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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jul-2024 06:06:07 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: The Supreme Court ruling overturning the Chevron doctrine was largely overlooked in the wake of the debate, but possibly even more apocalyptic. In short, the Republican majority gutted the precedent that gave deference to scientists and other experts at setting regulations for air and water pollution and food safety.
#supremecourt #environment #uspol #cartoon #pollution #science #law
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1. 1. After Biden's widely panned debate performance, a bombshell dropped. Supreme Court justice John Roberts - Yo ho ho! From now on, everyone's favorite court will control the entire regulatory apparatus of the federal government! J-ROB out! FOOTNOTE - Overturning 40-year-old Chevron doctrine Justice Elena Kagan slaps forehead in frustration 2. Media reaction was swift. Pundit - Only someone with cognitive failure would put these judges in charge of the science of clean air and water. Pundit 2 - They're clearly unfit to run the court, let alone the EPA and FDA! 3. Newspaper headline on front page of the Press-Pontificator - FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY, WE MUST IMPEACH THE CORRUPT JUSTICES AND EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT Foreign diplomats issued statements. Diplomat - A disaster. 4. Sarcasm aside, the top criteria for evaluating any presidential nominee should be, will you fight to expand the court? Auditioning candidate at candidate tryouts - We must be very careful about respecting the legitimacy of -- Director sitting in director chair - NEXT! Meanwhile, SCOTUS pronounces Trump king!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 04:46:15 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: Billionaires Fund Human Intelligence
#ai #cartoon #comic #tech #technology #economy #internet #education
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1. BILLIONAIRES FUND HUMAN INTELLIGENCE 1. BILLIONAIRE 1 - HMM... MAYBE NOT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE REDUCED TO PATTERN RECOGNITION AND THEFT BY ALGORITHM. BILLIONAIRE 2 - WHAT IF WE FUNDED H.I.? 2. BILLIONS ARE POURED INTO ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, AND WRITERS, SPARKING A NEW RENAISSANCE. ARTIST AT DRAWING TABLE - YOU MEAN... I ACTUALLY... GET PAID? 3. CLASSES ON CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ARE LAVISHLY ENDOWED. TEACHER HOLDING POINTER AT VIDEO MONITOR SHOWING AN OPINION COLUMN - WHAT LOGICAL FALLACIES CAN YOU FIND HERE? STUDENT - THERE ARE SO MANY! 4. EVENTUALLY... WOMAN TO BILLIONAIRE 1 - THANKS TO YOUR FUNDING OF H.I., I NOW CAN SEE THAT YOU SHOULD BE PAYING AT LEAST A 90% TAX RATE. BILLIONAIRE 1 - HMM... SHOULDA STUCK WITH A.I.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 11:05:50 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic on the looting of Red Lobster by private equity
#economy #business #corporations #PrivateEquity #RedLobster #cartoon #comic
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1. SHELL GAME 1. It's easy to imagine that Red Lobster's bankruptcy was due to an ill-advised promotion. Man tossing prawns into mouth: ENDLESS SHRIMP! 2. But far more damaging was being bought by a private equity firm that sold off its land and buildings. Private equity executive holding a lobster: Lobster is so much tastier when you remove the shell! 3. The cost of leasing back its stores was much greater than the losses from the promotion. Two piles of shrimp, with one shrimp equal to $1 million Shrimp deal $11 million Rent $200 million 4. Looting business after business -- it's an all-you-can-eat special for private equity. Private equity executive eating fast food buildings with WHITE MOBSTER sign in background: MORE CHAIN RESTAURANTS!
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 05:44:05 JST Jen Sorensen

This week's comic: Many white Americans fail to assimilate
#cartoon #comic #race #immigration #racism #uspol
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1. MANY WHITE AMERICANS FAIL TO ASSIMILATE 1. Some self-segregate in homogeneous neighborhoods Gated community with sigh saying Caucasian Pointe, no trespassing 2. Others fly the flag of a foreign country Pickup truck flying Confederate flag blasting 'AND THIS BIRD YOU CANNOT CHANGE' with caption reading 'traditional folk music' 3. Many refuse to speak contemporary English. Scowling woman: Seems like the homos and orientals are everywhere! 4. Will these stubborn holdouts ever integrate into our multiracial society? Younger brown guy pointing to old white guy in MAGA hat and Trump t-shirt: It might help if they stopped wearing those funny hats.
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-May-2024 03:17:35 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: The Great Regression
#cartoon #comic #fascism #race #abortion #lgbtq #democracy #uspol
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1. The Great Regression 1. A FEW YEARS AGO Newspaper with headline #METOO MOVEMENT REVEALS SEXUAL ASSAULTS NOW Doctor to woman - SORRY, NO ABORTIONS EVEN FOR RAPE! 2. A FEW YEARS AGO BLACK LIVES MATTER t-shirt NOW STATE U. White man speaking to Black woman - WE'RE ENDING DIVERSITY PROGRAMS. BYE! 3. NOT SO LONG AGO GAY MARRIAGE GOES MAINSTREAM Gay couple in tuxes NOW Mother to librarian - THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL HAS A GAY CHARACTER! WE'RE SUING YOU! 4. SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT Obama smiling SOON FIRST SUPREME COURT- ENABLED DICTATOR-KING? Trump in crown and king's robe
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Jen Sorensen (jensorensen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Apr-2024 21:24:24 JST Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: No-so-silent Spring
#leafblowers #environment #climatechange #noisepollution #cartoon #comic #climate #climatecrisis #earthday
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1. VIRTUAL SPRING Woman and man sitting in Adirondack chairs on their back porch as a leaf blower wails in the background REEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Woman: The moment it’s warm enough to enjoy the spring, the leaf blowers start up. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Woman: Not only are they loud, they’re poisoning workers with exhaust, spraying dust, allergens and fecal matter everywhere, and spewing tons of CO2 during a climate emergency. All to blow a few blades of grass off a driveway! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Man: What you need are noise-canceling earbuds and birdsong recordings to re-create the joys of a suburbanized spring. Softer REEEEEEE Woman, wearing earbuds with birds tweeting around head: Ah, the late anthropocene…
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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
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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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Cartoonist for Daily Kos, The Nation, In These Times and elsewhere, formerly seen on The Nib. Herblock Prize, Pulitzer finalist, RFK journalism award, 2023 Berryman Award from the National Press Foundation. She/herI mostly post #cartoons and #comics but also enjoy #biking #birds #terriers #punk #friluftsliv

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