Category Archives: In the news

Tehran

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Ampersand

All dialog in this strip is quoted from “Dark Like Our Future” by Deepa Parent in The Guardian. From the article: Thick black smoke was still rising in the sky, soot covered the streets and cars, balconies filled with black … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, In the news, International, Iran | 46 Comments

ICE’s Get Out of Jail Free Card

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Ampersand

This was not a fun cartoon to write or draw. On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good was shot to death in her car by Jonathan Ross, an ICE agent who has been with the agency a decade. (Wait, January … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, In the news, police brutality, Prisons and Justice and Police | 83 Comments

Well this sucks

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Ampersand

“Instructions on Living in a Broken World lean into community seek out love applaud the good you see keep paying attention talk to your neighbors dance to the music and embrace art look for love and small joys take breaks … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, In the news | 52 Comments

Cartoon: The Post Office Is Dying!

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, please help me make more by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps (plus, just as a matter of philosophy, I love the idea of earning a living through small donations from … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news | 4 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: 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

Cartoon: Top Ten Reasons We Take Kids From Their Parents At The Border

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Ampersand

I couldn’t make these cartoons without the support people give me on Patreon! If you can spare it, a $1 pledge really matters to me. Here’s a list of organizations that are mobilizing to help separated immigrant children | The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, In the news, Race, racism and related issues | 1 Comment

Cartoon: Our (Shit)Whole Immigration Policy

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Ampersand

A new cartoon on Spliter today! If you enjoy these cartoons, and you can spare it, please support my Patreon! A $1 pledge means a lot. This is definitely a strange month for me! Normally four out of four cartoons … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, In the news, Race, racism and related issues | 9 Comments

Cartoon: Ten Reasons We Want To Kick Out The Dreamers

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, please support them at Patreon! A $1 pledge really matters to me. I do a fair number of cartoons about immigration, because it’s an issue that drives me up the wall; the anti-immigration position seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, In the news | 75 Comments

Cartoon: Run Them Down

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Ampersand

This cartoon appears today at The Nib. If you like these cartoons, please support them at Patreon. Even a $1 pledge means a lot to me. Transcript of Cartoon Panel 1 shows a white man wearing a collared shirt and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, In the news | 52 Comments