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edhopper

(37,166 posts)
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:49 PM 7 hrs ago

What Bezos spent on the Melania bribe film

would keep the Washington Post running for a year.

Destroying journalism is the point, not a result of financial decisions.

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What Bezos spent on the Melania bribe film (Original Post) edhopper 7 hrs ago OP
He can well afford to do the right thing in life. He chooses not to do so. Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #1
There is a double whammy aspect there. Half of the money went to advertising RockRaven 7 hrs ago #2
;-{) Goonch 7 hrs ago #3

Irish_Dem

(80,386 posts)
1. He can well afford to do the right thing in life. He chooses not to do so.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 03:03 PM
7 hrs ago

He has the freedom to do whatever he wants to do.
He chooses the dark side.

RockRaven

(18,919 posts)
2. There is a double whammy aspect there. Half of the money went to advertising
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 03:08 PM
7 hrs ago

the damn thing, and where did most of that ad spending go? To RW media outlets, because that is where the target audience's eyes/ears were.

Bezos made RW propaganda, then funded other RW propaganda sources to promote the bit that he had made.

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