Franke James<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@Lydie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Lydie</span></a></span> 🤣 Yes! Room for improvement! <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wapomeltdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wapomeltdown</span></a></p>
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Franke James<p>I cancelled, too --> Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscribers<br>Reader backlash against decision not to make presidential endorsement rolls on despite Bezos defense of decision</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/29/washington-post-subscriber-cancellations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/media/2024/oct</span><span class="invisible">/29/washington-post-subscriber-cancellations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WaPoMeltDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPoMeltDown</span></a></p>
Mark McCahill<p>Another day, another 50,000 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> subscriptions cancelled.</p><p>""The publication has now shed 250,000 subscribers, or 10% of the 2.5 million customers it had before the decision was made public on Friday, according to the NPR reporter David Folkenflik.</p><p>A day earlier, 200,000 had left according to the same outlet."</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/29/washington-post-subscriber-cancellations" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/media/2024/oct</span><span class="invisible">/29/washington-post-subscriber-cancellations</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wapo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wapomeltdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wapomeltdown</span></a></p>
Saltweasel<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://omfg.town/@dansinker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dansinker</span></a></span> WaPo subscription cancelled. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wapo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wapomeltdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wapomeltdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bezos</span></a></p>
TheAuroraSentinel<p>Toon in Monday </p><p>A look at the world Monday through the eyes of political cartoonists from across the globe</p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/40nn6Gx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/40nn6Gx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/COpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TrumpRally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRally</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WaPoMeltDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPoMeltDown</span></a></p>
EditorDavePerry<p>Toon in Monday </p><p>A look at the world Monday through the eyes of political cartoonists from across the globe</p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/40nn6Gx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/40nn6Gx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/COpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TrumpRally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRally</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WaPoMeltDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPoMeltDown</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>NYT editorial decision to elect Kamala <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> was in September! </p><p>🎁 Gift link<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/opinion/editorials/kamala-harris-2024-endorsement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Vk4.ungv.75ignyNpm6zv&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/09/30/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/editorials/kamala-harris-2024-endorsement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Vk4.ungv.75ignyNpm6zv&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wapomeltdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wapomeltdown</span></a></p>
Franke James<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dangillmor</span></a></span> </p><p>I cancelled. And it seems like many others did, too --> See this comment by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@cbarbermd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cbarbermd</span></a></span></p><p>“A friend who works for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a> marketing dept says there's a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WaPoMeltDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPoMeltDown</span></a> in their business unit following the news as digital subscriptions cancellations have hit 60k barely 8 hrs after decision not to endorse. Cancellation rate is unprecedented and we're barely 24 hours into it.”— r/t Carlos <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@The" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>The</span></a></span> Makaya</p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@cbarbermd/113375273383961231" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">med-mastodon.com/@cbarbermd/11</span><span class="invisible">3375273383961231</span></a></p>
Julie Hughes<p>Mad at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@jeffbezos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jeffbezos</span></a></span> for shitting on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> democracy and not a <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WashPost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WashPost</span></a></span> subscriber? </p><p>Cancel your <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AmazonPrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonPrime</span></a> subscription! 181 MILLION Americans pay $139 per year for an Amazon Prime subscription = $25,159,000,000. Amazon is so crappy to its warehouse employees that it averages 159% turn-over each year. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> is toxic and does not deserve your hard-earned cash. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DemocracyDiesInDarkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyDiesInDarkness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WaPoMeltdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPoMeltdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CancelAmazonPrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancelAmazonPrime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election2024</span></a></p>
CathyCorning<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@cbarbermd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cbarbermd</span></a></span> I’m one of the 60K helping with the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wapomeltdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wapomeltdown</span></a></p>
Mark McCahill<p>“Bezos now finds himself in what might be called the “libertarian” billionaire’s dilemma. Having guaranteed the editorial independence of the Post, he can’t quite be seen to shut down the current story of his own interference; the result is that – at a paper that trumpets “democracy dies in darkness” – the craven decision-making of owner and chief executive stand exposed for all to see.” </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/26/washington-post-us-presidential-election-endorsement-refusal" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2024/oct/26/washington-post-us-presidential-election-endorsement-refusal</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/washingtonpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>washingtonpost</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wapo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wapomeltdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wapomeltdown</span></a></p>
Alec Muffett<p>WaPoMeltDown: if you wield the tagline “democracy dies in darkness” you had better live by it<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/110537" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/110537</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wapomeltdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wapomeltdown</span></a></p>
Carolyn Barber, MD<p>“A friend who works for <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a> marketing dept says there's a <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/WaPoMeltDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPoMeltDown</span></a> in their business unit following the news as digital subscriptions cancellations have hit 60k barely 8 hrs after decision not to endorse. Cancellation rate is unprecedented and we're barely 24 hours into it.”— r/t Carlos @The Makaya</p>
alecm<p><strong>WaPoMeltDown: if you wield the tagline “democracy dies in darkness” you had better live by it</strong></p><p>Wow, go check out the hashtag search:</p><p><a href="https://x.com/search?q=%23WaPoMeltDown&src=recent_search_click" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/search?q=%23WaPoMeltDown&src=recent_search_click</a></p><p><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/110537" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://alecmuffett.com/article/110537</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/tag/feed" target="_blank">#feed</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/tag/wapomeltdown" target="_blank">#wapomeltdown</a></p>
Ousman Ceesay<p>I find it astonishing that prominent institutions like the @washingtonpost and influential figures like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JeffBezos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JeffBezos</span></a></span> are capitulating in advance to an elderly, addled man, who is clearly deteriorating before our eyes.</p><p>Disgraceful!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyDiesInDarkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyDiesInDarkness</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaPoMeltDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPoMeltDown</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a></p>
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