Author Archives: Ampersand

Open Thread and Link Farm, The Thing With Feathers Edition

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Ampersand

There Is Only One Way Out of This Crisis: Expand the Court | The Nation “Win the Senate. Win the White House. Pass a bill expanding the court. That is how democracies work. And if Republicans win in the future … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms | 7 Comments  

Cartoon: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, help make them happen by supporting my patreon! I don’t think there’s anything I can say about Justice Ginsburg that her many admirers haven’t said this week. She was an amazing woman, and the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, In the news, Supreme Court Issues | 9 Comments  

Cartoon: Why Would Anyone Think The GOP Wants To Suppress The Vote?

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, please support them on my patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps me out. So this cartoon was written fairly recently,1 while the Trump administration’s Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, was seemingly ordering cutbacks, leading … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Elections and politics | 10 Comments  

Cartoon: Hush, Woman, The Strawfeminist Is Speaking

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really matters to me. I usually post cartoons on the Patreon weeks or even months before posting them here. I’m sure we’ve all had the experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Cartooning & comics, Feminism, Feminism, sexism, etc | 24 Comments  

Cartoon: Transgenderism Is Coming! Run Away!

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, support them on Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps. Hi, folks! This week1 I’m moving out of the studio I’ve been in for… 12 years? Longer? (Update: ten years.) A very long time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 5 Comments  

Cartoon: Are you GENUINELY Poor?

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Ampersand

Please support these cartoons by supporting my Patreon! Just a $1 or $2 pledge means a lot to me. This cartoon is based on a cliche I’ve heard so many times – that poor people aren’t “really” poor, and so … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like | 41 Comments  

Open Thread and Link Farm, Mailboxes Edition

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Ampersand

How to Test Every American for COVID-19, Every Day – The Atlantic U.S. Immigration Law’s Unconstitutional Double Standards – The Atlantic Three Words. 70 Cases. The Tragic History of ‘I Can’t Breathe.’ – The New York Times Three Cheers for … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms | 80 Comments  

Cartoon: How Politicians “Lead”

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Ampersand

Help me make more of these cartoons by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really matters. So yesterday someone was telling me that “the Democrats have had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the left on this” … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Elections and politics | 41 Comments  

Cartoon: Terfluffle in the Supermarket

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Ampersand

Help me make more of these cartoons at my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really matters. This cartoon was written by me and drawn by my most frequent collaborator, Becky Hawkins. Becky also came up with the title. Thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 38 Comments  

Cartoon: You’re So Brave, I’d Rather Be Dead

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons at my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really matters. I’m not disabled, so the first time I heard a disabled person say that ablebodied people repeatedly tell them “I’d rather be dead!,” it boggled … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Disability Issues, Disabled Rights & Issues | 3 Comments