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121. Bezos is trying to avoid pissing off MAGAt Amazon customers.

Sat Oct 26, 2024, 12:12 PM

Oct 26

Demonstrates the problem with a dominant consumer retail company owning a major media company.

Also avoids him and Amazon experiencing thousands of death and other violent act threats, not to mention thousands of fake bad product reviews on Amazon.

This is not the way democracy is supposed to work.

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Editor resigns, subscribers cancel as Washington Post non-endorsement prompts crisis at Bezos paper [View all] aggiesal Oct 2024 OP

I did! Ocelot II Oct 2024 #1

I canceled Friday, even though I had paid $120 for Feb'24-Feb'25. Dock_Yard Oct 26 #120

Me too! SallyHemmings Oct 26 #126

Make that 2002 cancellations QED Oct 2024 #2

2003 moonshinegnomie Oct 2024 #19

I did. Big Blue Marble Oct 2024 #3

WaPoor BattleRow Oct 2024 #33

I unsubscribed to WaPo after ten years. At its online comments section as of this hour, Jrose Oct 2024 #4

I sent this to Washington Post on Twitter (currently known as X) ... aggiesal Oct 2024 #11

They are saying that they'd rather survive collaborating with a dictator MadameButterfly Oct 26 #107

I already had LibinMo Oct 2024 #5

Honestly the best subscription I still have is the Guardian. TBF Oct 2024 #8

Agree. The Guardian isn't shareholder owned LearnedHand Oct 2024 #14

We are coming dangerously close to a consolidated State Media Wednesdays Oct 2024 #36

In Nazi Germany Hitler waited until he was in office a bit before TBF Oct 2024 #76

You might try the.... reACTIONary Oct 2024 #58

I just subscribed to the Philadelphia Inquirer. littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #62

I cancelled mine two years ago. ananda Oct 2024 #6

I cancelled my NYT subscription about 2+ years ago. n/t aggiesal Oct 2024 #12

I canceled when I heard this morning - TBF Oct 2024 #7

This was a huge BonnieJW Oct 2024 #82

yes, many of us barbtries Oct 2024 #9

I don't shop at Walmart and I try to limit Amazon only as a last resort. I don't have a Prime account ... aggiesal Oct 2024 #13

i canceled both today. barbtries Oct 2024 #17

WP comments? n/t aggiesal Oct 2024 #22

here's the link barbtries Oct 2024 #72

Thanks, I updated the main post with that link. n/t aggiesal Oct 2024 #73

It's not like maggots read Dem4life1234 Oct 26 #117

" I don't have a Prime account ..." krkaufman Oct 26 #124

I also cancelled my WAPO subscription and amazon prime. I hope they japple Oct 26 #130

Did it today! Mme. Defarge Oct 2024 #10

I did. moreland01 Oct 2024 #15

Yes, the 'Guardian' --- also, 'The Independent', the 'NY Daily News' Jrose Oct 2024 #25

The Guardian hasn't exactly been friendly towards President Biden. AZ8theist Oct 2024 #71

Because Euros and many other countries know what fascism is Dem4life1234 Oct 26 #118

I'm done with them. paleotn Oct 2024 #16

My wife is canceling our W.P. Subscription as I type this. Augiedog Oct 2024 #18

Saving $120 dsvajda Oct 2024 #20

Done, today. Espoir Oct 2024 #21

welcome to DU! nt spooky3 Oct 2024 #79

I did yliza Oct 2024 #23

Is ProPublica an alternative? Marthe48 Oct 2024 #24

ProPublica is absolutely a wonderful source of information. erronis Oct 2024 #54

Excellent paper but not so much for daily news consumption. travelingthrulife Oct 26 #115

democracy dies in darkness OldSWODog Oct 2024 #26

See my response #11 above. n/t aggiesal Oct 2024 #29

irony deficiency (great description) OldSWODog Oct 2024 #42

Greetings ... aggiesal Oct 2024 #52

The Guardian is a Decent Paper jfz9580m Oct 26 #122

I did!! ralps Oct 2024 #27

Subscription cancelled JustTooMuch Oct 2024 #28

The Post is now irrelevant. johnnyfins Oct 2024 #30

I've been putting my wishlist on a spreadsheet, and just find other places to buy items. Crowman2009 Oct 26 #113

Just finished doing that JHB Oct 2024 #31

See my response #11 above. n/t aggiesal Oct 2024 #37

Just Cancelled dexdah Oct 2024 #32

Canceled mine Keepthesoulalive Oct 2024 #34

Cancelled today Marigold Oct 2024 #35

I already canceled my subscription before this happened. ShazzieB Oct 2024 #38

Is cancelling PRIME next? HAB911 Oct 2024 #39

I cancelled prime in August. I hope everyone does. onecaliberal Oct 2024 #43

I fought using them for so long........... HAB911 Oct 2024 #44

I have a list of brands and stores I avoid. onecaliberal Oct 2024 #48

"If you don't have the balls to own a newspaper, don't." ....perfectly said. chowder66 Oct 2024 #40

That's two editors with guts, anyway. malthaussen Oct 2024 #41

I cancelled mine! slightlv Oct 2024 #45

WaPo is no longer even fit for wipo. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2024 #46

I canceled and bought a DU membership qanda Oct 2024 #47

Thank you, exactly. They have lost the mantle of pro democracy. bottomofthehill Oct 2024 #77

Thank you, exactly. They have lost the mantle of pro democracy. bottomofthehill Oct 2024 #78

New motto: "Democracy Dies in Cowardly Greed" n/t TygrBright Oct 2024 #49

Cancelled mine liberalgunwilltravel Oct 2024 #50

I canceled a few hours ago. usregimechange Oct 2024 #51

It's obvious the owners of LA Times and Washington Post don't care if they exist in the future mdbl Oct 2024 #53

Unionize Amazon! Clouds Passing Oct 2024 #55

The "media" is the message. Godot51 Oct 2024 #56

I cancelled about 6 months ago. Done. c-rational Oct 2024 #57

I just subscribed last month tishaLA Oct 2024 #59

Ironic how a non-endorsement causes more uproar than a 'wrong' endorsement. keithbvadu2 Oct 2024 #60

Bezos forgot to take his Irony Deficient tablets before he made this decision. n/t aggiesal Oct 2024 #61

Everyone. Drop Amazon Prime too. Captain Zero Oct 2024 #63

I canceled my WaPo subscription this afternoon. I had been subscriber since 2000 irisblue Oct 2024 #64

I canceled the minute I heard the news. dsharp88 Oct 2024 #65

I wonder if... littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #66

me too. pleasure to cancel. let them know a piece of my mind as well. somaticexperiencing Oct 2024 #67

I did mac56 Oct 2024 #68

I did when this story broke earlier DemonGoddess Oct 2024 #69

Whatever the price. It is too much to pay for right wing fish wrap cutroot Oct 2024 #70

Canceled today, goes into effect Nov. 8th. CCExile Oct 2024 #74

I cancelled LymphocyteLover Oct 2024 #75

Mine expired earlier this year mountain grammy Oct 2024 #80

Canceled was due to BlueKota Oct 2024 #81

Yup i canceled mine. MontanaFarmer Oct 2024 #83

I cancelled today cate94 Oct 2024 #84

I cancelled! electron_blue Oct 2024 #85

a few media alternatives for the growing list... pspro Oct 2024 #86

I'm done after 64 years as a reader. Bumbles Oct 2024 #87

Now we know who Bezos is Mysterian Oct 2024 #88

Just cancelled my subscription. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2024 #89

Yep, I did today! denvine Oct 2024 #90

canceled WAPO today Kali Oct 2024 #91

Canceled mine! nankerphelge Oct 2024 #92

I canceled today too. And ironically, TCM is showing "All The President's Men" tonight. catbyte Oct 2024 #93

a few replies to wapo tweet on israel's attack on iran: orleans Oct 2024 #94

Canceled jvill Oct 2024 #95

We canceled our WaPo subscription today. CaptainTruth Oct 2024 #96

Bezos love of money moniss Oct 2024 #97

HEY, editorial board member, can we PLEASE stop using slang for male niyad Oct 2024 #98

I recently renewed mine for a year liberalmediaaddict Oct 2024 #99

Never had a subscription to WAPO. I cancelled my NYT when they trashed Biden. All I have is DU! NewHendoLib Oct 2024 #100

I cancelled my on-line subscription VMA131Marine Oct 2024 #101

2000? I thought it would be many times that number. I did cancel 2. dem4decades Oct 2024 #102

That was around noon ... aggiesal Oct 2024 #104

I think the owners wanted the cancellations Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2024 #103

Those that are quiting should write their own endorsement and run it b Figarosmom Oct 2024 #105

I canceled my months ago after getting fed up with their fuckery. IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2024 #106

I canceled WP camartinwv Oct 26 #108

I will be also. Old Crank Oct 26 #109

Class war election. When do billionaires ever have full bellies? C Moon Oct 26 #110

Yes neohippie Oct 26 #111

Ironic how a non-endorsement causes more uproar than a 'wrong' endorsement. keithbvadu2 Oct 26 #112

I canceled my prime Farmer-Rick Oct 26 #114

Cancelled . La Urraca Oct 26 #116

I canceled my subscription yesterday. arkielib Oct 26 #119

Bezos is trying to avoid pissing off MAGAt Amazon customers. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 26 #121

It's much bigger than that. Bezos has bid on government contracts against MicroSoft ... aggiesal Oct 26 #125

I canceled mine yesterday. ificandream Oct 26 #123

Bye Bye, WP HighFired49 Oct 26 #127

Like so many other patriotic DU members Chrysanthemum Oct 26 #128

Count me in as an unsubscribed IzzaNuDay Oct 26 #129

I supplied a link to the WaPo comments section ... aggiesal Oct 26 #131