The Washington Post recently laid off one third of their staff. Many of the staff went to social media to say that the loss of staff represented a critical loss of important reporting.

The problem – as noted by many on social media – is that much WaPo’s reporting (like much of the media today) is rather unusual and not particularly important.

This is some of what WaPo thought was important:

If you have not been paying attention, as of February 2026 he has admitted to having a Y chromosome: