Gotta love how the editors at the Post thought they would protect their tycoon owner by killing a cartoon... instead they made it go viral
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
I have now seen the Ann Telnaes cartoon of Jeff Bezos's supplication before Donald Trump more often today than I've seen any other cartoon during the entire rest of the year.
So, well played, Washington Post.
So, well played, Washington Post.
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Love the tributes done by her fellow cartoonists, especially the (terrifying) one by Dave Whamond!
Lesson no. 1:
DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE.
Don't follow along with authoritarian pre-emptive conformity.
“…. bowed and prayed to the neon god they made”
"Ann, I will miss you ... until you leave and find new digs."
So I'll watch here for where she will be next.
And, yes, the Streisand Effect is very real.
Ann Telnaes
@anntelnaes.bsky.social
Herblock was a HUGE thorn in Nixon's side and no small reason for his unpopularity.