Turned out the lights': Fury hits Washington Post as it refuses to run $115K anti-Musk ad Sarah K. Burris February 17, 2025 11:39AM ET BeLoud Share - ThreadSky

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Turned out the lights': Fury hits Washington Post as it refuses to run $115K anti-Musk ad
Sarah K. Burris
February 17, 2025 11:39AM ET

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lexximagic.bsky.social•5 days ago

The Washington Post canceled plans to run a front-and back-page advertisement that would have earned the paper $115,000 — & ran straight into fresh fury.

lexximagic.bsky.social•5 days ago

The ad, reportedly sponsored by the watchdog group Common Cause, demanded that President Donald Trump fire Elon Musk, who is working as a special government employee endeavoring to slash spending, and purging federal government workers.

lexximagic.bsky.social•5 days ago

Now many Washingtonians and political experts are furious with the paper, which Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos purchased in 2013. It follows recent anger after Bezos announced the newspaper would buck historical precedence by not endorsing a political candidate last year.

lexximagic.bsky.social•5 days ago

Democracy defender and elections lawyer Marc Elias pointed out that in October, the paper ran an ad from a right-wing group funded by Musk to attack Elias personally for his work.

lexximagic.bsky.social•5 days ago

The Nation's sports editor, Dave Zirin, recalled The Post's long-time slogan, "Democracy dies in darkness." He posted the report
and remarked, "After the Washington Post turned out the lights. Disgusting."
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lexximagic.bsky.social•4 days ago

The Washington Post refuses to run $115K anti-Musk ad

To voice your disgust that Washington Post refused to run the ad, here is their email address:
[email protected]
Let's get some action!
Flood the Washington Post.
Democracy is at Stake

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