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edhopper

(37,166 posts)
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:49 PM Wednesday

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 Wednesday OP
He can well afford to do the right thing in life. He chooses not to do so. Irish_Dem Wednesday #1
There is a double whammy aspect there. Half of the money went to advertising RockRaven Wednesday #2
;-{) Goonch Wednesday #3

Irish_Dem

(80,395 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
Wednesday

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

RockRaven

(18,925 posts)
2. There is a double whammy aspect there. Half of the money went to advertising
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 03:08 PM
Wednesday

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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