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Jeff Bezos reveals why Washington Post didn’t endorse a 2024 candidate
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, said in an op-ed published Monday that his newspaper did not endorse a political candidate in the 2024 election to help build trust with its readers.
Bezos said in his own editorial that the decision to not endorse a candidate was due to the dip in public trust in journalists and the media, adding that while newsrooms “must be accurate,” “we must be believed to be accurate.”
“Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election,” Bezos wrote. “No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’ None. What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias.”
“Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one,” he added.
The editorial comes a few days after the Post’s publisher, William Lewis, wrote an op-ed announcing that the paper would not be endorsing either Vice President Kamala Harris nor former President Donald Trump in the 2024 race.
Lewis said the decision was a return “to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates” and added that the paper would not be endorsing any candidates moving forward.
The decision sparked widespread backlash, including from the Post’s former executive editor, who described the choice as “cowardice,” “disturbing” and “spinelessness.”
An article was published by the Post hours after Lewis’ op-ed, saying that according to people familiar with the discussions, the paper’s editorial board was prepared to endorse Harris, but that Bezos—who has owned the paper since 2013—blocked it from going out.
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Bezos also dispelled accusations that either candidate “was consulted or informed at any level” about the Post’s decisions. Suspicions arose last week after it was reported that David Limp, the CEO of Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, met with Trump in Austin, Texas, on Friday, the same day the paper announced it would not endorse a candidate.
“I sighed when I found out, because I knew it would provide ammunition to those who would like to frame this as anything other than a principled decision,” Bezos wrote of Trump and Limp’s meeting. “But the fact is, I didn’t know about the meeting beforehand. Even Limp didn’t know about it in advance; the meeting was scheduled quickly that morning.”
The Post’s outgoing editor-at-large, Robert Kagan, resigned from his position on Friday, and told The Daily Beast that Trump and Limp’s meeting was “proof of a backroom deal.” Twenty-one columnists at the Post have also signed a dissenting op-ed saying that it was “a terrible mistake” by the paper to not endorse a presidential candidate.
“Trump waited to make sure that Bezos did what he said he was going to do, and then met with the Blue Origin people,” Kagan said. “Which tells us that there was an actual deal made, meaning that Bezos communicated, or through his people, communicated directly with Trump, and they set up this quid pro quo.”
Bezos concluded in his op-ed, “While I do not and will not push my personal interest, I will also not allow this paper to stay on autopilot and fade into irrelevance—overtaken by unresearched podcasts and social media barbs—not without a fight … Now more than ever the world needs a credible, trusted, independent voice, and where better for that voice to originate than the capital city of the most important country in the world?”
The op-ed was praised by a handful of commentators over social media Monday evening. Elon Musk, billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, posted to his platform X, formerly Twitter, “kudos to @JeffBezos.”
Others raised even further criticisms against Bezos. Journalist and author David Simon—best known for his iconic HBO crime drama The Wire—posted to X that after reading Monday’s op-ed, he had decided to cancel his subscription to the Post.
“I wasn’t going to join 200,000 others and cancel my subscription because doing so won’t hurt Bezos—he paid more for his yachts than his newspaper—and, yes, the Post newsroom where good people and some friends still labor, continues providing meaningful journalism,” Simon wrote Monday. “But, my god, this man’s insipid defense of his own transparent cowardice is provoking.”
Simon continued that if “this technobrat oligarch ever releases his grip on what needs to be an independent newsroom and editorial board, indifferent to the financial positions of its publisher, then I’ll return,” adding that Bezos’ decision was “abuse of a public trust.”
NPR reported on Monday that since Friday’s decision to not endorse a candidate, over 200,000 people had canceled their subscription to the Post, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Newsweek sent an email to the Post’s press relations team for further comment on Monday.
The Post has endorsed a presidential candidate in nearly every election since 1976, when it backed former President Jimmy Carter, although the paper declined to endorse a candidate in the 1988 election. It has always backed Democratic candidates, including during Trump’s two previous presidential runs in 2016 and 2020.
The Los Angeles Times also announced last week that it would not be endorsing a candidate this election after its billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, blocked the paper’s editorial board from publishing its drafted endorsement of Harris.
The decision led to the Times’ editorials editor, Mariel Garza, to resign from her post. Two additional members of the paper’s editorial board resigned a day after Garza: Robert Greene and Karin Klein.
Soon-Shiong’s daughter said in a series of posts to social media last week that she was a part of her father’s decision to block Harris’ endorsement and blamed it on Israel’s “genocide” of Palestinians. The vice president has faced immense criticism from progressives over White House policies toward Israel. The backlash could threaten Harris’ chances for victory in November, with some voters in key swing states like Michigan planning to vote third party in protest.
Update 10/28/24, 10:14 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information and background.
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Winning Powerball numbers from May 11 drawing
24-30-37-56-64, Powerball: 07, Power Play: 3
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Winning Cash Pop numbers from May 11 drawing
09
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from May 11 drawing
7-6-9
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07-12-18-19
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07-09-11-32-42
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05-07-15-27-30-32-35-36-40-43-45-47-49-58-59-62-64-65-72-76
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01-18-28-34-37-48
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09-13-34-42-59, Powerball: 01
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Washington Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners have the option to submit their claim by mail or in person at one of Washington Lottery’s regional offices.
To claim by mail, complete a winner claim form and the information on the back of the ticket, making sure you have signed it, and mail it to:
Washington Lottery Headquarters
PO Box 43050
Olympia, WA 98504-3050
For in-person claims, visit a Washington Lottery regional office and bring a winning ticket, photo ID, Social Security card and a voided check (optional).
Olympia Headquarters
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For additional instructions or to download the claim form, visit the Washington Lottery prize claim page.
When are the Washington Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 7:59 p.m. PT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 8 p.m. PT Tuesday and Friday.
- Cash Pop: 8 p.m. PT daily.
- Pick 3: 8 p.m. PT daily.
- Match 4: 8 p.m. PT daily.
- Hit 5: 8 p.m. PT daily.
- Daily Keno: 8 p.m. PT daily.
- Lotto: 8 p.m. PT Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Powerball Double Play: 8:30 p.m. PT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
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This story contains descriptions of fatal violence against a transgender person.
The Seattle Police Department are searching for a suspect after a 19-year-old University of Washington student was stabbed to death in an off-campus student apartment complex on May 10.
Seattle Police Department Detective Eric Muñoz told NBC News that the victim is “believed to be a 19-year-old transgender female” who was enrolled at the university. The victim has not yet been publicly identified by name. She was found in the housing complex laundry room shortly after 10 p.m. on Sunday night.
The housing complex, Nordheim Court, is privately managed but affiliated with the university, located near an upscale shopping center in Seattle’s U-Village neighborhood. According to NBC News, residents received an official alert from UW to stay inside their homes and lock all windows and doors — an alert that was lifted around 1 a.m. with the acknowledgment that “a death investigation remains ongoing.”
According to SPD detective Eric Muñoz, police and the fire department attempted lifesaving measures but ultimately “pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.”
“Officers are actively searching for the suspect, believed to be a black male with a beard, 5’6-8” tall, wearing a vest with button up shirt, and blue jeans,” Muñoz wrote in a blotter report.
Muñoz noted that the victim would be identified by the medical examiner’s office in “the coming days.” The SPD did not immediately respond to Them’s request for comment.
This is the seventh known trans person to be violently killed in 2026. In mid-April, 39-year-old transmasculine farmer Luca RedBeard was fatally shot in rural New Mexico. Last week, police in Marion County, Florida opened a homicide investigation into the shooting death of a 29-year-old who went by multiple names and referred to “transitioning” on social media. In Kentucky, an investigation into the disappearance of 22-year-old trans college student Murry Foust remains ongoing.
Police are asking anyone with information about the University of Washington case to call the Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000, emphasizing that anonymous tips are accepted.
This is a developing story.
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On a quiet stretch of Des Moines Memorial Drive in South Seattle, the Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture rises like a long‑overdue acknowledgment. Its brick exterior doesn’t shout; it invites. Inside, the rooms hum with the stories of families who crossed borders, harvested fields, organized classrooms, and built communities across Washington state—often without seeing their histories reflected anywhere on a museum wall.
For Rogelio Riojas, founder and CEO of Sea Mar Community Health Centers, the museum is a promise kept. “We wanted to make sure the contributions of Latinos in Washington state are recognized and preserved for future generations,” he told The Seattle Times when the museum opened in 2019. It was a simple statement, but one that captured decades of work—both visible and invisible—by the region’s Latino communities.
Walking through the galleries feels like stepping into a living archive. One of the most arresting sights is a pair of original farmworker cabins, transported from Eastern Washington. Their narrow wooden frames and sparse interiors speak volumes about the migrant families who once slept inside after long days in the fields. The cabins are not replicas or artistic interpretations; they are the real thing, weathered by sun, dust, and time. They anchor the museum’s narrative in the physical realities of labor that shaped the state’s agricultural economy.
Sea Mar describes the museum as “dedicated to sharing the history, struggles, and successes of the Latino community in Washington state,” a mission that plays out in photographs, letters, student newspapers, and oral histories contributed by community members themselves. These aren’t artifacts chosen from afar—they’re family treasures, personal archives, and memories entrusted to the museum so they can live beyond the kitchen tables and shoeboxes where they were once kept.
The story extends beyond the museum walls. Just steps away is the Sea Mar Community Center, a sweeping, light‑filled gathering space designed for celebrations, performances, workshops, and community events. With room for nearly 500 people, a full stage, a movie‑theater‑sized screen, and a catering kitchen, the center was built with one purpose: to give the community a place to see itself, gather, and grow. Sea Mar describes it as “a welcoming space for families, organizations, and community groups to gather, celebrate, and learn,” and on any given weekend, it lives up to that promise.
Together, the museum and community center form a cultural campus—part historical archive, part living room for the region’s Latino communities. Students come to learn about the Chicano activists who reshaped the University of Washington in the late 1960s. Families come to see their own histories reflected in the exhibits. Visitors come to understand a story that has long been present in Washington, even if it wasn’t always visible.
The Sea Mar Museum is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., offering free admission to anyone who walks through its doors. For many, it’s more than a museum—it’s a recognition, a gathering place, and a testament to the people who helped shape the Pacific Northwest.
Preserving Latino History and Community Life in Washington was first published on Washington Latino News (WALN) and republished with permission.
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