I'm Mike Thompson, the editorial cartoonist/animator for USA TODAY and the Detroit Free Press. https://teapawt.org/t.co/R3bDiwMZmp
Detroit, MI
Joined February 2011
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I've been in my hometown of #Minneapolis documenting the goings on before and after the #Chauvin verdict for USA TODAY: bit.ly/3atU5hI (you'll need a subscription to view this and other premium content, please consider supporting my journalism by subscribing.)
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USA TODAY cartoonist @ThompsonToons went home to Minneapolis this week to offer his unique perspective on the Chauvin trial. usatoday.com/in-depth/opinio…
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You may have seen this desperate tweet from @umich surgery chairman @jdimick1 (3)
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We are starting to cancel surgical cases again to accommodate rapidly accelerating Covid-19 admissions.
Entire state is high-risk.
Bars and restaurants are open. People are out and about. No new restrictions.
We need some help @MichiganHHS @GovWhitmer @CDCDirector @aslavitt46
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Help the #FBI capture people who participated in the U.S. Capitol violence on January 6. If you recognize this individual, submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov. Reference photo 292 in your tip.
ALT Capitol rioter 292 wearing a black hoodie and black backpack.
ALT Capitol rioter 292 wearing a black hoodie, red neckerchief, and blue Trump beanie
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Here is my op-Ed in Newsweek today: Georgia’s New Voting Law Is Racist
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A headline in Russian media that makes me soo happy! Biden is preparing to throw out Russian diplomats and sanction Putin's criminal thugs in his inner circle. Better hurry because we are watching Putin slowly murder Navalny in public and surround Ukraine
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The #FBI has arrested many of the participants in the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Help us find others who remain at large. Do you recognize this person? Submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov. Remember to reference photo 83.
ALT The FBI is seeking information on this participant in the U.S. Capitol violence on January 6. If you know this person, please reach out to tips.fbi.gov.
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Depressing the days are gone of a working Colorado editorial cartoonist charged with ruthlessly turning their local buffoonish leaders into cartoon characters
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High school student Vedika Jawa: America must abolish the tampon tax. Girls and women deserve it. usatoday.com/story/opinion/v… via @usatoday @usatodayopinion
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"We won't be silent anymore." My colleague @janemoo on how she and other resilient children of immigrants will respond to the Atlanta shootings. usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
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By @NRFnews CEO Matt Shay, @ShopFloorNAM CEO @JayTimmonsNAM, @Cisco CEO @ChuckRobbins and @Clever co-founder @bytingtheapple: Give immigrant #Dreamers the legal status and certainty they deserve. House passed, on to the Senate. usatoday.com/story/opinion/2… @usatoday @usatodayopinion
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A graphic novel by Mike Thompson on the importance of public records. via @ThompsonToons
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I wouldn't normally make a big deal about it but I'm 80 tomorrow. Can I get a Follow and a Retweet..
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A Des Moines journalist faces a trial stemming from her coverage of protests. At stake is a fundamental press freedom principle: '...a reporter has a right to be at a protest scene to be able to observe what is going on and to report.' usatoday.com/story/news/nati… via @usatoday
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Min wage
Costco: $16
Walmart: $11
Average pay
Costco: $24
Walmart: $15
Employees on food stamps (subsidized by you)
Costco: Virtually none
Walmart: More than any other company
Founder net worth
Costco: not a billionaire
Walmart: over $220 billion; up $30 billion in pandemic
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Cartoonist @ThompsonToons on the Daniel Prude case. usatoday.com/picture-gallery…
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Editorial: Reporter Andrea Sahouri was arrested May 31 while covering a third day of social justice protests in Des Moines after George Floyd's death. rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/6450…
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A just monument to the Trump presidency: Bury the 500,000 COVID dead at Mar-a-Lago by @LOLGOP usatoday.com/story/opinion/2… via @usatoday
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Where's New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo?: Today's Toon rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/5990…