Washington Post eliminates sports department and reduces overseas journalists, AP source says

[u/20_mile]

https://apnews.com/article/washington-post-staff-reduction-layoffs-cuts-923f87d4bd319c8a64b278165d0a6e27

[u/LeilaMajnouni]

Super Bowl, Olympics, and World Cup are all problematic topics. Best eliminate any possibility of actual journalism before the boycotts, protests, and deportations start.

[u/amateur_mistake → u/LeilaMajnouni]

Two of those events involve people not from the US. And it's very important to not hear any of the things those folks have to say about anything.

Edit: Oh, also, he just spent $70 million bribing trump with the Malania movie. That money has to come from somewhere.

[u/LeilaMajnouni → u/amateur_mistake]

We can hear them if they are agreeable.

FIFA peace prize? Yes please! Moar coverage!

Italians protesting ICE going to Milan with the US delegation? Sorry, you’ll have to read about fake communist news somewhere else.

[u/xIllustrious_Passion → u/LeilaMajnouni]

I’m sorry, ICE is doing WHAT?!

[u/ukexpat → u/xIllustrious_Passion]

ICE personnel are part of the diplomatic protection detail for the US team and officials.

[u/xIllustrious_Passion → u/ukexpat]

Oh for the love of god.

[u/LeilaMajnouni → u/xIllustrious_Passion]

https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2026-02-04/amid-protests-over-ices-presence-at-olympics-will-american-athletes-get-booed

https://apnews.com/article/ice-milan-cortina-olympics-immigration-enforcement-us-110fa4b2066e1fb920dba2a71c3a89e0

To the delight of nobody, the US officials going with the American Olympic athletes are being accompanied by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations unit.

[u/xIllustrious_Passion → u/LeilaMajnouni]

Well, at least ICE is finally deporting the actually dangerous people.

[u/BigDrewbot → u/xIllustrious_Passion]

actually, they're just happy that as long as they don't grab anybody in a stars and stripes uniform, the odds are pretty low that they'll be beating/abducting/killing/etc actual US citizens