"Democracy dies in darkness." The cowardice at the Washington Post is breathtaking. Turn out the lights. I ended my subscription weeks ago. I will now pull the plug on Amazon.
Please do the same.
In case anyone needs it
just put in your zip and it'll tell you about each thing on the ballot
WAPO:
Rep. Ted Lieu, a Democrat from California, in his own tweet on the news wrote,
"The first step towards fascism is when the free press cowers in fear."
the fact that multiple newspapers are altering their coverage of the election based on fear of reprisal from one candidate is, in fact, a Giant Fucking Story
They really think they can benefit more by being propaganda for an authoritarian, then embrace their role as the 4th estate and protect democracy
Less than two weeks from the Election and the media has decided to sit this one out
#politics "The Guardrails Are Already Crumpling
Jeff Bezos’s decision to pull a Washington Post endorsement of Harris is foreboding. But not necessarily for the reasons you think. " https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bezos-kills-washington-post-endorsement-guardrails-falling
@TheAbbotTrithemius just uninstalled WaPo
@TheAbbotTrithemius @HopeSeeker
Yes, click on your username (upper right) scroll down to subscriptions and click on cancel. You have to confirm on the next 2 pages that come up.
The offer they made me was higher than the subscription I cancelled.
A sudden surge in uninstalls of the Amazon and Washington Post apps. will be heard loud and clear as well.
App installs/uninstalls are especially carefully monitored.
(I'm immediately cancelling Amazon Prime. Fuck Bezo and shame on him for giving fascism tacit approval.)
Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports
"We are already seeing cancellations from once loyal readers," the Guild said. "This decision undercuts the work of our members at a time when we should be building our readers' trust, not losing it."
Truth matters. Time, attention, thought, empathy & patience matter
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." - Albert Camus