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Dennis Donovan

(30,481 posts)
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 02:11 PM Jan 2025

Mark Cuban seems to be making a job offer to Ann Telnaes via Bluesky

Mark Cuban
‪@mcuban.bsky.social‬
Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky

‪Aaron Parnas‬
@aaronparnas.bsky.social‬
1d
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.

He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.

Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

January 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM


https://bsky.app/profile/mcuban.bsky.social/post/3leyrchg7ac2c
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Mark Cuban seems to be making a job offer to Ann Telnaes via Bluesky (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 2025 OP
Her contact info: dalton99a Jan 2025 #1
He just posted that he made contact: highplainsdem Jan 2025 #2
Our next president yankee87 Jan 2025 #3
If it has to be a billionaire caraher Jan 2025 #4
It is so rare to see bilionaires being responsible MadameButterfly Jan 2025 #8
Love this. Nt spooky3 Jan 2025 #5
Hoping this continues... Marie Marie Jan 2025 #6
Here's hoping Ms. Telnaes flourishes---immediately if not sooner. Paladin Jan 2025 #7

caraher

(6,328 posts)
4. If it has to be a billionaire
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 04:12 PM
Jan 2025

Personally I'd prefer avoiding billionaires as political leaders.

MadameButterfly

(2,877 posts)
8. It is so rare to see bilionaires being responsible
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 08:08 PM
Jan 2025

that we make them heros when they do. And Cuban may prove to be a hero. But let's not count the power to throw your ample money around above people who have moved up the ranks of politics doing similarly heroic things every day for decades.

Yes, we need liberal billionaires. May they do what we need liberal billionaires to do: buy important media outlets and support our experienced politicians and organizations who relying on funding.

It reminds me of Tom Steyer in 2020. It seemed like he was a great philanthropist doing good until he used his notoriety to run for president. Bloomberg too. Bloomberg bought the NYC Mayoral election away from the amazing Mark Greene with his (Bloomberg's) donations to charities and unprecedented campaign spending, and we got Stop and Frisk. Then he decided to call himself a Democrat.

Are they in it for us or for themselve?

Marie Marie

(10,156 posts)
6. Hoping this continues...
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 04:38 PM
Jan 2025

I would like to see Mark Cuban continue to do for us what they always thought that George Soros was doing (but actually wasn't).

Paladin

(30,237 posts)
7. Here's hoping Ms. Telnaes flourishes---immediately if not sooner.
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 04:58 PM
Jan 2025

And, oh yeah: To hell with Jeff Bezos.

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