Author Archives: Ampersand

Cartoon: These Kids Today Have Always Sucked

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Cartoon: An Enduring Plan

If you enjoy these cartoons, help me make more by supporting my Patreon! I make a living from lots of people supporting me with small amounts, and that thought makes me happy. I don’t think there’s an issue in the … Continue reading

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Open Thread and Link Farm, Kaleidoscopic Madness Unfolding Edition

Bell v Tavistock quashed on appeal – Gendered Intelligence Blog Some extremely good news from the UK. The EU is Praised for Vaccine “Donations.” Behind Closed Doors, It Quietly Blocks Poor Countries’ Efforts to Increase Vaccine Manufacturing. – by Sarah … Continue reading

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Cartoon: Founding Father Wisdom, Featuring Thomas Jefferson

If you like these cartoons, please support them on Patreon This cartoon is drawn by the awesome Leah S. Metters! Leah describes herself as “an illustrator and visual development artist working hard to create amazing books and comics so she … Continue reading

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Cartoon: Democracy is Burning

Please help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! Small pledges from lots of donors is how I make my living. This is a very depressing cartoon – but it’s a thought that has been pressing down on me, … Continue reading

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Article: The Other Afghan Women

The Other Afghan Women | The New Yorker Just read a long-form article in the New Yorker, about the war in Afghanistan – what locals call “the American war” – from the perspective of a rural woman. The article is … Continue reading

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Open Thread and Link Fram, Mispelled Adition

When Thin is a Trans Requirement | Autostraddle “These experiences are rarely given airtime, partly because the few trans people in the public eye are almost universally thin, and partly because fatness and transness together bring a double burden of … Continue reading

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Let’s Ban Handguns. (How Democratic State Legislators Should Respond To The Supreme Court’s Decision On The Texas Abortion Ban)

Texas’ abortion ban has a novel enforcement mechanism: Usually, a lawsuit seeking to block a law because it is unconstitutional would name state officials as defendants. However, the Texas law, which makes no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from incest or … Continue reading

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Cartoon: Doing Too Little vs Helping Too Many

Help us keep making cartoons by supporting my Patreon! If you do, you’ll grow three feet taller and dogs everywhere will like you! This month’s collab with Becky Hawkins has more of Becky in it than usual, I think. This … Continue reading

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Cartoon: Maternity Leave: The Enemy of Freedom! And Lions!

Another collaboration with Kevin Moore! You can see more cartoons by Kevin and I here. If you like these cartoons, why not support them on Patreon? It’s because of lots of patrons pledging $1 or $2 that I get paid … Continue reading

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