Sam Carbaugh (he/they)
@thisamericanself.bsky.social
Midwestern indie low-fi cartoonist. Graduate of the center for cartoon studies ('09). For the last five years I've been drawing journal comics - trying to bridge the gap between experience and expression, knowing I'll fail I keep going. 🌈🏳️⚧️
"too chicken to join the military, too dumb to be a cop" is my new favorite description of ICE officers.
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"too chicken to join the military, too dumb to be a cop" is my new favorite description of ICE officers.
If the USA can have elections during the Civil War it can have elections in 2026. Trump is just trying to save himself from consequences.
January 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM
If the USA can have elections during the Civil War it can have elections in 2026. Trump is just trying to save himself from consequences.
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for Renee Nicole Good, a poet and a mother
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
for Renee Nicole Good, a poet and a mother
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If you’re struggling to understand the creep of fascism, just think about the fact that the “opposition party” is now telling people to hope the same police that brutally murdered a man five years ago and set off the largest protest ever will now save them from an even more murderous police.
January 10, 2026 at 6:21 PM
If you’re struggling to understand the creep of fascism, just think about the fact that the “opposition party” is now telling people to hope the same police that brutally murdered a man five years ago and set off the largest protest ever will now save them from an even more murderous police.
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Jesus this is good.
January 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Jesus this is good.
Democrats trying to fundraise off of this makes me sick. Do something, then maybe we will donate. Jeez.
January 11, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Democrats trying to fundraise off of this makes me sick. Do something, then maybe we will donate. Jeez.
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Mission of Burma - That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate
That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate
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January 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Mission of Burma - That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate
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The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
Clip first posted by partisan outlet Alpha News shows perspective of ICE agent as Good was fatally shot
Renee Nicole Good calmly said everything was “fine” and “I’m not mad at you” seconds before an on-duty Immigration Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot her in Minneapolis as she drove away, according to a cellphone video shared Friday by Donald Trump’s White House.
The partisan media outlet Alpha News first posted the video on X, a 47-second clip that showed the perspective of the ICE agent – and captured a man’s voice calling Good a “fucking bitch” after she was mortally wounded. It was then shared by the White House’s official Rapid Response X account as well as JD Vance, with the vice-president writing in part that he agreed with the notion that Good’s death was “a tragedy” but accused the media of dishonestly covering the circumstances of her killing. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
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Eventually, we will need to be ok with not paying rent, bills, etc (en masse) and force change. Why keep paying for things when you are losing your country? Why fear losing your job when you will lose everything? Things aren't magically going to get cheaper and better without rising.
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Eventually, we will need to be ok with not paying rent, bills, etc (en masse) and force change. Why keep paying for things when you are losing your country? Why fear losing your job when you will lose everything? Things aren't magically going to get cheaper and better without rising.
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Incredible.
January 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Incredible.
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Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽
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🇺🇸 MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )
January 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
🇺🇸 MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )
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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
What if people realized a mass strike means a better life on the other side? What if people knew they could actually change things for the better? What if the fear of losing our civil rights was more important than losing jobs and health care?
January 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
What if people realized a mass strike means a better life on the other side? What if people knew they could actually change things for the better? What if the fear of losing our civil rights was more important than losing jobs and health care?
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What really drives U.S. foreign policy?
Listen to what Bernie Sanders had to say 20 years ago.
Listen to what Bernie Sanders had to say 20 years ago.
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
What really drives U.S. foreign policy?
Listen to what Bernie Sanders had to say 20 years ago.
Listen to what Bernie Sanders had to say 20 years ago.
I'm convinced much of the anxiety and depression felt in the USA is because of cognitive dissonance between what we see/experience and what we are told by leaders. We have more power than we know. Get organized.
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I'm convinced much of the anxiety and depression felt in the USA is because of cognitive dissonance between what we see/experience and what we are told by leaders. We have more power than we know. Get organized.
It's fascism. MAGA = NAZI. It's not hyperbole, it's a verifiable fact; and yet, it seems like most Americans either approve or don't believe it. "It can't happen here " yes, it can and it is.
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You want an example of Nazi rhetoric? Miller's recent quote about might makes right is an example.
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You want an example of Nazi rhetoric? Miller's recent quote about might makes right is an example.
January 8, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It's fascism. MAGA = NAZI. It's not hyperbole, it's a verifiable fact; and yet, it seems like most Americans either approve or don't believe it. "It can't happen here " yes, it can and it is.
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You want an example of Nazi rhetoric? Miller's recent quote about might makes right is an example.
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You want an example of Nazi rhetoric? Miller's recent quote about might makes right is an example.
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The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
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AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.