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MadameButterfly

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4. Man, how brilliant that cartoon is

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 02:49 AM

Jan 4

It looks dashed off, but that convincing corner of Trump--his tie, his posure--she says so much with so little. The Ceasar crowns, I especially love the depiction of Bezos, and of Micky Mouse prostrate. Offerings of money to the idol on the altar. Oh, and the very tiny Trump hands.

I didn't know her work before but I do now. Will look for where it next appears. A loss to WaPo

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Ann Telnaes, who has worked at The Washington Post as an editorial cartoonist since 2008, says her cartoon below [View all] riversedge Jan 4 OP

"As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my ed riversedge Jan 4 #1

Censorship... Blue_Tires Jan 4 #32

it;s true BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 4 #2

What would these two say about the Washington Post today? C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #3

Those were the days... calimary Jan 4 #5

You said it. With all of the subsequent investigations and commissions, we ended up at square one. C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #6

or worse MadameButterfly Jan 4 #21

... C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #22

I remember them then MadameButterfly Jan 4 #20

Ah, Bob Dylan! C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #23

Man, how brilliant that cartoon is MadameButterfly Jan 4 #4

No kidding!!! calimary Jan 4 #7

I think this was a first draft of the cartoon PJMcK Jan 4 #8

Wow. I'm an artist and I so admire MadameButterfly Jan 4 #19

OH my my!! I missed Trumps Tiny Hands!! Thanks for pointing them out. ha ha ha riversedge Jan 4 #18

See the little Mickey Mouse dead at the feet of Trump. Irish_Dem Jan 4 #26

I recognize Bezos. I kinda wonder if she planned to quit no_hypocrisy Jan 4 #9

Or at least she was staking her claim, MadameButterfly Jan 4 #24

Post continues to crap on integrity BoRaGard Jan 4 #10

May her brilliant career continue elsewhere. Paladin Jan 4 #11

WAPO: Democracy dies in darkness--so we need to turn off the lights. tanyev Jan 4 #12

The Borowitz Report - Democracy Dies in Bezos LetMyPeopleVote Jan 4 #13

+1 dalton99a Jan 4 #15

How else is supposed to afford a half a billion dollar second wedding? Irish_Dem Jan 4 #27

Moral Courage and its opposite LetMyPeopleVote Jan 4 #36

Sorry. I don't get the Micky Mouse reference. Could someone explain? nt LAS14 Jan 4 #14

Perhaps Disney World quietly capitulated somehow to Trumpf and the GOP in Florida? C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #17

Disney rolled over and played dead for Trump. Irish_Dem Jan 4 #29

Hi Irish Dem. How have you been? C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #34

Imma doing fine. How about your Corio? Irish_Dem Jan 4 #35

Glad to hear you recovered. C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #37

Adorable little kitty. Irish_Dem Jan 4 #38

The only connection I'm aware of is Disney owns ABC MadameButterfly Jan 4 #25

That could be it. Subtle, the reader must remember that Disney owns ABC. C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #33

ABC settled a weak defamation case brought by trump for $1 million in attorneys fees and $15 million for trump library LetMyPeopleVote Jan 4 #39

Not Art, Truth. Kid Berwyn Jan 4 #16

Who killed the cartoon... Bezos? Blue_Tires Jan 4 #28

Our billionaire overlords own the media and all three branches of US government. Irish_Dem Jan 4 #30

Talk me down from the idea that this country is fucked. Oneironaut Jan 4 #31