Jeff Bezos became one of the wealthiest people in the history of the world because he was born in the greatest democracy the world has ever known.
Today, he showed a callous, cowardly indifference toward that very democracy.
My WaPo subscription has been cancelled.
The Washington Post in 2016:
Trump is unacceptable!
The Washington Post in 2020:
No second term for Trump!
The Washington Post in 2024 (after January 6th, and the increasingly explicit embrace of authoritarianism):
Never mind.
By deciding not to editorialize, @washingtonpost and @latimes are violating rule 1 of Timothy Snyder's warnings "On Tyranny."
1.
Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
Fmr. GOP Congressman Fred Upton:
“Today, I’m joining more than 30 former Republican members of Congress who publicly refuse to support Donald Trump, and I’m proud to say that I’ve already cast my ballot for Kamala Harris. I’ve never before voted for a Democrat for president. And I honestly never thought I would…”
#RepublicansForHarris
BREAKING: New NBC polling finds that 57% of Americans hold a highly unfavorable view of Donald Trump’s Project 2025. Retweet so every American sees this video of Donald Trump explaining how he will implement Project 2025 on day 1 of his Presidency
Just found out this ad when tested moves under-30-men 3.5 points away from Donald Trump.
That’s MASSIVE!
Please share widely!
Guys don’t want to be controlled either. #MAGAInYourBedroom
https://t.co/r2G4EXgGQC
“Persuasive affirmation of a shocking conspiracy theory.”says Publisher’s Weekly on my latest book, Den of Spies. RTs greatly appreciated https://t.co/POkHPPaFc0. @johncusack@morgfair @KCBoyd3 @Heidi_Cuda@gregolear@ZevShalev
Speaker Mike Johnson just told Kristen Welker that the American people don't care about the medical and cognitive records of a 78 year old man in bad physical condition who appears to be in the throes of severe dementia.
I'm an American, and I disagree.
🚨RELEASE HIS RECORDS.🚨