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    • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      They are temporarily against racism. At least until people stop paying attention

  • qooqie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I always considered WaPo fairly left leaning so I’m kind of surprised they were advertising at all on X as of late

    • Pips@lemmy.sdf.org
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      It’s traditionally conservative but more frequently has been endorseing candidates left of center since the right wing is batshit. They overall supported Obama, but frankly Obama is about as centrist as they come. There was a very long stint in the 00s and 10s where they would publish more conservative, hawkish pieces over any news to the contrary.

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    1 year ago

    Would that change, though, if the billionaires themselves intervene? Elon can phone his buddy (?) Bezos to reverse the decision.

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      I doubt they’re pals. Their relationship seems to be very adversarial. Everyone hates musk and he sees them as a threat. Bezos is a neoliberal. Musk is a fascist. There is a difference, at least as far as optics are concerned.