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Rhiannon12866

(255,407 posts) Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:11 PM Feb 8

Marty Baron: Bezos gutted The Washington Post because he is 'worried about reprisals from Trump' - Velshi - MS NOW

The Washington Post faces more turmoil as the embattled CEO and publisher Will Lewis steps down after a wave of layoffs at the newspaper. The Post’s billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, declared in 2016, “Democracy dies in darkness,” but critics say he is now turning out the light. Former Executive Editor Marty Baron said, "Things have been made dramatically worse by the behavior of the owner.” - Aired on 02/08/2026.

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Marty Baron: Bezos gutted The Washington Post because he is 'worried about reprisals from Trump' - Velshi - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Feb 8 OP

What a weak, pathetic little cuck! Blue Owl Feb 8 #1

Controlling the press. Fascism. mucifer Feb 8 #2

The baldheaded fuck is a gutless coward Aviation Pro Feb 8 #3

Doesn't Bezos have enough money to not give a rat's ass about Trump? 3catwoman3 Feb 8 #4

Most likely because popsdenver Feb 8 #5

I didn't know this until yesterday, but evidently he has major US contracts that he is afraid of losing if he Ferrets are Cool Feb 8 #6

That begs that question was/is "Democracy dies in darkness" to Bezos an adage or a goal? Uncle Joe Feb 9 #7

Blue Owl

(59,077 posts)

1. What a weak, pathetic little cuck!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:13 PM

Feb 8

SAD!

mucifer

(25,664 posts)

2. Controlling the press. Fascism.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:14 PM

Feb 8

Aviation Pro

(15,568 posts)

3. The baldheaded fuck is a gutless coward

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:16 PM

Feb 8

Always has been.

3catwoman3

(29,398 posts)

4. Doesn't Bezos have enough money to not give a rat's ass about Trump?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:27 PM

Feb 8

Why should he need to suck up to TSF?

popsdenver

(2,293 posts)

5. Most likely because

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #4)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:54 PM

Feb 8

if he didn't, Trump would sick the IRS on him, and make his life pure hell with constant audits.......

If these zillionaires keep wanting to get their juicy tax breaks, they will vow to keep him in power/whitehouse with any sacrifice needed.

Ferrets are Cool

(22,953 posts)

6. I didn't know this until yesterday, but evidently he has major US contracts that he is afraid of losing if he

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:58 PM

Feb 8

ruffles the Pedo in Chief. What a loser.

Uncle Joe

(65,120 posts)

7. That begs that question was/is "Democracy dies in darkness" to Bezos an adage or a goal?