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applegrove

(130,512 posts) Sun Aug 3, 2025, 05:27 PM Aug 2025

Jonathon Capehart on leaving WP:

"How can we communicate with optimism about the future â€¦ when we're living in the here and now where American democracy is in peril? â€¦ And we're supposed to ignore it? Leave it to others to wrestle with â€¦? No no no no no. â€¦

"That is tonight's Last Word on my last day at the Washington Post."
— Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) 2025-08-01T04:01:16.117Z

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Jonathon Capehart on leaving WP: (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2025 OP

We like Jonathan. I like his show with two other gay men. They have definite ideas about our politics now and are not CTyankee Aug 2025 #1

Jonathon Capehart's goodbye on The Last Word was great LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #2

CTyankee

(67,818 posts)

1. We like Jonathan. I like his show with two other gay men. They have definite ideas about our politics now and are not

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Sun Aug 3, 2025, 07:00 PM

Aug 2025

afraid to use their voices. One wears a strand of pearls and I love that he feels comfortable enough with his company on the show that he can wear what he likes.

LetMyPeopleVote

(175,409 posts)

2. Jonathon Capehart's goodbye on The Last Word was great

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Mon Aug 4, 2025, 12:06 AM

Aug 2025

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