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Kablooie

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15. Wow. I'm impressed that she's doing this but horrified that she has to.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 09:01 PM

Jan 3

I worked with her back in the 1980s.

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Ann Telnaes: Why I'm quitting the Washington Post [View all] Dennis Donovan Jan 3 OP

Good for her. sinkingfeeling Jan 3 #1

Brava, Ann Telnaes! FakeNoose Jan 3 #2

A lady snowybirdie Jan 3 #3

I so wish they would all band together and make a new, actually decent, newspaper. Scrivener7 Jan 3 #4

A number of former WaPo reporters got jobs with the Atlantic. Ocelot II Jan 3 #14

Oh, dear, this is a big loss. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 3 #5

Yeah - that'll happen............... MyOwnPeace Jan 3 #10

I'd bet on no. "First you have to admit you have a problem." calimary Jan 3 #26

Nah. Bezos hasn't the manhood to regret anything RVN VET71 Jan 4 #38

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream JanMichael Jan 4 #49

Danke! I will check it out RVN VET71 Jan 8 #58

It's not quite what I would have expected. JanMichael Jan 8 #59

Please... He's laughing all the way to the bank with Donnie Blue_Tires Jan 6 #57

Great cartoon. Baitball Blogger Jan 3 #6

This is very sad. She's a great editorial cartoonist. I admire her principles but very sorry spooky3 Jan 3 #7

Thank you Ms. Telnaes JustAnotherGen Jan 3 #8

Brava! SheltieLover Jan 3 #9

Good for her MustLoveBeagles Jan 3 #11

I'm trying the sign up for free option to her newsletter, but so far it hasn't shown up Hekate Jan 3 #12

Just confirms I did the right thing when I canceled my subscription ribrepin Jan 3 #13

Ditto. Pinback Jan 3 #24

The WAPO needs to change it's motto tonekat Jan 4 #48

Wow. I'm impressed that she's doing this but horrified that she has to. Kablooie Jan 3 #15

tell us more! NJCher Jan 3 #16

We were both working on "The Brave Little Toaster" in Taiwan. Kablooie Jan 3 #35

Cool! calimary Jan 4 #36

Wow. BumRushDaShow Jan 3 #17

I have no doubt she'll get hired somewhere quickly Blue_Tires Jan 6 #56

Way to go Ann! 😁 boonecreek Jan 3 #18

That bald-headed fuck is going to rue the day he bent his fucking knee to Motherfucker Aviation Pro Jan 3 #19

I so so hope you're right about that, AP! BComplex Jan 4 #44

We need more people . . . AverageOldGuy Jan 3 #20

Yes, the pitchforks will be coming out. eom Exp Jan 3 #21

Congrats, Ann! I subscribed to the Boston Globe TBF Jan 3 #22

The Washington Post is dead to me. dalton99a Jan 3 #23

I canceled when Bezos denied the editorial board their endorsement Pris Jan 3 #25

A wonderful person that has what we DU's love.....INTEGRITY chouchou Jan 3 #27

Gonna report on this Stephanopoulos? nt miyazaki Jan 3 #28

One more reason she's one of my favorite political cartoonists. GoCubsGo Jan 3 #29

She speaks truth Pas-de-Calais Jan 3 #30

Democracy Dies In Darkness on a Friday night. COL Mustard Jan 3 #31

Thank you, Ann Telnaes. Jeff Bezos must sell WaPo to someone who actually wants it to be a newspaper. SunSeeker Jan 3 #32

Well, if I hadn't already cancelled my subscription, this would have done it JHB Jan 3 #33

Woah, I Thought that Name looked Familiar! Good Luck & TY, AnnTelnaes! electric_blue68 Jan 3 #34

Outstanding. I've read that a number of WaPo writers are Mike 03 Jan 4 #37

If you've canceled your Washington Post subscription jayschool2013 Jan 4 #39

I've enjoyed her work for years. She's one of the very best. Paladin Jan 4 #40

Ann Telnaes is possibly the best editorial cartoonist. Her resignation is just one more reason to cancel WaPo. Lonestarblue Jan 4 #41

As a fellow cartoonist... GiqueCee Jan 4 #42

I cancelled my subscription to the Washington Post after Bezo blocked the WP endorsement of VP Harris. At the very JohnSJ Jan 4 #43

At least some are still sounding the alarm. yellow dahlia Jan 4 #53

Thank goodness for professionals like Ann. Passages Jan 4 #45

Truth is what keeps a Democracy. Kid Berwyn Jan 4 #46

I guess Mickey Mouse is dead? Killed by DeSantis? CaptainTruth Jan 4 #47

The Borowitz Report - Democracy Dies in Bezos LetMyPeopleVote Jan 4 #50

One can't be owned and free at the same time Uncle Joe Jan 4 #51

I hope the WP goes bankrupt in 2025 never to be seen or heard from again Blue Owl Jan 4 #52

She's always had integrity. Her work is brilliant. mountain grammy Jan 4 #54

The Streisand effect in full display. Kablooie Jan 5 #55