@jmac901.bsky.social
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Cameron Barr, former senior managing editor of the Washington Post: "To put it in terms Bezos would use, he is no longer a swashbuckling badass. He should sell the Post to someone who is."
Exclusively @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Exclusively @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Jeff Bezos Must Sell the Washington Post
Mass layoffs undermine his promises to protect a great American institution.
www.thebulwark.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Cameron Barr, former senior managing editor of the Washington Post: "To put it in terms Bezos would use, he is no longer a swashbuckling badass. He should sell the Post to someone who is."
Exclusively @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Exclusively @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
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Jacqueline Kennedy
Oct 8,1964
"I don't think he [JFK] needs any memorial -- his grave and his Library are that."
"All I care about now is sparing him [JFK] controversy. He has a right to peace now."
She reserved the right to pull the Kennedy name off the center
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Oct 8,1964
"I don't think he [JFK] needs any memorial -- his grave and his Library are that."
"All I care about now is sparing him [JFK] controversy. He has a right to peace now."
She reserved the right to pull the Kennedy name off the center
1/2
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Jacqueline Kennedy
Oct 8,1964
"I don't think he [JFK] needs any memorial -- his grave and his Library are that."
"All I care about now is sparing him [JFK] controversy. He has a right to peace now."
She reserved the right to pull the Kennedy name off the center
1/2
Oct 8,1964
"I don't think he [JFK] needs any memorial -- his grave and his Library are that."
"All I care about now is sparing him [JFK] controversy. He has a right to peace now."
She reserved the right to pull the Kennedy name off the center
1/2
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At the Kennedy Center, Trump plans to "use some of the steel" but "remove, well, some of the marble."
He is going to tear down the nation's memorial monument to its 35th President, a man cut-down in his prime, and make it his own
FTR... The Kennedy Center went under major renovation in 2019
He is going to tear down the nation's memorial monument to its 35th President, a man cut-down in his prime, and make it his own
FTR... The Kennedy Center went under major renovation in 2019
February 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
At the Kennedy Center, Trump plans to "use some of the steel" but "remove, well, some of the marble."
He is going to tear down the nation's memorial monument to its 35th President, a man cut-down in his prime, and make it his own
FTR... The Kennedy Center went under major renovation in 2019
He is going to tear down the nation's memorial monument to its 35th President, a man cut-down in his prime, and make it his own
FTR... The Kennedy Center went under major renovation in 2019
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EXCLUSIVE: on Jan 22 we rolled up on a raid happening in South Minneapolis. we had no idea who they were taking. turns out it was a *two year old girl* and her dad on the way back from buying fruit. he had no criminal record. this is their story. youtu.be/yaeXlxJOAXU?...
A Toddler Detained: A 2-Year-Old Girl and Trump’s New Immigration Era
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM
EXCLUSIVE: on Jan 22 we rolled up on a raid happening in South Minneapolis. we had no idea who they were taking. turns out it was a *two year old girl* and her dad on the way back from buying fruit. he had no criminal record. this is their story. youtu.be/yaeXlxJOAXU?...
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Millions of Ukrainians are sheltering at home in the cold and dark, under constant threat of missiles.
Four years on from Russia’s unprovoked attack, join a @columbiasipa.bsky.social discussion at 12pm ET about the war's ongoing humanitarian and geopolitical stakes.
youtube.com/live/fkiKYQz...
Four years on from Russia’s unprovoked attack, join a @columbiasipa.bsky.social discussion at 12pm ET about the war's ongoing humanitarian and geopolitical stakes.
youtube.com/live/fkiKYQz...
The Stakes in Ukraine: Present and Future
YouTube video by Columbia SIPA
youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Millions of Ukrainians are sheltering at home in the cold and dark, under constant threat of missiles.
Four years on from Russia’s unprovoked attack, join a @columbiasipa.bsky.social discussion at 12pm ET about the war's ongoing humanitarian and geopolitical stakes.
youtube.com/live/fkiKYQz...
Four years on from Russia’s unprovoked attack, join a @columbiasipa.bsky.social discussion at 12pm ET about the war's ongoing humanitarian and geopolitical stakes.
youtube.com/live/fkiKYQz...
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Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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The chair of the first law firm that bent the knee to Trump’s extortion and agreed to do pro bono work for him is featured in the Epstein Files, you say? Huh.
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations ft.trib.al/H1vYT7B
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations
Files released by US Department of Justice detailed his relationship with the child sex offender
ft.trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The chair of the first law firm that bent the knee to Trump’s extortion and agreed to do pro bono work for him is featured in the Epstein Files, you say? Huh.
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I swear this clip is not edited. Trump pivots from downplaying the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ("two people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity") to in the very next breath claiming "we've been very tough on the waters," leaving Tom Llamas baffled ("the waters?")
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I swear this clip is not edited. Trump pivots from downplaying the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ("two people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity") to in the very next breath claiming "we've been very tough on the waters," leaving Tom Llamas baffled ("the waters?")
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Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
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Thoughts:
• Much of this is already mandated by law and DHS policy and is being ignored.
• No additional enforcement mechanisms or consequences for its lack are included.
• Ending the MN surge and removing Kristi Noem are noted as things Trump can do, not demands.
• Stephen Miller is not mentioned.
• Much of this is already mandated by law and DHS policy and is being ignored.
• No additional enforcement mechanisms or consequences for its lack are included.
• Ending the MN surge and removing Kristi Noem are noted as things Trump can do, not demands.
• Stephen Miller is not mentioned.
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Thoughts:
• Much of this is already mandated by law and DHS policy and is being ignored.
• No additional enforcement mechanisms or consequences for its lack are included.
• Ending the MN surge and removing Kristi Noem are noted as things Trump can do, not demands.
• Stephen Miller is not mentioned.
• Much of this is already mandated by law and DHS policy and is being ignored.
• No additional enforcement mechanisms or consequences for its lack are included.
• Ending the MN surge and removing Kristi Noem are noted as things Trump can do, not demands.
• Stephen Miller is not mentioned.
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This is fantastic. STOP GRIPING ABOUT FOOD PRICES AND PRAISE ME YOU LOSERS!!
TRUMP: “I’m starting to get great polls on the economy…”
NBC: “The polls on the economy are not great.”
TRUMP: “They SHOULD be great.”🙃
NBC: “The polls on the economy are not great.”
TRUMP: “They SHOULD be great.”🙃
February 5, 2026 at 4:38 AM
This is fantastic. STOP GRIPING ABOUT FOOD PRICES AND PRAISE ME YOU LOSERS!!
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Self-inflicted wounds lead to desperation.
I was curious to see what the WashPost would do to retain subscribers, so I started the cancellation process -- and they came back with a $2/month offer, which is crazy
February 4, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Self-inflicted wounds lead to desperation.
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Jeff Bezos: [clears throat] DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS
Jeff Bezos: [turns off the lights]
Jeff Bezos: [turns off the lights]
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Jeff Bezos: [clears throat] DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS
Jeff Bezos: [turns off the lights]
Jeff Bezos: [turns off the lights]
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The owner of Amazon killed the Washington Post books section.
February 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The owner of Amazon killed the Washington Post books section.
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But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
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This is a big deal.
No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny.
We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.
No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny.
We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.
VICTORY: After thousands of locals protested, called, and gave public comments, a company halted the sale of a Virginia warehouse to DHS to be used for immigrant detention.
DHS wants to buy 23 warehouses nationwide. Resist all of them.
DHS wants to buy 23 warehouses nationwide. Resist all of them.
Hanover warehouse owner pulls out of potential Virginia ICE facility deal
The company, Jim Pattison Developments, put out a statement Friday afternoon saying the deal would not proceed.
www.dailypress.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This is a big deal.
No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny.
We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.
No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny.
We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.
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"Those who were laid off include Caroline O’Donovan, the Post’s beat reporter covering Amazon"
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Cuts 30% of Staff, Laying Off More Than 300 Employees Including Amazon Beat Reporter
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is enacting layoffs that will eliminate "hundreds" of jobs.
variety.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"Those who were laid off include Caroline O’Donovan, the Post’s beat reporter covering Amazon"
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Jeff Bezos took over the Washington Post Editorial Board and turned it into a mouthpiece for pro-corporate, pro-billionaire propaganda.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
February 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Jeff Bezos took over the Washington Post Editorial Board and turned it into a mouthpiece for pro-corporate, pro-billionaire propaganda.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
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I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
February 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
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Thanks to the efforts of @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social and other advocates, the boy in the blue bunny hat—five-year-old Liam Ramos—is home from ICE detention.
But hundreds of kids remain in facilities that are no place for children.
Release them all.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
But hundreds of kids remain in facilities that are no place for children.
Release them all.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
February 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Thanks to the efforts of @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social and other advocates, the boy in the blue bunny hat—five-year-old Liam Ramos—is home from ICE detention.
But hundreds of kids remain in facilities that are no place for children.
Release them all.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
But hundreds of kids remain in facilities that are no place for children.
Release them all.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
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this whole thing is on Bezos, a perfect example of why billionaires will not save us
for years he supported the Post and then he decided destroying it utterly at the altar of a wannabe dictator better served his personal ambitions, so he did
institutions shouldn’t live or did at one man’s whim
for years he supported the Post and then he decided destroying it utterly at the altar of a wannabe dictator better served his personal ambitions, so he did
institutions shouldn’t live or did at one man’s whim
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
this whole thing is on Bezos, a perfect example of why billionaires will not save us
for years he supported the Post and then he decided destroying it utterly at the altar of a wannabe dictator better served his personal ambitions, so he did
institutions shouldn’t live or did at one man’s whim
for years he supported the Post and then he decided destroying it utterly at the altar of a wannabe dictator better served his personal ambitions, so he did
institutions shouldn’t live or did at one man’s whim
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this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway