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Charlotte's avatar

I feel privileged , Mr Bezos, to get my news from an attorney in Florida who kindly reads papers like your biased crap and then reconstitutes it back into news!

I was laughing when Bezos said his paper hires some of the finest journalists, oh you mean like that Qatari agent that the Saudis killed? Or the number of staff who have one foot in the cia building too like Robert Kagan - husband of Victoria Nuland? I’m sure those folks working for your paper couldn’t possibly be setting some sort of narrative LOL

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Juju's avatar

I have a big problem with his letter. It had me fuming the second Bezos posted his letter and I’m like a dog with a bone about it when I see anyone give him any credit for it.

He stated in it:

“Many people are turning to off-the-cuff podcasts, inaccurate social media posts and other unverified news sources, which can quickly spread misinformation and deepen divisions”

This includes X - as well as amazing news sources like Substack! And Tucker Carlson, Dan Bongino, Joe Rogan, Megyn Kelly etc. So … they are all spreaders of misinformation and they are to blame for our lack of trust in newspapers, NOT the fact that MSM like WaPo doesn’t report the truth and spreads more misinformation and disinformation than anyone else does. That’s what he believes according to how he wrote the letter.

He stated before saying that, “We must be accurate, and we must be believed to be accurate. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but we are failing on the second requirement. Most people believe the media is biased.”

So … he doesn’t admit they are failing on the first requirement? Only the second one?? Really?? That’s gaslighting and blaming all of US listening to all of these sources we read/watch every day for why we don’t trust them anymore.

He doesn’t state the media is biased, he states we “believe” it is biased. So THAT’s the problem, not them. He only cares about changing what we believe, not their actual biases.

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Lynn's avatar

I noticed that too and I was equally infuriated. But no matter, since it will be difficult to change a liberal's mind - and those papers are for the libs. I find it more amusing that Bezos thinks anyone cares what he says, because I sure don't.

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Verve's avatar

Amen Lynn. And it must bug him righteously that no body cares what he thinks. He's tried to ignore it, but we do not give a crap. I pray that more people stop using Amazon.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Yup, his money and power can only go so far. He can’t make us care about what he thinks and he can’t make us agree with him.

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Dr Linda's avatar

He is about money. We are going to see a lot of this nonsense. I don’t trust him; wait yes I do. I trust he is about money.

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Reasonable Horses's avatar

Yep. Squishy libs are scrambling to be on the right side of history. Bless their hearts.

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DAM on the beach's avatar

Yes JuJu. I thought the same thing. Bezos is laying the groundwork for further censorship.

I might have believed him if he sid he was firing staff and hiring conservatives.

But no. He merely wind because his particular brand of bias was not being accepted.

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Annie's avatar

I do think part of his move is to have the staff quit so he doesnhave to pay unemployment or a severance benefit package.

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RunningLogic's avatar

And possibly in CYA mode too.

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Janet's avatar

Yeah. I read that. Rolled my eyes. Just the usual clap trap.

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Heterodox Introvert's avatar

Same. Eye roll. No point in getting worked up about it. In the isolation and privacy of reading, any elevated blood pressure or stress hormones on my side only hurts me, doesn't do a damn thing to change their relentless manipulation tactics. Awareness is enough, and then... focus on being/creating the change I want to see in the world. To that end, this was a new one on me. Started in 2020 by an Aussie guy - God knows they had it worse than in the States; still do. Yet the point is local. https://www.astandinthepark.org/ None near me so I might be forced😉to spearhead in the middle of a blue enclave. Gulp!

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Trilby's avatar

He blamed others for the lack of trust in Big Media. Total BS.

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79SmithW60's avatar

Typical member of the leftist commie klub. Always blame someone else for whatever thing that they do wrong.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Yup it’s their typical MO. It’s never their fault and they never question themselves.

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Reasonable Horses's avatar

The hallmark of a cult.

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CHop's avatar

Amazon holds the cloud services for the FBI. The FBI did him a favor in avoiding a lawsuit and so he has to do the same elbow rubbing for them.

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Verve's avatar

Wow! The state runs deep.... my new year's resolution is to reduce my amazon purchases to a trickle

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Dorota's avatar

I avoid Amazon completely. Go directly to seller even if it costs more.

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Barbls's avatar

Yikes. I had eliminated Amazon completely in 2020 and 2021, but gradually have used it more and more. That stops again today.

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CitizenA's avatar

I can no longer remember the details but wasn’t it Amazon that help demolish Parler; a free speech social media site that I had throughly enjoyed. Or was it AT&T? 🤔 Parler’s eventual comeback, with free speech restrictions I believe, has been a shadow of its former self.

Anyone remember the details?

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Andrea Leshok's avatar

Yes they cut their cloud so they couldn't run anymore.

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Robin Greer's avatar

Exactly and his readership won't go up until they stop lying at the behest of the Democrats. Covid peeled back the blinders. There's no going back.

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Maureen ODH's avatar

Juju…. 🎯👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Dawn B's avatar

Yes... You broke the BS down even more.

They are changing our thinking and inserting their nuanced agenda into everything. We must have a critical eye on everything. It may sound like negativity but it really isn't. We are always searching for mistakes to make sure that whatever we do is right, from writing a paper to waxing the car.

I choose to continue looking for errors as a critiquer and use the Bible as a guide.

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Juju's avatar

Yes. I trust the Holy Spirit to guide my heart and mind as I absorb and analyze the words of others. I can’t say I’ve never been mistaken, but I recognize it’s His spirit when I have an instant surge of caution within me. In those times I reread slowly and usually it jumps right off the page. We really can do nothing well without Him as we can with Him.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Amen!!

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Dawn B's avatar

1000%

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79SmithW60's avatar

Amen! 🎯

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daverkb's avatar

I don't imagine that people get hundreds of millions from the CIA for doing the opposite of what the CIA wants. For starters.

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Annie's avatar

Agree 💯. He still cannot admit that a majority is calling the msm media's BS out.

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Dawn B's avatar

The big wigs never admit wrong doing, only spin it and point the finger.

big pharma, hospitals, educational institutions, big ag, "accidents" and "events," 3-letter agencies cover up etc.

It is what it is. God knows it all.

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79SmithW60's avatar

Yes, and they can't hide from the fact that God knows it all, as much as they want to believe that they can be like Him. They are sadly mistaken... Praying for their conversion.

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Dawn B's avatar

I am praying for those determined to never repent, that God smotes them now… However, if He doesn’t they must be needed for some reason we can’t understand. It’s hard to pray for them when there are so many suffering because of them.

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79SmithW60's avatar

Right with you Dawn. I should have wrote what was in my brain at first, which is that I am praying for those that have an ability to convert (nothing is impossible with God, as the conversion of the thief on the cross next to our Lord and the conversion of Saul into Paul teaches us), not the demons which seems to make up the majority of them (demons have no soul, thus they are non-convertible).

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Carrie's avatar

I caught his subtle “misinformation” quip too.

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cltwilson1's avatar

Use this as an opportunity to pray for him. Because of his wealth and position, he holds great sway. We are better than bashing and kicking to the side of the road, IMHO.

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Juju's avatar

I agree, although I don’t feel like I’m kicking him to the side of the road. I do feel led to make sure we are all aware of what was really in his words before too many misinterpret what stage he was setting. That’s an important step.

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79SmithW60's avatar

Yet another 🎯!!

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Reasonable Horses's avatar

Totally agree. Christ's final mandate to Christians: “Make disciples” (Matthew 28:19). He never said, “Avoid challenging prospects.”

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Dena's avatar

It seems EVERYTHING about Bezos is fake.

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79SmithW60's avatar

Yup, sometimes when I look at him, he even looks like some sort of android, much like Zuckerberg started looking like an alien. Very strange.

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shayne's avatar

Yes, I was pissed off with his take on alternative media, too. But then I don't have billions to spend and think of myself as God's gift to humanity.

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Tonya's avatar

Jeff Bezos: People don't trust us, even though we are telling the truth. They are listening to lies from independent sources that are not us. We promise to hire a few token "conservatives" to convince people we are trustworthy and unbiased, even though we will change nothing about the way we operate. That should fix things.

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Beckadee's avatar

I guess we know where Liz Cheney's next gig will be. lol

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carily myers's avatar

lol, agree

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Alan Devincentis's avatar

Good afternoon!

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Alan Devincentis's avatar

I’m thinking dangling, when she’s convicted of treason!

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Inverted Pyramid's avatar

Bezos is a brilliant opportunist and businessman!!

... but he is average, at best, when dealing with the public.

Bezos doesn’t separate himself from any other newspaper, he talks in terms of ’us’ when referring to lack of trust. When the going gets bad, he puts WaPo in with all the other rags which is a clear sign of cowardice without original actions. This was an opportunity to redefine his newspaper instead he whined about his lack of impact on the electorate.

Nothing is worse than a wimpy billionaire.

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Tonya's avatar

“he talks in terms of ’us’ when referring to lack of trust”

Great observation!

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Verve's avatar

Award winning comment, right here Tonya! Brava!

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Tonya's avatar

Thank you.

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Julie Ann B's avatar

Excellent and accurate translation of the message he really sent!

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Tonya's avatar

Thank you.

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Sarah Bee's avatar

Yes, can we please fact check these “fine” journalist and see where their webs connect too!?

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Verve's avatar

And who they're married to!!

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carily myers's avatar

"Follow the spouses".

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william howard's avatar

or Jennifer Rubin who tells all the LA Times reporters to walk away from their newspaper because it won't endorse the Cackler but opps won't apply the same principle when her paper does the same

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ViaVeritasVita's avatar

Geez--I missed that element of Kagan--thanks!

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MOMinator's avatar

I believe Kagan quit, after the non-endorsement. LOL

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ViaVeritasVita's avatar

He did. On Friday.

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79SmithW60's avatar

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

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