Author Archives: Ampersand

Link Farm and Open Thread, T Rex Lips Edition

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Ampersand

Banning LGBT+ content will not make you happy… “… your actual problem is that you can’t stand the fact that people who are not you can be happy.” Thanks to Grace for the link! It Only Takes One Parent to … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms | 21 Comments

Cartoon: Being Foxy About Vaccines

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Ampersand

════ ⋆★⋆ ════ This cartoon is a collaboration with Becky Hawkins. ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Nearly all Fox staffers vaccinated for Covid even as hosts cast doubt on vaccine | Fox News | The Guardian The vast majority of employees at Fox … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Media criticism | 62 Comments

Cartoon: Sheeple!

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Ampersand

✦•······················•✦•······················•✦ It occurs to me that maybe not all of my readers are so immersed in online right-wing culture that they’re familiar with the word “sheeple.” So, just in case: Merriam-Webster defines sheeple as “people who are docile, compliant, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics | 5 Comments

Cartoon: Someday I’ll Be Rich

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Ampersand

It’s the American Dream! Not every American is like this, or even most Americans. But it’s a type of person I’ve met, and probably you’ve met them as well – people who just believe that someday they’ll be rich, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics | 6 Comments

Cartoon: Turning Men Down In Public

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Ampersand

This cartoon is a collaboration between Becky Hawkins and I. Sadly, but I’m sure to the surprise of no one reading this, each of the first three panels refers to a real-life news story in which angry men got violent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Link Farm and Open Thread, Staircase Cat Edition

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Ampersand

Grover Cleveland’s Sex Scandal: The Most Despicable in American Political HistoryCleveland almost certainly raped a woman, then had her involuntarily consigned to an asylum. What a scumbag. I really regret the nice things I’ve been saying about Cleveland for decades. … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms | 32 Comments

Cartoon: The Myth of William F Buckley And The John Birch Society

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Ampersand

This cartoon is drawn by Becky Hawkins. I had no idea she was going to do the flaming eyes in panel 2, but I laughed aloud when I saw the sketch. :-) For my entire life – or at least, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 1 Comment