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Category Archives: Elections and politics
Comic: The Debt Ceiling Hostage Crisis
If you like these cartoons, and if you’re inclined to, and if you have the money, and if doing so wouldn’t break any religious rules or local laws, you can support my Patreon. I make a living from lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like, Elections and politics
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Cartoon: How Could It Be Hard To Get Voter I.D.?
If you enjoy these cartoons, help us make more by embracing world atheism, becoming a witch, accepting contradictions, and supporting my patreon! I think my first official government ID was a passport at age fourteen or so, when my family … Continue reading
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Cartoon: Real America vs The Coastal Elites
This strip was drawn by Becky Hawkins. Help us make more of these cartoons! A $2 pledge goes a surprisingly long way. I was a bit surprised when Becky told me she was excited about drawing this one, because – … 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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Cartoon: Message in a Bottle
Supporting my patreon helps me make more swell cartoons! This one was so much fun to draw. Drawing water is always a challenge. This time I tried to ape one of the ways Walt Kelly used to draw water in … Continue reading
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Cartoon: We can’t do THAT! It’s MEAN!
Please support these cartoons on my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps. I actually wrote this cartoon months ago, during the Democratic primary, out of frustration that so many Democratic Senators refuse to consider steps like ending the … Continue reading
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Cartoon: Waving The Magic Congress Wand
If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon. A $1 or $2 pledge really helps! This was originally drawn in February, but I never posted this cartoon outside of Patreon until today. Back in February, Covid took over, … Continue reading
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Cartoon: The Great GOP Anti-Voting Cycle
If you like this cartoon, help me make more by supporting my Patreon. A $1 or $2 pledge really helps! I worry a lot about how Republican court-packing makes it easier for them to win elections, making it easier for … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Elections and politics, Supreme Court Issues
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How Amp Voted, 2020
I got my ballot in the mail yesterday. And that means – time to vote! Time to go through the whole ballot and figure out who I want to be Circuit Court judge (4th district position 12), who should be … Continue reading
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