The Washington Post squashed a cartoon showing billionaires sucking up to Trump

One of them was the Post’s owner Jeff Bezos. The cartoonist resigned. A Post editor claimed it was not censorship but about too much similar content. That’s bullshit. I am appalled by how mainstream media and billionaires have caved int o Trump.

Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos

The Guardian (@theguardian.com) 2025-01-04T15:25:09Z

This is highly disconcerting. WaPo editors killed an editorial cartoon that mocked Bezos and other tech oligarchs. Will the Post respond to this? Democracy dies with accommodation. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui…

David Corn (@davidcorn.bsky.social) 2025-01-04T09:09:26.997Z

“Four years ago, dozens of companies denounced the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and pledged to withhold support from those who disputed the 2020 election results. Now, many of those companies are lining up to fund Donald Trump’s inauguration.”From the @wsj.com http://www.wsj.com/business/tru…

Katie Phang (@katiephang.bsky.social) 2025-01-05T16:29:15.749Z

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/with-grati…

Ann Telnaes (@anntelnaes.bsky.social) 2025-01-06T18:08:02.232Z

Don't you dare call the Kowtowers kowtowers!(in solidarity with the Washington Post 's former cartoonist Ann Telnaes who wouldn't kowtow)

Matt Wuerker (@mwuerker.bsky.social) 2025-01-06T22:44:13.385Z

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