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Bravo, @anntelnaes.bsky.social.

I guess the new slogan for the Washington Post ought to be:

“Newspapers die in cowardice.”

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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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January 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that job. So I have decided to leave the Washington Post”

— Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos
January 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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The Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned from her position at the Washington Post after her cartoon depicting Jeff Bezos and other billionaires genuflecting toward Trump was killed.

Her piece here: https://bit.ly/3Pk1g07
January 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Posting this story about how Ann Telnaes got censored not least bc it'll disseminate the image Jeff Bezos censored.

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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“Wait, Wait.. Don’t Tell Me” premiered on about a dozen public radio stations 27 years ago today.
January 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Three big mega trends converging at #NARUC2024 - 1) large load interconnection (e.g., AI DCs); 2) Resilience (fire/hurricane); and 3) Demand flex. The through line is how do we deploy the capital we have more efficiently and effectively to achieve goals? Time to push more on tech and economics.
November 13, 2024 at 3:14 AM