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Latest comic: Hollowed out shells

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HOLLOWED OUT SHELLS THE CDC POLIO SHMOLIO! CBS NEWS EDWARD R. MURROW? WALTER CRONKITE? NEVER HEARD OF 'EM! THE PEOPLE-POWERED INTERNET Botula Assistant Greetings! As your new best friend, I will provide all answers and take over the functions of your brain. You are no longer necessary. AMERICA DON'T MIND ME--I'M JUST A GRAND OLD FLAG HAVING AN IDENTITY CRISIS. STILL SOLID: MINNESOTA ©2026 Jen Sorensen - jensorensen.com
#Comic #cartoon #Media #minnesota #uspol #authoritarianism

Latest comic on the broligarghs' extremist fantasies of colonizing #Greenland

#tech #authoritarianism #imperialism #autocracy

Frozen Dystopia AMONG THOSE INTERESTED IN COLONIZING GREENLAND ARE TECH BROS WHO DREAM OF BUILDING AN AUTOCRATIC "UTOPIA." IT'S THE NEXT BEST THING TO MARS! FOR THIS WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF DESTROYING NATO AND THE POST-WWII ORDER THESE FANTASIES ARE PARTLY INSPIRED BY ISAAC ASIMOV'S FOUNDATION SERIES IN WHICH A REMOTE PLANET BECOMES A BASE FOR A MATH GENIUS TO SAVE HUMANITY. GHOST OF ASIMOV: HOW CONVENIENTLY THESE FOOLS FORGET MY SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW! WHEN THE BROLIGARCHS EVENTUALLY ARRIVE… DUDE, I LOVE HOW MY SPERM DONATION FOR FUTURE HIGH-IQ ALPHAS FREEZES INSTANTLY. ER, DON'T SLIP ON THE "ICE." THE HONEYMOON DOESN'T LAST LONG. TECH BRO IN CYBERTRUCK ON BREAKING ICE SHEET: I AM THE KING OF QAQORTOQ! KRAK! UH OH... GROK-HOW TO GET CYBERTRUCK OFF ICE FLOE? ©2026 Jen Sorensen
#tech #authoritarianism #greenland #imperialism #autocracy

A comic from 2022. I want to make a distinction between the Democrats who are speaking out forcefully against authoritarianism and those whose overcautious approach enabled the extremist takeover of our institutions. This is about the dangers of unaccountability and kicking the can down the road. As recent elections demonstrate, voting is still extremely important.

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Playing the Short Game BUSH ADMINISTRATION NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR LIES LEADING TO IRAQ WAR WE DON'T WANT TO ALIENATE MIDTERM VOTERS. TRUMP AND ASSOCIATES INCITE DEADLY COUP ATTEMPT GARLAND: THE PRUDENT COURSE OF ACTION IS TO BE INSTITUTIONALLY PRUDENT. MCCONNELL BLOCKS VOTE ON OBAMA'S SUPREME COURT NOMINEE, PACKS BENCH WITH RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS DOING SOMETHING TO FIX THAT WOULD RUFFLE TOO MANY FEATHERS. NONPARTISAN STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS THREATENED, REPLACED BY "BIG LIE"-SPOUTING TRUMPISTS EH, DON'T WANT TO CAUSE A STIR. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SUPPORT INSURRECTION, REFUSE TO CONFIRM BIDEN'S ELECTION CONSEQUENCES? THAT WOULD MAKE TOO MANY PEOPLE ANGRY. ELECTIONS SABOTAGED, NATION BECOMES ONE-PARTY AUTOCRACY I'M SURE WE'LL VOTE OUR WAY OUT OF THIS SOMEHOW!
#Comic #cartoon #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism

Latest comic: Mr. and Mrs. Perkins' Holiday Stroll

#holidays #authoritarianism #cartoon #comic #privacy #surveillance

Mr. and Mrs. P's Holiday Stroll Mr. and Mrs. Perkins walking into Holiday Bazaar MRS. P: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS PEACE, STABILITY, AND GOODWILL TOWARDS MY FELLOW HUMANS. MR. P: CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY--YOU MIGHT END UP ON A WATCHLIST. MRS. P: THAT'S ABSURD. I'M COMPLETELY NONVIOLENT. I DON'T EVEN OWN A GUN! MR. P: THAT'S DEFINITELY A RED FLAG. IT'S NOW MANDATORY TO POSE WITH A FIREARM IN YOUR FAMILY CHRISTMAS PHOTO. Vendor kiosk in background: WREATHS АНОY Vendor kiosks: POLVORONES ¡FELIZ NAVIDAD! HANUKKAH RUGELACH KWANZAA SWEET POTATO PIE MRS. P: LOOK, A MULTIPLICITY OF HOLIDAY TRADITIONS! MR. P: THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GET SHUT DOWN BY ARMED GOONS. SANTA SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR THE NEEDY MRS. P: LET'S GIVE SOMETHING. MR. P: I DON'T KNOW. HELPING THE POOR GOES ON YOUR RECORD. I SEE A FACIAL RECOGNITION CAMERA. CAMERA IN SNOWMAN
#Comic #cartoon #privacy #Surveillance #authoritarianism #holidays

Latest comic: When Worlds Collide

#economy #food #authoritarianism #comic #cartoon

When Worlds Collide Couple at fall farmers market Sign: FARMERS MARKET TODAY Woman: LIFE IS SO STRANGE THESE DAYS. I SEE PEOPLE GOING ABOUT THEIR EVERYDAY BUSINESS. THINGS LOOK PRETTY NORMAL ON THE SURFACE. Strolling through stalls, woman checking phone, man holding up gourd Woman: BUT WHEN I CHECK THE NEWS, IT'S TOTALLY SURREAL. THE EAST WING OF THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN RAZED?! RANDOM BOATS ARE GETTING BLOWN UP! PEOPLE ARE BEING DISAPPEARED! Walking between stands selling pies and cider Woman: IT'S LIKE THE GAP BETWEEN ORDINARY EXPERIENCE AND THE BIZARRE HELLWORLD OF POLITICS HAS GROWN SO VAST, IT'S DISORIENTING. IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED YET. ONE YEAR LATER In background: Stall named SURVIVOR ORCHARDS with sign saying THIEVES WILL BE SHOT BY DRONE Drone hovering overhead Gruel stall, $30/ bowl Food bank donations box Woman: OKAY, I GUESS THE TWO REALITIES FINALLY OVERLAPPED.
#Comic #cartoon #food #economy #authoritarianism

Latest comic: What does not belong?

#cartoon #comic #politics #democracy #firstamendment #monarchy #authoritarianism #uspol

FUN TIME AMERICA: What does not belong? APPLE PIE INVADING US CITIES BASEBALL KINGS STATUE OF LIBERTY STATUE OF LIBERTY WITH HITLER MOUSTACHE THE RIGHT TO VOTE BOOT STOMPING ON HUMAN FACE FOREVER COMEDIANS MAKING FUN OF PRESIDENT PRESIDENT FIRING COMEDIANS HOT DOGS KING EATING ALL THE HOT DOGS AND APPLE PIES
#politics #Comic #cartoon #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism #firstamendment #monarchy

Latest comic: Pundit bro doom loop

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Pundit Bro Doom Loop MAINSTREAM "LIBERAL" PUNDITS ACHIEVE PROFESSIONAL RESPECTABILITY BY REACHING OUT TO THE FAR RIGHT… Two male pundits talking: I'M SO OPEN-MINDED, I SHALL INVITE YOU ON MY PODCAST AND BANTER WITH YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA! ...THUS ALLOWING FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISTS TO LAUNDER WHITE NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY INTO THE MAINSTREAM WHY YES, MY FELLOW GENTLEBRO, YOU MAY INTERVIEW ME AND LEND CREDIBILITY TO MY MUSINGS ON THE IQS OF BLACK WOMEN AND THE THEFT OF THE 2020 ELECTION! PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ARE REPULSED I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BASIC STANDARDS? PUNDITS THEN DUNK ON PROGRESSIVES AND THE CYCLE CONTINUES THEY'RE SO RUDE AND OUT OF TOUCH WITH REAL AMERICANS! NOW YOU'RE TALKING! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
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Latest comic on the double-standards surrounding "civility" in the US

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CIVIL WARP Woman and man having a conversation INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC THAT THREATENS ANYONE'S LIFE IS BAD. WHOA, THERE! THAT SOUNDS MIGHTY INTOLERANT! LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN. I'M OPPOSED TO VIOLENCE, INCLUDING AGAINST THOSE I DISAGREE WITH. YOU ARE IMPLICITLY CRITICIZING YOUR POLITICAL OPPONENTS, WHICH IS UNCIVIL AND DANGEROUS. BUT THAT'S COMPLETE NONSENSE! INSULTING YOUR POLITICAL OPPONENTS AGAIN, I SEE. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS RESPECTING CIVIL DEBATE, WHICH YOU CANNOT DO BECAUSE OF YOUR INTOLERANT LIBERALISM. TO HAVE CIVIL DEBATE, YOU MUST ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN THE DEBATE HAS BECOME UNCIVIL. THERE YOU GO AGAIN WITH THE INCIVILITY! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
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Latest comic: It's hard to imagine another country doing more damage to the US than what is being done from within

#uspol #cartoon #comic #science #oligarchy #authoritarianism

Government or Foreign Invader? DISMANTLING ENTIRE AGENCIES THAT PROTECT AMERICANS Scientist being kicked out of office BOOT! LOOTING THE TREASURY Moneybags labeled BILLIONAIRE TAX CUTS BILLIONS IN GOVT CONTRACTS TO DONORS TROOPS OCCUPYING U.S. CITIES Man looking fearfully at masked officer in flak jacket ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET FOR OUR ENEMIES Putin arriving in Alaska walking on red carpet CLAP CLAP ©2025 Jen Sorensen
#Comic #science #cartoon #uspol #authoritarianism #oligarchy

This week's comic: A "manly" economy

#economy #oligarchy #gender #authoritarianism #labor #jobs #inequality #work

REAL MAN VS. ECONOMY ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH TO HANDLE A GREAT DEPRESSION? TV ANNOUNCER: TRUMP'S TARIFFS WILL MAKE YOU A MAN! MAN: YEAH, BRING IT ON! IT'S THE ULTIMATE TEST OF SURVIVAL. MAN WITH RIFLE TAPPING MEATYFREEZ BRAND MEAT FREEZER: I'VE ALREADY GOT AN ICEBOX FULL OF VOLE CARCASSES! ONLY THE TRULY STRONG CAN ENDURE POST-COLLAPSE SERFDOM UNDER ALL-POWERFUL CORPORATE OVERLORDS. MAN IN SLUDGE PIT WITH DANGER SIGN IN BACKGROUND: I LOVE THE SMELL OF INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE IN THE MORNING! REAL MEN WELCOME AN EARLY DEATH! MAN ON STRETCHER BEING CARTED OFF BY PARAMEDIC WITH GRIM REAPER HOVERING NEARBY: LIFE-IT'S FOR WOMANLY WEAKLINGS! SORENSEN ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
#Jobs #gender #Labor #inequality #economy #authoritarianism #work #oligarchy

Latest comic: Veneer of Normalcy

#authoritarianism #economy #cartoon #comic

Veneer of Normalcy TWO WOMEN PUSHING SHOPPING CARTS IN A GROCERY STORE HEY CLAIRE! HOW YOU DOING? OH, I'M FINE! THOUGHT BUBBLE: FREAKING OUT, ACTUALLY. ANY PLANS THIS WEEKEND? THOUGHT BUBBLE: WILL THERE BE A COUNTRY TOMORROW? YEAH, JUST HAVING NEIGHBORS OVER FOR DINNER. THOUGHT BUBBLE: AND STOCKING UP ON NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS IN CASE SUPPLY CHAINS COLLAPSE. COSTS A LITTLE EXTRA THESE DAYS, HEH HEH! WELL, HAVE A GOOD ONE! THOUGHT BUBBLE: MAY AS WELL ENJOY LIFE WHILE YOU CAN. TAKE CARE! THOUGHT BUBBLE: HEAVEN HELP US ALL ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
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Latest comic: A simple plan

#billionaires #cartoon #comic #inequality #authoritarianism

A SIMPLE PLAN TECH BRO TO PROTESTERS WITH HANDS OFF SIGN: YOU PEOPLE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BRILLIANCE OF THE PLAN. WE'RE DESTROYING THE GOVERNMENT SO WE CAN BUILD GLORIOUS NEW "FREEDOM CITIES" RUN BY CEO-DICTATORS! WE'LL EXTEND THE LIVES OF SUPERIOR, HIGH-IQ INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS MYSELF, ELIMINATE THE WEAK, AND ULTIMATELY UPLOAD OUR DIGITIZED CONSCIOUSNESSES INTO SPACE! PROTESTERS: UM... WHAT ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY? AND MEDICARE AND MEDICAID? TECH BRO: THE TROUBLE WITH YOU LIBS IS THAT YOU'RE TOO INTO SOCIAL ENGINEERING. ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
#Comic #cartoon #inequality #billionaires #authoritarianism

This week's comic: Zero dimensional chess

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ZERO DIMENSIONAL CHESS SIDELINING OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN PARTY, DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP PRESENTS A BOLD VISION. SCHUMER: WE SUPPORT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND WILL DO NOTHING TO GET IT! STANDING BEHIND A LECTERN WITH A SIGN READING A NONENTITY YOU CAN COUNT ON VOTER 1: I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR CANDIDATES WHO IGNORE ME AND EVERYTHING I BELIEVE IN! VOTER 2: LET'S BE WHOLLY DEFINED BY OPPOSITION PROPAGANDA! HOLDING SIGN READING TABULA RASA NOW! THE PRESS RESPONDS PUNDIT 1: FINALLY THE DEMS HAVE STOPPED POLARIZING THE NATION! PUNDIT 2: YES, BUT ARE THEY CAPITULATING QUICKLY ENOUGH? ALSO, THEY STILL EXIST. PUNDITS ARE SITTING AT NEWSDESK THAT READS NATTERING NOGGINS PUNDIT 3: THEY HAVEN'T LITERALLY IMMOLATED THEMSELVES YET, WHICH STRIKES ME AS OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE WORKING CLASS. PUNDIT 1: WE CAN ONLY HOPE THEY SOON REACH A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT TO SELF-DEPORT! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
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This week's comic: Playing the wealth card

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PLAYING THE WEALTH CARD SOME RICH PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE INHERENTLY SUPERIOR TO EVERYONE ELSE. TECH BILLIONAIRE: I'M A "COGNITIVE ELITE," SO I DESERVE SPECIAL PRIVILEGES! THEY AVOID HARD WORK AND EXPECT HANDOUTS FROM TAXPAYERS. BILLIONAIRE IN OFFICE WITH VIEW OF SUNSET OVER THE OCEAN: IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY OF CRYPTO MINING AND STEERING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS TO MY OWN COMPANIES! THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN RULE AS GODS. BILLIONAIRE SITTING IN LOTUS POSITION: I DECREE THAT AMERICA IS NOW AN ANARCHO-CAPITALIST SURVEILLANCE STATE RUN BY ME. AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WILL BENEFIT. BILLIONAIRE: OUR UNREGULATED CORPORATIONS WILL BRING YOU FUN LIFE EXTENSION PROJECTS! HOLDING CONTRACT FOR EUGENIFIXX INDUSTRIES JUST SIGN HERE TO BE EXPERIMENTED UPON. THEN I CAN CONTROL YOU FOR 3,000 YEARS! ©2025 Jen Sorensen Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
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This week's comic: Your New Order Has Arrived

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Your New Order Has Arrived HEY THERE, AMERICANS! ARE YOU READY FOR THE BIG CULTURAL REVOLUTION? Delivery worker: THE WHAT NOW? YOU KNOW, THE RADICAL NEW COUNTRY PEOPLE VOTED FOR! THE NEO-MONARCHIST TECH BRO DICTATORSHIP AND REVERSAL OF ALL 20TH-CENTURY SOCIAL PROGRESS! Bartender: I.. JUST WANT HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE? OH RIGHT. THE NEW DEAL SAFETY NET, CONSUMER PROTECTIONS, WORKER RIGHTS-THOSE ARE PROBABLY DOOMED.YOU CAN BET ON MEME COINS, THOUGH! Nurse: YOU SAY PEOPLE VOTED FOR THIS? I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT ANY OF IT. ENJOY THE DELIGHTFUL BLEND OF RUSSIAN-STYLE DISINFORMATION, IRANIAN THEOCRACY, AND HUNGARIAN CRACKDOWNS ON EDUCATION. Retiree: ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS COUNTRY? IT'S THE YEAR ZERO, BABY! ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
#politics #Comic #cartoon #Media #authoritarianism

Latest comic: Oligarchically Correct

#authoritarianism #oligarchy #fascism #media #cartoon #journalism

IT'S 2025. TIME TO BE OLIGARCHICALLY CORRECT 1. USE HIGHLY IDEOLOGICAL LANGUAGE IN A SMUG, SCOLDY TONE. WHITE GUY IN A SPORTSJACKET SCEAMING AT BLACK WOMAN: WOKE! DEI! WOMAN: I'M JUST TRYING TO ORDER A SANDWICH. 2. ANY CRITICISM OF THE LEADER MUST BE "BALANCED" BY A COLUMN SUPPORTING HIM. L.A. End Times Opinion Herding immigrants into sewage pits is going too far They aren't sewage pits--they're freedom holes 3. DON'T TEACH ABOUT ANY MARGINALIZED GROUP BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY PROFESSOR AT LECTERN: AND THEN THE JIM CROW LAWS WERE INTRODUCED BY MOSTLY-WHITE STATE GOVERNMENTS. STUDENT: I'M REPORTING YOU FOR RACISM! 4. DON'T INSULT OUR HEROIC BILLIONAIRES, ESPECIALLY IN THE NEWSPAPERS THEY OWN. RENDERING OF ANN TELNAES CARTOON THAT THE WASHINGTON POST REFUSED TO PUBLISH The Post EDITOR: THE SACKS OF MONEY WE GET FROM BEZOS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR SACKING THIS CARTOON! ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! 
#cartoon #fascism #Media #journalism #authoritarianism #oligarchy

Latest comic: How to get in the holiday spirit

I don't actually recommend slipping into unconsciousness for the next twelve years! Personally, I'm reading and trying to get around to that pie.

#comic #cartoon #holidays #authoritarianism

How to Get in the Holiday Spirit DON'T THINK TOO HARD ABOUT REVELERS WHO SEEM HAPPIER THAN YOU. MAN LOOKING AT NEW YEARS EVE PARTIERS CELEBRATING 2025 - ARE THEY ACTUALLY EXCITED OR JUST COVERING UP THEIR PAIN WITH ALCOHOL? CURL UP WITH A CUP OF HOT COCOA AND A GOOD BOOK. WOMAN READING MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING By Viktor Frankl BAKE SOMETHING ELABORATE AND INDULGE YOUR INNER TRADWIFE. WOMAN BAKING PIE - I USED TO DO THIS FOR FUN, BUT NOW I'M FULFILLING MY SACRED WOMANLY DUTIES, I GUESS? DRINK A BUNCH OF EGGNOG AND TAKE A NICE NAP UNTIL 2036. WOMAN WAKING UP IN BED - IS IT OVER YET? MAN LOOKING OUT WINDOW AT STATUE OF LIBERTY BURIED IN GROUND LIKE SCENE FROM PLANET OF THE APES - UH.. © 2024 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber!
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Latest comic: Experts explain why America voted for plague

#cartoon #comic #politics #uspol #media #journalism #election #authoritarianism

EXPERTS EXPLAIN WHY AMERICA VOTED FOR PLAGUE A SERIOUS OF PUNDITS DEPICTED IN ADVANCING STAGES OF THE BUBONIC PLAGUE: DEMS DIDN'T OFFER MUCH OF A VISION EXCEPT "NOT PLAGUE." PEOPLE ARE SO DISILLUSIONED WITH THE STATUS QUO, THEY'RE WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE ON CERTAIN DEATH. * KOFF* IF THE LEFT HADN'T INSULTED NECROTIC BUBOES ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AMERICANS WOULDN'T HAVE EMBRACED PLAGUISM. MOST VOTERS JUST WANT A BRUTAL MASS MORTALITY EVENT THAT WILL BRING DOWN THE PRICE OF EGGS. 17TH CENTURY PLAGUE DOCTOR WEARING BIRD BEAK MASK APPROACHING IN BACKGROUND
#politics #Comic #cartoon #Media #election #journalism #uspol #authoritarianism

Latest comic: Lowering the temperature

#uspol #cartoon #2024election #authoritarianism #fascism #media #politics

Lowering the temperature 1. News anchor - Welcome to punditspew! Our guests tonight are Democratic strategist Dan Doormat and Trump campaign adviser Mr. Perkins. Dan - Hello. Mr. Perkins - WOMAN, WHY AREN'T YOU AT HOME WITH YOUR BABIES? 2. Anchor - So, let's talk about what Trump's second term would be like. Mr. Perkins - WE WILL PURGE THE VERMIN AND SMITE THE UNHUMANS IN OUR GLORIOUS NEW REICH! 3. Dan - If I may speak, that sounds a little scary and authoritarian. Anchor - This just in -- someone attempted to shoot the former president, but he is fine. 4. Dan - I'm glad he's okay. Mr. P - THIS IS YOUR FAULT FOR CALLING US AUTHORITARIAN! Anchor - Both of you need to turn down the temperature!
#politics #cartoon #fascism #Media #uspol #authoritarianism #2024election

Latest comic: A second Revolution?
#uspol #elections #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #election2024
1. After the Supreme Court ruled in favor of presidential immunity, the head of the highly influential Heritage Foundation said this: Roberts wearing Project 2025 pin: "We are in the process of the second American revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be." 2. All pro-democracy Americans are being put in the role of domestic abuse victim. Man in armchair drinking beer threatening wife walking by with laundry basket in background - Woman, don't make me angry and I won't hurt you. 3. By this logic, the opposition is always the provocateur. Young man in red ballcap with AR15 after having shot protester who was holding DEMOCRACY NOT MONARCHY sign - The protester made me do it! 4. So if you're not on board with insurrection, you're the insurrectionist -- not this guy. Insurrectionist - It'll be bloodless after there's no left left!
#fascism #Elections #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism #Election2024

Latest comic: Using the First Amendment to end the First Amendment

#fascism #authoritarianism #media #journalism #tech #socialmedia #firstamendment

1. USING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO END THE FIRST AMENDMENT 2. Citizens United enables big donor corruption of politics Justice John Roberts: Money is speech! 3. Tech CEOs do away with content moderation or having any standards at all. Tech bro: We platform -- and monetize -- Nazis because we support free speech! 4. Far-right fringe ideas are mainstreamed by major newspapers Editor holding up opinions section with column entitled "The idea of racism is racist": We believe in healthy "debate"! 5. Super-emboldened extremists attack academia Man holding iPad: Who needs sociology? Report your woke teacher on our website! 6. Eventually... Trump: Fake news media are enemies of the people -- Lock 'em up!
#tech #fascism #Socialmedia #Media #journalism #authoritarianism #firstamendment

Latest comic on pundits still making excuses for Trump

#fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #journalism #media #insurrection #election #politics #cartoon #comic

PUNDITS PAVE THE WAY TO HELL 1. It's obvious an insurrectionist should be allowed on the ballot! Pundit: I believe in playing by the rules. EXCEPT when someone tries to apply them to Trump. Then they aren't rules anymore, but partisanship. 2. Pundit: Authoritarians are people too. People with feelings. We should give them a chance. Or two. 3. Pundit standing in front of tank: Unlike some intolerant people, I respect the right of this tank to run over me. 4. Pundit sitting at table with laptop: I don't like Trump, but I REALLY don't like people who have insulted me on social media, so I oppose anything they support. If that means living under a dictator, it's their fault!
#politics #Comic #cartoon #fascism #Media #election #journalism #democracy #authoritarianism #insurrection

Looks like this strip is already making the rounds. Fun with ethno-nationalist dog whistles!

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1. White nationalist guy: In conclusion, America must ban immigrants from inferior nations and instead celebrate European culture. 2. Woman: You mean you support a strong safety net? WNG: Er, no. 3. Woman: Excellent high-speed train systems? WNG: No. 4. Woman: Universal health care? WNG: No. 5. Woman: Liberal democracy? WNG: No. 6. Woman: Respect for science and the Paris climate accord? WNG: No. 7. Woman: Generous vacations and paid family leave? WNG: No. 8. Woman: Bicycle-friendly cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen? WNG is fuming with anger 9. WNG: LOOK, I MEAN I LIKE WHITE PEOPLE, OKAY? Woman: Oh, right!
#politics #Comic #cartoon #fascism #democracy #authoritarianism

Latest comic on Trump calling his political enemies "vermin"

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Nothing's Shocking (for long) 1. Trump says something bad Trump speaking at a rally: "We will root out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country." (actual quote) 2. At first, people are shocked Man - This is completely unacceptable! Woman - It's what dictators say! 3. Then, normalization begins Woman - You know, sewer rats exhibit human-like social behavior, and they love pizza. And so do liberals! Man - Also, my critics on social media can be pests. Ha ha! 4. Until no one cares anymore News anchor - Representative Blitz Stormer, what are your thoughts on the 2024 election? Blitz Stormer - The DemocRAT party will be EXTERMINATED once and for all! News anchor - It's sure to be an exciting race!
#politics #Comic #cartoon #fascism #Media #Trump #Language #uspol #authoritarianism

This week's comic: The things Mike Johnson has said are so over the top that I thought I might place him in the role of my flaming conservative character (hence the flames, in case anyone was wondering about that). It’s almost impossible to exaggerate this man’s theocratic worldview, so I tried to use actual quotes where I could.

#uspol #politics #cartoon #democracy #authoritarianism #republicans #theocracy #lgbtq

A RETURN TO MORALITY 1. Cable news anchor: Welcome to Punditspew! With me tonight is the new Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Mike Johnson with flames shooting out of mouth: The 18th century is BACK! What is this "television" you say I'm on? 2. News anchor: Speaker Johnson, what do you think about the state of America? Johnson: "Experts project that homosexual marriage is the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest republic." 3. Anchor: And what is behind the epidemic of gun violence? Johnson: "No-fault divorce laws!" "The sexual revolution!" "Radical feminism!" "Legalized abortion!" "We're living in a completely amoral society." 4. Anchor: Now, about that attempt you made to overturn the 2020 election for Trump... Johnson: "We live in a postmodern culture. Postmodernism is defined by the absence of truth." But I will set things right!
#politics #cartoon #lgbtq #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism #republicans #theocracy

Drew this one just before an insurrectionist was elected Speaker of the House

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INTIMI-NATION 1. Party leaders and followers show how it's done! First, try to overturn election results through violent insurrection. Capitol building with January 6 rioters in front. In the crowd is a "Stop the steal" sign and a hangman's noose 2. After that, bully state officials and Congresspeople into not certifying the vote. Republican lawmaker: They'll firebomb my house if I don't do this! (Pushes nay button) 3. When that doesn't work, harass judges and prosecutors who try to hold people accountable for crimes. Prosecutor holding indictment papers, being harassed. Thought balloon: I did not sign up for this. 4. Then threaten members of your own party who won't support an insurrectionist for speaker of the House. Voice on Congressman's wife's cellphone: Get your husband to vote for our man or we're coming after you! Kicker at bottom of panel: Democracy at work!
#politics #cartoon #fascism #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism

Neglected to post this cartoon from a couple weeks ago: Always blame the left!

#uspol #media #journalism #authoritarianism #democracy

Always Blame the Left 1. Dems are constantly being blamed for Republican extremism. Pundit on TV show Nattering Noggins: If Democrats want to defeat Trumpism, they need to stop moving so far to the left. 2. But what exactly have the Dems done that's so radical? Woman: That does it! Lowering prescription drug prices and funding infrastructure are too far out for me. I want a right-wing dictatorship! 3. Like someone's not going to be a neo-Nazi because Democrats shift slightly rightward? Insurrectionist: Hmm... I was hoping to violently overthrow the government to install a white ethno-state. But if they cut back on school lunch programs, I'll reconsider. 4. Maybe it's time to start blaming fascism on fascists. Female pundit on Nattering Noggins: The right has been propagandized into extremism for decades. Pundit from first panel: What an unserious opinion! You need to move to the right.
#Media #journalism #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism

Latest comic: The Real Conspiracy

#misinformation #disinformation #authoritarianism #democracy #cartoon

THE CONSPIRACY 1. Guy in a tinfoil hat at a bar with a mug of beer: THE WEAPONIZED GOVERNMENT IS GOING AFTER TRUMP!!! 2. Second guy in a ballcap approaches: Dude, have you heard about the REAL conspiracy? Tinfoil hat guy: The wh-what? 3. Ballcap guy: Trump really did lose in 2020 and tried to steal the election. The media you consume have been lying to you! 4. Ballcap guy: There's big money to be made in keeping you misinformed. You vote for tax cuts for billionaires, low wages for yourself, and letting Big Oil set the world on fire! 5. Ballcap guy: WAKE UP, YOU GULLIBLE FOOL, AND GET REALITY PILLED. 6. Tinfoil hat guy: That's the craziest thing I ever heard! Ballcap guy, walking away: Enjoy the Matrix, sucker.
#cartoon #Misinformation #democracy #disinformation #authoritarianism

Latest cartoon on the right's plans to destroy the "administrative state" and replace government workers with cronies under the next Republican president

#authoritarianism #climatechange #climatecrisis #corruption #cartoon #uspol

Cheeseburger in Paradise 1. The right has big plans to destroy the "administrative state." It's gonna be fun! Older guy checking empty mailbox: Finally! I'm not getting my Social Security checks anymore! 2. Woman in front of raging fire with oil drilling pump in the background: Free at last from the tyrannical threat of green energy! 3. Guy watching TV. On screen the Q-Anon shaman from January 6 insurrection has been named the new Attorney General Guy: I'm so glad they replaced the entire justice department staff with true patriots. 4. Cheesy guy in pink polo shirt sitting on a deck chair eating a hamburger as smokestacks spew pollution behind him and right-wing militia guys roam with guns: I'm living the dream -- eating an uninspected E. coli-filled burger in a land run by tech billionaires and religious warlords.
#cartoon #climatechange #ClimateCrisis #uspol #corruption #authoritarianism

Latest comic: Pick your social network!

#socialmedia #internet #tech #authoritarianism

PICK YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK 1. Goebbler - has fascist turkey logo Free and open debate with Nazis and conspiracy theorists On phone screen: You will not replace us... with another app! 2. Influenzza Follow whoever you like, but we're going to show you who we want Profile pic and bio of Hustlin' Hank the Life Guru with 14M followers Post text: Just popped my morning supplements! PROMO CODE X19A3 3. Happytime Funfeed A politics-free zone brought to you by the world's worst authoritarians Executive: At Happytime Funfeed, we discourage negative talk about things like human rights abuses. 4. Skunkible Spray your enemies with sick owns... or get skunked! Kid in backwards ballcap: Pungent, dude. 5. Big mammoth Algorithm-free, all of the scientists and political thinkers who might save us from total destruction Profile pic of bespectacled woman: Please get off of Goebbler! 6. Young couple Woman: There's no way I can post to all of these without spending my entire life on social media. Man: I think that's the point.
#tech #Socialmedia #Internet #authoritarianism

Latest comic: Bipartisan Reflections

#politics #comics #media #authoritarianism #fascism

BIPARTISAN REFLECTIONS Three people on a cable talk show -- blonde anchorwoman, mousy guy in glasses, right-winger breathing flames 1. News anchor - 'Welcome to Punditspew! With me tonight is Democratic strategist Dan Doormat and Chairman of Power Patriots for Fiery National Cleansing, Mr. Perkins.' Dan Doormat - 'Hello.' Mr. Perkins - 'DIE!' 2. News anchor - 'Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on the Trump indictment?' Dan Doormat - 'Well, it's the least that --' Mr. Perkins - 'Biden is a wannabe dictator crushing our children under his BIG GAY COMMUNIST JACKBOOTS!' 3. Mr. Perkins - BUCKLE UP! IT'S A WAR ON THE REPUBLIC! KNOW YOUR BRIDGES! AN EYE FOR AN EYE! Dan Doormat - Um... 4. News anchor - Some say Biden should pardon him as a healing gesture. Dan Doormat - I think enforcing the law is the best-- Mr. Perkins - WE SHALL VANQUISH THEIR BEPRONOUNED STORM TROOPERS AND INSTALL OUR RIGHTEOUS KING! News anchor - Thank you both!
#politics #Comics #fascism #Media #authoritarianism

Latest cartoon: Tips for Dems to avoid expulsion

(Fortunately Justin Jones and Justin Pearson have been reinstated.)

#democracy #authoritarianism #fascism #racism

1. Many GOP lawmakers supported violent insurrectionists. Yet in Tennessee, two Dems got expelled for joining peaceful protests for better gun laws. 2. Confused about what elected officials can or cannot do? Here are some tips. Remember, the right to protest only applies to Trump supporters (aka 'real Americans'). 3. Avoid legislating while Black. 'Um...' 4. To truly stay safe, Dems should avoid running for office at all. Pundit on Nattering Noggins - 'It's the most non-polarizing thing they could do!'
#fascism #racism #democracy #authoritarianism

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