US EditionCartoon That Appears to Mock Texas Flood Victims Sparks Fury
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 9 – The cartoon sparked backlash for mocking conservative flood victims amid Texas disaster that left at least 109 dead, including many children, officials said.
- An editorial cartoon by Pulitzer winner Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News mocking Texas flood victims sparked online fury and death threats against him in July 2025.
- The cartoon referenced the July 4 flash floods in central Texas that killed over 109 people and left 171 missing, many connected to Camp Mystic camp tragedies.
- Backlash against the cartoon included a postponed Buffalo News event due to threats, and online confusion targeting an unrelated Albuquerque salon after a video of another stylist blaming victims emerged.
- Republican chair Michael Kracker condemned the cartoon as "vile" and urged the paper to "pull this filth immediately," while flood victims were politically targeted by others online.
- The controversy illustrates the politicization of the tragedy, complicating community mourning and press freedom amid ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in Texas.
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Buffalo History Museum event postponed after award-winning cartoonist receives backlash, threats
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An event highlighting the work of a local political cartoonist at the Buffalo History Museum has been postponed after he received backlash, including death threats, for a recent sketch, the Buffalo Newspaper Guild announced. The event was originally scheduled for Thursday evening. Adam Zyglis, a Pulitizer prize-winning editorial cartoonist with the Buffalo News, was set to have his work featured. On Tuesday, Zyglis publis…
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