Brian VastagJan 4, 2025

Cartoonist Ann Telnaes leaves WaPo after someone above her killed a cartoon - the first that's happened in 16 years, she says.

The cartoon shows a bunch of oligarchs kneeling before and handing sacks of money to #Trump

#news #media

https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-quitting-the-washington-post

Why I'm quitting the Washington Post

Democracy can't function without a free press

Open Windows- Ann Telnaes
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@brianvastag and WaPo editor says the reason for nixing it was that there was already so much content with the same message over the last few days, this cartoon would have been repetitive

If Peskov ever loses his job, the WaPo editor can step right in -- he has the qualifications

Jan 4, 2025 at 2:08pmWeb