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bigtree

(94,457 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 09:58 AM Wednesday

Marc Elias: 'For the record: The Washington Post can go f**k itself.'



x.com/marceelias/status/2046788309515374660

Jon Cooper @joncoopertweets 2h
These two editorials by the Washington Post expose how the Republican Party and Democratic Party are held to completely different standards by the media.

Texas gerrymander: “Not a threat to democracy.”

Virginia gerrymander: “Power grab by Democrats.”





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Marc Elias: 'For the record: The Washington Post can go f**k itself.' (Original Post) bigtree Wednesday OP
I'm tempted to re-subscribe just so I can cancel my subscription again. Ocelot II Wednesday #1
Snort! Mme. Defarge Wednesday #7
I'm tempted to resubscribe to call that fucking baldheaded fuck Aviation Pro Wednesday #10
They've all got me so pissed I think I invented a 200 letter cuss word for them lol n/t Cheezoholic Wednesday #35
Get a year's supply of bird-cage liner! Every squirt in honor of Bezos. erronis Wednesday #11
A man complains to his friend that his feet hurt all day long JoseBalow Wednesday #20
"" AllaN01Bear Wednesday #25
Don't! they take your money for the year and don't give credit to you if you cancel. dem4decades Wednesday #27
Oh, I won't. It's just that canceling the first time when Bezos pulled the Harris endorsement Ocelot II Wednesday #29
Subscribe to Democracy Docket instead. SergeStorms Wednesday #37
Fuck Jeff Bezos dalton99a Wednesday #2
Up, down, and sideways! nt City Lights Wednesday #6
Right wingers are such assholes Blues Heron Wednesday #3
Once again MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #4
i have to wonder if they don't even get the double standard MadameButterfly Yesterday #51
I'm pretty sure it already has. Solly Mack Wednesday #5
The gerrymandering abyss that the gqp started Clouds Passing Wednesday #8
Fuck them. The people in VA VOTED for this whereas the people of TX had it THRUST upon them with no voice Cheezoholic Wednesday #9
Good point! 70sEraVet Wednesday #34
Fuck WaPo orangecrush Wednesday #12
The WaPo's lack of shame is almost as bad as the job market ck4829 Wednesday #13
Not sure why anyone subscribes to it anymore that isn't a right winger fujiyamasan Wednesday #14
... 2naSalit Wednesday #15
Fucking Bezos themaguffin Wednesday #16
Time for his Rosebud moment... progressoid Wednesday #19
Kick SheltieLover Wednesday #17
Bozos is now just a link in the circle jerk surrounding the toxic orange gasbag. 58Sunliner Wednesday #18
I've been a dedicated Amazon shopper for the last few years. tavernier Wednesday #21
I've been trying it mountain grammy Wednesday #32
I'm on my second year of boycotting Amazon. llmart Wednesday #45
I recently read an article about the declining malls. tavernier Wednesday #46
Hmmmm - most interesting! calimary 14 hrs ago #53
I thought so tavernier 13 hrs ago #54
A new low. moondust Wednesday #22
Washington Post bromeando Wednesday #23
The Washington Post is only good for one thing... GiqueCee Wednesday #24
That'll be all Bezos and co MW67 Wednesday #26
We should just make this a daily headline dweller Wednesday #28
WTF? Elias is right Washington Post Figarosmom Wednesday #30
DU rec mountain grammy Wednesday #31
Look at how far this paper has fallen... spudspud Wednesday #33
It was great back in the days when I was a WP paperboy - the 1950s dedl67 Wednesday #38
The NY Post was liberal too IbogaProject Wednesday #50
Be kind to Bezos. He and his wife are expecting a son shortly. usonian Wednesday #36
Who started all this? republicans! choie Wednesday #39
Once again -- the MSM is pro-GOP. We need to get that into our heads. LymphocyteLover Wednesday #40
Yeah, GFY WAPO... Ya Fucking Fascist Paper Cha Wednesday #41
Eat shit and die, Bezos Blue Owl Wednesday #42
Fuck Bezos! Fuck WaPo! Marc Elias is great! red dog 1 Wednesday #43
Betty Bowers agrees LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #44
Hypocrisy and lies is all they have left. GoodRaisin Wednesday #47
any mention of 2010 census shit? pansypoo53219 Wednesday #48
So are they endorsing a national anti-gerrymandering statute? IbogaProject Wednesday #49
The 'Purcell Principle' is their 'Heads We Win, Tails You Lose' Redistricting 'Principle' MayReasonRule 21 hrs ago #52

Aviation Pro

(15,666 posts)
10. I'm tempted to resubscribe to call that fucking baldheaded fuck
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:49 AM
Wednesday

Every vile epithet I could call him.

In a foreign language so the censor bots don't reject it and post a link to the translation.

JoseBalow

(9,621 posts)
20. A man complains to his friend that his feet hurt all day long
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 11:56 AM
Wednesday

When asked why, he explains that it's because his shoes are two sizes too small.
"Why don't you just wear shoes that fit you, then?" asks the friend.
He replies, "because it feels so good when I take them off."

Ocelot II

(130,892 posts)
29. Oh, I won't. It's just that canceling the first time when Bezos pulled the Harris endorsement
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:26 PM
Wednesday

was so satisfying!

SergeStorms

(20,711 posts)
37. Subscribe to Democracy Docket instead.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 03:27 PM
Wednesday

They fight TrumpCo. tooth and claw and you get kickass emails every day. Just a suggestion. Don't give Bezos one penny of your money.

MustLoveBeagles

(16,906 posts)
4. Once again
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:07 AM
Wednesday

It's okay for Republicans but not Democrats, even when they're the ones that started this!

MadameButterfly

(4,115 posts)
51. i have to wonder if they don't even get the double standard
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 12:49 AM
Yesterday

If they did, they'd be trying to explain why this is different.
Do they really think it's only ok for them to do it, or do they not even connect the two?
Narcissists only see things from their point of view. I think the whole Republican Party have become narcissists.

Cheezoholic

(3,801 posts)
9. Fuck them. The people in VA VOTED for this whereas the people of TX had it THRUST upon them with no voice
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:49 AM
Wednesday

And most of the other redistricting attempts in Blue states were put to the people to decide i.e. Cali yet repuke redistricting in Red states so far have nearly all cut the people out of the decision (they tried it 3 times, different ways, in my state without the peoples consent and failed fortunately). How is it that CITIZENS VOTING FOR A CHANGE is a threat to Democracy but having voting districts CRAMMED DOWN THEIR THROATS is not?
I'm with Elias, FUCK THEM and BEZOS!!


FF!!!

70sEraVet

(5,547 posts)
34. Good point!
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:10 PM
Wednesday

The whole gerrymandering mess has been a stain on our democracy for a few decades, but trump really lit the mess on fire when he openly called on red states to do it in a non-census year, to protect Republican majority n Congress.

fujiyamasan

(1,911 posts)
14. Not sure why anyone subscribes to it anymore that isn't a right winger
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 11:15 AM
Wednesday

It was pretty obvious which way it was heading before the election.

And I reiterate what others have said. Fuck the Washington Post.

tavernier

(14,471 posts)
21. I've been a dedicated Amazon shopper for the last few years.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 11:56 AM
Wednesday

Three months ago, I decided that I was done with Mr. Bezos and I haven’t made another purchase. And to my great surprise, I haven’t had a moment of withdrawal. In fact, it’s been great fun to go back to some of my old stores and actually do real shopping. Try it, you’ll like it.

llmart

(17,670 posts)
45. I'm on my second year of boycotting Amazon.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:19 PM
Wednesday

Since I'm not much of a shopper anyway, it won't make a dent but it makes me feel better and I don't miss it at all. I can't see giving one penny to a company with a greedy prick like him running it.

tavernier

(14,471 posts)
46. I recently read an article about the declining malls.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:39 PM
Wednesday

It seems that suddenly there is a renewed interest in actual store shopping, especially by the younger generation. It appears that the lazy way to shop takes away a lot of the pleasure of the hunt as well as the instant gratification of going home with that perfect find. Our ancestors were hunters and we still have that in our DNA. Added to that, many seek the socialization that their parents found in malls and markets.

tavernier

(14,471 posts)
54. I thought so
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:04 PM
13 hrs ago

and in my travels this summer (my daughter teaches at universities around the country and I go with her and explore cities I’ve never been to), I’ve wandered through many malls that have lost 75% of business and are scheduled to close. But oddly, they are filled with youngsters, teenagers and young adults, socializing, and shopping in the remaining stores, and they have kept the food courts very much alive. Upon seeing this, I did some research and found out that this is going on all around the country and that these kids are tired of having all the fun of shopping (and hunting) end with Bezos delivering all their needs at their front doorstep.

GiqueCee

(4,498 posts)
24. The Washington Post is only good for one thing...
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:13 PM
Wednesday

... to be used as a birdcage liner. And that's only on the condition that your parakeet can't read. It would be unkind to subject a sweet little bird to the witless, partisan drivel vomited forth by the WAPO editorial board. Those malicious clowns don't even try to hide their deceitful double standard anymore.
Apparently, "integrity" is now a dirty word in the WAPO newsroom ever since "Bozo" Bezos bought the paper. When the Graham family ran it, The Washington Post was a bastion of truth in reporting, but not anymore. Now it's even lower than the bird shit a discerning parakeet drops on it. Even Kathryn Graham would defecate on it from on high, were it possible.

dweller

(28,517 posts)
28. We should just make this a daily headline
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:22 PM
Wednesday

Just substitute your name for Elias …

for example

dweller says ‘ For the record: The Washington Post can go f**k itself’


😃




✌🏻

Figarosmom

(12,582 posts)
30. WTF? Elias is right Washington Post
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:51 PM
Wednesday

Is just a propaganda rag. Did trumps media office write that crap? I can't see a real reporter being proud of that shit. Bozo really fell for the "he's better than anyone else bs" hope he enjoys his money because that's all he'll ever have to make him happy.

mountain grammy

(29,101 posts)
31. DU rec
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:52 PM
Wednesday

Marc Elias is a true blue American hero

Can’t remember a single time he’s been wrong

spudspud

(662 posts)
33. Look at how far this paper has fallen...
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:07 PM
Wednesday

I remember back in college this was a go to paper for Poli Sci students. Since Bezos took over, it's no better than TP for the bunghole, as The Great Cornholio would say.

dedl67

(234 posts)
38. It was great back in the days when I was a WP paperboy - the 1950s
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 04:22 PM
Wednesday

The WP was anti-McCarthy and had a great cartoonist Herblock and columnists like Art Buchwald. How far it has fallen.

choie

(6,952 posts)
39. Who started all this? republicans!
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 04:29 PM
Wednesday

It's terrible to be wounded by your own sword, ain't it?

LymphocyteLover

(9,985 posts)
40. Once again -- the MSM is pro-GOP. We need to get that into our heads.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 04:36 PM
Wednesday

Fuck the MSM. I'm so glad I unsubscribed from the WaPo, now since 2 years ago I think. When they refused to endorse Kamala.

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,805 posts)
44. Betty Bowers agrees
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 06:34 PM
Wednesday

The Texas legislature rammed through a gerrymandering bill at the request of Trump.

Virginia actually voted in favor of redistricting to counterbalance what Texas and other Republican-controlled states have done.

Yet only one is considered a "power grab."

Oligarch-owned media in a nutshell.

Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2026-04-22T16:31:17.823223Z

IbogaProject

(5,996 posts)
49. So are they endorsing a national anti-gerrymandering statute?
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:18 PM
Wednesday

With say requirements on congressional seat allocation to balance representating the states voter registration balance while also trying to have the districts being reasonably geographically coherant? There have been anti-gerrymandering proposals recently, which nearly all the GOP have opposed? And isn't the Electoral College a type of Gerry mandering?

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