opponents of the NYC Amazon HQ2 were relentlessly pummeled for months for opposing the deal
they look pretty smart in hindsight
they look pretty smart in hindsight
Amazon HQ2 was supposed to add jobs last year. It shed them instead.
The downturn in hiring marks another setback in the boost Amazon had initially promised with its HQ2 in Northern Virginia amid a squeeze in the tech industry.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM
opponents of the NYC Amazon HQ2 were relentlessly pummeled for months for opposing the deal
they look pretty smart in hindsight
they look pretty smart in hindsight
Amazon reportedly failed to create any new jobs at its HQ2 in Virginia last year, despite millions of state tax incentives.
The company has cut 30,000 jobs since last October — while saving $4 billion in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill.
Trickle-down economics is a hoax.
The company has cut 30,000 jobs since last October — while saving $4 billion in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill.
Trickle-down economics is a hoax.
April 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Amazon reportedly failed to create any new jobs at its HQ2 in Virginia last year, despite millions of state tax incentives.
The company has cut 30,000 jobs since last October — while saving $4 billion in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill.
Trickle-down economics is a hoax.
The company has cut 30,000 jobs since last October — while saving $4 billion in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill.
Trickle-down economics is a hoax.
I still wish we could have a public reckoning about all the people who wanted to pay out for the HQ2 grift.
May 23, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I still wish we could have a public reckoning about all the people who wanted to pay out for the HQ2 grift.
BRB, spending a moment remembering how cities and pols raced to outdo each other to land Amazon HQ2. 🫠
*AMAZON PLANS TO CUT UP TO 30,000 CORPORATE JOBS: RTRS
October 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
BRB, spending a moment remembering how cities and pols raced to outdo each other to land Amazon HQ2. 🫠
Progressives like AOC were intensely criticized for helping tank Amazon’s proposed HQ2, which is the land these apartments will be built on.
HQ2 in Virginia has been a total bust and Amazon is planning to replace much of its workforce with robots.
Once again, progressives were right — just early.
HQ2 in Virginia has been a total bust and Amazon is planning to replace much of its workforce with robots.
Once again, progressives were right — just early.
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Progressives like AOC were intensely criticized for helping tank Amazon’s proposed HQ2, which is the land these apartments will be built on.
HQ2 in Virginia has been a total bust and Amazon is planning to replace much of its workforce with robots.
Once again, progressives were right — just early.
HQ2 in Virginia has been a total bust and Amazon is planning to replace much of its workforce with robots.
Once again, progressives were right — just early.
you can't go on a podcast and bitch that AOC is not fit to be party leader because she opposed HQ2 and then do shit like this
Inbox: Andrew Cuomo says he's creating a new party, Fight and Deliver, for those disaffected by the Democratic Party, plus Independents and Republicans. Is it "FAD" for short?
He still seeks the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor. The primary is in June.
He still seeks the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor. The primary is in June.
May 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
you can't go on a podcast and bitch that AOC is not fit to be party leader because she opposed HQ2 and then do shit like this
he still mad she saved NYC all that money and agita when he was doing his lil HQ2 multistate tree shaking tour
“The Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has put out a public call for a right-leaning political figure to counteract New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if she decides to run for president in 2028.” www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Who’s afraid of AOC? Jeff Bezos and The Washington Post, apparently.
The Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has put out a public call for a right-leaning political figure to counteract New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if she decides...
www.dailykos.com
May 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
he still mad she saved NYC all that money and agita when he was doing his lil HQ2 multistate tree shaking tour
robertreich
Amazon reportedly failed to create any new jobs at its HQ2 in Virginia last year, despite millions of state tax incentives.
The company has cut 30,000 jobs since last October — while saving $4 billion in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill.
Trickle-down economics is a hoax.
Amazon reportedly failed to create any new jobs at its HQ2 in Virginia last year, despite millions of state tax incentives.
The company has cut 30,000 jobs since last October — while saving $4 billion in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill.
Trickle-down economics is a hoax.
April 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
robertreich
Amazon reportedly failed to create any new jobs at its HQ2 in Virginia last year, despite millions of state tax incentives.
The company has cut 30,000 jobs since last October — while saving $4 billion in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill.
Trickle-down economics is a hoax.
Amazon reportedly failed to create any new jobs at its HQ2 in Virginia last year, despite millions of state tax incentives.
The company has cut 30,000 jobs since last October — while saving $4 billion in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill.
Trickle-down economics is a hoax.
It’s easy to forget how insane the Amazon HQ2 mania really was.
Amazon promised a lot of new jobs in Virginia in exchange for public subsidies, but failed to hit its annual job growth mark for third year, ending 2025 with 73 fewer new positions vs 1,600 new jobs projected for the year under its incentive agreement with state wapo.st/3QOsNdS
Amazon is behind on jobs promised for funding to build Virginia headquarters
The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038. It has created a little more than 7,000.
wapo.st
April 21, 2026 at 10:35 AM
It’s easy to forget how insane the Amazon HQ2 mania really was.
allow me to mildly lib for a second to point out the heat AOC took for opposing HQ2 when it was proposed for her district. She called it for what it was & she was right.
Amazon reportedly failed to create any new jobs at its HQ2 in Virginia last year, despite millions of state tax incentives.
The company has cut 30,000 jobs since last October — while saving $4 billion in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill.
Trickle-down economics is a hoax.
The company has cut 30,000 jobs since last October — while saving $4 billion in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill.
Trickle-down economics is a hoax.
April 7, 2026 at 12:28 AM
allow me to mildly lib for a second to point out the heat AOC took for opposing HQ2 when it was proposed for her district. She called it for what it was & she was right.
Tomorrow, I move into my new storage unit. I'm calling it Brighter Day HQ2.
The next phase of Brighter Day beings! 🌞
The next phase of Brighter Day beings! 🌞
August 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Tomorrow, I move into my new storage unit. I'm calling it Brighter Day HQ2.
The next phase of Brighter Day beings! 🌞
The next phase of Brighter Day beings! 🌞
one NYC real estate developer called the loss of the NYC HQ2 deal "the worst day for NYC since 9-11"
Remember When Some New Yorkers Lost Their Minds After NYC Lost Amazon HQ2? - Hell Gate
One developer called it "the worst day for NYC since 9-11."
hellgatenyc.com
April 16, 2024 at 3:19 PM
one NYC real estate developer called the loss of the NYC HQ2 deal "the worst day for NYC since 9-11"
Sliwa repeats the bullshit billionaires handout excuses about HQ2 — in truth, refusing to give them those billions of dollars was *exactly* the right call, and Amazon ended up hiring *more* people in NYC than they would have under that plan anyway! #NYCMayoralDebate
October 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Sliwa repeats the bullshit billionaires handout excuses about HQ2 — in truth, refusing to give them those billions of dollars was *exactly* the right call, and Amazon ended up hiring *more* people in NYC than they would have under that plan anyway! #NYCMayoralDebate
Poluição no céu... #Quadrinhos do "Oi! O Tucano Ecologista
www.oiarte.com/hq2.htm -
#Brasil #poluição #ecologia #notícias #BR #arte #mangá
www.oiarte.com/hq2.htm -
#Brasil #poluição #ecologia #notícias #BR #arte #mangá
April 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Poluição no céu... #Quadrinhos do "Oi! O Tucano Ecologista
www.oiarte.com/hq2.htm -
#Brasil #poluição #ecologia #notícias #BR #arte #mangá
www.oiarte.com/hq2.htm -
#Brasil #poluição #ecologia #notícias #BR #arte #mangá
State/local governments competing with each other by throwing taxpayer money at big businesses to locate there is a policy failure. NFL stadium, Amazon HQ2, all of it.
June 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
State/local governments competing with each other by throwing taxpayer money at big businesses to locate there is a policy failure. NFL stadium, Amazon HQ2, all of it.
Yeah this is basically them cutting the entire “HQ2”
October 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Yeah this is basically them cutting the entire “HQ2”
Curious, how many jobs appeared in Northern Virginia? Did they ever build Caras Galadhon in Crystal City?
September 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Curious, how many jobs appeared in Northern Virginia? Did they ever build Caras Galadhon in Crystal City?
Do you know who very publicly fought these bad traditional economic development handouts? AOC did! A Dem! 13/N👇
www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2020/1/...
www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2020/1/...
Why AOC Was Right About HQ2
While searching for a site to locate their second headquarters—dubbed “HQ2”—Amazon undertook a nationwide hunt for which city would hand them the biggest bag of money. States and municipalities create...
www.dataforprogress.org
January 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Do you know who very publicly fought these bad traditional economic development handouts? AOC did! A Dem! 13/N👇
www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2020/1/...
www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2020/1/...
Hello Bluesky! Is this thing on?
I cover Northern Virginia for @washingtonpost.com, writing about things like: housing, state politics, urbanism, Amazon HQ2, immigrant communities, storm sewers, sports arenas, and (occasionally) reality TV.
And sometimes I tape podcasts in medieval-looking spots.
I cover Northern Virginia for @washingtonpost.com, writing about things like: housing, state politics, urbanism, Amazon HQ2, immigrant communities, storm sewers, sports arenas, and (occasionally) reality TV.
And sometimes I tape podcasts in medieval-looking spots.
November 18, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Hello Bluesky! Is this thing on?
I cover Northern Virginia for @washingtonpost.com, writing about things like: housing, state politics, urbanism, Amazon HQ2, immigrant communities, storm sewers, sports arenas, and (occasionally) reality TV.
And sometimes I tape podcasts in medieval-looking spots.
I cover Northern Virginia for @washingtonpost.com, writing about things like: housing, state politics, urbanism, Amazon HQ2, immigrant communities, storm sewers, sports arenas, and (occasionally) reality TV.
And sometimes I tape podcasts in medieval-looking spots.
Ocasio-Cortez Vindicated Again After Amazon HQ2 Adds 'No Jobs' in Virginia Last Year
Ocasio-Cortez Vindicated Again After Amazon HQ2 Adds 'No Jobs' in Virginia Last Year
New data shows Amazon created no jobs at HQ2 in Arlington County last year, vindicating Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's skepticism of the project.
www.commondreams.org
April 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Ocasio-Cortez Vindicated Again After Amazon HQ2 Adds 'No Jobs' in Virginia Last Year
HQ2 HAS 3,000 OPERABLE WINDOWS!! DAMN, AMAZON! This is an incredible rarity for office buildings and a huge boon for occupant health & wellbeing. I am so impressed. Like jaw-drop astounding. Jealous!!!
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
HQ2 HAS 3,000 OPERABLE WINDOWS!! DAMN, AMAZON! This is an incredible rarity for office buildings and a huge boon for occupant health & wellbeing. I am so impressed. Like jaw-drop astounding. Jealous!!!
Ocasio-Cortez Vindicated—Again—After Amazon HQ2 Added No Jobs in Virginia Last Year
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www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-...
Ocasio-Cortez Vindicated—Again—After Amazon HQ2 Added No Jobs in Virginia Last Year | Common Dreams
New data shows Amazon created no jobs at HQ2 in Arlington County last year, vindicating Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's skepticism of the project.
www.commondreams.org
April 5, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Ocasio-Cortez Vindicated—Again—After Amazon HQ2 Added No Jobs in Virginia Last Year
www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-...
www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-...