Steven Rich

@datab.ae

a note to Washington Post readers: On Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout by not crossing the picket line: For 24 hours, please do not engage with any Post content. That includes our print + online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes.

Dec 05, 2023 at 16:55 UTC

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Jesse Ellis @jesseellis.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:45 UTC

Glad to support this. What do you think an appropriate action for home delivery subscribers would be? A vacation stop? Just not sharing articles online?

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shenanigans @ceaselessinsea.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 07, 2023 at 05:21 UTC

Is Slate included?

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Tom Elliott @kingtom.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 19:51 UTC

Not gonna be a problem. Solidarity

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Alex Galonsky @galonsky.com
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 02:43 UTC

Your paywall already does a great job at that!

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G t Mac @gtmac.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 18:31 UTC

Does this include not telling their shittiest op ed writers to go fuck themselves? Because that is a tough ask but if you demand it I will deliver.

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msmiddy @msmiddy.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:50 UTC

Will do

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Christopher Wargo @cwargo.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 20:56 UTC

You got it!!

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Matt Goldberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:54 UTC

You got it!

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Che @brumleygap.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 07, 2023 at 13:50 UTC

Thanks for letting us know. I'm not crossing a picket line.

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Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:00 UTC

Thanks, Steve. Will do. Good luck & solidarity to you and your colleagues.

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Chip bitney @fragboner.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 19:10 UTC

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Steven Rich @datab.ae
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 16:57 UTC

The Post refuses to bargain a new contract in good faith and we've been trying for 18 months. So we're walking out. Help us send a message to the folks who should come to the table and bargain yesterday.

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Benjamin Titus @bennyswitch.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 07, 2023 at 12:56 UTC

You got it

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Isabela Araújo @guigabyte.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:37 UTC

Will do. Good luck

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Electric Shaman @chiefeosh.sodom.gay
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 06:17 UTC

I'm proud to say that I won't be engade with your dirty rag of a newspaper either on dec7 or any time in foreseeable future.

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Mike Yetter @mty917.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 19:54 UTC

Won’t open the URL or the app.

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Shirou Nightshade @snightshade.com
[ View ] Dec 07, 2023 at 06:36 UTC

What’s so funny is I was literally contemplating today subscribing to the post and nyt etc. again for the 1st time in a while. Cut back on subs a while back but been hurting for news bc of it. I cut bigger things now and was thinking I’d resub some news 🤦‍♂️ well I’ll wait til I hear how this goes!

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Lakelander @lakelander.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:34 UTC

✊🏼

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teemcee @teemcee.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 18:04 UTC

Supporting 100%. Thanks for letting us know.

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Debbee’s Zoo & 🪴 🐿️ @debbiekay.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 20:37 UTC

Hard to read unless subscribe.

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Buck Sinclair 🇨🇦 @nowsentient.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 19:15 UTC

Stay solid! Hold the line …

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⛴️ The MaryEllenCarter⛴️ @flyaway.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 18:15 UTC

Is there an email address I can send my own letter to, to support you? I don't feel comfortable putting my personal info on forms—but more importantly, an individual letter carries more weight. I've been a subscriber for 47 years, and I'm not happy with the Post right now at all.

#Solidarity

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Yasir Ali Yousafzai @yasirali.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:54 UTC

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Frank Fontaine @themeanmackean.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 20:18 UTC

Unfollowing now before I forget.

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Kuriosity's Kat @kurisosityskat.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 08:28 UTC

Good to know! I will be very busy doing other things on that day so hoping for a good result on your walkout.

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Phillip Moyer @phillipmoyer.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 18:14 UTC

I hope this works out, but I’m always skeptical of the effectiveness of strikes that have a planned end date. Sure, it shows owners that you’re united in your demands, and gives them a taste of how things will be like without you. It also shows them that they can wait you out and you’ll come back.

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Susieus Maximus @susieusmaximus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 19:41 UTC

I put this in my calendar, because I'm horribly absent-minded. I'll also let people know on other social media. Is there anything else subscribers can do?

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Ravin Boodram @handle.invalid
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 20:08 UTC

Muting them now

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John Teets @suenitos.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 07, 2023 at 13:52 UTC

I'm not crossing it, much as I'll miss Miss Manners.

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Dog Mom Dale @daleleeack.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 02:37 UTC

Right on!

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Spanglor @spanglor.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 07, 2023 at 14:01 UTC

I’m with you!

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Kelly Gardner @kkgardner.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 18:20 UTC

Disappointed but not surprised at how the negotiations are going. I’m a subscriber (hometown paper) and I will boycott everything. Let us know if there’s more you need.

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Karma's Dad @karmasdad.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:32 UTC

Respect from me for this. I'm a subscriber, but will do my part to support you.

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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 07, 2023 at 19:11 UTC

Spotted this RIGHT before breakfast, which was lucky. I usually do the crossword with breakfast. Did a different one today.

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Katherine 🐑 @katvanzan.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 20:13 UTC

Note to self: When posting press release type info, this format works better for a larger group of differently-brained people: "On Thursday, Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout ..."

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@heathermcgilvr1.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:51 UTC

Union Strong ✊🏼

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joqatana @joqatana.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 18:11 UTC

Easy. Oh right. I already don’t do that.

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Victor Catano @vgcatano.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 04:03 UTC

They want to puff out their chests about how “Democracy dies in darkness,” but the Post doesn’t want to pay the people shining the light.

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MJSwenson71 @visadiva.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 02:52 UTC

Oh gosh, thank you for sharing and I'll not cross the picket line

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G.D.Purple @gdpurple.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 20:14 UTC

Roger that.

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Joe Ehrlich @westfalia.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 00:34 UTC

Should I just cancel my online subscription now? If that’ll help, just let me know.

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Danny Satterfield @wildweatherdan.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 04:00 UTC

I am a subscriber Steven but I will respect your picket line.

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Richard, composer @pianokitties.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:40 UTC

I hope that gives Jeff Bezos intractable constipation. Elon Musk too, since they're both full of 💩💩

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Perg @mlillard.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 18:00 UTC

Really sorry I can't get there in time to join the Progressive Workers Union support rally. I'll be there in spirit ... wearing my old News Media Guild fleece 😁

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Tiza! @ Winter Groove @tiza.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 07, 2023 at 11:13 UTC

Good luck <3

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Gustaue Flavbert @cataribartok.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:48 UTC

I promise this is a good faith question: I typically take "engage with" to mean "repost/comment on/link to/etc". Does the ask stop there, or does it include not READING the Post as well?

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The outlander @shinjira.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 04:59 UTC

I mean, to be honest I mostly stopped reading it once Bezos bought it. It's hard to have trust in articles when it is owned by someone who got rich off of the way Amazon is run. I hope you win your terms!

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Ben Phelps @thisisbenphelps.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 07, 2023 at 06:05 UTC

Tell them to allow by-article a la carte purchases without a subscription

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Jessica Sitton @kraken47.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 11:39 UTC

Thanks for posting, this is the first I’ve heard. I was a Guild shop steward during the San Francisco newspaper strike in 1994. I’ve lately been tempted by WaPo offers to subscribe digitally but will hold off until you get a contract. (Already subscribe to 2 local print papers, online NY Times.)

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@brucelugo.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 18:44 UTC

👆🏼

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Brian M Wilcox @brianmwilcox.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 20:30 UTC

Remember: the Post is a Bezos owned company. Surely he can afford what the workers are asking for. I have a digital subscription but won’t be viewing any content on the 7th.

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Torr Leonard 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 22:17 UTC

Please signal-boost this browser extension to keep us News Junkies from visiting WaPo that day:

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🙃 @akil.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:21 UTC

Solidarity with all the post comrades.

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TaoOfTweet (and I'm sticking to it) @starfisher.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 19:46 UTC

🤜

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Voters Are Our Last Hope @theprestige.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 18:33 UTC

Will do!

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Pete, Pal To Quite A Few @petegain.es
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 22:42 UTC

I'm with y'all, dawg ✊

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Simone Denomie @simomo.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 17:48 UTC

Wayyyy ahead of you

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ZigZaggin @zigzaggin.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 06, 2023 at 02:21 UTC

Count me in, though it won't be much of a problem because I've been trying to avoid WaPo since cancelling my subscription a year ago, so I guess they won't notice.

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