Notices by Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)

This week's comic: A dangerous invasion of warblers, orioles, and hummingbirds

#immigration #birds #cartoon #uspol #comic

This week's comic: A "manly" economy

#economy #oligarchy #gender #authoritarianism #labor #jobs #inequality #work

Latest comic: Veneer of Normalcy

#authoritarianism #economy #cartoon #comic

Latest comic: A simple plan

#billionaires #cartoon #comic #inequality #authoritarianism

This week's comic: Zero dimensional chess

#cartoon #comic #uspol #media #journalism #authoritarianism #democracy

This week's comic: Playing the wealth card

#cartoon #comic #billionaires #uspol #oligarchy #authoritarianism #economy

@rustoleumlove No doubt, a lot of this goes back to the Reagan era.

Latest comic: It's profoundly weird to witness what is happening in the US as someone who came of age at the end of the Cold War.

#cartoon #comic #uspol #ukraine

This week's comic: "Protecting the children"

#uspol #comic #cartoon #children #education #lgbtq #climate #health #healthcare #transgender

Latest comic: Plutobrats

#cartoon #comic #politics #uspol #tech

I recently participated in this Fast Company roundtable interview about political cartooning in a broken media landscape. I have to say, the sample art that they chose from my comic for the feature image is perfectly timed.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91262247/i-won-the-pulitzer-prize-and-im-busking-on-a-corner-3-top-artists-on-the-uncertain-future-of-political-cartooning

This week's comic: Your New Order Has Arrived

#cartoon #comic #politics #media #authoritarianism

As an antidote to today's awfulness, you might consider listening to this Zoom recording of cartoonists reading from relevant books and essays, organized by the great Steve Brodner (I'm around the 1 hour and 31 minute mark).
https://youtu.be/RfTDRmipP08

This panel from a comic I drew in June 2024 has aged pretty well.

Latest comic: Oligarchically Correct

#authoritarianism #oligarchy #fascism #media #cartoon #journalism

The Comics Journal just published a thorough overview of the state of political cartooning as we head into the second Trump administration. I'm quoted towards the end of the article in the part about Gen X cartoonists. https://www.tcj.com/political-cartoonists-on-facing-donald-trump-again-there-is-no-consensus-reality-anymore/

Latest comic: How to get in the holiday spirit

I don't actually recommend slipping into unconsciousness for the next twelve years! Personally, I'm reading and trying to get around to that pie.

#comic #cartoon #holidays #authoritarianism

Latest comic. A British consumer rights group examined unnecessary data harvesting by “smart” devices, including air fryers connected to phone apps. While these devices may not pose the greatest privacy risk in our everyday lives, they are part of a growing Internet of Things capable of collecting data when and where we least expect it.

#comic #cartoon #technology #tech #privacy #surveillance #consumer #cooking #internet #internetofthings

Latest comic: Capitulation

#cartoon #comic #uspol #media #politics #democracy

I think this election defies easy explanations, including the ones I gravitate to because they align with my own values. In this current media environment, I'm not sure any policy difference would have actually changed the outcome.