Amazon said it’s axing plans to build a new corporate campus in New York City, after succumbing to vast protests from city population, denying the city what the mayor and governor had called its biggest ever economic win. Needless to say, Twitter was there to revel in the news.
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Amazon v. New York pic.twitter.com/suQXR0U2Cf
— Robert Kessler (@robertkessler) February 14, 2019
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Amazon: “we’ll create 25,000 jobs we just ask for a 3 billion dollar tax credit”
— Taddy Mason (@Slick_Vs_Vic) February 14, 2019
NYC: “Cool, we’ll give you the credits if you will be more amendable to union work, or tie the credit to job creation”
Amazon: pic.twitter.com/ZaqhwCBsS8
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We'd never pull out of anything #AmazonHQ2 (free premium today)
— Pornhub ARIA (@Pornhub) February 14, 2019
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amazon has a great return policy. #AmazonHQ2
— Judah Friedlander (@JudahWorldChamp) February 14, 2019
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Jeff Bezos saw this video and HQ2 was dead 10 min later #AmazonHQ2
— Frankie Mazzilli (@FrankiesTooLoud) February 14, 2019
pic.twitter.com/0tB5q6ZDmm
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So nice of Amazon to pull out on Valentine's Day #AmazonHQ2
— Caroline (@caroline_219) February 14, 2019
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Still trying to figure out why people are bragging about losing 25,000 high paying jobs for there community #AmazonHQ2 pic.twitter.com/zdGfvta7pu
— Connor Baird (@ConnorBaird_FL) February 14, 2019
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Amazon Reconsidering New York HQ After Backlash https://t.co/5OrtrY7HXv #WhatDoYouThink? pic.twitter.com/CCXQgNUvG0
— The Onion (@TheOnion) February 11, 2019
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AMAZON HAS BEEN GIVING AWAY FREE BANANAS FOR YEARS NOW, SLOWLY BUILDING A STRONG SEATTLITE BANANA DEPENDENCE. NOW BEZOS HAS RELEASED HIS WEATHER CONTROL PRIME™ MACHINE AND WILL PROFIT OFF SKYROCKETING BANANA PRICES. NEW YORK, DO NOT BUILD AMAZON HQ 2 THERE OR YOU WILL SUFFER pic.twitter.com/WqOuFj3kw1
— Austin* (@IAmAustinHa) February 12, 2019
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I'll give you this, Amazon: Telling people you're going to Queens and then bailing is one thing New Yorkers can relate to.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) February 14, 2019
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AMAZON: we're gonna build a headquarters in new york : )
— Bob Vulfov (@bobvulfov) February 14, 2019
NEW YORKERS: no, fuck off
AMAZON: despite overwhelming support from the citizens of new york, we will no longer be building our new york headquarters
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