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Matt Wuerker cartoon on our current state of information
@mwuerker.bsky.social
By Matt Wuerker.
@mwuerker.bsky.social
— Afra Kroon 🇳🇱 (@afrakroon.bsky.social) 2025-09-17T19:03:32.447Z
By Matt Wuerker.
Matt Wuerker (/ˈwɜːrkər/) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American political cartoonist and founding staff member of Politico. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Wuerker
You may remember his previous work:
Among editorial cartoonists, the first wave of “unity” cartoons — depicting Texans coming together despite any and all ideological differences — soon gave way to the truly “political” cartoons.
The first response to Hurricane Harvey’s toll, through the eyes of cartoonists
One of those was by Matt Wuerker, Politico’s Pulitzer-winning cartoonist, whose commentary upon what he views as the hypocrisy of Texas secessionists receiving federal rescue incurred a quick firestorm Wednesday. The backlash prompted Politico to remove a tweet of the cartoon, which remains on the outlet’s site.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/30/politicos-tone-deaf-unhelpful-cartoon-about-conservatives-being-rescued-from-harvey-by-the-government/
The first response to Hurricane Harvey’s toll, through the eyes of cartoonists
One of those was by Matt Wuerker, Politico’s Pulitzer-winning cartoonist, whose commentary upon what he views as the hypocrisy of Texas secessionists receiving federal rescue incurred a quick firestorm Wednesday. The backlash prompted Politico to remove a tweet of the cartoon, which remains on the outlet’s site.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/30/politicos-tone-deaf-unhelpful-cartoon-about-conservatives-being-rescued-from-harvey-by-the-government/
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