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

[demmiblue]

Unbelievable

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

☹️

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

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt.bsky.social) 2026-02-04T15:41:16.749Z

Number of years Bezos could absorb those losses with what he makes in a single week: 5

[delisen]

1. I am proud of you, Lizzie Johnson. I take no pride in the WP. nt

[Dave Bowman]

2. Wapo is a filthy rag.

[BlueKentuckyGirl]

33. It is now.

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.

[Celerity]

36. I just finally cancelled mine and I feel damn good about it. Bezos can go fuck himself.

[orangecrush]

3. Fuck Bezos

[Initech]

32. And he can shove his fucking billions where it doesn't shine!

[Bobstandard]

4. It's a form of 'catch and kill'

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

Tax the oligarchs!

[progressoid]

5. But $75 million for the Melania movie

[MLWR]

6. Some people refer to things like that as a "bribe."

[progressoid]

11. I am some people!

I'm somebody! I've always wanted to be somebody!

[Xavier Breath]

17. ...

[progressoid]

18. "Things are going to start happening to me now"

[Xavier Breath]

19. Prophetic words indeed.

[allegorical oracle]

39. We all must start saying what you are saying. Thank you for reminding us.

[dalton99a]

9. +1

[rubbersole]

14. Just a short term investment in his desire for a seat at the relevance table.

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

[MagickMuffin]

7. A very sh!tty thing to do, Are they gonna pay her airfare back home?

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?

[flashman13]

8. Is she going to have to buy her own airplane ticket to get home?

[allegorical oracle]

10. No longer reading WaPo. Have a friend/schoolmate who has worked there for years.

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

[GiqueCee]

12. Hmmm...

... 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]

13. Jeff Bezos has been corrupted by absolute power and extreme wealth.

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

[Ford_Prefect]

15. The darkness they warn about is growing...

[BattleRow]

22. Steiner warned about Ahriman...

[Evolve Dammit]

16. good info. and fuck Bezos

[ultralite001]

20. 💔💔💔

TIA...

[UTUSN]

21. K&R

[GoCubsGo]

23. A lot of their losses are self-inflicted.

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

[Totally Tunsie]

24. Baker forgot to mention the Bezos-Sanchez wedding

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

Guess he didn't get an invite.

[ProfessorGAC]

25. That Last Line Is Outstanding

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]

26. Bezos can't hide from the Epstein files.

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

[paleotn]

27. If Baldzos hadn't turned it into a heavily Trump leaning fish wrapper...

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

[turbinetree]

28. You are a hero Lizzie Johnson..........try to get work with the Guardian..............and by the way Bezo's is a POS....

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

[Nasruddin]

29. What do you need reporters for?

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]

30. Bezos

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

[Raftergirl]

31. Their subscribers (including me) fled as soon as the saw what he was turning the paper into.

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]

34. He'll just write it off on his taxes....

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

[nankerphelge]

35. Canceled all of it

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

[TygrBright]

37. May the ghost of Katherine Graham keep him awake until he is enlightened. n/t

[oberle]

38. I have been hanging on to my subscription to the WaPo

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