One thing that all scientists can do now: Cancel the Washington Post. Bezos is intent on using it to help Trump. They just added rightwing Salena Zito fm DC Examiner. Subscribe to news sources run by journalists, not billionaires—like the Guardian US, Philly Inquirer, TPM, Slate, and The Prospect. - ThreadSky

altnih4science.bsky.social • 3 days ago

One thing that all scientists can do now: Cancel the Washington Post.

Bezos is intent on using it to help Trump. They just added rightwing Salena Zito fm DC Examiner.

Subscribe to news sources run by journalists, not billionaires—like the Guardian US, Philly Inquirer, TPM, Slate, and The Prospect.

Reposted from Will Bunch

Making its 90-degree right turn, the clown car that is Jeff Bezos' overhauled Washington Post Opinions section picks up right-wing columnist Salena Zito, famous for her voters take Trump "seriously but not literally" shtick

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lacarnage.bsky.social•3 days ago

If you really want to make a difference, stop using Amazon, there is nothing there you can’t get elsewhere.

gjmontalto.bsky.social•3 days ago

Dump Prime and Whole Foods while you’re at it.

jasonmsamuels.bsky.social•3 days ago

Cancel prime subs as well since that’s where most his money is made.

mossiegirl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Also stepping away from Amazon. It’s embarrassing how embedded it’s become in my life and it may take a little longer to do, but I’m cutting it out.

labmum.bsky.social•2 days ago

M RArerpA

bettyboom.bsky.social•2 days ago

Sadly finally did so last week.

The death of a once great newspaper.

altnih4science.bsky.social•3 days ago

and also subscribe to independent local news.

Some notes-

• DC Examiner is a rightwing rag funded by Phil Anschutz, a billionaire and Neil Gorsuch’s “patron.” It exists just to give a platform and funding to hacks like Zito.
• The Guardian and @inquirer.com are nonprofits; that matters.

altnih4science.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes to this.

@wired.com is another great news source to pay for right now.

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3ljdhhaheck26

donegal1950.bsky.social•3 days ago

I may stick around for a while to see if she lives in MY Pennsylvania or the one in her own head.

altnih4science.bsky.social•3 days ago

You do you- gave up on Salena Zito’s misinfo here long ago

donegal1950.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm hoping we can correct it via letters to the Post. Or, at least provide a reality check.

gildedtofu.bsky.social•3 days ago

Who knew that “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was a promise, not a warning…

mishadc.bsky.social•3 days ago

I personally cancelled my subscription last year. It hurts as someone who grew up on this paper to see Bezos destroy it over time

altnih4science.bsky.social•3 days ago

💕

asstrocyte.bsky.social•3 days ago

I would add Wired to the nice list. Excellent reporting lately

sk8rbelle.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thank you, Alt NIH Bluesky, for elevating this very important message: do not support propaganda media, in any fashion. Do not read, subscribe to, share, click on, etc NO support/no investment in propaganda media

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