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(94,549 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 09:58 AM Apr 22

Marc Elias: 'For the record: The Washington Post can go f**k itself.'



x.com/marceelias/status/2046788309515374660

Jon Cooper @joncoopertweets 2h
These two editorials by the Washington Post expose how the Republican Party and Democratic Party are held to completely different standards by the media.

Texas gerrymander: “Not a threat to democracy.”

Virginia gerrymander: “Power grab by Democrats.”





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Marc Elias: 'For the record: The Washington Post can go f**k itself.' (Original Post) bigtree Apr 22 OP
I'm tempted to re-subscribe just so I can cancel my subscription again. Ocelot II Apr 22 #1
Snort! Mme. Defarge Apr 22 #7
I'm tempted to resubscribe to call that fucking baldheaded fuck Aviation Pro Apr 22 #10
They've all got me so pissed I think I invented a 200 letter cuss word for them lol n/t Cheezoholic Apr 22 #35
Get a year's supply of bird-cage liner! Every squirt in honor of Bezos. erronis Apr 22 #11
A man complains to his friend that his feet hurt all day long JoseBalow Apr 22 #20
"" AllaN01Bear Apr 22 #25
Don't! they take your money for the year and don't give credit to you if you cancel. dem4decades Apr 22 #27
Oh, I won't. It's just that canceling the first time when Bezos pulled the Harris endorsement Ocelot II Apr 22 #29
Subscribe to Democracy Docket instead. SergeStorms Apr 22 #37
Fuck Jeff Bezos dalton99a Apr 22 #2
Up, down, and sideways! nt City Lights Apr 22 #6
Right wingers are such assholes Blues Heron Apr 22 #3
Once again MustLoveBeagles Apr 22 #4
i have to wonder if they don't even get the double standard MadameButterfly Thursday #51
I'm pretty sure it already has. Solly Mack Apr 22 #5
The gerrymandering abyss that the gqp started Clouds Passing Apr 22 #8
Fuck them. The people in VA VOTED for this whereas the people of TX had it THRUST upon them with no voice Cheezoholic Apr 22 #9
Good point! 70sEraVet Apr 22 #34
Fuck WaPo orangecrush Apr 22 #12
The WaPo's lack of shame is almost as bad as the job market ck4829 Apr 22 #13
Not sure why anyone subscribes to it anymore that isn't a right winger fujiyamasan Apr 22 #14
... 2naSalit Apr 22 #15
Fucking Bezos themaguffin Apr 22 #16
Time for his Rosebud moment... progressoid Apr 22 #19
Kick SheltieLover Apr 22 #17
Bozos is now just a link in the circle jerk surrounding the toxic orange gasbag. 58Sunliner Apr 22 #18
I've been a dedicated Amazon shopper for the last few years. tavernier Apr 22 #21
I've been trying it mountain grammy Apr 22 #32
I'm on my second year of boycotting Amazon. llmart Apr 22 #45
I recently read an article about the declining malls. tavernier Apr 22 #46
Hmmmm - most interesting! calimary Thursday #53
I thought so tavernier Thursday #54
A new low. moondust Apr 22 #22
Washington Post bromeando Apr 22 #23
The Washington Post is only good for one thing... GiqueCee Apr 22 #24
That'll be all Bezos and co MW67 Apr 22 #26
We should just make this a daily headline dweller Apr 22 #28
WTF? Elias is right Washington Post Figarosmom Apr 22 #30
DU rec mountain grammy Apr 22 #31
Look at how far this paper has fallen... spudspud Apr 22 #33
It was great back in the days when I was a WP paperboy - the 1950s dedl67 Apr 22 #38
The NY Post was liberal too IbogaProject Apr 22 #50
Be kind to Bezos. He and his wife are expecting a son shortly. usonian Apr 22 #36
Who started all this? republicans! choie Apr 22 #39
Once again -- the MSM is pro-GOP. We need to get that into our heads. LymphocyteLover Apr 22 #40
Yeah, GFY WAPO... Ya Fucking Fascist Paper Cha Apr 22 #41
Eat shit and die, Bezos Blue Owl Apr 22 #42
Fuck Bezos! Fuck WaPo! Marc Elias is great! red dog 1 Apr 22 #43
Betty Bowers agrees LetMyPeopleVote Apr 22 #44
Hypocrisy and lies is all they have left. GoodRaisin Apr 22 #47
any mention of 2010 census shit? pansypoo53219 Apr 22 #48
So are they endorsing a national anti-gerrymandering statute? IbogaProject Apr 22 #49
The 'Purcell Principle' is their 'Heads We Win, Tails You Lose' Redistricting 'Principle' MayReasonRule Thursday #52

Aviation Pro

(15,690 posts)
10. I'm tempted to resubscribe to call that fucking baldheaded fuck
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:49 AM
Apr 22

Every vile epithet I could call him.

In a foreign language so the censor bots don't reject it and post a link to the translation.

JoseBalow

(9,633 posts)
20. A man complains to his friend that his feet hurt all day long
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 11:56 AM
Apr 22

When asked why, he explains that it's because his shoes are two sizes too small.
"Why don't you just wear shoes that fit you, then?" asks the friend.
He replies, "because it feels so good when I take them off."

Ocelot II

(131,015 posts)
29. Oh, I won't. It's just that canceling the first time when Bezos pulled the Harris endorsement
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:26 PM
Apr 22

was so satisfying!

SergeStorms

(20,728 posts)
37. Subscribe to Democracy Docket instead.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 03:27 PM
Apr 22

They fight TrumpCo. tooth and claw and you get kickass emails every day. Just a suggestion. Don't give Bezos one penny of your money.

MustLoveBeagles

(17,031 posts)
4. Once again
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:07 AM
Apr 22

It's okay for Republicans but not Democrats, even when they're the ones that started this!

MadameButterfly

(4,124 posts)
51. i have to wonder if they don't even get the double standard
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 12:49 AM
Thursday

If they did, they'd be trying to explain why this is different.
Do they really think it's only ok for them to do it, or do they not even connect the two?
Narcissists only see things from their point of view. I think the whole Republican Party have become narcissists.

Cheezoholic

(3,811 posts)
9. Fuck them. The people in VA VOTED for this whereas the people of TX had it THRUST upon them with no voice
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:49 AM
Apr 22

And most of the other redistricting attempts in Blue states were put to the people to decide i.e. Cali yet repuke redistricting in Red states so far have nearly all cut the people out of the decision (they tried it 3 times, different ways, in my state without the peoples consent and failed fortunately). How is it that CITIZENS VOTING FOR A CHANGE is a threat to Democracy but having voting districts CRAMMED DOWN THEIR THROATS is not?
I'm with Elias, FUCK THEM and BEZOS!!


FF!!!

70sEraVet

(5,562 posts)
34. Good point!
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:10 PM
Apr 22

The whole gerrymandering mess has been a stain on our democracy for a few decades, but trump really lit the mess on fire when he openly called on red states to do it in a non-census year, to protect Republican majority n Congress.

fujiyamasan

(1,936 posts)
14. Not sure why anyone subscribes to it anymore that isn't a right winger
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 11:15 AM
Apr 22

It was pretty obvious which way it was heading before the election.

And I reiterate what others have said. Fuck the Washington Post.

tavernier

(14,486 posts)
21. I've been a dedicated Amazon shopper for the last few years.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 11:56 AM
Apr 22

Three months ago, I decided that I was done with Mr. Bezos and I haven’t made another purchase. And to my great surprise, I haven’t had a moment of withdrawal. In fact, it’s been great fun to go back to some of my old stores and actually do real shopping. Try it, you’ll like it.

llmart

(17,685 posts)
45. I'm on my second year of boycotting Amazon.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:19 PM
Apr 22

Since I'm not much of a shopper anyway, it won't make a dent but it makes me feel better and I don't miss it at all. I can't see giving one penny to a company with a greedy prick like him running it.

tavernier

(14,486 posts)
46. I recently read an article about the declining malls.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:39 PM
Apr 22

It seems that suddenly there is a renewed interest in actual store shopping, especially by the younger generation. It appears that the lazy way to shop takes away a lot of the pleasure of the hunt as well as the instant gratification of going home with that perfect find. Our ancestors were hunters and we still have that in our DNA. Added to that, many seek the socialization that their parents found in malls and markets.

tavernier

(14,486 posts)
54. I thought so
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:04 PM
Thursday

and in my travels this summer (my daughter teaches at universities around the country and I go with her and explore cities I’ve never been to), I’ve wandered through many malls that have lost 75% of business and are scheduled to close. But oddly, they are filled with youngsters, teenagers and young adults, socializing, and shopping in the remaining stores, and they have kept the food courts very much alive. Upon seeing this, I did some research and found out that this is going on all around the country and that these kids are tired of having all the fun of shopping (and hunting) end with Bezos delivering all their needs at their front doorstep.

GiqueCee

(4,541 posts)
24. The Washington Post is only good for one thing...
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:13 PM
Apr 22

... to be used as a birdcage liner. And that's only on the condition that your parakeet can't read. It would be unkind to subject a sweet little bird to the witless, partisan drivel vomited forth by the WAPO editorial board. Those malicious clowns don't even try to hide their deceitful double standard anymore.
Apparently, "integrity" is now a dirty word in the WAPO newsroom ever since "Bozo" Bezos bought the paper. When the Graham family ran it, The Washington Post was a bastion of truth in reporting, but not anymore. Now it's even lower than the bird shit a discerning parakeet drops on it. Even Kathryn Graham would defecate on it from on high, were it possible.

dweller

(28,584 posts)
28. We should just make this a daily headline
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:22 PM
Apr 22

Just substitute your name for Elias …

for example

dweller says ‘ For the record: The Washington Post can go f**k itself’


😃




✌🏻

Figarosmom

(12,798 posts)
30. WTF? Elias is right Washington Post
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:51 PM
Apr 22

Is just a propaganda rag. Did trumps media office write that crap? I can't see a real reporter being proud of that shit. Bozo really fell for the "he's better than anyone else bs" hope he enjoys his money because that's all he'll ever have to make him happy.

mountain grammy

(29,118 posts)
31. DU rec
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:52 PM
Apr 22

Marc Elias is a true blue American hero

Can’t remember a single time he’s been wrong

spudspud

(665 posts)
33. Look at how far this paper has fallen...
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:07 PM
Apr 22

I remember back in college this was a go to paper for Poli Sci students. Since Bezos took over, it's no better than TP for the bunghole, as The Great Cornholio would say.

dedl67

(238 posts)
38. It was great back in the days when I was a WP paperboy - the 1950s
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 04:22 PM
Apr 22

The WP was anti-McCarthy and had a great cartoonist Herblock and columnists like Art Buchwald. How far it has fallen.

choie

(6,968 posts)
39. Who started all this? republicans!
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 04:29 PM
Apr 22

It's terrible to be wounded by your own sword, ain't it?

LymphocyteLover

(10,012 posts)
40. Once again -- the MSM is pro-GOP. We need to get that into our heads.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 04:36 PM
Apr 22

Fuck the MSM. I'm so glad I unsubscribed from the WaPo, now since 2 years ago I think. When they refused to endorse Kamala.

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,155 posts)
44. Betty Bowers agrees
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 06:34 PM
Apr 22

The Texas legislature rammed through a gerrymandering bill at the request of Trump.

Virginia actually voted in favor of redistricting to counterbalance what Texas and other Republican-controlled states have done.

Yet only one is considered a "power grab."

Oligarch-owned media in a nutshell.

Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2026-04-22T16:31:17.823223Z

IbogaProject

(6,011 posts)
49. So are they endorsing a national anti-gerrymandering statute?
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:18 PM
Apr 22

With say requirements on congressional seat allocation to balance representating the states voter registration balance while also trying to have the districts being reasonably geographically coherant? There have been anti-gerrymandering proposals recently, which nearly all the GOP have opposed? And isn't the Electoral College a type of Gerry mandering?

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