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Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscribers | Washington Post | The Guardian

Deterioration of the Washington Post’s subscriber base continued on Tuesday, hours after its proprietor, Jeff Bezos, defended the decision to forgo formally endorsing a presidential candidate as part of an effort to restore trust in the media.

The publication has now shed 250,000 subscribers, or 10% of the 2.5 million customers it had before the decision was made public on Friday, according to the NPR reporter David Folkenflik.

Source: Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscribers | Washington Post | The Guardian

Barbara Bush, Daughter of GW Bush, is Campaigning for Kamala | Diane Ravitch’s blog

Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush and granddaughter of former President George H.W. Bush, spent part of her weekend in Pennsylvania campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris with just days to go before the 2024 presidential election….

Barbara’s Republican father served as president from 2001 to 2009. Her mother, former first lady Laura Bush, 77, broke with the party’s stance in 2010 by saying she supports same-sex marriage and abortion. At the time, Laura said abortion should “remain legal, because I think it’s important for people, for medical reasons and other reasons.” 

Source: Barbara Bush, Daughter of GW Bush, is Campaigning for Kamala | Diane Ravitch’s blog

(47) US surgeon claims Israel targets Gaza children: ‘No child gets shot twice by mistake’ • FRANCE 24 – YouTube

In an interview with FRANCE 24, US surgeon Mark Perlmutter claimed that Israeli snipers are deliberately targeting children in Gaza. Perlmutter said that while he was volunteering at the European hospital of Khan Younis in southern Gaza earlier this year, he “saw two children that were shot twice”. He added: “No child gets shot twice by mistake.”