I subscribe to the Counterpoint email. Counterpoint is a cartoon service that offers cartoons representing both sides of an argument. Sounds good, right? Except that oftentimes, the counterpoint to the "liberal" argument has to be a lie based on a conspiracy theory, which is what they offer with cartoons by Gary Varvel and Dick Wright... Continue Reading →
Facebook Ban-alamadingdong
Here’s your cartoon for this week’s CNN Opinion newsletter. Please sign up to get these in your inbox every Sunday I really enjoyed this cartoon because it's a bit personal for me. I believe that no other editorial cartoonist in this country has been hit as much by social media platforms as I have. I've had cartoons... Continue Reading →
Blowing Smoke With Zuck
The Wall Street Journal has done a series on Facebook called "The Facebook Files" based on internal documents by a former employee. The whistleblower will be appearing on 60 Minutes tonight. You can be sure Zuckerberg will be watching. The documents reveal that "elite" Facebook users are exempt from a lot of the platform's rules,... Continue Reading →
Hater Purge
Last Friday, Donald Trump tweeted, "I am continuing to monitor the censorship of AMERICAN CITIZENS on social media platforms. This is the United States of America — and we have what's known as FREEDOM OF SPEECH! We are monitoring and watching, closely!!" He also accused Facebook of mistreating Diamond & Silk, a couple of Trump... Continue Reading →