Author Archives: Ampersand

Cartoon: It Weighs You Down

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Ampersand

This cartoon is another collaboration with Becky Hawkins. If you like these cartoons, help there by more by pledging $1 or $2 at my patreon! Every bit helps. This month, two cartoons ended up being completed at more or less … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Fat, fat and more fat | 6 Comments  

Open Thread and Link Farm, Happy Times Edition

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Ampersand

Who Was Elijah McClain? What to Know About His Death After a Police Encounter – The New York Times (And an alternate link.) The three police officers claimed that all their body cameras fell off (what a coincidence!). They also … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms | 11 Comments  

Open Thread and Link Farm, I’m The Frog What Was In There Edition

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Ampersand

Is puberty delaying treatment ‘experimental treatment’? Lengthy, but well argued and worth reading. There’s racial bias in our police systems. Here’s the overwhelming proof. – The Washington Post (Alternate link.) Lengthy list of studies, divided into subject areas. Why The … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms | 17 Comments  

Cartoon: Looters!

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps. I usually post my cartoons on Patreon a week or two (or more!) before I post them in public (like on “Alas”). It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, In the news, Media criticism | 1 Comment  

DiRico Dialogue’s interviews Barry

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Ampersand

Hey, I was on a podcast! We basically shot the shit about politics and cartooning for 45 minutes, and hopefully I didn’t sound too much like a noodge. But let’s face it, with my vocal qualities, noodge is sort of … Continue reading →

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My Response To Helen Pluckrose About Fat Acceptance

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Ampersand

Dear Helen, Hi! I’m writing to respond to your open letter, “on Fat Scholarship and Activism.” A thousand words seems cruelly scant to me, but I’ll do my best. For space reasons, I won’t dig into our “obesity vs fat” semantic … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat | 34 Comments  

An open letter to be signed by cisgender women

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Ampersand

A group of cisgender women who are trans allies have written an open letter, and are calling on cisgender women to sign it. We are a group of cisgender women who come from all walks of life and want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 1 Comment  

Cartoon: Do We Blame the Chinese or the Jews?

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, help me make more at my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really matters. I wish I could say that I’m making up these conspiracy theories, I really do. But I’m not. I’m really not. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Race, racism and related issues | 18 Comments  

Comic: Private Equity Vampire

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these comics, please help me make more by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really matters. “I’m forcing you to innovate and learn to do more with less blood!” is definitely my favorite line in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics | 37 Comments  

Cartoon: Which Kids Matter

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Ampersand

Help me keep making cartoons by supporting my Patreon! I make most of my living from people pledging small amounts, like $1 or $2, and I think that’s awesome. I wish the argument made by the second speaker in panel … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 13 Comments