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Welcome to Cartoons for Democracy! Our goal is to break through information filters of Americans whose main news sources are controlled by media moguls. Check us out at www.cartoonsfordemocracy.org and https://cartoonsfordemocracy.myshopify.com/

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Cartoons For Democracy @cartoons4democracy.bsky.social · Aug 28

THEY'RE HERE! Are you writing for #yesonprop50 for CA Redistricting or #ProtectPACourts to save the PA State Supreme Court this November? Impart your message using BOTH sides of your card and increase the likelihood your message will be read. cartoonsfordemocracy.myshopify.com/collections/...

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Rick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 1d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Cartoons For Democracy @cartoons4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

It was so weird when this became a thing, with Bush Jr. Its almost like the the people who owned the media were pushing people to want popularity over brains, so the people who own the media could also control the power source...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Cartoons For Democracy @cartoons4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

The detail on this one is great. By @rmckee.bsky.social courtesy Caglecartoons.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.

Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.

Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.

Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.

Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sure the people who were *pissed* that Hunter Biden sold paintings are equally furious about Barron Trump reportedly being tapped for the TikTok board.

Right?

…right?

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 2d

Here’s last night’s story about Bari Weiss, CBS News, Paramount Skydance, and why the Upper West Side is a lot more than just “Seinfeld territory.” youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Cartoons For Democracy @cartoons4democracy.bsky.social · 2d

We started Cartoons for Democracy because of the exact reason @lastweektonight.com brilliantly covered in last night's episode. The role of billionaires in influencing our media is rampant and largely invisible to its consumers. We must expose it, since "stopping it" seems impossible in the USA now.

Cartoons for Democracy | political cartoon postcards for democratic activists

Cartoons for Democracy provides postcards that use political cartoons for democratic activists to help get out out the vote

www.cartoonsfordemocracy.org

Cartoons For Democracy @cartoons4democracy.bsky.social · 2d

The latest @lastweektonight.com video is a must watch for everyone. C4D was created expressly to get the message out about how billionaires have an invisible thumb on the scale of media, and now CBS is no different.
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Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine making six figures to not do anything you were entrusted to do.

…getting paid to not work while thousands of civil servants around you were getting fired.

…betraying those who counted on you to represent them, all to appease a wannabe dictator.

The GOP Congress is a helluva thing.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 2d

The most dangerous form of government is theocracy.

Because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they're on a mission from God.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 3d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

As ICE terrorizes communities, remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies that will make bank off his budget bill.

And Stephen Miller recently disclosed over $100K of stock in Palantir, the shady data firm ICE uses to target immigrants.

Cashing in on cruelty.

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Cartoons For Democracy @cartoons4democracy.bsky.social · 2d

Some of our postcards done this week for #YesOnProp50 and #ProtectPA campaigns!

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💙 MaryH 💙 @maryh58.bsky.social · 3d

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Cartoons For Democracy @cartoons4democracy.bsky.social · 2d

YES

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 3d

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

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Cartoons For Democracy @cartoons4democracy.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone who is an activist does that *incessantly.* Stop circular fire/victim blaming the activists who are spilling their lifeblood trying to convince the people around them, blame the people who only believe the media telling them to focus elsewhere, there is no point, or don't bother trying.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 2d

“More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation”

Daniel Ducassi for Florida Bulldog

More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation

By Daniel Ducassi, FloridaBulldog.org - More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts missing legally required public documentation.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 2d

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Cartoons For Democracy @cartoons4democracy.bsky.social · 2d

TRUTH. My concern is that a regime change will not suitably address this. This is the number one thing I hope people like @petebuttigieg.bsky.social are thinking about. Anyone running for president should make this a promise because we'll be here again soon enough even if we get past this.

Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 2d

Fox News and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race

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Civic Sundays Los Angeles @civicsundays.bsky.social · 2d

Cartoons for Democracy is a grassroots tool combining political cartoons with the existing national infrastructure of postcard volunteers. We target low-propensity Democratic, non-MAGA Republicans, Independents, and Democrat-leaning voters
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