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highplainsdem

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38. So Bezos wants to party there with his new wife.

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Sun Oct 26, 2025, 02:31 PM

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So the Washington Post is defending Trump's ballroom [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Oct 26 OP

Of course. WAPO loves destroying stuff--look what they did to a once renowned national newspaper. hlthe2b Oct 26 #1

It's a big grift, gab13by13 Oct 26 #2

The Washington Post is dead to me Walleye Oct 26 #3

It's dead to me also, despite being a paperboy for the WP once upon a time. dedl67 Oct 26 #14

I remember those Herblock cartoons Walleye Oct 26 #32

They can't admit they got played- he said he wouldn't touch the white house, got the money, then tore it down Blues Heron Oct 26 #4

They should have to pay to restore it to its original state. travelingthrulife Oct 26 #21

QED: People with no respect for truth have the same disrespect for history (nt) William Seger Oct 26 #5

Why would we expect anything better from the Post? Paladin Oct 26 #6

Owned by the man so out of touch that he thinks everyone alive should be dancing with happiness. Biophilic Oct 26 #7

All the soul-damaged money hoarders are excited by this means to hoard more money, thus Scrivener7 Oct 26 #8

So many Tech Bros are money hoarders, empty inside. travelingthrulife Oct 26 #22

The asshole dlilafae Oct 26 #9

Bezos and Any Other Defenders Use False Analogies ColoringFool Oct 26 #10

I keep reading this as Trump's Bathroom Jimi du Ranty Oct 26 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author LetMyPeopleVote Oct 26 #12

trump destroyed a National treasure LetMyPeopleVote Oct 26 #13

A once great newspaper mountain grammy Oct 26 #15

Perk up! Bezos says we should be happy cause we're going to space travelingthrulife Oct 26 #23

NIMBY??? Some kinda "journalism" by WP. oasis Oct 26 #16

Yeah. So these rich bastards, who use NIMBY quite regularly, are calling this an travelingthrulife Oct 26 #26

Democracy DIED in darkness. Jeff Bezos helped kill it. paleotn Oct 26 #17

It's not so much a motto as a mission statement. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 26 #18

Even worse! Abject failure at their mission! paleotn Oct 26 #20

No, it's correct as a mission statement. That's my point. Democracy dying in darkness is now the goal. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 26 #24

+1 dalton99a Oct 26 #30

call it the "Epstein Ballroom" masmdu Oct 26 #19

A Pimp's Palace dedl67 Oct 26 #27

As an aside: It's irritating that The Independent does not know the difference between an op-ed and an editorial. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 26 #25

Democracy died in dorkness C_U_L8R Oct 26 #28

That's Jeff Bezos rim jobbing Cankles out of fear of retribution Submariner Oct 26 #29

He doesn't fear him Keepthesoulalive Oct 26 #31

The filthy-rich's justification for the destruction of the White House Farmer-Rick Oct 26 #33

The Post is now a right wing rag. OLDMDDEM Oct 26 #34

We canceled our WP subscription 2 months before it was due to renew. During that time (and several times since)... QueerDuck Oct 26 #35

So, who wrote the WaPo op-ed? "The Editorial Board". Who are the members? RandomNumbers Oct 26 #36

Don't know SocialDemocrat61 Oct 26 #37

So Bezos wants to party there with his new wife. highplainsdem Oct 26 #38

She can have her SocialDemocrat61 Oct 26 #39