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No Joke

How do you make people laugh in Trump's America?

Cartoonists around the world have been poking fun at the US.

Also: An Iranian in a detention camp posts illustrations of his plight onto Instagram; a journalist thinks nonfiction comics can be a ‘gateway drug’ to learning about tough issues; two Somali brothers cope with the news of Trump’s travel ban in very different ways; cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz explains why drawing Latino characters is important to him; plus Russian musician, Pavel Lion, is on a mission to make you laugh.

(Image: Vladimir Putin and President Trump react to the resignation of Michael Flynn as National Security adviser. Credit: Marian Kamensky, Slovakia)

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27 minutes

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Sat 18 Feb 2017 18:32GMT

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  • Sat 18 Feb 2017 00:32GMT
  • Sat 18 Feb 2017 05:32GMT
  • Sat 18 Feb 2017 18:32GMT

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