The newspaper told Common Cause, an advocacy group, that it was pulling its special ad, which would have covered the front and back pages of some Tuesday editions.

It was reported this week that the Washington Post, owned by Elon Musk’s billionaire play pal Jeff Bezos, had rejected an advertisement calling for Musk’s firing from his unelected, illegal and immoral ransacking of the U.S. government. The proposed ad, according to reports by The Hill and the New York Times, was a “wraparound” that would have covered the front and back editions of the Post that would be delivered to a select audience — including the White House, the Pentagon and Congress — and not the paper’s entire readership. Common Cause and the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund, which had planned to pay for the wraparound and a similar ad inside the Post at a total cost of $115,000, said they were told by the newspaper last Friday that the larger ad was being pulled. The nonprofit groups then pulled the inside ad as well. So, at a time when all news media are struggling to bring in enough revenue to survive, the Post gave up a reported $115K payday because — well, we don’t know because they are not saying. That lets the optics play out about as you would expect. It’s just the latest example of a large media institution knuckling under to real, perceived or anticipated pressure from President Trump and his minions. Major companies are handing over millions of dollars to settle lawsuits that legal experts believe they would have won, had they the courage to resist. Instead, they wrote seven- and eight-figure checks. Apparently, they can do without the money. Mainstream media aren’t the only ones making political decisions about advertising. According to the New York Times story, Fox News didn’t run an ad from a Democratic group that had planned to attack Trump’s federal spending freeze. So here’s an idea: If the Post and others don’t want the cash, we’ll take it. In our eight-figure annual revenue totals at the Methow Valley News, two of those figures are to the right of the decimal point. Yes, Common Cause, we’ll run that add for a whole lot less than you would pay the weak-kneed Post management. We’re not afraid to put that legitimate message in front of our little group of readers out here in the hinterlands. Let Musk send around one of his arrogant little snoops — we’ll know how to deal with them. Increasingly, it appears that this is how resistance to the dismantling of democracy in this country will happen: it will not come from the big players cowering in their boardrooms. Rather, it will be generated by thousands, ultimately millions of people willing to stand up to an autocratic bully rather than sitting in a corner quivering about consequences. Dazed Democrats, so off-message that they don’t have a message, are in a circular firing squad. The neutered GOP stands mute and compliant. Timorous corporations can’t shuck their DEI policies fast enough. The putative decision-makers have left the playing field to a lawless wrecking machine. The populace — including a MAGA nation that has no clue it’s about to be clobbered — has been left to fend for itself. Which is why, on a chilly February morning in Twisp, a small group of people with hand-made signs stood on Highway 20 in front of the Methow Valley Community Center, making their thoughts known. They were cheered by some, mocked and ridiculed by others. Most importantly, they were there. Other quickly and loosely organized gatherings popped up around the country — even in Idaho. On Monday, the theme was “No Kings on Presidents Day,” reflected in rallies large and small. As in Twisp, the signage was clever and on point: “This is a Coup,” “Cowards Bow to Trump, Patriots Stand Up,” “Depose Trump, Deport Musk,” and a depiction of Uncle Sam saying “I Want You to Resist.” These are not armed instigators laying siege to government. They are ordinary citizens showing what democratic participation really looks like. It has taken some time to gain traction against a tsunami of authoritarian aggression and dark threats, but hopefully it will grow and strengthen. That seems to be our best if not only hope. Now is the time to speak out, to resist, to say “no,” to stand up for the Constitution, our laws, our courts, and our humanitarian principles — for our authentic, hard-earned Americanism. While we still can.

The Washington Post canceled plans to run a front-and back-page advertisement that would have earned the paper $115,000 — and ran straight into fresh fury. The ad, reportedly sponsored by the watchdog group Common Cause,

The Washington Post this week backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap on some of its Tuesday editions, according to the advocacy group Common Cause. The group said it signed a $115,

The watchdog group Common Cause said it planned to run an ad in The Washington Post criticizing Elon Musk — but the paper backed out.

Common Cause “The group said it signed a $115,000 agreement with the Post to run the ad that would have covered the front and back page of the Tuesday paper, as well as a full-page ad with the same theme inside the

The Washington Post, which is owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has refused to run a wraparound ad from Common Cause that called for Trump to fire Elon Musk. The ad showed a picture of Musk and the White House with the words,

The group called Common Cause stated that it signed a $115,000 agreement with the newspaper to run the advertisement, but the Post pulled out. “Is it because we’re critical of what’s happening with Elon Musk?

According to the advocacy group's spokesperson, Common Cause learned on Friday that the Post would not run the ad criticizing Musk. This decision comes after the Post received widespread backlash for not endorsing a political candidate during the 2024 presidential election, and its owner, Jeff Bezos, openly supported President Donald Trump.

The watchdog group Common Cause said it planned to run an ad in The Washington Post criticizing Elon Musk — but the paper backed out.

We are forced to ask ourselves if The Washington Post – a pillar of investigative journalism during Watergate – is unwilling to challenge those in power?”

The Washington Post this week backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap on some of its Tuesday editions, according to the advocacy group Common Cause. The