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   Laffy (gottalaff@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 11:08:13 JST Laffy

   • Wiley Miller

   One of the best has quit WaPo!

   “I’ve worked for the Washington Post since 2008 as an editorial cartoonist. I have had editorial feedback and productive conversations—and some differences—about cartoons I have submitted for publication, but in all that time I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at. Until now.”

   @Wileymiller Whoa!

   https://open.substack.com/pub/anntelnaes/p/why-im-quitting-the-washington-post?selection=8bb212e1-f6c0-4733-b851-c17c9c2648b8&r=br61&utm_medium=ios

   • Rich Felker and Bill repeated this.
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     Wiley Miller (wileymiller@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 13:59:17 JST Wiley Miller

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     @GottaLaff
     I’ve been expecting this since the non-endorsement decision by Bezos. Things have been going downhill in the editorial department since Shipley became the editor. The guy has no fucking idea what he’s doing there, completely unqualified for the job. Handpicked by Bezos, of course, to destroy it. The Twiterization of WaPo.

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     SocProf (socprof@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 14:00:17 JST SocProf

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     • Wiley Miller

     @GottaLaff @Wileymiller If all the people quitting the corporate media outfits got together and created a new magazine, that would make one hell of a publication.

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     moggie (everydaymoggie@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 14:01:00 JST moggie

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     • SocProf
     • Wiley Miller

     You mean like this one?
     https://www.404media.co/about/

     @socprof @GottaLaff @Wileymiller

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 14:01:00 JST Rich Felker

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     • moggie
     • SocProf
     • Wiley Miller

     @EverydayMoggie @socprof @GottaLaff @Wileymiller They have a pretty unscrupulous history they've never apologized for, but they do seem to be doing decent work now.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 14:02:58 JST Rich Felker

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     • ꓤ uɐᗡ :verified_hellion:
     • Wiley Miller

     @dannotdaniel @GottaLaff @Wileymiller Same. Someone get her on here or at least bridge-enabled if she's on bsky.

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     ꓤ uɐᗡ :verified_hellion: (dannotdaniel@hellions.cloud)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 14:02:59 JST ꓤ uɐᗡ :verified_hellion:

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     • Wiley Miller

     @GottaLaff @Wileymiller

     I immediately went to see if Ann Telnaes was on the fedi :fediverse:

     sadly I have not found her if she is

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     Børge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 19:10:39 JST Børge

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     @GottaLaff And now Tim Cook should also be added to the cartoon https://deadline.com/2025/01/tim-cook-apple-trump-inauguration-donation-1236246163/

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     Jocelyn (cyclotopie@mastodon.gougere.fr)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 01:39:16 JST Jocelyn

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     • Wiley Miller

     @GottaLaff @Wileymiller

     "The cartoon that was killed criticizes the #billionaire #tech and #media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming President-elect #Trump
     …
     there have been instances where sketches have been rejected or revisions requested, but never because of the point of view inherent in the cartoon’s commentary. That’s a game changer…and dangerous for a free #press."

     #AnnTelnaes #WaPo #WashingtonPost