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demmiblue

(39,457 posts)
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:21 PM Wednesday

I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.

Unbelievable

🧅🥯 (@nationalsliker.bsky.social) 2026-02-04T16:36:02.533Z

☹️

EDIT: I’m just going to put this here:

Peter Baker (@handle.invalid) 2026-02-04T15:41:16.749Z


Number of years Bezos could absorb those losses with what he makes in a single week: 5
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I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. (Original Post) demmiblue Wednesday OP
I am proud of you, Lizzie Johnson. I take no pride in the WP. nt delisen Wednesday #1
Wapo is a filthy rag. Dave Bowman Wednesday #2
It is now. BlueKentuckyGirl Wednesday #33
I just finally cancelled mine and I feel damn good about it. Bezos can go fuck himself. Celerity Wednesday #36
He sold his soul, shit on Katherine Graham's legacy, all for what? To protect amazon? pat_k 19 hrs ago #41
Fuck Bezos orangecrush Wednesday #3
And he can shove his fucking billions where it doesn't shine! Initech Wednesday #32
It's a form of 'catch and kill' Bobstandard Wednesday #4
But $75 million for the Melania movie progressoid Wednesday #5
Some people refer to things like that as a "bribe." MLWR Wednesday #6
I am some people! progressoid Wednesday #11
... Xavier Breath Wednesday #17
"Things are going to start happening to me now" progressoid Wednesday #18
Prophetic words indeed. Xavier Breath Wednesday #19
We all must start saying what you are saying. Thank you for reminding us. allegorical oracle Wednesday #39
+1 dalton99a Wednesday #9
Just a short term investment in his desire for a seat at the relevance table. rubbersole Wednesday #14
A very sh!tty thing to do, Are they gonna pay her airfare back home? MagickMuffin Wednesday #7
Is she going to have to buy her own airplane ticket to get home? flashman13 Wednesday #8
No longer reading WaPo. Have a friend/schoolmate who has worked there for years. allegorical oracle Wednesday #10
Hmmm... GiqueCee Wednesday #12
Jeff Bezos has been corrupted by absolute power and extreme wealth. Initech Wednesday #13
The darkness they warn about is growing... Ford_Prefect Wednesday #15
Steiner warned about Ahriman... BattleRow Wednesday #22
good info. and fuck Bezos Evolve Dammit Wednesday #16
💔💔💔 ultralite001 Wednesday #20
K&R UTUSN Wednesday #21
A lot of their losses are self-inflicted. GoCubsGo Wednesday #23
Baker forgot to mention the Bezos-Sanchez wedding Totally Tunsie Wednesday #24
That Last Line Is Outstanding ProfessorGAC Wednesday #25
Bezos can't hide from the Epstein files. Puppyjive Wednesday #26
If Baldzos hadn't turned it into a heavily Trump leaning fish wrapper... paleotn Wednesday #27
You are a hero Lizzie Johnson..........try to get work with the Guardian..............and by the way Bezo's is a POS.... turbinetree Wednesday #28
What do you need reporters for? Nasruddin Wednesday #29
Bezos dawgdan Wednesday #30
Their subscribers (including me) fled as soon as the saw what he was turning the paper into. Raftergirl Wednesday #31
He'll just write it off on his taxes.... SergeStorms Wednesday #34
Canceled all of it nankerphelge Wednesday #35
May the ghost of Katherine Graham keep him awake until he is enlightened. n/t TygrBright Wednesday #37
I have been hanging on to my subscription to the WaPo oberle Wednesday #38
I was a paperboy for the WP from 1953 to 1960 dedl67 22 hrs ago #40

BlueKentuckyGirl

(535 posts)
33. It is now.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 03:08 PM
Wednesday

I resisted cancelling my WP subscription for a long time but I'd finally had enough shortly before the 2024 election. Screw Jeff Bezos and the editorial section of the WP.

pat_k

(12,798 posts)
41. He sold his soul, shit on Katherine Graham's legacy, all for what? To protect amazon?
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:07 PM
19 hrs ago

His destruction of WaPo -- the self-inflicted drop in subscribers, starting with blocking WaPo's presidential endorsement, and following up with instance after instance of kowtowing to the felon -- has all been to protect Amazon's stock price and his equity state.

Some way, somehow, we must expand the boycott of Amazon until it is big enough to do far more damage to him than Trump ever could have. It is tough. I've been working on my step-father to cancel his subscription and buy direct from merchants. He is still too addicted to the convenience and likes Prime Video. Arrrggghhh. Makes me crazy. While some people are losing their lives to the regime propped up by the likes of Bezos and other corporate bootlickers, others can't bring themselves to sacrifice a little convenience.


Bobstandard

(2,204 posts)
4. It's a form of 'catch and kill'
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:43 PM
Wednesday

The oligarchs buy up the media, then destroy the media. I bet he Bezos gets a great tax write off.

Tax the oligarchs!

rubbersole

(11,107 posts)
14. Just a short term investment in his desire for a seat at the relevance table.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 01:12 PM
Wednesday

He'll make it back in a couple of days. These guys don't even try hiding it anymore.

MagickMuffin

(18,203 posts)
7. A very sh!tty thing to do, Are they gonna pay her airfare back home?
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:55 PM
Wednesday



Who am I kidding, of course they won't. They'll leave her stranded and she'll have to figure it out.


Could this be a sign that Bezos works for put!n?


allegorical oracle

(6,323 posts)
10. No longer reading WaPo. Have a friend/schoolmate who has worked there for years.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:56 PM
Wednesday

She's near retirement age, so hope she resigns soon. Bezos doesn't deserve to own a major daily newspaper.

GiqueCee

(3,613 posts)
12. Hmmm...
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:58 PM
Wednesday

... Are there any hospital wings honoring Bezos' generosity? Are there any charities that bear his name? Has he ever done anything good for people in need? Has he made contributions to areas devastated by natural disasters? I would think we'd hear something about it if he had, but... crickets.
It would appear that he's just an insufferably rotten, pathologically selfish prick. I would like to be wrong about this, but I don't think I am. One can't be a Trump supporter and a good person. They are mutually exclusive concepts.

Initech

(107,939 posts)
13. Jeff Bezos has been corrupted by absolute power and extreme wealth.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 01:01 PM
Wednesday

No one should have enough money to bankrupt entire countries. Amazon should be broken up.

GoCubsGo

(34,746 posts)
23. A lot of their losses are self-inflicted.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:07 PM
Wednesday

The purchase by Bezos being just the beginning, since it cost them a ton of subscribers.

Totally Tunsie

(11,669 posts)
24. Baker forgot to mention the Bezos-Sanchez wedding
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:09 PM
Wednesday

at the mere cost of an estimated $46-$56 Million.

Guess he didn't get an invite.

ProfessorGAC

(76,112 posts)
25. That Last Line Is Outstanding
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:13 PM
Wednesday

Also, I don't believe they're losing $100 million.
So, Bezos could absorb those losses on on week of wealth for longer than 5 years.

Puppyjive

(950 posts)
26. Bezos can't hide from the Epstein files.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:24 PM
Wednesday

I hope he goes down with the rest of them. Do the crime, pay the fine.

paleotn

(21,818 posts)
27. If Baldzos hadn't turned it into a heavily Trump leaning fish wrapper...
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:33 PM
Wednesday

perhaps it wouldn't be losing a purported $100M per year. Cancelled my subscription over the Harris endorsement flap.

turbinetree

(27,205 posts)
28. You are a hero Lizzie Johnson..........try to get work with the Guardian..............and by the way Bezo's is a POS....
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:38 PM
Wednesday

he really is...................

Nasruddin

(1,205 posts)
29. What do you need reporters for?
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:43 PM
Wednesday

Or editors?

You can just make up whatever news you want with an LLM!
No more inconvenient stories from Eurasia, no more bad publicity about your movie that nobody can stand to watch, no more backtalk!

You can just sit behind your big desk, and dictate the stories you want the plebes to believe!

dawgdan

(35 posts)
30. Bezos
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:46 PM
Wednesday

Fuck Bezos......he kisses Trumps ass. He was there at Trumps inauguration up front looking proud and rich.

Raftergirl

(1,814 posts)
31. Their subscribers (including me) fled as soon as the saw what he was turning the paper into.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:57 PM
Wednesday

I get at least a dozen emails a week from them with dirt cheap prices to resubscribe. Today’s was an offer for $0.50/week. It went into the bin as soon as a saw it in my inbox. I wouldn’t read now even if it was free.

SergeStorms

(20,200 posts)
34. He'll just write it off on his taxes....
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 04:44 PM
Wednesday

and wind up paying less than a fry-cook at McDonald's.

nankerphelge

(1,027 posts)
35. Canceled all of it
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 05:16 PM
Wednesday

I canceled my Washington Post subscription, Amazon Prime, monthly Audible subscription, and will not be going to Whole Foods anymore. Anything I missed?

oberle

(300 posts)
38. I have been hanging on to my subscription to the WaPo
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 08:10 PM
Wednesday

because I need something to put under the litter box. Now I think I'll buy The New York Times for that.

dedl67

(192 posts)
40. I was a paperboy for the WP from 1953 to 1960
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 09:23 AM
22 hrs ago

When I started delivering, a subscription cost $1.75 per month, delivered to the door. That went up to $1.95 as some point, which was great for me, because some of my more generous customers would give ne a 5 cent tip. Today, the WP isn't worth $1.75 a month, and certainly not $1.95, except maybe for the comic strips. The comic strips were great in those days.

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