This week, many cartoonists have stood in solidarity with @anntelnaes after her resignation in protest after the Washington Post refused to run a cartoon depicting the slew of tech and business billionaires (including the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos) genuflecting to Trump, having all donated millions to his inauguration fund. The lie given for killing the cartoon was woeful. As @jackohman60 put it, “No one has crafted a less-effective excuse for not running a cartoon, ever, one time.” In the ensuing days, many have done their own versions of the cartoon (some even used the theme as a jumping-off point for a different execution of the idea.) Either way, it’s something I hope we continue paying attention to despite the ever-increasing list of distractions —taking Greenland by force, setting Cybertrucks on fire, etc. For what it’s worth, here is my contribution. (Also included are @barryblitt and @mattwuerker‘s contributions) See more variations on @sbrodner‘s newsletter.