John,

Months after pulling its endorsement of Kamala Harris in the closest election of our lifetime, The Washington Post has done it again—bowing to Trump by refusing to publish a critical cartoon of billionaires currying his favor.

The cartoon depicts Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and other powerful figures kneeling before a statue of Donald Trump:

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Ann Telnaes says a rough version of this cartoon was rejected by her editor at the Washington Post.

Critics, including the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, are calling it “craven censorship” and “political cowardice.”

They’re right. Trump’s threats to jail reporters, revoke media licenses, and punish unfavorable coverage are creating a climate of fear that is reshaping our media landscape in real time.

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The cartoon’s censorship is just the latest in a series of public capitulations to Trump. After the election, The Post ’s owner, Jeff Bezos, dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Mark Zuckerberg pledged $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund. ABC News quietly settled a $15 million defamation suit brought by Trump without a fight.

These aren’t just business decisions—they’re acts of self-preservation, driven by fear of retaliation. And collectively, they represent the normalization of authoritarianism.

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Thank you for standing with us,
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