‘Bout time

The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.

Don’t forget about Daniel @sadbumblebee.buzz himself, who is a brilliant and compassionate writer, climate reporter, and developer — among many other talents.

Some of my faves of his work:
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The Post was foolish enough to unleash a bevy of the world’s most talented multi-disciplinary journalists out there for their competition to scoop up. These are some of the most hard working and skilled people I know.

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He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years

Want to demonstrate beyond all doubt that you are a newspaper manager devoid of grace and humanity? Lay off Marty Weil. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...

Perfect

A non-journalist friend asked me — is losing 300 people from a newsroom a lot?

I pointed out there are about 200 journalists at the Philadelphia Inquirer and about 100 at the Baltimore Banner. Imagine losing both those publications in a day.

Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

The @washingtonpost, where I started in the mailroom, is the place that made me everything I am now. Skinflint billionaire and failed fashion model Jeff Bezos has decimated it. Well, fuck that guy and give to the people he screwed. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t... www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Marty Weil! He is the Post's institutional history. A legend for everyone who ever worked there.

No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost.com is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society

For what it’s worth, @washingtonpost.com broke this story www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

I spent 7 years at the @washingtonpost.com. Did some of the best work of my career. Had some of the best times of my life. The people responsible for the misery that is about to unfold will probably fail up, which is a damn shame. There will be a time for recriminations. But today...

I may have a stroke.

Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”

A PROTESTant.

I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.

I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.

But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.

The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.

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Washington Post Tears Up Plans to Cover Winter Olympics

Utter stupidity from upper management. The Post’s Olympics coverage has been among the best for many decades. Now they’re killing it in the dumbest possible way. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/b...

Can't believe I have to say this but climate change is responsible for extreme cold snaps.

Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments

Here is a gift link to the Times’ new analysis of the Good shooting. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...

Oh man, dude!

Remembering 10 extraordinary lives lost in 2025 They never got a Post obituary. They rarely made the news. But across the Washington area, they shaped and enhanced their communities.

Wonderful glimpses of some extraordinary ordinary people wapo.st/49aCcC5

Donald Trump, who disparaged Obama’s golf-playing and who said he’d be too busy to play himself, has surpassed Obama’s eight-year total in less than five years and is on pace to play twice as often — once every five days on average. www.howtoreadthisch.art/president-ho...

Sleeping greyhound wearing Chicago Bears bandana

This is Phillip, the greyhound we adopted today. He found the game as stressful and exhausting as the rest us, but the Bears are now 1-0 with Phillip as a fan.

The biggest shift yet in U.S. vaccine policy - The Washington Post An influential advisory panel has recommended dropping the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. This doctor is already seeing the consequences.

This Post Reports episode featuring a doctor and patient navigating vaccine skepticism is a testament to the power of human connection and the importance of trusted voices in our misinformation era.

An AI-generated "podcast" could never measure up. www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/pos...

‘Gramma,’ a tortoise who lived through 20 presidencies, dies at 141 Her life spanned a tumultuous period of U.S. and world history, from Chester Arthur to Donald Trump. To San Diegans, she was a beloved local celebrity.

RIP Gramma wapo.st/48eTu0n

Ready for a food fight? Take our quiz on divisive recipe ingredients. Should there be beans in Texas chili? Cottage cheese in lasagna? This quiz tackles some heated recipe ingredient debates.

I've wanted to work on a story using cookbook data for years. finally it happened! @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social and I published a quiz this morning on all the weird stuff people put in your favorite recipes using data from Cookshelf/@eatyourbooks.bsky.social

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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

“Potentially decisive?!” I really hope a swastika tattoo is 100 percent divisive