The Washington Post is expected to announce mass layoffs Wednesday morning, dealing a significant blow to a storied media company and a newsroom that has reached a breaking point.

----Well, this is definitely the killing blow to the Washington Bezos----

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    “Thank you for attending the call. Today we will be discussing various methods for sucking billionaire’s cocks. Please pay close attention. Your livelihood depends on it.”

    So weird to see all our old, respected media bend over and get ass rammed into meaninglessness. Well, whatever. So long WP.

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    The Post’s publisher, Will Lewis, has spoken privately about finding a path to profitability for the Post by focusing the paper’s investment on politics and a few other key areas, while cutting back in areas like sports and foreign affairs.

    The richest man in the world owns them. Who the fuck do they think they’re fooling?

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    Honestly, we need to get better about talented individuals in these industries having at least an idea floating around in their minds to rebuild a new ‘insert company’ when they pull this shit. Like, have it in your backpocket and be ready to act. The only thing that can stop this shit is to use those good reputations to create competitive products.

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      The problem with that is that these talented individuals don’t have the capital to create those competitors.

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    Did Trump’s people demand that he kill it? Maybe the Melania movie bribe wasn’t enough, or maybe Trump’s angry that people hate the movie and are making fun of it.