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Elon Musk insists he had “no choice” but to fire Twitter employees

Elon Musk mass-fired 3,700 Twitter employees worldwide. For the sake of the tech firm staff, let’s hope that was the last wave of layoffs. – Today’s political cartoon by FM Hansen.

First published: Nov 2022.

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▫ FM Hansen, Editorial Cartoonist, Animator, Artist. Cartoons about politics, business, tech, as well as simple shortcomings of just being human, because humor can help us make sense of our crazy, mixed-up world.

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Text: This piece was originally published by FM Hansen and re-published in PMP Magazine on 7 November 2022, with the illustrator’s consent. | The illustrator draws in a personal capacity.

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Elon Musk insists he had “no choice” but to fire Twitter employees

FM Hansen

Elon Musk mass-fired 3,700 Twitter employees worldwide. For the sake of the tech firm staff, let’s hope that was the last wave of layoffs. – Today’s political cartoon by FM Hansen.

First published: Nov 2022.

FM Hansen

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