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Old Crank

(6,767 posts) Thu Feb 5, 2026, 11:49 AM Thursday

Just dumped WaPo. [View all]

I have been thinking about it for some time. The gutting of their news staff and others made me think again.
Then came the email that their Eat Voraciously newsletter is on hiatus. That is what was bothering me. The writer never got a goodbye in.
I'll miss some good recipes that showed.

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Just dumped WaPo. [View all] Old Crank Thursday OP

My wife reads the Post/ I gave up on it during the election when Bezos would not let the Kamala for President OLDMDDEM Thursday #1

Dumped them several years ago and more recently stopped reading the NY Times. The Guardian is what replaced them. Dave Bowman Thursday #2

I read the Guardian also Old Crank Thursday #10

I dumped it a couple of years back Jilly_in_VA Thursday #3

Sticking with them for a while gulliver Thursday #4

Almost wish I hadn't already so I could do it now. pat_k Thursday #5

I'm torn zeusdogmom Thursday #6

Bezos bought it for power and influence much like Musk with Twitter 617Blue Thursday #9

Good riddance awesomerwb1 Thursday #7

Thank you! 617Blue Thursday #8

I did that just over a year ago. iemanja Thursday #11