It’s true. The mainstream media is not trusted. You want to know why? Because time and time again the media shows that it is unfit to cover the world we live in. It pulls punches. It equivocates. It sanewashes authoritarian madness. All of that burns trust.
As does a billionaire owner stepping in to block an already written opinion piece.
That is why people are canceling. You just destroyed their trust.
This is particularly stupid at this moment because trust is at an all-time low, as you note. But the oneswho already trust the Washington Postto tell them what’s up in this moment of uncertainty are subscribers to your newspaper. And they’re now leaving in droves.
Agreed. One is one of the greatest Presidents the country has ever had and the other has slept her way to any kind of success she has ever had. Ask Willie Brown about Kamala.
If anyone has been waiting for a Trump media update from Limey, there is a reason that he hasn’t updated us. Trump media continues to steadily increase, which doesn’t fit the Democrat narrative. The market is predicting a big Trump victory on Election Day.
But this isn’t actually about the decision not to publish an endorsement. The real issue is you stepping in as owner to block the endorsement at the perfect time to show that you capitulated in advance to an authoritarian bully who has attacked your business interests in the past and has indicated he has a plan to exact revenge on all who wronged him.
There have been stories coming out of New Orleans, following three nights of Taylor Swift, that the Swifties were an absolute joy to host. Basically a crime-free event, where security guards were running out of arms for all the friendship bracelets they were given and hotel workers reporting that some Swifties even made the beds in their rooms before checking out.
Meanwhile, after Trump’s Butler Take 2 rally, it looked like this:
