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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Apr-2024 04:26:45 JST Jen Sorensen

I've been drawing strips for years about attacks on students' right to protest, yet strangely I've never been invited to give a TED Talk, speak at an "ideas festival," or pen a column for the Atlantic.
This is from 2016.
#uspol #cartoon #protest #college #firstamendment
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1. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GUIDE TO FREE SPEECH Some clarifications to our weekly letter mandating “freedom of expression” on campus Are you from a dominant social group saying “politically correct” things? That is speech. We’ll protect it! Are you from a minority group protesting something said by the previous group? (Woman holds up sign saying “That was racist.”) Proceed with caution, you coddled millennial. Are you an invited speaker to whom we are paying a hefty fee, and also a war criminal/online harasser/extreme bigot/anti-science kook? We’ve got your back! Want to peacefully protest your university granting legitimacy to this person? (Students holding sign saying “Disinvite the bigot”) Sorry, voicing that opinion is not speech. We are VERY, VERY concerned about “trigger warnings.” (Shout out to right-wing donors!) (Corporate guy with dollars in hand says “Yeah!”) But no need to mention the problem of campus sexual assault. Are you an LGBT student looking for a place where you don’t have to worry about being harassed? Sorry, no “safe spaces,” you wimps! Wait, we already have those? Oops!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Apr-2024 02:48:03 JST Jen Sorensen

A bill in Louisiana, HB 777, would make it a crime for librarians to use public funds to join the American Librarian Association or attend an ALA conference, punishable with prison time and hard labor for up to two years.
#libraries #education #books #librarians #theocracy
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1. AMERICA’S MOST WANTED LIBRARIANS A series of Western-style wanted posters “Broken Spine Barb” checked out Judy Blume and Toni Morrison titles to a 16-year-old “Due Date” Donny placed art history book containing nudity where an 8th grader might glimpse it “Reference Desk Annie” Notorious information dealer and fact smuggler Sergio “The Circulator” Attended gathering of American Library Association militants
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Apr-2024 02:48:02 JST Jen Sorensen
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For more info: https://bookriot.com/louisiana-hb-777/
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1. Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: bookriot.com
  
  Louisiana HB 777 Would Criminalize Librarians and Libraries Who Join the American Library Association
  
  from Kelly Jensen
  
  Louisiana Library workers or libraries who seek membership in the largest professional organization would be criminalized for doing so.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 05:40:04 JST Jen Sorensen

This week's comic: What can we do about a Supreme Court packed with corrupt extremists?
#supremecourt #scotus #democracy #law #abortion #cartoon #comic
In conversation about 8 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. What can we do about a Supreme Court packed with corrupt extremists? 1. Nothing. Live with them until better justices can be appointed. Cons: Decades of degraded rights, court may end democracy in meantime Clarence Thomas: Checkmate! 2. Ignore the court, refuse to obey future ridiculous rulings Cons: Chaos, Constitutional crisis Woman in front of bunker and concertina wire in the Free State of California with National Guard tank approaching: At least I have birth control! 3. Wait until apocalypse, then start over Cons: Loss of humanity, biosphere Man to woman in front of apocalyptic landscape: Hey baby, wanna make some new judges who believe in pluralistic democracy? 4. Expand the court with qualified justices Cons: Many Democrats won't even talk about it Democratic politician: We would never dream of doing something so dramatic! Note: Apocalypse much more likely
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 25-Mar-2024 02:08:01 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: Using the First Amendment to end the First Amendment
#fascism #authoritarianism #media #journalism #tech #socialmedia #firstamendment
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1. 1. USING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO END THE FIRST AMENDMENT 2. Citizens United enables big donor corruption of politics Justice John Roberts: Money is speech! 3. Tech CEOs do away with content moderation or having any standards at all. Tech bro: We platform -- and monetize -- Nazis because we support free speech! 4. Far-right fringe ideas are mainstreamed by major newspapers Editor holding up opinions section with column entitled "The idea of racism is racist": We believe in healthy "debate"! 5. Super-emboldened extremists attack academia Man holding iPad: Who needs sociology? Report your woke teacher on our website! 6. Eventually... Trump: Fake news media are enemies of the people -- Lock 'em up!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Mar-2024 03:11:10 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: What did we learn from Covid?
#covid #COVID19 #coronavirus #cartoon #health #healthcare #pandemic #comic
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1. 1. What did we learn from Covid? 2. Man: It's the anniversary of a great tragedy. Woman: I know, over a million Americans have died. Man: I mean having to wear masks in public. 3. Man: Remember how they were just overflowing into the streets? Woman: The morgues? Man: The lines for toilet paper. 4. Man: Thank goodness for our heroes. Woman: The healthcare workers who risked their lives? Man: The people who defied ordinances and packed indoor spaces! 5. Man: And years later, people are still suffering. Woman: From long Covid? Man: The landlords whose office buildings are empty because people work from home! 6. Man: Well, I say NEVER AGAIN! Woman: Be unprepared for a global pandemic? Man: Do anything as a society to contain a disease!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 20:47:39 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: Electric vehicles gone wrong
I'm fine with the soft, whirring spaceship sounds that some EVs emit as a safety feature to alert people that they're moving. The new Dodge Charger EV comes with a deafening 126 dB roar, which is just plain obnoxious.
#cars #ev #evs #transportation #gender #marketing
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1. ELECTRIC VEHICLES GONE WRONG 1. Some new electric cars are being outfitted with high-decibel fake engine sounds New Dodge Charger EV with Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust system revving -- BRROOOWWRR! 2. It seems fragile masculinity has led to some awesomely stupid EVs. The cartoonist walking past a Hummer EV weighing over 9,000 pounds in a grocery store parking lot: I just want the cool small electric cars we were promised in the '80s. 3. Car salesman standing in front of a monster pickup truck belching black smoke with spikes protruding from front grille: This is the smallest EV we sell. To broaden its appeal, it also comes with a decorative coal-fired steam engine from an 1880s locomotive. 4. Electricity is literally power -- but apparently not manly enough to get you to the Cheesecake Factory. Guy in front of giant pickup truck: If my car doesn't stink, make a loud sound, or take up lots of space, how do I know I exist?
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 11:45:18 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest cartoon on Alabama decision that IVF embryos are people
#theorcracy #reproduction #ivf #health #medicine #science
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1. "Cryogenic Nursery" 1. Not long after the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that IVF's are people... In IVF clinic with sign reading ALABAMA ICE BABIES. A man and woman are wearing labcoats, goggles and showercaps. Woman is taking notes on a clipboard. Man: You'll be taking care of thtese freezer tanks full of extrauterine children. 2. Man, pulling vial out of cryo-tank: These aren't test tubes -- they're cryo-cribs. Every night we sing a soothing lullabye, "Hush, little blastomere." 3. They get the very best pre-pre-preschool, including daily bible study. Of course, they don't have ears or brains yet. 4. Woman: Wow, you really seem to care about them. Man: Well, now that we're finally doing away with child labor laws, we can put these kids to work! As soon as they have hands,.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 04:29:56 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: Floored
#inequality #unhoused #homeless #cartoon #comic #travel
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1. Floored 1. On a recent foundation-funded trip to DC, I was starkly reminded of America's growing economic divide. Jen walking past unhoused person sleeping on street with jewelry store window in the background 2. While people slept on the sidewalk nearby, I was put up in a hotel that catered to every conceivable human desire for comfort* *a rare occurrence Jen in large bed with high thread count sheets and mints on the bedside table. Thought balloon reads "This is so great." 3. The next night, I found myself sleeping on an airport floor alongside hundreds of people whose flights were canceled. Jen uncomfortably lying on airport floor using a backpack as a pillow. Outside the window it is snowing on the tarmac Thought balloon: "I would never survive on the streets." At least I still had access to bathrooms and $15 prepackaged sandwiches. 4. It occurred to me that this is the only public space where it's socially acceptable to have no place to sleep. Wide shot of several people lying on airport floor and flopped on chairs ... a tiny bourgeois taste of the real thing.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 06:26:41 JST Jen Sorensen

When a government attempts to discredit The Hague, it's a sign something has gone terribly wrong in that country. My latest:
#cartoon #comic #politics #war #humanrights #gaza
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1. SIGNS YOUR GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTING CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY 1. They're dissing the World Court Man saying "Hague Schmague" Caption: Actually said by Israel's National Security Minister 2. They've killed over 10,000 children Girl in Gaza in smoking ruins as bombs fall in background 3. The nation supplying them with weapons makes special exceptions to get around human rights violations State Department official sitting in front of computer screen reading: SEND MORE BOMBS? YES/NO Official: It's easy -- the answer is always yes! 4. A former apartheid state is calling them out South African official: We know it when we see it!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-Jan-2024 08:04:25 JST Jen Sorensen

Looks like this strip is already making the rounds. Fun with ethno-nationalist dog whistles!
#politics #cartoon #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #comic
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1. 1. White nationalist guy: In conclusion, America must ban immigrants from inferior nations and instead celebrate European culture. 2. Woman: You mean you support a strong safety net? WNG: Er, no. 3. Woman: Excellent high-speed train systems? WNG: No. 4. Woman: Universal health care? WNG: No. 5. Woman: Liberal democracy? WNG: No. 6. Woman: Respect for science and the Paris climate accord? WNG: No. 7. Woman: Generous vacations and paid family leave? WNG: No. 8. Woman: Bicycle-friendly cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen? WNG is fuming with anger 9. WNG: LOOK, I MEAN I LIKE WHITE PEOPLE, OKAY? Woman: Oh, right!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 09:43:02 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest cartoon: Holiday harangue
#cartoon #comic #holidays #abortion #prochoice
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1. Holiday Harangue 1. Two women walking on sidewalk past windows with holiday decorations Woman 1: If you had told me while I was growing up that in 2024 you couldn't end a doomed pregnancy that endangers your own life, I wouldn't have believed it. 2. Woman 1: Having your family face lawsuits just for accompanying you to another state... it's like we're living in some weird repressive backwater. 3. Woman 1: And the idea that this is a "culture war" -- nice euphemism! When people are forced to risk their lives and livelihoods, it's an actual war. 4. Woman 2: Merry Christmas to you, too! Woman 1: I was going to get you an alternative timeline for America, but they were all out.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Dec-2023 16:52:02 JST Jen Sorensen

Last week's comic on Kissinger
#politics #cartoon #humanrights #war
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1. 1. At the end of his life, Kissinger suddenly experiences the fates he dealt to others Kissinger in jungle setting with warplanes flying in the distance: Vait, vere am I? And vere is my Hollyvood starlet? Vhy, zis looks almost like Cambodia! 2. Kissinger as bombs fall: Ach, this is outrageous! I am a very important foreign policy expert! I vill bomb whoever is behind zis! Vait a minute, didn't I order zis campaign? 3. Giant explosion. BOOM! 4. Kissinger in urban setting with tank in the street: Now vere am I? Soldier: Welcome to Chile, 1973! We've been waiting for you.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 19:37:11 JST Jen Sorensen

This week's comic on the blind zones of America's gargantuan trucks and SUVs.
#transit #cities #mobility #cars #bikes #pedestrians #transportation #safety
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 27-Nov-2023 02:03:43 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic on Trump calling his political enemies "vermin"
#politics #uspol #cartoon #comic #fascism #authoritarianism #media #language #trump
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1. Nothing's Shocking (for long) 1. Trump says something bad Trump speaking at a rally: "We will root out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country." (actual quote) 2. At first, people are shocked Man - This is completely unacceptable! Woman - It's what dictators say! 3. Then, normalization begins Woman - You know, sewer rats exhibit human-like social behavior, and they love pizza. And so do liberals! Man - Also, my critics on social media can be pests. Ha ha! 4. Until no one cares anymore News anchor - Representative Blitz Stormer, what are your thoughts on the 2024 election? Blitz Stormer - The DemocRAT party will be EXTERMINATED once and for all! News anchor - It's sure to be an exciting race!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 04:48:51 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic:
#gaza #protest #war #firstamendment #israel #palestine #cartoon #comic #politics
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1. Protester vs. Radical 1. Woman at protest holding sign saying "Ceasefire now" Man in suit: Oh, you support terrorists, do you? 2. Woman: No, not at all. Man: Then you're antisemitic. 3. Woman: Actually, I'm Jewish. Man: Ah, then you're a self-hating Jew. 4. Woman: Well, I would hate myself if I did nothing while thousands of innocent civilians were bombed to death. 5. Man: Don't you want Israel to be safe? Woman: This response is only making the world more dangerous for everyone. 6. Man: Oh, you support terrorists, do you?
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Oct-2023 16:59:15 JST Jen Sorensen

Neglected to post this cartoon from a couple weeks ago: Always blame the left!
#uspol #media #journalism #authoritarianism #democracy
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1. Always Blame the Left 1. Dems are constantly being blamed for Republican extremism. Pundit on TV show Nattering Noggins: If Democrats want to defeat Trumpism, they need to stop moving so far to the left. 2. But what exactly have the Dems done that's so radical? Woman: That does it! Lowering prescription drug prices and funding infrastructure are too far out for me. I want a right-wing dictatorship! 3. Like someone's not going to be a neo-Nazi because Democrats shift slightly rightward? Insurrectionist: Hmm... I was hoping to violently overthrow the government to install a white ethno-state. But if they cut back on school lunch programs, I'll reconsider. 4. Maybe it's time to start blaming fascism on fascists. Female pundit on Nattering Noggins: The right has been propagandized into extremism for decades. Pundit from first panel: What an unserious opinion! You need to move to the right.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 10:32:19 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest cartoon: Doom Spiral
#politics #cartoon #war #israel #palestine #hamas #gaza
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1. DOOM SPIRAL Shown: an illustrated cycle with arrows in between each step Long historical conflict leads to a nation confining a vast poor population in the name of security (shown: people behind a wall) Militant group claiming to represent this population brutally attacks innocent people (shown: militant with gun) State responds with escalation that punishes civilians (government official: We will deny them food, water, and electricity, and lay siege to their cities.) Densely populated areas already suffering from humanitarian disaster reduced to rubble (city being bombed) Kids grow up knowing nothing but death and destruction (boy standing in rubble with dead body in background) Which makes some open to extremism (kid is now a militant) Back to beginning
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Oct-2023 05:03:24 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic on a certain pundit's infamous $78 airport meal
(For those outside the US, the commentator David Brooks has made a career out of piously trolling liberals for their supposed decadence and lack of morals.)
#uspol #economy #journalism #media #socialmedia
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1. Man of the People 1. Ubiquitous pundit David Brooks recently complained on social media about an airport meal costing $78 -- when most of that was liquor. Photo of a hamburger, french fries, and a glass of bourbon with tweeted caption "This is why Americans think the economy is terrible." The hamburger and french fries cost $18. 2. Brooks at a counter in a wine shop with bottle of wine and bag of bread: You can't go to a wine shop and buy a bag of bread flutes and a bottle of 2009 Chateau Latour Premier Grand Cru for under $1600. Thanks, Bidenomics! 3. Brooks looking into a mirror trying unsuccessfully to button his pants: Hmm... this bespoke suit no longer fits. My voracious consumption of grilled meats and adult beverages is but a failed quest to fill the modern spiritual void created by liberals. 4. Brooks at computer: Why, people are rudely mocking me on social media! Time for another column on the loss of virtue among today's self-absorbed, decadent youth.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Sep-2023 01:50:26 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: The Labor Channel
#LaborDay #labor #work
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1. 1. Have you noticed there are lots of TV shows for bosses and investors but not workers? Cable TV announcer on "Power Lunch": Shares of Scuzzco are climbing on news that 20,000 employees will be replaced with AI! Announcer 2: Woohoo! Chyron shows shares of EVIL up 3.45, BS up 2.73, Snitcoin down 119.52 2. What if there was also a labor channel? Announcer on "Brown Bag Lunch": Huge losses for Scuzzco today on the Worker Satisfaction Index. Chyron: WAGE THEFT REPORTED AT EV... 3. CO-OP TANK Announcer in row of judges: See contestants compete for the best ideas in nontraditional companies! Contestant shown with easel displaying name of company, Worker Owned Widgets 4. MAD Bargaining "Watch TV, get paid well" Host: We'll teach you how to organize your workplace! This week: Taking on Starbucks!
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