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Barry Deutsch
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Cartoonist and general schmuck. I do political cartoons, SuperButch, Hereville, and Wings of Fire.

My policartoons: www.leftycartoons.com or click #PoliCartoon

SuperButch: www.superbutchcomic.com

Support the cartoons! patreon.com/barry
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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · Aug 30
Hey, I have a new PDF collection out! It's 200 pages long and includes 100 cartoons, plus text pieces and lots of behind-the-scenes art and photos.

Everyone who joins my Patreon at the $3 level gets a copy!

www.patreon.com/posts/downlo...
My New PDF Book! (Image of book cover: "Why Must They Shove It In My Face?") 200 pages packed with cartooney goodness!
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Blame Immigrants!

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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels, all set in an industrial-looking urban area. PANEL 1 Two characters - a wealthy businessman, and a worker - are speaking. The businessman is dropping a couple of coins into the worker's palm, and the worker is angry. BOSS: Here's this week's pay. WORKER: I can't live on this, you greedy- PANEL 2 The Bossman puts his arm around the worker's shoulders and points to another man standing a little distance off. That man, who has brown skin, is facing another way and reading his phone. BOSS: Whoa! Listen, friend, I'm on your side! It's not me keeping your pay low! It's immigrants like that guy! PANEL 3 The Bossman gets right in the worker's face as he rattles off things he's blaming the immigrant for. The Worker looks panicked. BOSS: He's stealing the good jobs! Taking all the housing! He's lazy! Doesn't even work! Living off welfare! Eating your pets! Doing all the crime! PANEL 4 The worker is now lying prone on the pavement, with the Bossman's foot on his back. The worker angrily shakes his fist at the immigrant, and yells. WORKER: HEY YOU! YEAH, YOU! GET OUT! BOSS: Good boy. CHICKEN FAT WATCH "Chicken fat" is an archaic cartoonists' term for unimportant and often silly things drawn into comics. The signs in the background are filled with references to the classic children's novel Charlotte's Web: "Some Pig," "Terrific," "Radiant," and "Humble" are things Charlotte writes about Wilber the pig with her webbing. The names of three characters from Charlotte's Web - Wilbur, Templeton Rat, and Fern - are also on signage. In panel one, a rat examines a beer bottle on the sidewalk. In panel two, the rat guzzles. In panel four, the rat has passed out with a big stupid grin. In panel one, a scrap of paper on the sidewalk has a picture of Cynicalman. A newspaper lentitled "The Daily Weekly," has a headline that says "Study: 91% of Headlines on Litter Not Germane." "Subheadlines also found meaningless."
November 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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tullamore-jew.bsky.social
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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auxryn.bsky.social
Kill team credits page vs. D&D credits page
Photo of a mostly blank page with copyright information on the bottom. Photo of a page with scores of names in tiny print.
November 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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ashkenaz89.bsky.social
“Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”
-Kurt Vonnegut
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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sarahlongwell25.bsky.social
“Anyone who helps me try to steal an election gets a pardon” is perhaps the most corrupt thing to happen in American history.

That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7d
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:

-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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jamellebouie.net
i think a good example of Propaganda Works is the number of you who think that the national Democratic Party spent the years 2013 to 2020 denouncing Americans for insufficient Tumblr-speak
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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econmarshall.bsky.social
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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histoftech.bsky.social
Here is an obituary for Alice Wong from The Sick Times, a publication aligned with disability rights and disability activism, if you are looking for an alternative to reading the nyt one: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
Alice Wong, disability activist and luminary, dies at 51 - The Sick Times
Alice Wong platformed and uplifted people with Long COVID in her final chapter as a lifelong disability advocate and storyteller.
thesicktimes.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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zachrabiroff.com
NBC is of course in the midst of a bid to buy Warner Bros. for which they need Carr's approval at the FCC. Interesting to see whether, and how subtly, they obey his wishes here.
dmsilverman.bsky.social Dan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · 1d
FCC Chair Brendan Carr just shared a Truth Social post from Trump calling for Seth Meyers to be fired
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
barrydeutsch.bsky.social
Blame Immigrants!

Read more cartoons! --> #PoliCartoon
Support our cartoons! --> patreon.com/barry
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels, all set in an industrial-looking urban area. PANEL 1 Two characters - a wealthy businessman, and a worker - are speaking. The businessman is dropping a couple of coins into the worker's palm, and the worker is angry. BOSS: Here's this week's pay. WORKER: I can't live on this, you greedy- PANEL 2 The Bossman puts his arm around the worker's shoulders and points to another man standing a little distance off. That man, who has brown skin, is facing another way and reading his phone. BOSS: Whoa! Listen, friend, I'm on your side! It's not me keeping your pay low! It's immigrants like that guy! PANEL 3 The Bossman gets right in the worker's face as he rattles off things he's blaming the immigrant for. The Worker looks panicked. BOSS: He's stealing the good jobs! Taking all the housing! He's lazy! Doesn't even work! Living off welfare! Eating your pets! Doing all the crime! PANEL 4 The worker is now lying prone on the pavement, with the Bossman's foot on his back. The worker angrily shakes his fist at the immigrant, and yells. WORKER: HEY YOU! YEAH, YOU! GET OUT! BOSS: Good boy. CHICKEN FAT WATCH "Chicken fat" is an archaic cartoonists' term for unimportant and often silly things drawn into comics. The signs in the background are filled with references to the classic children's novel Charlotte's Web: "Some Pig," "Terrific," "Radiant," and "Humble" are things Charlotte writes about Wilber the pig with her webbing. The names of three characters from Charlotte's Web - Wilbur, Templeton Rat, and Fern - are also on signage. In panel one, a rat examines a beer bottle on the sidewalk. In panel two, the rat guzzles. In panel four, the rat has passed out with a big stupid grin. In panel one, a scrap of paper on the sidewalk has a picture of Cynicalman. A newspaper lentitled "The Daily Weekly," has a headline that says "Study: 91% of Headlines on Litter Not Germane." "Subheadlines also found meaningless."
November 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Reposted by Barry Deutsch
barrydeutsch.bsky.social
NEW SOLUTIONS TO THE TROLLEY CAR PROBLEM

By me and @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social

Read more cartoons! #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! patreon.com/barry
This cartoon has four panels. Each panel shows a different scene with one character in it. And each panel has a caption, in large letters, at the top. A large caption over the top of the entire strip says NEW SOLUTIONS TO THE TROLLEY CAR PROBLEM. PANEL ONE CAPTION: REPUBLICANS A smiling, well-dressed woman with long blonde hair stands behind a podium, gesturing to indicate a trolley car parked behind her. The trolley car is gory with blood spattered all over the front, and we can see bodies under the car. WOMAN: Cleaning blood off a trolley car is expensive! That's why we're proposing tax breaks for trolley car companies! PANEL TWO CAPTION: LIBERTARIANS A man with a very thick orange beard, wearing a green knit cap and a plaid shirt, is sitting in his armchair at home and speaking directly to us, with an intense expression. He's holding a joint in one hand and raising his I'm-making-an-important-point-now-forefinger with the other. Next to him one one side are a bunch of LP records stored in milk cartons; on the other side is a side table with a bottle of whisky, a whisky glass, and a thick book. MAN: Trolley car companies need freedom to choose who to run over without bureaucrats getting in the way! Deregulate now! PANEL THREE CAPTION: DEMOCRATS This is the same scene as panel one, but now a frightened looking old man, wearing huge glasses, a jacket and a bow tie, is behind the podium. He is shaking and sweating a bit as he talks to us. His dialogue is split into three balloons. MAN: Something must be done! Er, someday. Maybe. If no one disagrees. Gotta stay bipartisan! PANEL FOUR CAPTION: TERFs A woman wearing a blue pantsuit, and with nicely-done short white hair, is sitting on a park bench, looking thoughtful. WOMAN (thought): One person's life versus six people's lives... Hmmm. Which choice hurts more trans people?
October 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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packyanderson.bsky.social
Oh. My. God.

I read the first sentence in this essay (quoted here) and instantly fell in love.

My distaste for Hemingway knows no bounds.
barrydeutsch.bsky.social Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 3d
Reject Hemingwayism

"I can say, without fear of exaggeration, that Ernest Hemingway is the worst thing that happened to twentieth-century fiction."

open.substack.com/pub/thingoft...
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
barrydeutsch.bsky.social
I always feel an irrational sense of accomplishment when I write page 123 of a script. It's not like 123 is an important landmark - the final script will be 210-220 long - but "123" is just a satisfying number.
a storm trooper is standing in front of a wall with the words `` 1 , 2 , 3 ! '' on it .
Alt: A Star Wars storm trooper makes a beat in the air with his fist while saying "1, 2, 3!"
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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aselrod.bsky.social
America is not full. But an array of right-wing activists and commentators want to deport tens of millions of people.

For them, it’s not just about illegal immigration but the idea that not everyone can really become an American.
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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barrydeutsch.bsky.social
On Reddit, half the comments about this comic are about the "B" plot with the painting pigeon. :-p
barrydeutsch.bsky.social Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 6d
What Freedom Looks Like

A cartoon by me and @nadinescholtes.bsky.social

Read more cartoons! --> #PoliCartoon
Support our cartoons! --> patreon.com/barry
This cartoon has four panels, all showing people talking in a park. PANEL 1 A bearded man wearing a red MAGA cap is talking to a earnest young woman. The MAGA man is angry, waving his hands in the air. WOMAN: If guns are legal at all, they need to be regulated. MAGA: GUN REGULATION IS AUTHORITARIAN! PANEL 2 An older man with a cane is handing out fliers; the same MAGA guy, furious, slaps a flier to the ground. CANE MAN: We're holding a rally for universal health care. MAGA: UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS FASCISM. PANEL 3 A nonbinary person wearing a pinback that says "THEY / THEM" is a bit bewildered as the MAGA guy points at the pinback, hiding his face like he's frightened. MAGA: PREFERRED PRONOUNS ARE TOTALITARIAN! PANEL 4 All three of the characters from the previous panels, looking panicked, are yelling in unison. The MAGA guy calmly laughs it off. THREE CHARACTERS: MASKED GOVERNMENT AGENTS ARE DISAPPEARING PEOPLE! MAGA: That's what freedom looks like. CHICKEN FAT WATCH "Chicken Fat" is a long-dormant cartoonists' term for unimportant but perhaps amusing details. Panel 1 - In the background, a pigeon paints an owl's portrait. Panel 2 - The pigeon, painting tucked under one wing, runs away from a cat. The MAGA cap now says "Make 'Merica Mate Mermen." The flier the MAGA guy slapped says "Reading this tiny print makes you special & smart!" Panel 3 - The pigeon has stopped to show the painting to the cat, who is surprised and impressed. The MAGA cap says "Make America Grout Again." Panel 4 - The cat poses as the pigeon paints its portrait. In the tree above, the owl sits next to where it's hung the pigeon's painting of the owl. The MAGA cap says "Erica's A Hen."
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
barrydeutsch.bsky.social
youtu.be/1J0cNWs1hvE?...
Graham Platner is an Embarrassing Liar
YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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barrydeutsch.bsky.social
What Freedom Looks Like

A cartoon by me and @nadinescholtes.bsky.social

Read more cartoons! --> #PoliCartoon
Support our cartoons! --> patreon.com/barry
This cartoon has four panels, all showing people talking in a park. PANEL 1 A bearded man wearing a red MAGA cap is talking to a earnest young woman. The MAGA man is angry, waving his hands in the air. WOMAN: If guns are legal at all, they need to be regulated. MAGA: GUN REGULATION IS AUTHORITARIAN! PANEL 2 An older man with a cane is handing out fliers; the same MAGA guy, furious, slaps a flier to the ground. CANE MAN: We're holding a rally for universal health care. MAGA: UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS FASCISM. PANEL 3 A nonbinary person wearing a pinback that says "THEY / THEM" is a bit bewildered as the MAGA guy points at the pinback, hiding his face like he's frightened. MAGA: PREFERRED PRONOUNS ARE TOTALITARIAN! PANEL 4 All three of the characters from the previous panels, looking panicked, are yelling in unison. The MAGA guy calmly laughs it off. THREE CHARACTERS: MASKED GOVERNMENT AGENTS ARE DISAPPEARING PEOPLE! MAGA: That's what freedom looks like. CHICKEN FAT WATCH "Chicken Fat" is a long-dormant cartoonists' term for unimportant but perhaps amusing details. Panel 1 - In the background, a pigeon paints an owl's portrait. Panel 2 - The pigeon, painting tucked under one wing, runs away from a cat. The MAGA cap now says "Make 'Merica Mate Mermen." The flier the MAGA guy slapped says "Reading this tiny print makes you special & smart!" Panel 3 - The pigeon has stopped to show the painting to the cat, who is surprised and impressed. The MAGA cap says "Make America Grout Again." Panel 4 - The cat poses as the pigeon paints its portrait. In the tree above, the owl sits next to where it's hung the pigeon's painting of the owl. The MAGA cap says "Erica's A Hen."
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
barrydeutsch.bsky.social
The GOP Ending The Fillibuster Would Be Bad by @nberlat.bsky.social

www.everythingishorrible.net/p/the-gop-en...
One obvious move would be to criminalize abortion nationwide—note that the Senate could pass that without the votes of Murkowski or Collins. Another would be sweeping nationwide attacks on trans healthcare, maybe just for children, but quite possibly for adults as well. (In order to get Democratic votes, the Senate appropriations bill that was just passed notably killed a bunch of anti trans riders in the House bill). You could also expect a lot of attacks on voting rights. Congress would I think likely just eliminate what’s left of the VRA (the SC may do this…but they also may not.) Republicans might eliminate mail in voting and early voting; they could also pass nationwide and very restrictive voter ID laws. The ACA would probably be dead. It’s quite possible the Republicans would also take the opportunity to further slash Medicaid, and maybe even Medicare. I’d worry about what they’d do to Social Security too. We already know that a lot of people in the Trump White House see this moment as their last, best chance to destroy the New Deal safety net and impose a withering fascist nightmare of austerity forever. The filibuster is not constraining them much. I don’t think we want to learn the extent to which it is though.
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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bostonjerry.bsky.social
Totally unrelated:

Google CEO Sundar Pichai standing in between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos at Trump's 2nd inauguration in January.
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Reposted by Barry Deutsch
404media.co
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
barrydeutsch.bsky.social
Reject Hemingwayism

"I can say, without fear of exaggeration, that Ernest Hemingway is the worst thing that happened to twentieth-century fiction."

open.substack.com/pub/thingoft...
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Reposted by Barry Deutsch
meidastouch.com
BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.

She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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fraying.bsky.social
But the larger point that’s getting lost is NONE OF THIS IS NECESSARY. They could simply reopen the government if they wanted. Republicans are adding this language to fuck the hemp industry at the behest of big liquor, and Democrats are capitulating because they don’t understand the issue.
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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jricole.bsky.social
UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children flip.it/V3voye
UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children
GENEVA - UNICEF said on Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel, preventing aid agencies from reaching ...
flip.it
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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katelynburns.com
the entirety of the british press talked themselves into believing this woman is trans based almost entirely on JK Rowling's judgement of the athlete's appearance.
emilymcminn-ms.bsky.social Emily Hamilton @emilymcminn-ms.bsky.social · 6d
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
screen grab of Sun Sport artilce about IOC ban for trans women including a picture of Cisgender Boxer Imame Khelife
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM