Angry Leftists Have No One to Blame for The Washington Post's Firings But Themselves

Liberals are melting down all over the media ecosphere. They're mostly mad at the owner, Jeff Bezos. They want to blame it on Bezos seeking to have a more balanced publication. Or, in their words, kowtowing to authoritarianism if Bezos might want to have more than just the liberal view promoted on his pages. 

Jeff Bezos, who could keep the Wash Post a pillar of American democracy with the change dug out from his limousine seats, sets an example of surrender to authoritarianism for every other business person and institution in America. https://t.co/buteqyU8vv

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) February 4, 2026

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They seem to think that it was incumbent upon Bezos to keep all the people, despite the paper losing money. They also want to make it somehow about Trump, or Bezos somehow bending over for Trump. But the paper has been in trouble for some time, as one report noted in Jan. 2025. 

The left-leaning publication drew about 2.5 million to 3 million daily users to its site last summer, a fraction of the 22.5 million daily visitors at its peak when Biden took office in January 2021, according to internal data shared with Semafor.

The plummeting site traffic led the business to lose around $100 million on weak subscription and ad revenue in 2024, the Wall Street Journal reported. 

Businesses can't operate like that. Or at least they can't ultimately for very long before they go under. 

Bottom line? All old media have been facing a tough time with the evolution of new media. They're just not having the same lock on readers. People find their news on social media, not by reading The Washington Post. 

On top of that, the WaPo turned off probably more than half the country by being biased and not being a balanced publication in the past. 

Then, when Bezos tried to bring them back even a little bit to the middle and didn't run an endorsement for president, liberals flipped out, and there was a push to cancel subscriptions in late October 2024. 

So to be clear, Bezos announces a new moderate shift for the Wash Post, then a bunch of journalists (and other activists) encourage people to cancel their subscriptions, which they do, resulting in more jobs now being cut?

What are they upset about then? Today is exactly what… https://t.co/Ec221l8Tqi

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) February 4, 2026

There were more than 200,000 canceled subscriptions, representing more than 8 percent of the paid subscriptions. That's a big chunk if you're already having issues. 

So if they want to blame anyone for the firings and the WaPo losing money, they should share some of the blame themselves. Talk about a great self-own. What do they think would happen to the business when you try to hurt it? But hey, they could prove their virtue and post on social media that they did it. They value the emotional reaction to everything; they don't think about the consequences of their actions - one of the reasons they are on the left is because they have this inclination. Now they're upset the positions are gone. 

Bottom line? There was a lot of failure going on: they pitched to the left, but that wasn't enough, even for the left. They tried to come back to the center, and their leftist base thought that was too extreme. It's a comment not just on the failure of the WaPo, but on the failure of the left in general as they get more and more extreme. 

The Babylon Bee had a savage offer. 

If your position at The Washington Post was recently eliminated, please consider applying to write for The Babylon Bee. We are seeking applicants experienced in writing fictional content presented in the tone and style of a legitimate news organization.

— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) February 5, 2026