Category Archives: In the news

It’s Gross to Use Otto Warmbier’s Tragedy to talk about White Male Privilege

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Ampersand

Otto Warmbier was a 22-year-old American who, early in 2016 was convicted by a North Korean court of stealing a poster. He was put in a North Korean prison, until he was returned to the US in a coma on … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news, Korea, White Privilege | 53 Comments

Cartoon: Muslim Ban

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Ampersand

IF you like these cartoons, please support them at my Patreon. This is another one inspired by current events (as I’m sure you’ve already figured out). The point being made – that folks favoring the Muslim ban because of terrorist … Continue reading →

Posted in Bigotry & Prejudice, Cartooning & comics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, In the news | 102 Comments

Goodbye to SEK

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Ampersand

Scott Erik Kaufman, a writer at Salon and other outlets, and a blogger at Acephalous and Lawyers Guns and Money, has passed away. I was never lucky enough to meet SEK, as I thought of him. But he was an … Continue reading →

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Jack Chick, Creator of Unintentionally Ludicrous Evangelical Comics, RIP

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Ampersand

Jack Chick, arguably one of the most widely-read cartoonists in the world, has died. He was in his nineties. If you’re not familiar with Chick Comics (those tiny little comics fundamentalist preachers give out on street corners), here’s a fairly … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Comics other than Hereville!, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news | 10 Comments

Rick Snyder’s Staff Knew About Flint Water Crisis By October 2014

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Ampersand

As far back as October 2014, Rick Snyder’s staff: 1) Knew that Flint’s water was an urgent crisis. 2) Said the decision was made by the Snyder-appointed emergency manager, contrary to what Synder and other Republicans have claimed. 3) Actively … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news | 1 Comment

David Bowie 1947-2016

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Ampersand

David Bowie, Pop Star Who Transcended Music, Art and Fashion, Has Died at 69 – The New York Times

Posted in In the news | 4 Comments

Eight Points About The Armed Anti-Government Activists In Oregon

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Ampersand

In a nutshell: Some armed anti-government folks – they claim to number 150, but probably the real figure is closer to a dozen – have occupied a Federal wildlife management building in Burns, Oregon (which is a long way from … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news, Race, racism and related issues | 23 Comments

UPDATE: The Kim Davis Letter IS DEFINITELY A Fake

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Ampersand

UPDATE 2: SamC in comments provided this link. The Kim Davis letter, and the associated Twitter account, is definitely a fake. Apologies to everyone reading (and also to Mrs. Davis, if she ever runs across this post, which is happily … Continue reading →

Posted in Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, In the news | 14 Comments

Please Stop Snarking About Kim Davis’ Four Marriages

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Ampersand

I’ve been seeing a zillion memes like this today about Kim Davis, the Christian Kentucky Clerk who is going to jail for contempt of court, because she’s refusing to do her job and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 1) … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news, Same-Sex Marriage | 20 Comments

The Stories That Should Have Been 2015 Hugo Nominees, With Links

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Ampersand

Tobias Buckell posted this compilation of the Hugo nominees that would have been if the nomination process hadn’t been hijacked with slate voting. One of the most unfair things about the use of slates this year, is that many stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Hugo Awards, In the news | 6 Comments