. I agree!

carinachocano.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Same— it’s so bad

keepthefaithej.bsky.social•2 hours ago

#Boycott anything associated with MAGA evil. https://eddmarv.medium.com/change-has-come-do-not-go-back-144da1187937 GOP are anti-truth. https://apple.news/A4LnANiXUQm66NLp2tHh6mA Bezos pushes disinfo, smoke & mirrors. https://eddmarv.medium.com/who-owns-your-station-15b47c39f902 @5calls.org https://tinyurl.com/b9ypu74w @occupydemocrats.bsky.social @mmfa.bsky.social

bgerard128.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Yes thank you Shut Down!!!@bonbon

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saxonraider.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Don' let the door hit you in the ass.

lefwin.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Bezos' Post is now his opinion. The Techbros have no use for free speech, only theirs.

gooddogrex.bsky.social•6 hours ago

In Ukraine we have Kyiv post news outlets. And when they did some not very good things, a bunch of journalist branches out and established grass roots en news platform. It's called the Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com

gooddogrex.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Point is - I know Americans that heard about the Kyiv Independent and not about Kyiv post
That's all, folks

corbinrednour.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Crazy to me that Trump rep Sabastian Gorka was on CNN today tearing the Washington Post to shreds - so Bezos’s attempt to appease Trump isn’t working… so why exactly are WashPo journalists being pushed out and muzzled for exactly? Bezos should sell to Kara!!

leachphrog.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Sorry... heartbreak in all directions.

got2know.bsky.social•7 hours ago

What has happened to the Post breaks my heart. I hope soon, someone rescues it and helps bring back it's might and glory.

sqgs.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I loved Wapo until Bezos took an active role and it became a right wing rag…
Ended my subscription

damepaz.bsky.social•57 minutes ago

I keep wondering…, what is their end game??? Images from Solient Green come to mind.

wyldangel420.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Nice to see some folks have morals and principles

rpd1948.bsky.social•7 hours ago

When the wealthy own newspapers all yo get are lies

silversmith1.bsky.social•1 hour ago

FWIW @karaswisher.bsky.social , I wish you would get it - the WaPo that is.
Seriously Jeff needs to sell it to you ASAP.

Good job on @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social tonight.

lacywardjr.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Once again, the minority of white voters surprised by the behavior of the majority of white voters. Y'all really need to work this out. America is depending on the white voter to cure us of trumpism.

pboyne3.bsky.social•8 hours ago

I’m so sad for her. For all of us.

seekhigherground.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Excellent. And also why it’s important to stop linking to the WaPo which drives traffic/business to oligarch Bezos.

avodopudim.bsky.social•5 hours ago

xiruxi.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Genius

jazzy5103.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Great appearance with Scott on Anderson!!!

avaghy.bsky.social•5 hours ago

The saddest part of this is the Bezos could have made the Washington Post a real paper to tell the truth on this administration in the tradition of Woodward and Bernstein and instead he burned it all down and as a rich spineless weasel.

murraymouse.bsky.social•20 minutes ago

Loving an institution means knowing when you smell rot and deviation from its core mission and principles - and when it’s being undermined by people who are not committed to them. And THEN loving it means you call them out on it even if it means you will be pushed out and shunned.

sherryac.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I wonder who jeff stole the idea of amazon books from. Cuz like most of these gizzillionaires they dont have ideas that support humanity. They typically rip off others … hmm maybe wives!?

irispol.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Books were just a good starter commodity because they're so fungible. He was always eventually going to expand into general retail.

tommycarver.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Its possible. its sad & time to go if do lol but for sure, its possible.
Think Shawshank Redemption, institutionalized is a real thing!

One can love, need, & rely on an institution; it may serve one better than humans, but Human Love is Bonding of Two Souls never let anything be more important.

athenabear2024.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Hitler with Ferdinand Porsche, the Austrian engineer and founder of the car company that would later become Porsche. Hitler was promoting the development of the Volkswagen (“people’s car”). Porsche was instrumental in designing the Volkswagen Beetle, which was heavily supported by the Nazi regime.

wangchungyooon.bsky.social•4 hours ago

michavl4.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Loving an institution without reservation can be blind loyalty, ignoring its flaws and shortcomings, rather than true devotion.

k-she-he-they.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I’m extra bummed because Brian Krebs interviewed me for a WP cybercrime article back 05/06 and now I want nothing to do with one of my best CV brags. 😭

hubrisity.bsky.social•2 hours ago

There is a temporal element that you may want to familiarize yourself with.

mizmiki65.bsky.social•5 hours ago

bozo, sorry, bezos is a disgrace to the legacy of the Post under Kay Graham, Ben Bradlee, and Woodward & Bernstein

lestatdelc.bsky.social•5 hours ago

The Mac gave me career, and was always moving the ball forward in design, customer UI, etc. and was what lead to the desktop publishing revolution (and my aforementioned career).

Which is why is makes me sick to see Apple caving to Trump and fascists. Even over seemingly "trivial" shit like this…

greatdanega.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Ruth’s last sentence is a sad truism of many workplaces: the organization you joined and came to love will morph into something culturally different. No longer congruent with your values. And then you must leave.

A sad loss for WaPo. But her voice is too fierce to be silenced by bootlickers.

melaniewildman.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Maybe… just maybe news organizations shouldn’t be privately held by billionaire individuals.

shashabrown42.bsky.social•3 hours ago

😞😭🥺

protime-fitness1.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Bezos is a dictator in waiting. This guy has practiced cruelty on his employees for years. Stay tuned.

pam327.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Another megalomaniac

lestatdelc.bsky.social•5 hours ago

The examples of mega wealthy not being megalomaniacs and/or sociopaths are few and far between.

posoleprincess.bsky.social•3 hours ago

He will have to get in line behind the others with the same track record.

protime-fitness1.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Unfortunately Bezos owns The Post, which he will use to promote his world view and support fascist, and oligarchs, in addition to suppression of dissenting opinions.

towers-of-obscure.bsky.social•6 hours ago

At this point, after Trump finally steps down from his utopic throne, it should be illegal to use ANY form of media as one-sided propaganda.

greatgenes.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Sadly yes… I’ve felt the same feels… Modern institutions are run by the “soulless”.

They are hollow, dark places.

It’s nicer in the Bluesky!

🕊️💙🦋

grumpyliberal.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Wow. There’s the writer in Marcus that has clearly been stifled and muffled over the past years. As a long time DC area resident (and former paperboy), the Post always held a special place, but its demise has been evident. My only regret is that it tarnishes the legacy of Kay Graham.

debrafield5.bsky.social•5 hours ago

phuque t and the post

sparklingwhorl.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Just curious, did Bezos buy the WP just so he could take a major paper in the DC area out of commission when good reporting is most needed?

grumpyliberal.bsky.social•7 hours ago

He wanted access. His business ventures has come to that point that he needed influence to advance Blue Orbit.

jessiedoescars.bsky.social•8 hours ago

It is too bad that article is pay walled. I have too many subscriptions and am subscription poor. The entire Subscription method is now out of control and I pay hundreds per month for things that are supposed to cost me $10 it's rediculous.

ionsedge.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Not sure how canceling a dissenting column
Is keeping in line with promoting “personal liberties"
As Jeff Bezos claims
Or promoting "free markets"
(Apparently not the marketplace of ideas).
The oligarchy seems bereft of any sense of tragic irony.
Kudos to @ruthmarcus.bsky.social

bbeach.bsky.social•5 hours ago

A crying shame. I will never resubscribe to the Washington Post.

jmarty6263.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Marcus' decision to leave was a good choice. Bezos is a chicken shit, rich, but still a turd of a human. As a former journalist I can only imagine going in to interview for a job at a newspaper with a metro editor named Bob Woodward. WaPo is a shell of its glorious past. Still good, but weak.

mphamner.bsky.social•22 minutes ago

Jeff Bezos is ruining the Washington Post the same way Musk ruined Twitter. The Washington Post was a national treasure. If it isn’t already it will be like any of the commuter smut sheets. It really should be criminal.

delovely103.bsky.social•6 hours ago

such a loss. just confirms my decision to cancel

1-uabrn.bsky.social•1 hour ago

I’m SO Excited that you’re on
@11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social
@stephruhle.bsky.social …
@karaswisher.bsky.social
What a Power Couple 😳??
Holy Moly…👇

1-uabrn.bsky.social•1 hour ago

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Ohhhh Wowwww…
Couldn’t Put it DOWN! 🔥♥️
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1-uabrn.bsky.social•1 hour ago

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1-uabrn.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Two Women—Smart Glasses
🤓🤓
Cheers 🥂🍾

1-uabrn.bsky.social•1 hour ago

@karaswisher.bsky.social

1-uabrn.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Be Careful…
@stephruhle.bsky.social &
@karaswisher.bsky.social
Are Taking OVER the World 🌎

rinative.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Is that a flower left to
Celebrate the death of the post?

marniecook.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I feel the same about WaPo. It was their exposure of Watergate and Vietnam that inspired me as a 2nd and 3rd grader.

egmerek.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Bezo has no love for Freedom of Speech. His only love is money and the power he feels in his tiny heart (scratch that) tiny penis.

samfirkins09.bsky.social•7 hours ago

That's right my dear 😊

inventreinvent.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Guess you can’t publish this kind of stuff in the opinion section of WaPo.

paulaptb.bsky.social•5 hours ago

📌

keaphtless.bsky.social•8 hours ago

I grew up in the burbs of DC during the 80's. I remember the Wash Star. I remember when Doonsbury moved from the Star to the Post. I remember they shot parts of All the President's Men up the hill from where I lived in Gaithersburg. I do love the Post.

grumpyliberal.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I’ll do you one better. I remember the Daily News that folded in the 60s. I delivered all of them — the DN, the Star and the Post. Getting a Post route was like a promotion. DC could only support one afternoon paper and then only one real paper — the Post.

keaphtless.bsky.social•7 hours ago

My dad was a Republican... until Nixon.

To him, reading the paper was a participatory sport. He'd yell at the Post in the Post in the morning and agree with the Star in the evening.

grumpyliberal.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Good times.

deploribusunum.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Goodbye to another genocide sympathizer. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

posoleprincess.bsky.social•4 hours ago

The 3 largest newspapers in the United States are all owned by billionaires, and all their staffs have faced censorship or termination. We are losing our country not by bits and pieces, but bytes and decisive chunks. The cowards just follow along!

mfcmom.bsky.social•5 hours ago

This is heartbreaking.

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