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Trump considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard to D.C. The number of Guard who would be assigned is still in flux, the officials say, and most of the troops would likely be pulled from the D.C. National Guard.

Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard against Americans in DC is another telltale sign of his authoritarian ambitions. But at some point signs of authoritarianism stop being signs and become symptoms of an autocratic regime. We’re far past that point now. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/t...

I really hope they just leave everybody the fuck alone

JUST IN: Former Jan. 6 prosecutor Michael Gordon (prosecuted Riley Williams, Ray Epps, Bigo Barnett, among others) and press aide Patty Hartman have sued Pam Bondi over their terminations from DOJ.

Their lawyer: Abbe Lowell

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Forgot to post here, but this past weekend, i got to attend a pahi kaua (war knife or sword) workshop and i made my first pahi kaua!

You will see these weapons in the upcoming Chief of War show.

Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns Descriptions of the Everglades detention center as a place for violent criminals tell only part of the story.

People who entered the US legally and have no criminal charges are being held in the Everglades camp, according to records obtained by the Miami Herald. Maybe that’s why the government won’t release the names of those being detained. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Mahalo nui!

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

The incompetence of this administration is stunning.
Two days after the floods in Texas, FEMA failed to answer two-thirds of incoming calls. Contractors were laid off on July 5th, and Kristi Noem didn’t renew their contracts until five days later.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

Started doodling some figure exercises for Power Shark, just because I wanted to start getting a better feel for what his visual language will be like and I wanted a little change of pace on working on Captain Pono.

Will eventually do a lot more.

For now, I have some obligations to oblige!

I don’t know if Gail Simone did this on purpose, but in Hawaiian mythology, man-eating sharks referred to humans as “crabs.”

Man-eating shark gods such as Mikololou and Pehu would use that term. Pehu, once was quoted, “I am catching a crab for my breakfast.”

(Art by Clayton Henry)

Finally got my hands on the art book for Moana 2.

Some of the best concept artists in the world work for Disney (and many of their subsidiaries), so these books are always a treat.

The United States’ ethnic cleansing is now on steroids.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia offered his first account of the “severe beatings” and other abuses he says he suffered while jailed in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison.

He says in a court filing that he lost 31 lbs in two weeks.

w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.

"As violence erupted, his charging document said, he told other rioters who were attacking law enforcement officers, 'Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!'

He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...

The 1982 DC Comics Style Guide - The Comics Journal To begin, a story. A familiar anecdote, circulated freely for years and repeated by many. It’s credited to Andrew Helfer, longtime DC editor reaching back to the early '80s. Where Helfer originally re...

We are getting old and we still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic presence: The 1982 DC Comics Style Guide by José Luis García-López (DC Comics, 2025) by Tegan O'Neil www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...

So do I.

Whiz Comics #17 (1941). On the cover, Captain Marvel has just punched a tank, causing it to fly backwards. We can also see two Nazi soldiers being ejected from it.

Cover by C.C. Beck.

Yep, and it’s not just Medicaid.

I.C.E. will be given an unprecedented level of budget and resources. They’re going to go from a budget of $10 billion a year to $100+ billion from 2026 all the way through 2049, with almost half of it going to their concentration camps.

Remove Trump.

Burn the concentration camp down to the ground.

Report all I.C.E. activities and sightings in that app.

RESIST.

#copyediting

No, we're not calling it Alligator Alcatraz.

It's a Florida concentration camp.

Might be making a full transition away from all Meta apps due to their fuckery with AI.

Good chance I’ll deactivate or delete my Facebook and Threads accounts. Instagram, I may just simply be inactive due to all of the hashtags that I want my son to see.

Might make this my go-to social media.

We now have a concentration camp in Florida.

Stop pretending any of this is normal.

If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.

Be human.

While they’re at it, they want you to work “endless hours.”

Ha.

Rest in Aloha, Jim!

You left behind an incredible legacy.

Yet another company hiring for an AI “artist.”

For those who insist that generative AI is a skill, let me ask you this:

Why are these companies only offering what basically amounts to fast food wages?

$20 an hour.

You sure they value you or the so-called “skills” you think you have?

Just a little coloring in between things.

Just for funsies, I wanted to color Māui the demigod from a panel that I did for Māui: Genesis, one of the mo‘olelo for the Maui Strong comic book anthology.

You’ll see my line art in the anthology, but it will be colored by another artist, Aaron Nakahara.

Aaron Kuder’s art is a good choice for this!

Woot!

Love!!

I guess while I’m talking about Hawaiian shark gods, it’s a good time to remind folks that I still plan to publish Power Shark!