Justin Wm. Moyer
@justinwmmoyer.bsky.social
Punk @dischordrecords. Ex-reporter @washingtonpost. D.C. attorney.
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This started late at 4 at Lamont Park plaza and the peaceful sounds of opener Wayta are happening. The drummer is sitting on and hitting w/ his hands a Peruvian cajon box drum which nicely adds some rhythm. 3 DC cop cars circled the plaza earlier but didn’t stop & moved on .
Colombian music Sunday August 24 in Lamont Park in the NW Mt Pleasant part of DC where ICE has been .
August 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This started late at 4 at Lamont Park plaza and the peaceful sounds of opener Wayta are happening. The drummer is sitting on and hitting w/ his hands a Peruvian cajon box drum which nicely adds some rhythm. 3 DC cop cars circled the plaza earlier but didn’t stop & moved on .
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Congratulations to @wapotechguild.bsky.social! 🥳
It's official: the ballots have been counted and we have officially been recognized as the Washington Post Tech Guild by the NLRB! In a 171-38 BLOWOUT vote, we voiced loudly that our union is important to us. That's 81%!
May 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Congratulations to @wapotechguild.bsky.social! 🥳
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"This wasn’t the triumph of hope over experience; it was the elevation of willful self-delusion over all available evidence."
The column @ruthmarcus.bsky.social didn't get to publish: www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
The column @ruthmarcus.bsky.social didn't get to publish: www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
Why I Left the Washington Post
Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...
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March 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"This wasn’t the triumph of hope over experience; it was the elevation of willful self-delusion over all available evidence."
The column @ruthmarcus.bsky.social didn't get to publish: www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
The column @ruthmarcus.bsky.social didn't get to publish: www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
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SCOOP: Jeff Bezos’s rightward shift has been long in the making. In January, Will Lewis sent a memo to David Shipley summarizing Jeff’s vision for a WSJ-style opinions section. Shipley expressed doubts, suggested compromises and finally said he couldn't do it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit
David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
SCOOP: Jeff Bezos’s rightward shift has been long in the making. In January, Will Lewis sent a memo to David Shipley summarizing Jeff’s vision for a WSJ-style opinions section. Shipley expressed doubts, suggested compromises and finally said he couldn't do it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
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“What Bezos is doing today runs counter to what he said, and actually practiced, during my tenure at The Post,” Baron added. “I have always been grateful for how he stood up for The Post and an independent press... Now I couldn’t be more sad and disgusted.” www.thedailybeast.com/ex-wapo-edit...
Legendary WaPo Editor Slams Bezos’ ‘Disgusting’ MAGA Makeover
Former executive editor Marty Baron told the Daily Beast there was “no doubt in my mind” that Bezos was prioritizing his business interests over The Washington Post.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“What Bezos is doing today runs counter to what he said, and actually practiced, during my tenure at The Post,” Baron added. “I have always been grateful for how he stood up for The Post and an independent press... Now I couldn’t be more sad and disgusted.” www.thedailybeast.com/ex-wapo-edit...
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Lots of leaders of colleges and other key institutions are staying silent, either out of fear or a misguided view of "neutrality." But not Michael Roth. wapo.st/4k1ueQt
Opinion | The college president who is fighting back against Trumpism
Wesleyan University’s president is advocating for values in higher education while others stay silent.
wapo.st
February 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lots of leaders of colleges and other key institutions are staying silent, either out of fear or a misguided view of "neutrality." But not Michael Roth. wapo.st/4k1ueQt
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Reminder number 56,239 of how gobsmackingly good my colleagues are at exposing the truth.
Even in the midst of tough times for the paper, Post journalists like @davidnakamura.bsky.social, Lisa Rein and Matt Viser are relentless and essential.
wapo.st/4azdaNb
Even in the midst of tough times for the paper, Post journalists like @davidnakamura.bsky.social, Lisa Rein and Matt Viser are relentless and essential.
wapo.st/4azdaNb
January 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Reminder number 56,239 of how gobsmackingly good my colleagues are at exposing the truth.
Even in the midst of tough times for the paper, Post journalists like @davidnakamura.bsky.social, Lisa Rein and Matt Viser are relentless and essential.
wapo.st/4azdaNb
Even in the midst of tough times for the paper, Post journalists like @davidnakamura.bsky.social, Lisa Rein and Matt Viser are relentless and essential.
wapo.st/4azdaNb
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At a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia, roughly 300 workers are set to vote on Monday on whether to form the first union in Amazon’s grocery business.
Amazon’s Fight With Unions Heads to Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia are voting on whether to form the first union in the Amazon-owned chain. The company is pushing back.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
At a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia, roughly 300 workers are set to vote on Monday on whether to form the first union in Amazon’s grocery business.
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‘The Vegetarian’ author’s latest, ‘We Do Not Part,’ is the very best kind of storytelling, poetic and ambiguous without ever shying away from horrible historic truths.
Han Kang’s Latest Novel Mines Korea’s Bloody Past
‘The Vegetarian’ author’s latest, ‘We Do Not Part,’ is the very best kind of storytelling, poetic and ambiguous without ever shying away from horrible historic truths.
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January 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
‘The Vegetarian’ author’s latest, ‘We Do Not Part,’ is the very best kind of storytelling, poetic and ambiguous without ever shying away from horrible historic truths.
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President Trump has pardoned or ordered the release of virtually all who were federally prosecuted for Jan. 6, including those convicted of seditious conspiracy or assaulting police officers.
Here's free access to my colleagues' extraordinary coverage of that day:
www.pulitzer.org/winners/wash...
Here's free access to my colleagues' extraordinary coverage of that day:
www.pulitzer.org/winners/wash...
January 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
President Trump has pardoned or ordered the release of virtually all who were federally prosecuted for Jan. 6, including those convicted of seditious conspiracy or assaulting police officers.
Here's free access to my colleagues' extraordinary coverage of that day:
www.pulitzer.org/winners/wash...
Here's free access to my colleagues' extraordinary coverage of that day:
www.pulitzer.org/winners/wash...