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Andy Borowitz's avatar

Ann should be an inspiration to all of us. Be courageous. Resist. And remember that hopelessness isn’t a plan.

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Sarah Simpson's avatar

Congratulations Ann! Well done 👍

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L. R. Abramson's avatar

This conversation most certainly is welcomed a second time. Congratulations to Ann on her Pulitzer and congratulations to the Pulitzer people for being smarter than they look.

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Michael's avatar

It was their plan we'd feel that way. Apparently it blew up in their faces

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John Townsend's avatar

--and unfortunately not all over on the rest of them!

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Laura Fissinger's avatar

Andy, you stole my thoughts! Well said. I hope Ann reads the kudos herein. And I couldn’t agree more: hopelessness is not a plan. On the flip side: hope plus humor make fuel for good trouble (hollering to John Lewis).

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Andy Weitz's avatar

And chaos is not Governance

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Lois W. Halbert's avatar

Exactly

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Sue Benton's avatar

Congratulations to courageous and brilliant Ann!!!❤️🎊🙏

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Kate Decker's avatar

TERRIFIC NEWS !! Well done, Ann Telnaes ! It was a Pulitzer-worthy cartoon when you took it with you as you dumped Bezos, and it clearly means a lot to the most discerning critics of cartoons in the world, to have been awarded this highest honor. I hope Mr Bezos has a stomach ache.

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Kate Decker's avatar

:-) !!

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Judy L Chucker's avatar

Mazel tov, Ann Telnaes! This is an award for integrity and courage, not to mention for “speaking” on behalf of millions of citizens who are appalled by these oligarchs.

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Judy Shaffer's avatar

And all the former WaPo readers who were appalled by it right-wing swing under Bezos.

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Figment Of Imagination's avatar

This was the deciding moment for me to leave WP. What a wonderful award for you, Ann Telanes! You are very inspiring. ❤️

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The Rickster's avatar

Me, too, Fig. I quit after Ann did and subscribed to her Substack when she came aboard. Much better investment than WAPO.

Congratulations, Ann.

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kdsherpa's avatar

Same here!

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Sandra Hardie's avatar

Ditto, Fig.

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Susan Stone's avatar

I thought the WP was always on the conservative side, but clearly democracy dies at the hands of Jeff Bezos.

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Judy Shaffer's avatar

I was there long enough to watch the evolution...started under Buzbee, went from bad to worse under the Murdoch guy. The nix of the Editorial Board endorsement of Harris "did me in." I was out.

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Susan Stone's avatar

I was never a subscriber, but I agree completely about nixing the endorsement of Harris. The LA Times was just as bad that way.

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John Townsend's avatar

It's packaged and shipped overnight to oblivion!

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arlene butler's avatar

He is certainly several of the hands trying to strangle the life out of democracy.

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Merry Helm's avatar

Okay, I was the first to like this post! Do I get a pat on the back? On the head? Handshake? Nothing at all? No problem 😉. Yay for the Pulitzer!! She deserves it!

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Merry Helm's avatar

A like from my hero, whatshisname Borowitz. That works!

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Judy Shaffer's avatar

No kidding!!!!

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Michael's avatar

Here's a handshake. Keep the change 🤝

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Merry Helm's avatar

I’ll take it! 🤝 and the change 😇

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Michael's avatar

🙏

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Al Keim's avatar

51 likes! Canada just signed up:-)

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Merry Helm's avatar

Yay Canada! They know a celebration when they see one, eh?

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Betsy Blosser's avatar

Ann Telnaes is my favorite cartoonist. So glad she won the Pulitzer! Great recognition for her! But what I read (on another site) was that WaPo won the Pulitzer for her cartoons. That bothers me. Ann won the damn Pulitzer, not Bezos!!! Let's make sure the world knows that!!!!

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Peter Ambrose MD's avatar

Just follow the WAPO escapees over to Contrarian and Substack

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Andy Borowitz's avatar

She’s already here!

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Michael's avatar

On BlueSky too

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Judy Shaffer's avatar

When I left WaPo, I hated that I'd be missing several of my "favorites," and was SO delighted to see Ms. Telnaes jump ship too!!! Several of my other favs have left WaPo. I wish Dana Milbank would join the WaPo expats. Huge congratulations to Ms. Telnaes - such a great talent, such a great loss for WaPo.

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LHS's avatar

I keep hoping Dana Milbank will take the leap and join Substack. I do miss his columns. And Alexandra Petri! Would love to see her here. She is a treasure.

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Judy Shaffer's avatar

Absolutely....Petri is one of my old, and missed, favs!!!!!

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John Gregory's avatar

my impression is that she's on mat. leave - haven't seen a column in quite a while. Agreed that she has a sharp and funny pen (keyboard...)

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Susan Stone's avatar

I'm with you. I miss reading Dana Milbank's columns.

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Terri F's avatar

Such great news! Congratulations to Ann Telnaes!

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Linda Rey's avatar

APPLAUSE!!!! I feel a shift happening with more and more people standing true to their values and beliefs, and to give a big fat middle finger to fake47 and oligarchs....I love it.

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Anne's avatar

Ann Telnaes, you are a National Treasure. Congratulations !!!!

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Janet Smith's avatar

She’s wonderful! Such a talented artist and satirist. I think WAPO will never

have another political cartoonist like her. The prize is HERS, not WAPOs.

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Pamela Chang's avatar

Glorious cartoon, congratulations!

Thank you Andy, for highlighting this

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Darlene Popovic's avatar

BRAAAAVAAAA!!!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Audrey Eve's avatar

Ann's a gem!

Well deserved!!

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kdsherpa's avatar

That's THRILLING news about Ann Telnaes!!! I am so happy to hear this!!!

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