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43. I've stopped using them for everything but my Kindle.

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Thu Jan 29, 2026, 04:38 PM

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Bezos issued a Fatwa to his employees: OPT OUT of Melania doc for "political reasons" and LOSE YOUR JOB. [View all] Miles Archer Jan 29 OP

FU bdamomma Jan 29 #1

That is not right. Is his demand un constutional ?????? Trueblue1968 Jan 29 #14

No, because he employs them. iemanja Jan 29 #18

Not necessarily. I am not a labor lawyer, but, Bluetus Jan 29 #35

Not least because the director has multiple credible accusations of sexual harrassment. meadowlander Jan 29 #65

I'm not sure the previous harassment would be a factor, but I recall Bluetus Jan 29 #70

No. They choose to work there. He pays them. Demobrat Jan 29 #52

So, if he demanded they go to his home and scour the toilets ... NeoTrajan Jan 29 #55

If it's in their job description. iemanja Jan 29 #67

was there a line about supporting a gold diggin ho? Skittles Jan 30 #91

What do you care if she's a gold digger? iemanja Jan 30 #95

what does that have to do with anything? Skittles Jan 30 #99

She is disgusting by association iemanja Jan 30 #100

There are these things called job descriptions. Demobrat Jan 30 #88

Refusing to attend an event which is not part of work one was hired for is NO reason to lose ones job Stargazer99 Jan 29 #78

It was not about refusing to attend an event, it was about refusing to work on the film, thesquanderer Jan 29 #80

I'm not wealthy. Just a person who knows Demobrat Jan 30 #89

Is anyone surprised? homegirl Jan 30 #97

All the more reasons NOT to order stuff from AMAZON!! ProudMNDemocrat Jan 29 #2

I never order anything from Amazon. Ritabert Jan 29 #6

I have not ordered anything in 2 years. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 29 #8

or subscribe to Washington Post!!! n/t aggiesal Jan 29 #12

I was completely off Amazon for a few years, and then my union changed our Scrivener7 Jan 29 #24

Yoiks! I'd sooner pay for prescriptions myself than depend on Amazon. hunter Jan 29 #61

Would anyone be surprised.... OGBuzz Jan 29 #53

Not I. niyad Jan 29 #56

Not at all Rebl2 Jan 29 #73

Please do not insult our porcine relations that way. niyad Jan 29 #54

Well, that's a lot of lipstick for that pig (the documentary, not Melania--I wouldn't insult pigs with that hlthe2b Jan 29 #3

What do AMZN shareholders think of that? C_U_L8R Jan 29 #4

Ask anyone with a 401k Gore1FL Jan 29 #26

Very Likely ProfessorGAC Jan 29 #41

Bigger dick than his rocket IA8IT Jan 29 #5

Feed him Viagra and he gets taller Seinan Sensei Jan 29 #40

Forced indoctrination. yourout Jan 29 #7

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ littlemissmartypants Jan 29 #23

They should have... 2naSalit Jan 29 #9

Sue the piece of garbage. That isn't part of a job description lostincalifornia Jan 29 #10

What makes you think it isn't part of their job description? thesquanderer Jan 29 #82

It almost certainly is part of the job description whopis01 Jan 30 #96

Go to hell, Bozo. Glad I never did business with that creep's company. Dave Bowman Jan 29 #11

Freedoms just another word BidenRocks Jan 29 #13

Kris Kristofferson on writing that song.... progressoid Jan 29 #20

Amazing story. Thanks for sharing. Joinfortmill Jan 29 #29

Wow, thank you very very very... quaint Jan 29 #39

What a great story! Thanks for sharing with us all. halobeam Jan 29 #79

I think Bezos is sucking Trumps dick infullview Jan 29 #15

Along with a massive number popsdenver Jan 29 #19

I think they own the WORST politicians money can buy biophile Jan 29 #77

Agreed popsdenver Jan 29 #84

I think you're right. BlueKentuckyGirl Jan 29 #75

If you can't tell where government ends and business starts - It's FASCISM! flashman13 Jan 29 #16

One dictionary I read years ago popsdenver Jan 29 #22

That was the definition Mussolini liked to use. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 29 #68

Correct. Hitler went a step farther and turned business into an arm of the war machine. Speer became it's overseer. flashman13 Jan 30 #90

As Ike is reputed to have said... RobertDevereaux Jan 29 #32

DUMP AMAZON!! Coventina Jan 29 #17

I depend on Amazon because I'm handicapped, but...... young_at_heart Jan 29 #30

I have tried very hard to do so. piddyprints Jan 29 #31

Yep. progressoid Jan 29 #66

Report that to ebay. VTderry Jan 30 #92

I've stopped using them for everything but my Kindle. GoneOffShore Jan 29 #43

Shittiest company in America wolfie001 Jan 29 #21

There's plenty of companies in this country vying for that title! Initech Jan 30 #93

A one day boycott on Amazon would be interesting. Their infrastructure is so huge that one day without sales twodogsbarking Jan 29 #25

Would have to include streaming services HipChick Jan 29 #46

Home run. twodogsbarking Jan 29 #59

Wouldn't hurt a bit. piddyprints Jan 29 #69

But, he can't make Americans or the rest of the world watch this shit. Joinfortmill Jan 29 #27

Billionaires are social parasites Zelda_Orchid Jan 29 #28

Bezos is scum. dalton99a Jan 29 #33

One of the most direct-to-the-point cartoons ever. Only WWII cartoons re. Hitler could be more direct. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 29 #71

He truly is a little man .............spoken just like true union busting scab that he is...........I would have told turbinetree Jan 29 #34

Explains why so many refused to be credited as working on it. maxsolomon Jan 29 #36

he's the same nerd that he was in high school that let bullies take his lunch money. Javaman Jan 29 #37

A threat like that should be illegal, if it isn't already sakabatou Jan 29 #38

Boycott Amazon whenever and wherever possible Botany Jan 29 #42

Can they opt out for aesthetic reasons? fierywoman Jan 29 #44

Why not opt out for harm to one's health? lostincalifornia Jan 29 #51

Let's face it. SergeStorms Jan 29 #45

The billionaire class just keeps poking the bear with a stick. rubbersole Jan 29 #47

Ugh. Well, it's probably chockablock full of unintentional humor Warpy Jan 29 #48

Not really surprised...if you work for Amazon Studios you make what they tell you to make nt EX500rider Jan 29 #49

I'll bet he's in the files. RandiFan1290 Jan 29 #50

He is losing millions on this film. tavernier Jan 29 #57

Let him bdamomma Jan 29 #74

The Trump approach is not working with the American people no matter who tries it. Martin68 Jan 29 #58

What a fucking tool. Initech Jan 29 #60

Try this . . . I did and it was great!!! AverageOldGuy Jan 29 #62

Thanks for the reminder! ShazzieB Jan 30 #98

What motivated Bezos to force this film into being? Aussie105 Jan 29 #63

So he's forced women to work with a credibly accused sex offender or lose their job? meadowlander Jan 29 #64

Is opting Rebl2 Jan 29 #72

BOYCOTT AMAZON Blue Owl Jan 29 #76

Can you opt out because its a boring trash Johonny Jan 29 #81

He'd have been better off if they'd all refused radical noodle Jan 29 #83

In related news... OGBuzz Jan 29 #85

This is how it happened AverageOldGuy Jan 29 #86

Imagine AverageOldGuy Jan 29 #87

Are Jeff and Melania lovers? hunter Jan 30 #94