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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Dec-2025 07:31:28 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: Mr. and Mrs. Perkins' Holiday Stroll
#holidays #authoritarianism #cartoon #comic #privacy #surveillance
In conversation about 11 days ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. Mr. and Mrs. P's Holiday Stroll Mr. and Mrs. Perkins walking into Holiday Bazaar MRS. P: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS PEACE, STABILITY, AND GOODWILL TOWARDS MY FELLOW HUMANS. MR. P: CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY--YOU MIGHT END UP ON A WATCHLIST. MRS. P: THAT'S ABSURD. I'M COMPLETELY NONVIOLENT. I DON'T EVEN OWN A GUN! MR. P: THAT'S DEFINITELY A RED FLAG. IT'S NOW MANDATORY TO POSE WITH A FIREARM IN YOUR FAMILY CHRISTMAS PHOTO. Vendor kiosk in background: WREATHS АНОY Vendor kiosks: POLVORONES ¡FELIZ NAVIDAD! HANUKKAH RUGELACH KWANZAA SWEET POTATO PIE MRS. P: LOOK, A MULTIPLICITY OF HOLIDAY TRADITIONS! MR. P: THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GET SHUT DOWN BY ARMED GOONS. SANTA SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR THE NEEDY MRS. P: LET'S GIVE SOMETHING. MR. P: I DON'T KNOW. HELPING THE POOR GOES ON YOUR RECORD. I SEE A FACIAL RECOGNITION CAMERA. CAMERA IN SNOWMAN
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 14-Dec-2025 07:13:19 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: A hot new startup
#corporations #deregulation #economy #oligarchy #WallStreet #cartoon #comic
In conversation about 19 days ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. INTRODUCING A HOT NEW STARTUP! Logo on wall: MurderKorp™ BROCK SKEEVES, CEO Brock: OUR BUSINESS MODEL IS SIMPLE: CONNECTING CUSTOMERS WITH ORDINARY PEOPLE WILLING TO MURDER SOMEONE FOR THEM! AN IPO IS ROLLED OUT TV business show anchor: SHARES OF MURDERKORP ARE SLAYING TODAY! IT'S ALL GREEN FOR A COMPANY THAT'S ALWAYS IN THE RED, HA HA! Chart showing shares of MRDR climbing SOME EXPRESS CONCERN Woman: THIS IS COMPLETELY IMMORAL! NOT TO MENTION SOCIOPATHIC! Brock: TSK TSK. IF YOU TRY TO REGULATE THIS INDUSTRY, YOU'RE GOING TO HURT ORDINARY AMERICANS. WE NEED JOBS, NOT EMPATHY. BUSINESS LEADERS WELCOME IT INTO THE FOLD Executive clinking champagne glasses with Brock: WE'VE ALWAYS KILLED PEOPLE INDIRECTLY-- DENYING HEALTHCARE CLAIMS, POLLUTING, GUTTING WORKER SAFETY LAWS--BUT IT'S TIME TO CUT TO THE CHASE! CHEERS!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2025 05:44:13 JST Jen Sorensen

This week's comic: The Listeria League
#food #foodsafety #health #fda #publichealth #consumers #cartoon #comic
In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. DEEP STAFFING CUTS AT THE FDA HAVE LED TO A DRAMATIC DROP IN FOREIGN FOOD SAFETY INSPECTIONS. SUITED OFFICIAL IN DISGUSTING SHRIMP PROCESSING PLANT: WE’RE JUST MAKING THINGS MORE EFFICIENT! SOME THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. LISTERIA BEHIND LECTERN REPRESENTING ILL International Listeria League: FINALLY GOVERNMENT IS HELPING THE LITTLE GUY -THE HARD-WORKING FOODBORNE PATHOGEN! OFFICIAL: AMERICANS NEED TO TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BE SELF-RELIANT -BY PURCHASING THEIR OWN FOOD-TESTING LABS! WOMAN IN KITCHEN TESTING FOOD ALL MY FRIENDS HAVE ONE! IT'S GOOD FOR HUMANITY, ACTUALLY! OFFICIAL: WE'RE EUGENICALLY CREATING A RACE OF SUPERHUMANS WHO CAN EAT TOXINS! IN BACKGROUND: MAN COVERED IN SLOP EATING OUT OF GARBAGE CAN OFFICIAL: IS THAT YOU, BOBBY JR.? ©2025 Jen Sorensen
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Nov-2025 05:17:41 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: Climate Silence
#climate #climatechange #cop30 #media #journalism #uspol #oligarchy #climatecrisis
In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. AS THE COP3O CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE IN BRAZIL, WE SEEM TO BE TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE LESS AND LESS IN THE US. WHY? SCREAMING CROX NEWS ANCHOR: HOAX! SCAM! AGENDA! PLOY! PUNDIT: FOR SOME REASON, VOTERS DON'T CARE ABOUT IT, SO CANDIDATES SHOULDN'T BRING IT UP. METEOROLOGIST: I GET DEATH THREATS WHEN I MENTION IT, SO NOW I JUST TALK ABOUT CLOUDS. BIG MEDIA CO. EXECUTIVE: DOESN'T GET CLICKS! GOTTA GET CLICKS AND EYEBALLS! WOMAN AT KITCHEN SINK: I JUST PREFER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. HEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WATER? BILLIONAIRE: I HAVE MY LUXURY DOOMSDAY BUNKERS, SO HUMANITY WILL SURVIVE. IF BY "HUMANITY" YOU MEAN ME.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Nov-2025 04:29:45 JST Jen Sorensen

This week's comic is about how easily conventional wisdom gets turned on its head by bad faith actors, especially in a media environment lacking responsible editors.
#health #science #food #consumers #media #disinformation
In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. Lead and Circuses A RECENT CONSUMER REPORTS STUDY FOUND HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD IN SEVERAL PROTEIN DRINK MIXES. HOW MIGHT THIS PLAY OUT? INITIAL ALARM Guy drinking Alpha Boar Plus Protein Blast drink: GLUG GLUG GLUG! THEY FOUND WHAT? PODCAST TOPIC The BIFF and BRAD SHOW Podcaster 1: LEAD IS STRONG METAL, MAKE MAN MORE STRONG. Podcaster 2: ROMAN GLADIATORS, LIKE, CHUGGED LEAD. GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT FDA official: WE ENCOURAGE AMERICANS TO CONSUME AS MUCH LEAD AS POSSIBLE, AND OTHER HEAVY METALS TOO. In front of him are product containers: PRE- 1978 PAINT CHIPS Smoothie-Ready! ARSENIC GEL Cadmium Chews LEAD-FREE FOOD BANNED Corporate guy: FINALLY OUR CHILDREN WILL GET THIS DELICIOUS, NUTRITIOUS METAL IN EVERY BITE! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Nov-2025 06:18:11 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: When Worlds Collide
#economy #food #authoritarianism #comic #cartoon
In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. When Worlds Collide Couple at fall farmers market Sign: FARMERS MARKET TODAY Woman: LIFE IS SO STRANGE THESE DAYS. I SEE PEOPLE GOING ABOUT THEIR EVERYDAY BUSINESS. THINGS LOOK PRETTY NORMAL ON THE SURFACE. Strolling through stalls, woman checking phone, man holding up gourd Woman: BUT WHEN I CHECK THE NEWS, IT'S TOTALLY SURREAL. THE EAST WING OF THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN RAZED?! RANDOM BOATS ARE GETTING BLOWN UP! PEOPLE ARE BEING DISAPPEARED! Walking between stands selling pies and cider Woman: IT'S LIKE THE GAP BETWEEN ORDINARY EXPERIENCE AND THE BIZARRE HELLWORLD OF POLITICS HAS GROWN SO VAST, IT'S DISORIENTING. IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED YET. ONE YEAR LATER In background: Stall named SURVIVOR ORCHARDS with sign saying THIEVES WILL BE SHOT BY DRONE Drone hovering overhead Gruel stall, $30/ bowl Food bank donations box Woman: OKAY, I GUESS THE TWO REALITIES FINALLY OVERLAPPED.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Oct-2025 07:45:58 JST Jen Sorensen

This week's comic on the US government shutdown
#cartoon #comic #uspol #ACA #healthcare #economy
In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. Government Sh*tdown REPUBLICANS HAVE CHOSEN TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT RATHER THAN EXTEND HUGELY POPULAR TAX CREDITS THAT HELP TENS OF MILLIONS PAY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE. Mike Johnson lying on a chaise longue Sign: Sorry, Were CLOSED YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK HAS GREAT HEALTH COVERAGE PREMIUMS WILL SOAR FOR FARMERS, RANCHERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND SELF-EMPLOYED PEOPLE. Farmer: I MAY BE SELF-RELIANT, BUT I CAN'T DO SURGERY ON MYSELF! MEANWHILE, TRUMP IS GIVING $40 BILLION TO AN ARGENTINIAN MADMAN WHO WRECKED HIS OWN ECONOMY. Milei with chainsaw: WHEEEE! RRRR! RRRR! PLEASE HELP. THERE'S A MORAL IN HERE SOMEWHERE: IF YOU HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO FANTASIZES ABOUT DUMPING FECES ON AMERICANS… Trump in fighter jet dumping poop ...THEN DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THAT'S WHAT YOU GET.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Oct-2025 20:23:04 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: What does not belong?
#cartoon #comic #politics #democracy #firstamendment #monarchy #authoritarianism #uspol
In conversation about 3 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. FUN TIME AMERICA: What does not belong? APPLE PIE INVADING US CITIES BASEBALL KINGS STATUE OF LIBERTY STATUE OF LIBERTY WITH HITLER MOUSTACHE THE RIGHT TO VOTE BOOT STOMPING ON HUMAN FACE FOREVER COMEDIANS MAKING FUN OF PRESIDENT PRESIDENT FIRING COMEDIANS HOT DOGS KING EATING ALL THE HOT DOGS AND APPLE PIES
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 04:00:32 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: Pundit bro doom loop
#comic #cartoon #media #journalism #authoritarianism
In conversation about 3 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. Pundit Bro Doom Loop MAINSTREAM "LIBERAL" PUNDITS ACHIEVE PROFESSIONAL RESPECTABILITY BY REACHING OUT TO THE FAR RIGHT… Two male pundits talking: I'M SO OPEN-MINDED, I SHALL INVITE YOU ON MY PODCAST AND BANTER WITH YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA! ...THUS ALLOWING FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISTS TO LAUNDER WHITE NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY INTO THE MAINSTREAM WHY YES, MY FELLOW GENTLEBRO, YOU MAY INTERVIEW ME AND LEND CREDIBILITY TO MY MUSINGS ON THE IQS OF BLACK WOMEN AND THE THEFT OF THE 2020 ELECTION! PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ARE REPULSED I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BASIC STANDARDS? PUNDITS THEN DUNK ON PROGRESSIVES AND THE CYCLE CONTINUES THEY'RE SO RUDE AND OUT OF TOUCH WITH REAL AMERICANS! NOW YOU'RE TALKING! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 15-Sep-2025 06:53:36 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic on the convenience of making less ethical choices
#comic #cartoon #journalism #academia #ethics #socialmedia
In conversation about 4 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. In America we make it EASY TO DO THE WRONG THING, HARD TO DO THE RIGHT THING EASY TO ORDER ONLINE FROM AN OLIGARCH-OWNED, MONOPOLISTIC, UNION-BUSTING CORPORATION CLICK! DING! HARDER TO SHOP LOCALLY AND SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY Ye Olde Independent Shoppe EASY FOR COLLEGES TO CAVE TO DEMANDS OF DICTATORS PLEASE TAKE OUR MONEY AND BASIC VALUES! HARDER FOR SCHOOLS TO STAND UP FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM WHAT'S THE POINT OF BEING A UNIVERSITY IF WE AREN'T FREE TO FOLLOW KNOWLEDGE AND EVIDENCE WHERE THEY LEAD? EASY FOR MEDIA OUTLETS TO PROFIT OFF CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND INFLAMMATORY FALSE NARRATIVES UP NEXT: IS YOUR NEIGHBOR A DEMOCRAT TERRORIST TRYING TO KILL YOU? HARDER TO SUSTAIN SERIOUS JOURNALISM THAT SHEDS LIGHT ON DIFFICULT TRUTHS AND NOW A SPECIAL REPORT ON CORRUPTION. SORRY, WE'RE REPLACING YOU WITH AI. EASY TO STAY ON SOCIAL NETWORKS RUN ВY ANTIDEMOCRATIC ACTIVISTS SO MANY PEOPLE ARE ON HERE, IT MUST BE OKAY! HARDER TO SWITCH TO AN INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE* HMM... A SMALLER AUDIENCE, BUT LESS DISINFO AND NOT AS HITLERY! *BUT NOT ACTUALLY THAT HARD!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-Sep-2025 02:33:23 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: Pros and cons of going trad
In conversation about 4 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. GOING TRAD: Pros and Cons PRO: GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD OUTSIDE THE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM CON: HARD LABOR FROM DAWN TO DUSK, DEATH BY RAW MILK, OCCASIONAL FAMINES PRO: A NATURAL, SIMPLE LIFE CON: MUST PUBLISH LIFESTYLE BLOG WITH AFFILIATE PRODUCT LINKS TO РАУ THE BILLS The Bucolic Babe BUY HERE PRO: CHICKENS! CON: CHICKENS PRO: BEAUTIFUL FAMILY PHOTOS ON HAYBALES CON: NINE KIDS AND SUBMITTING TO HUSBAND NOT AS MUCH FUN AS IT SEEMED AT FIRST
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Aug-2025 04:25:49 JST Jen Sorensen

This week's comic, inspired by a study showing that AI summaries on top of search results are dramatically cutting traffic to websites.
#internet #technology #tech #journalism #disinformation #socialmedia #oligarchy
In conversation about 4 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. WEB'S END IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WERE WEBSITES. YOU VISITED THEM AND IT WAS FUN. Computer screen: Jill's Homepage LINKS AND STUMBLEUPON HELPED YOU FIND NEW ONES. Computer screen: Cheese Art GOOGLE ACTUALLY WORKED AND SENT YOU TO SITES BUILT WITH CARE BY REAL PEOPLE. Computer screen: Lovable Expert THEN CAME SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ITS ALGORITHMS DETERMINED WHAT YOU CLICKED. Computer screen: Facebook THEN AGGREGATOR SITES TOOK OFF. Computer screen: CRAP FROM AROUND THE WEB THEN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TRIED TO KEEP US FROM EVER LEAVING… AND WE DIDN'T. Woman on phone: SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL THEN AI BEGAN GENERATING SUMMARIES SO YOU DIDN'T NEED TO CLICK THROUGH TO A SITE ANYMORE. Computer screen: MONOPOSEARCH Summary SOON... THE AI CHATBOT BECOMES THE ONLY SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND REAL PUBLICATIONS DISAPPEAR. Woman speaking to phone: CHATBOT, WHAT IS A WEBSITE? UNTIL ONE DAY, PEOPLE WALK AWAY AND BUILD SOMETHING NEW. Woman has left devices on the ground and is walking into sunset © 2025 Jen Sorensen
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 25-Aug-2025 04:28:21 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: It's hard to imagine another country doing more damage to the US than what is being done from within
#uspol #cartoon #comic #science #oligarchy #authoritarianism
In conversation about 4 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. Government or Foreign Invader? DISMANTLING ENTIRE AGENCIES THAT PROTECT AMERICANS Scientist being kicked out of office BOOT! LOOTING THE TREASURY Moneybags labeled BILLIONAIRE TAX CUTS BILLIONS IN GOVT CONTRACTS TO DONORS TROOPS OCCUPYING U.S. CITIES Man looking fearfully at masked officer in flak jacket ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET FOR OUR ENEMIES Putin arriving in Alaska walking on red carpet CLAP CLAP ©2025 Jen Sorensen
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Aug-2025 04:27:38 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic on the uptick in NEPHs
#science #disinformation #conspiracytheories #media #health
In conversation about 5 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. NONSENSE ENCOUNTERS PER HOUR RISE DRAMATICALLY THE AVERAGE AMERICAN'S EXPOSURE TO UNSETTLING NONSENSE GOES UP EVERY YEAR. Scientist in front of chart: N.E.P.H. going up from 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 THE UPTICK IN N.E.P.H.S INCLUDES "PARODY" BUMPER STICKERS WITH LETTERS MADE OUT OF GUNS… Giant pickup truck with COEXIST sticker with letters made out of various weapons Woman: ALMOST MAKES ME MISS CALVIN PEEING. ..DISTURBING SNIPPETS FROM OTHERS' PODCASTS... UP NEXT: AVOID CHEMTRAILS LIKE A PRO! ...WEIRD MESSAGES ON POLES… BILL GATES MICRO-CHIPPED YOU ....BIZARRE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS FROM PUBLIC FIGURES… I'm quitting my career in entertainment to help ICE! .. WITH NO END IN SIGHT. Woman: OH DEAR. Looking at covid dot gov website with bird saying CUCKOO! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Aug-2025 06:30:58 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic on destruction of the public good
#comic #cartoon #pbs #cpb #media #government #radio
In conversation about 5 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. Wrecking Everything THE DECADES-LONG PROJECT OF TRANSFERRING THE NATION'S WEALTH TO THE UPPER CRUST HAS REACHED ITS FINAL STRETCH. Woman watching TV: THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING IS SHUTTING DOWN, THREATENING PBS. CAN'T HAVE THE KIDS BEING GROOMED BY "ANTIQUES ROADSHOW." Woman listening to radio: MY BELOVED COMMUNITY RADIO STATION IS LOSING CRITICAL FUNDING. Radio: IF YOU EVER WANT TO HEAR THE VOICE OF A LIVE DJ FROM THIS CITY AGAIN, PLEASE HELP US! Couple hiking. Woman: EVEN THE RANGER STATION AT MY FAVORITE HIKING TRAIL HAS BEEN SHUTTERED BECAUSE MOST OF THE STAFF HAVE BEEN FIRED! Sign on ranger station: US FOREST SERVICE CLOSED Woman: WHAT'S NEXT? THE SIMPLE PLEASURE OF A HOT SHOWER? Man: ACTUALLY, THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY IS NOW BEING USED BY AN AI DATA CENTER, SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP THAT SHORT.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Aug-2025 03:37:47 JST Jen Sorensen

Recent comic: Cutting out the Middleman
I suspect that some readers might interpret this cartoon as a call for Luddism, but mostly it's a reflection of thoughts I've been having lately about out-of-control data harvesting and a growing surveillance state.
#tech #technology #privacy #data #comic #cartoon #surveillance #consumers #corporations
In conversation about 5 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. Cutting Out the Middleman SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING YOU DO NOW, THERE'S SOME TECH BRO TRYING TO GET INVOLVED. Tech bro: HEL-LO! I CAN HELP YOU WRITE THAT LETTER! AND THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. CARS REPORT EVERYTHING YOU DO Phone showing DoorDump app - FOOD DELIVERED THROUGH APP Amazon Echo device - BIG BEZOS IS LISTENING MAYBE IT'S TIME TO CUT OUT THE MIDDLEMEN. HANDWRITTEN LETTERS PRINT MEDIA - Newspaper called The Actually Edited News FLIP PHONES PRE-COMPUTERIZED CARS THEY WOULDN'T LIKE IT. Tech bro: HEY, I'LL DRAW CARTOONS FOR YOU, MAKE DECISIONS, PRETEND I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND--ANYTHING YOU WANT! Woman listening to Sony WALKMAN: AH, PEACE AT LAST. ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 20-Jul-2025 01:59:50 JST Jen Sorensen

Recent comic: It's time to update the old binaries.
#cartoon #comic #uspol #science #humanrights
In conversation about 6 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. TERMS for our TIMES LET'S FACE IT: THESE OLD BINARIES HAVE BECOME TIRED AND VAGUE. EVIDENCE-BASED vs. PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC CONSTITUTIONAL VS. UNCONSTITUTIONAL CORRUPT VS. FAIR IMAGINE IF THESE TERMS WERE INSERTED INTO TYPICAL HORSE RACE NEWS COVERAGE. Anchorman: THE CONSTITUTION IS DOWN IN THE POLLS. CAN IT APPEAL TO SWING VOTERS? TV reporter with Ice agent hauling away older woman in background: AND ANOTHER SETBACK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TODAY. Pundit: PSEUDOSCIENCE IS VERY POPULAR AND WILL BE KEY TO WINNING THE MIDTERMS. Reporter: SOME SAY BARBARISM HAS BEEN WRONGLY EXCLUDED FROM OUR INSTITUTIONS.CONSERVATIVES VS. LIBERALS RIGHT VS. LEFT DEMOCRATS VS. REPUBLICANS MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY THESE INSTEAD: AUTHORITARIANISM VS. DEMOCRACY HUMAN RIGHTS VS. BARBARISM
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Jul-2025 02:27:02 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: Facing the threat
#cartoon #comic #uspol #democracy
In conversation about 6 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. FACING THE THREAT National Democratic party leader, a man in a suit freaking out: THINGS HAVE GONE TOO FAR DOWN A DARK PATH. WE'RE ON THE BRINK OF DISASTER! Party leader: WE FACE A DANGEROUS POLITICIAN WHO HAS INFLAMED THE PASSIONS OF THE WORKING CLASS. THEY ACTUALLY VOTED FOR THIS MADMAN! Party leader: SOME MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE SCARED AND LIVING IN FEAR. WE MUST THROW ALL OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES AGAINST HIM, AND BE UNIFIED IN OUR MESSAGING. Young woman: WOW, DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE FINALLY STANDING UP TO TRUMP! Party leader: TRUMP? I'M TALKING ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF NEW YORK! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jun-2025 02:16:35 JST Jen Sorensen

A recent comic on the US giving international tourists the Big Brother treatment
#comic #cartoon #uspol #travel #firstamendment #privacy
In conversation about 6 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. An international tourist approaches passport control at a US airport. Sign: INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS Officer: WHAT IS THE REASON FOR YOUR VISIT? Woman: I'M A TOURIST ON SUMMER HOLIDAY. Officer: HMM... OUR DATABASE SHOWS THAT IN 2018, YOU LIKED AN INSTAGRAM COMMENT CRITICAL OF THE PRESIDENT'S NECKTIE. Officer: I SEE YOUR IN-FLIGHT MOVIE CHOICE WAS WALTER SALLES' I'M STILL HERE ABOUT BRAZILIAN DICTATORSHIP. AND YOU HAD A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION WITH YOUR SEATMATE WHO HAS ALREADY BEEN DEPORTED TO LIBYA FOR SUPPORTING GAY MARRIAGE IN AN AOL INSTANT MESSENGER CHAT IN 2001. Officer: ВОВВУ, ANOTHER TERRORIST! Masked agent: ON IT, SIR!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 16-Jun-2025 03:20:48 JST Jen Sorensen

This week's comic: Wealth Hoarders
#economy #oligarchy #billionaires #inequality
In conversation about 7 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. WEALTH HOARDERS A NEW REALITY SHOW ABOUT PEOPLE WITH COMPULSIVE ACCUMULATION DISORDER RICH GUY: MORE! MORE! MORE! HOST: BRETT HERE HAS OBSESSIVELY COLLECTED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, YACHTS, VACATION HOMES, AND POLITICIANS THE WAY SOME PEOPLE COLLECT OLD NEWSPAPERS AND JUNK. NOW THAT HE'S MOVING ON TO ACQUIRING NATION STATES, IT'S TIME FOR AN INTERVENTION. BRETT UNDER PILE OF YACHTS, MONEY, HOUSE AND CAR: MUST... OWN.. VANUATU... HELP ME. PROFESSIONAL DEGREEDERS ARE BROUGHT IN TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE ASSETS. CYBERLIMO BEING TOWED AWAY IN BACKGROUND COUNSELOR: IM SORRY, BUT YOU DON'T NEED A CYBERLIMO. BRETT: IT'S SO HARD TO LET IT GO! THE PATIENT IS THEN TREATED AND REVISITED SIX MONTHS LATER. BRETT TALKING TO COUNSELOR: I FEEL LIKE A GREAT BURDEN HAS BEEN LIFTED! IT TURNS OUT ONE LAMBORGHINI AND ONE TROPHY WIFE IS ENOUGH. THANKS, WEALTH HOARDERS! SORENSEN ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
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