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Ward Sutton

@wardsutton.bsky.social

https://linktr.ee/wardsutton Cartoonist, Poster Design, illustration. Winner 2018 Herblock Prize, 2022 Berryman Award. Boston Globe, New Yorker, Phish, Pearl Jam + more. Trying to do good in the world. Please also see: linktr.ee/stankelly

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If I was a smart paramilitary thug (which, yes, I know), I would be contemplating the fact that by not revealing individual offenders, the only remaining option is collective retribution

24.01.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1208    πŸ” 239    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 6

LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES

24.01.2026 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.

The parents of a 7 year old, all of whom are in the process of applying for asylum, took their daughter to the ER when her nose wouldn't stop bleeding. ICE picked them up near the hospital and they are now in detention in Texas, presumably awaiting deportation. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

23.01.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2289    πŸ” 1340    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 168

Monsters. Irredeemable. Unreformable.

There is no technical or administrative fix for this, this is not a matter of training. This isn’t about policy at all.

As a matter of democratic self-defense, ICE must not be tolerated.

23.01.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 464    πŸ” 182    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 8
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U.S. Formally Withdraws From World Health Organization

Just six years out from a pandemic that transcended borders, Trump is abandoning global cooperation by withdrawing from the World Health Organization β€” and it makes all of us less safe.

Illinois will continue to work with trusted partners to protect lives and follow the science.

23.01.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1798    πŸ” 418    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 20

"...a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism β€” ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power."

FDR 1938

01.02.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2314    πŸ” 796    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 32

β€œand then our goons will kidnap that life and send it to a concentration camp if we deem them the wrong color”

23.01.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6037    πŸ” 1155    πŸ’¬ 219    πŸ“Œ 29
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I was honored that my cartoon from a year ago was included in Politico's 2025 retrospective, but sad that it was so prescient.

21.01.2026 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new cartoon pointing out what seems like it should be obvious.

20.01.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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#C4News report that a Belarus minister shows a letter from Donald Trump inviting the dictator Lukashenko onto the board of peace

Alongside Putin

19.01.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 191    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 18
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MARCH

A call to clergy to come to Minneapolis THIS WEEK, in an echo of MLK and Selma:
www.marchminnesota.org

19.01.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What a poignant MLK Day with all that is happening in Minneapolis and with ICE.
There’s an active effort to undo all the good and awareness that MLK brought to the world.
Let’s not let that succeed.

19.01.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This guy!! πŸ‘‡

19.01.2026 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ‘

17.01.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New for today's Boston Globe:
@bostonglobe.com

17.01.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Video: Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provides a frame-by-frame look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.

The Times can be frustrating, but I'm glad they did this:

www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

16.01.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing bores Trump more than healthcare. This has been true for years. He just wants the issue to go away, so he can focus on topics like invading Greenland or putting his name on buildings.

16.01.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1210    πŸ” 263    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 9
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Doctor Claims Trump, 79, Suffered Serious Medical Issue Concerns about the president’s health have been raised for several months.

Did Trump have a stroke and his admin covered it up?
www.thedailybeast.com/doctor-point...

15.01.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

And yesterday's "The Morning" briefing from the Times did a both-sides on ICE in Mpls saying it was oh-so-hard for agents to endure the protests of angry residents. Pssst: no one forced these fascists to take these jobs playing Nazi against US citizens.

15.01.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ted Cruz in 2016, "We're liable to wake up one morning and Donald Trump if he was President would have nuked Denmark"

"That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe"

14.01.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2334    πŸ” 1002    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 141

β€œAs a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”

15.01.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7161    πŸ” 1532    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 60
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Achtung-tied.

@theonion.com

09.01.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2740    πŸ” 514    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 35

Looks like the new strategy is "Punish Minneapolis For The Crime of Bearing Witness"

09.01.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cartoon of mine from 2017. Tragically more relevant than ever in 2026.

09.01.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.

09.01.2026 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 14150    πŸ” 3752    πŸ’¬ 145    πŸ“Œ 206
Masked federal agents removing crates of belongings from the ICE shooter's home

Masked federal agents removing crates of belongings from the ICE shooter's home

It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers.

Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing

09.01.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 17848    πŸ” 8495    πŸ’¬ 542    πŸ“Œ 514

Frey's a hero in my book for standing up to these Gestapo-wannabe thugs.

08.01.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The context here btw is he's mocking a transgender woman

06.01.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 395    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3
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Really disappointing to see this from the recipient of the prestigious FIFA Peace Prize

03.01.2026 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 607    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3

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