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John Curtis
@jamcreative.bsky.social
Partner, jamidentity.com, a branding agency for socially conscious orgs |Founder & MD @ Africartoons | Writer | Creative Solutionist @ Grand Ideas💡
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December 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Dear friends and followers, we need your help this #GivingTuesday after a bad year for nonprofits in the US. Please donate and spread the word: cartoonistsrights.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Looking to see who’s here on BlueSky? We’ve complied a list of cartoonists, publications and organizations to help you find people to follow.
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
Directory of Cartoonists on Blue Sky
There has been a slow migration away from Twitter/X by many long-time users since Elon Musk acquired it in 2022. The exodus has escalated noticeably after the recent U.S. election. We’ve noticed that ...
www.dailycartoonist.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Trump’s solution for Ukraine is a protection racket. Without the protection.
February 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Wish this article didn't use this photo because it's not about these two bros at all! It's about a non-profit aiming to build a network of open-sourced social medias! Wowza!
A $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires
+ Pervert winter, robot accessories, Snoop Dogg's LinkedIn, buzzcuts to break the internet, and Elon Musk gamer stolen valor
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January 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
@mortenmorland.bsky.social stars Trump and Musk in this remake of the classic 1805 cartoon by Gillray which featured British PM PItt the Younger and French Emperor Napoleon I, carving up the globe as if it were a plumb pudding. Will the Americans’ overindulgence also bring about their bitter end?
January 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Gideon Kibet – aka Kibet Bull, known for his “Kasongo” silhouette memes critical of Pres. Ruto – was supposed to depart Kenya today for a year’s study but disappeared on Dec 24, one among many young activists & influencers allegedly abducted lately. #FreeKibetBull
December 27, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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"My next book, A Snowball’s Chance in Hell, received excellent feedback. However, I'm still awaiting the final word, as the grant is contingent on whether the Trump administration declares the National Endowment for the Humanities a terrorist organization."
A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester
Dear Committee Members, As part of the faculty review process, I am pleased to report to you on my work. In this letter, I will offer information ...
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December 5, 2024 at 2:40 AM
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This #givingtuesday support cartoonists who challenge us with hard truths. At a time when their voices and art risk being erased, they fight to protect all our freedoms. Let’s stand with them ✍️✨ #cartoonistsrights #freeexpression #donate

cartoonistsrights.org/donate/
December 3, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Brilliant, Clive Goddard! @goddardcartoons.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 12:30 PM
News Roundup on Bluesky. Here’s a handy guide to your favourite papers…
Very useful!
Looks like everyone is arriving here now, thankfully. This news outlet pack provided by ‪@newseye.bsky.social‬ - worth a follow too.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 17, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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Even in the darkest times, laughter and sharp insight can challenge power and inspire change. Let’s support the voices that make us think, laugh, and stay resilient. #Satire #Cartoonists #Freeexpression
November 7, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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"If the next election offers a choice between an unloved government and an untrusted opposition they should know that the battlements of their 100-year duopoly have never looked more vulnerable." www.ft.com/content/0d7d... via @robertshrimsley.bsky.social
Westminster’s big two and the new race for political space
The UK’s duopoly of Labour and Conservatives has never looked more vulnerable
www.ft.com
September 18, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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“The revised rating (lowered to 13 LSV) asserts a theme of the documentary; that in South Africa, freedom of expression has survived untold pressure to remain largely free.” 2/2
youtu.be/fxkDwKqsIM4?...
The Showerhead Trailer - Zapiro Documentary
YouTube video by Spling Movies
youtu.be
September 10, 2024 at 9:11 AM
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Our friends at Africartoons said:
“We welcome this sensible revision of what was a ridiculous and censorial age rating of 16 LNPSV on ‘The Showerhead’, Craig Tanner’s upcoming biopic of cartoonist Zapiro.” 1/2
September 10, 2024 at 9:10 AM
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A fifteen minute hearing held by video conference has extended Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar’s detention by fifteen days, the second such additional stretch since he was first arrested in July.

manassa.news/news/19022
August 18, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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CARTOONISTS RIGHTS joins in the widespread concern for the well-being of Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar, abducted from his home in the early hours of Monday morning. We call for confirmation of his whereabouts, and for his safety to be guaranteed.
cartoonistsrights.org/cartoonist-a...
July 23, 2024 at 1:06 PM