Phoenix Witcher

4 frame comic. in the first frame, we see a candle; in the second, a trans flag ; in the third, birds flying off a tree near a house; in the fourth, someone blowing on a fire. text reads : november 20th is trans day of remembrance, during which we remember trans people who died in the past year due to transphobic violence. When I was younger, t.d.o.r. always galvanized me into working even harder towards dignity and justice for trans people. may each of the 281 names on this year's list - and the many more names that we don't know - ignite in our heart a relentless desire to keep dreaming.

A relentless desire to keep dreaming

4 frame comic. a street journalist asks a woman : miss! do you think antisemitism is being normalized, considering how new yorkers elected someone such as zohran mamdani? She replies : what normalizes anti- semitism is giving neo-nazi holocaust denier nick fuentes a platform, like tucker carlson did with the endorsement of the president of the heritage foundation, the most influential conservative think tank. what normalizes antisemitism is draining it of its meaning, like when the anti-defamation league calls any empathy towards Palestinians or any critique of israel "antisemitism," while excusing Elon Musk for doing a literal nazi salute at a presidential inauguration. lastly, what feeds into the cynicism that allows anti- semitism to be normalized is when it is weaponized against muslims and used to attack dissident jewish voices.

It is being normalized. Just not how they want us to believe.

4 frame comic. characters are saying : November 13th marks the beginning of Trans Awareness Week. at least one in ten humans are trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming. Most of them on the planet don't have the privilege of safely transitioning or expressing themselves authentically. Making spaces explicitly inclusive of gender diversity can be the difference between life and death.

November 13th-19th is Trans Awareness Week.

4 frame comics, where we see scenes from the 1936 olympic games in Berlin : the Berlin stadium, 5 women holding hula hoops in the shape of the olympics logo, athletes doing an obstacle course. the last frame is the 2028 Los Angeles olympic logo. the text reads : the olympics have seen various forms of gender policing since the games of 1936 in nazi germany. it was introduced as a way to enforce the gender binary by disqualifying people with inter- sex characteristics or atypical gender expression. naked parades in front of a jury, gynecological inspections, chromosomal testing, certifica- tions that only richer countries could issue... these were all attempts at gender policing by the olympic committee between 1936 and 1996. one after the other, these practices were outlawed. they were all found to be flawed, misleading, humiliating, discrimi- natory, racist, misogynistic. since 2003, strict guidelines have allowed intersex and trans women to participate. despite 20 years of inclusion, there has only been one trans woman who competed, not winning any medal. yet, we just learned that the I.o.C. was looking into bringing back gender policing to ban intersex & trans athletes, in time for the nazi germany olympics of 2028. oops, I mean united states.

What a coincidence!

4 frame comic. a guy with a red cap asks Stephie : stop saying that fascism is a right- wing thing. what about stalin or mao? checkmate, leftist. she replies : authoritarianism isn't a synonym of fascism. fascism is ultra-nationalist, whereas communism, with or without the authoritarianism, is against any form of nationalism. fascism is a conservative ideology obsessed with national purity that teams up with big businesses to maintain itself in power. that's why it's considered far-right. but why do you care so much? do you think fascism would suddenly become acceptable to left-wingers if it had a leftist spin to it? sounds like something that someone who finds fascism acceptable would think.

Why is fascism right-wing?

4 frame comic. A guy with an American flag t shirt asks a woman with a Cochran Mamdani shirt : what do you care if Mamdani wins or loses? You're not even American. She replies : Americans have made sure through centuries of imperialism that whatever choice they make, the whole world will face the consequences. We are tired of hearing the gerontocrats standing between fascists and power telling us that the only way to defeat the far-right is to always move farther right ourselves. We want leaders who have the courage to stand up for the ideals, not political weathervanes willing to say whatever gets them closer to power,

The world is watching.

4 frame comic. 1st is the silhouette of two podcaster. Text reads In a world where trans people's dignity, humanity, and existence are subject to debate, every trans suicide is a murder. 2 is a silhouette of a swimmer. Text reads In a world where trans people aren't allowed to participate in their community, every trans suicide is a murder. 3 shows Gavin Newsom. Text reads In a world where trans people are thrown under the bus because their rights aren't considered a "winning issue", every trans suicide is a murder. 4 shows Lia Smith. Text reads In a world where trans people have to fight every instant of their life simply to have the right to live in peace, every trans suicide is a murder.

Say it with me.

4 frame comic. a street journalist asks a woman and her daughter : ma'am! do you think girls' rights to play sports should prevent transgender biological males from competing with them? she replies : not only is it prejudicial to trans girls' rights and health, but every legislature that made it mandatory to prove that a girl wasn't trans in order to play a sport saw a dramatic de- cline in enrollment, because of the extra hurdle to get a doctor to sign the forms. trans girls have rights too, and they deserve dignity and inclusion. our societies are struggling to get kids moving. there's a loneliness epidemic. and people want to do what? restrict access to afterschool programs? give me a break. as we speak, girls' teams are forced to cancel their activities so that we can keep bullying trans kids. if people really cared about girls' sports, they'd be fighting against things like boys' teams systematically getting more money and resources, and dibs on playing field schedules. that's the real infringement on girls' rights.

Give me a break.

4 frame comic. 1st frame shows the silhouette of a protest. text reads : anti-fascism isn't just about wearing cool scarves and ski goggles. when terfs* announced that they were organizing a protest at a library I was speaking at, they showed up and outnumbered the terfs. 2nd frame shows the silhouette of someone at a computer. text reads : it's antifa geeks monitoring alt-right online groups who told me that they found my address, 8 years ago. I could get to safety and make sure nothing happened, thanks to them. 3rd frame shows the antifa logo. text reads : it's an undercover antifa who told me Proud boys were planning to crash a library talk I was giving. they still did it, but we could prepare accordingly and the talk went as planned. 4th frame shows a protest with a "good night white pride" banner. text reads : it's a whole squad of anti- fascists who showed up to keep a neo-nazi group at bay from a family event I was speaking at. they stayed until the end to accompany participants to their car or all the way to their home. the police was aware of the threat but didn't do sh*t.

"What does antifa do?" My personal experience with antifa.

4 frame comic. someone is interviewing people on the street with a mic. he asks a man with a red hoodie : sir! what do you think of the recent survey that suggests that less people are now identifying as transgender? was it just a fad? the man replies : the survey you're referring to was about students from 3 specific colleges who did not identify as male or female, which only tells us about non-binary people, nothing about trans women or trans men. if what you got out of this survey is that there are less trans people in the world, it's because you have a deep mis- understanding of transness to begin wthe only thing it tells us is that less non- binary students are willing to out themselves or to enroll into college. transness gets criminalized, publicly shamed and persecuted. trans folks deciding to go back into the closet or flee to safety isn't the win some people seem to think it is. it's heart- breaking, tragic, and a net loss for society.

A net loss

4 frame comic. in the first frame, there's a giant banner of Trump on a building. text reads : authoritarianism in the 21st century tends to appear through what is called a process of "democratic backsliding" (also called "autocratization") rather than through a traditional coup. this allows the new regime to claim some kind of legitimacy. 2nd frame shows a silhouette of trump. text reads : democratic backsliding is when an elected executive uses power to subvert democratic institutions by attacking fair & free elections, suppressing freedom of speech, press & asso- ciation, or weakening the rule of law in the 3rd frame, we see a nazi parade in the 30s. text reads : according to political scientists mettler & lieberman, there are four key characteristics that provide the conditions for democratic back- sliding: political polarization, racism and nativism, economic inequality, and excessive executive power. in the last frame, we see the white house. text reads : in a report published in sept. 2025, the intl. institute for demo- cracy and electoral assistance found that 54% of the world's countries experienced democratic backsliding in the past year. that includes the united states.

"Democratic backsliding" is the process through which modern authoritarianism happens.

4 frame comic. 1st frame shows Matt Walsh in front of a graph. he says : Transgenderism is effectively over. We destroyed it. Clearest and most decisive cultural win that conservatives have ever achieved. Sophie, the author, replies : that's kinda sad. the survey asked students from three specific colleges if they identified as neither male nor female. it didn't ask about trans people overall or non-students, and it conveniently didn't include colleges that showed the opposite. we see Jacob Eliason's graph. text reads : also, that graph is from raw data. when weighted, the data says that trends are unchanged compared to last year - it even suggests that there are more non-binary students. in the last frame, Sophie is holding a document. she says : oh, and what's this? a serious survey published last week shows that 55% of transgender and non-binary people have taken steps to become less visible after november 2024. how does bullying us back into the closet make you a hero? sources : mapresearch.org, jacobeliason.com, benryan.substack.com, erininthemorning.com

kinda sad

4 frame comic. Someone with a mic is doing a voxpop in the street and approaches a man with a black shirt and a baseball cap. He asks him : sir! do you think kids should have their whole life destroyed because of some silly posts they made on social media? The man replies : I guess it depends who we're talking about. are we talking about foreign students having their visa revoked for making a single post citing literal quotes from the president's favourite racist and transphobic podcaster? or are we talking about a bunch of 24 to 35 year olds holding positions of power advocating for gas chambers and praising german fascists over a period of 6 months? also, it takes a special kind of audacity for a v.p. who advocated for mass firings of people over their posts about charlie kirk to go on the charlie kirk show and claim that adults who are practi- cally the same age as him are too young to face consequences for their violent rhetoric.

A special kind of audacity

4 frame comic. 1st frame shows the silhouette of Charlie Kirk; 2nd frame, Gretchen Felker-Martin; 3rd frame, murder victims Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas; 4th frame, author Mark Bray. Text reads : one month after charlie kirk's assassination by someone who we were told was a trans radical leftist but who turned out to be a cis nihilist, his murder is now being used to deploy extreme censorship in the united states. silencing. jimmy kimmel lost his tribune until public outcry got the decision reversed. famous trans writer gretchen felker- martin got her contract with dc comics canceled and her books pulled from the shelves for not mourning properly. violence. after stalking them for months, a 17 year old in n.j. killed two schoolmates by ramming into them with a car because one of them shared a video critical of kirk. persecution. at least 40 professors have been fired after being targeted by turning point usa. mark bray, an historian of anti-fascism, had to flee the u.s. because of threats. 300 d.o.d. employees are being investigated for social media posts about kirk. the dept. of state is revoking visas of people who criticized kirk.

Extreme censorship in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's death.

4 frame narrative comic. in the first frame the logo of America First; in the second frame, Lindbergh speaking from a podium; in the third, Viereck, nazi agent who conspired with congresspeople; in the fourth, Far-right leader McCarthy at his desk. Text reads : Before being Trump's favourite slogan, the A.F. movement was a far-right group dedicated to opposing u.s. involvement in wwII, spreading disinformation and promoting fascism in the U.S., active in the 40s. at its peak, it counted more than 800 000 members in 450 chapters. They organized massive rallies and conferences that featured prominent far-right figures such as henry ford and charles lindbergh, but also known nazi agents. many congresspeople were known "Firsters". several of them were charged with sedition for spreading nazi propaganda, stockpiling weapons and con- spiring to install a fascist regime in the U.S.. The court ruled a mistrial after the sudden death of the judge. a.f. dissolved when the U.S. joined the war, but its main actors kept plotting with the nazis to be in- stalled into power in the event that Germany won. After the war, they supported mccarthysm and organized new far-right groups and political parties.

Know where it comes from to better understand where it's heading.

4 frame comic. an woman with grey hair and a yellow scarf is getting interviewed on the street. the interviewer asks : ma'am! what do you think of the radical left fearmongering that we could someday see fascism in the u.s.? she replies : dear boy, the u.s. has been a blueprint for fascism all along. hitler specifically cited jim crow, u.s. anti-miscege- nation and white-only immi- gration laws as inspiration for his eugenics policies. germany sent people to study what was being done in the u.s. to export it over there. in the 30s, tens of thousands of americans attended massive rallies by fascist groups such as the friends of new germany or the german american bund. then in the 40s, two dozen congresspeople were charged with sedition for planning a fascist overthrow of the government. and since wwII, the amount of fascist groups and militias has been exponential. not only can fascism come to the u.s., it has always been an inherent part of american society.

Blueprint

4 frame comic where Miller slowly blinks. Text reads. A few hours ago, speaking on cnn about Trump's plan to send the national guard into us cities, Miller said : under title 10 of the us code, the president has plenary authority, has... He then fully stopped talking and just blinked at the camera, as if he realized that he said the quiet part out loud. "Plenary authority" means "complete power over a particular area with no limitayions". It is equivalent to ruling by decree, which us how Mussolini, Stalin or Hitler governed. Having "plenary authority" over the military would mean that Trump can just use the national guard as he pleases, no matter what the courts say. It's a power grab.

What is "plenary authority" and why is it a big deal that Miller said that Trump has it over the national guard?

Ways to resist fascism. Drawing of a megaphone : once you have properly identified fascist rhetoric, don’t let it go unchallenged. Speak up when you witness attempts to normalize it. Picture of a book titled "resist". Knowledge is power. Learn, read, discuss about fascism and the ways fascist discourses can permeate culture and find its way in everuday conversations. Picture of someone doing a roman salute. Many hands are pointing at him. Laugh at fascists and their ideas. Take every opportunity to subject them to ridicule. The power people give them largely stems from sentimentaalinen of fear and inevitability, but they are all incompetent, insecure cowards. Picture of a button press. Most importantly, get involved in your community. Find roles for yourself and others. You might not topple a fascist government today, but you can find purpose and strength to live to fight another day.

Ways to resist fascism

Throughout history, each iteration of fascism came with its own particularities. Political theorist R. Griffin posits that the one thing they have in common is palingenetic ultranationalism. (Picture : Mussolini giving a speech) Palingenetic ("born again in ancient greek) ultranationalism is a far right narrative that frames the nation as decadent, as having lost its way, as being betrayed by dark elites. To save it, it needs to be destroyed, then reborn. (Picture: Trump giving a speech in front of a MAGA flag) with that goal in mind, an authoritarian power with divisive rhetoric channelsbthe population's anger towards a scapegoat demonized outgroup: migrants, religion, sexual and gender minorities... (picture : three masked ICE agents are handling someone.) Fascism is like a chameleon : it constantly adapts to eras and cultures. It is vital to learn to identify it and call it out. (Picture: a chameleon)

"What is fascism?"

4 frame comic. 1st frame : boats with different country flags, including palestine. text reads : a few weeks ago, 42 ships transporting people from 44 different countries joined together to form the global sumud flotilla, aiming to break the israeli maritime blockade of the gaza strip and provide humanitarian aid. 2nd frame, a lonely boat at large. text reads : after several drone attacks, most ships were intercepted by israel. this morning, october 3rd, the marinette, the last ship from the g.S.F., was seized 42 nautical miles away from the coast of gaza. 3rd frame, we see a soldier pointing a gun at a ship crew wearing lifevests. text reads : 461 crew members, including parliamentarians, lawyers, activists, and artists, have now been abducted by israeli forces. they are being illegally detained, as they were removed from international waters and taken to israel, where they had no plan of going. 4th frame, someone is weaving a palestinian flag at departing boats. text reads : will our governments hold israel accountable? using western weapons and money, 10% of gaza's population has now been killed or injured, according to israel's own ex-minister of defense. and bringing it up is a hate crime.

In solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla.

4 frame comics. in the first frame theres a MAGA hat. text reads : fascism is a "cult of the leader who promises national resto- ration in the face of humiliation brought on by supposed commu- nists, Marxists and minorities and immigrants who are supposedly posing a threat to the character and the history of a nation." (j. stanley, 2018) 2nd frame we see Trump's silhouette. text reads : authoritarianism is a political system that revolves around a central figure, a party or the military. it rejects political pluralism and the rule of law. in 3rd frame we see the Texas proposed congressional districts. text reads : An illiberal democracy is a governing system that "hides its nondemocratic practices behind formally democratic institutions and procedures" (bonet & zamorano, 2021) while suppressing opposing views. 4th frame we see Curtis Yarvin. text reads : the neo-reactionary movement, or dark enlightenment, is an anti-egalitarian ideology advoca- ting for a return to monarchy and a dismantlement of the state. yarvin, its founder, is backed by peter thiel and an influential friend of jd vance, as well as the thinker behind elon musk's d.o.g.e..

A useful glossary for 2025.

four frame comic. first strip, we see Joshua Jahn on a hunting trip. text reads :On wednesday, 29 years old Joshua Jahn opened fire on ICE detainees from a rooftop, killing one and injuring others before taking his own life. No ICE staff were injured. 2nd frame, we see the 4chan logo. text reads: According to accounts from his friends and family, jahn was an unaffiliated nihilistic edgelord, obsessed with far right online forum 4chan and first person shooter video games. an eerily similar profile as most recent mass shooters. 3rd frame, we see shell casings. text reads: However, the FBI said they found an unspent shell casing "engraved" with "radical leftist ideology". The released photo shows the casing with "anti-ice" scribbled on it with a sharpie. 4th frame, we see Kristi Noem. text reads : Even though this was a blatant anti-immigrand assault, the white house blamed "left wing extremists" and reiterated their goal to "dismantle domestic terrorist networks." I don't think they mean 4chan.

Just a feeling.

Wise words from the UK.

four frame comic. first frame is a picture of Nooran. text reads : This morning, while the country grieves the senseless death of Nooran Rezay, a 15 year old child who was shot dead sunday by a police officer, the Quebec government decided there were more pressing matters : saving the french language from the claws of evil feminists and trans people. 2nd frame, we see Roberge, minister of the french language. text reads : Following the recommandations of a committee made ony of cis people, they have decided to go full Trump and forbid the use of non-traditional pronouns, trans-related vocabulary and certain ways to make french less male-centred. 3rd frame, we see a hospital. text reads: The ban will be imposed on every provincial institution, including schools, hospitals, municipalities, etc, making the world an even more hostile place for trans people. 4th frame, we see premier Legault making a face like he doesn't care. text reads : With a election looming next year and the even more transphobic party PQ poised to win, we can see our premier prefers to resort to transphobia and misogyny rather than discuss police violence.

An even more hostile place

4 frame comic. Title : The sanitizing of Charlie Kirk's legacy. first frame, we see Charlie Kirk. Text reads: Charlie Kirk was constantly advocating for political violence and mocking the death of people he despised. He is even partially responsible for january 6th. Kirk says : Turning point sent 80+ buses full of patriots to DC. 2nd frame, we see Kirk behind a table, speaking to an audience. Text reads : he wasn't holding debates on college campuses. what he organized were flash mobs with hundreds of his followers to harass the students who had the courage to stand up to his hatefest, and create content for his social media empire out of it. 3rd frame, we see a silhouette behind a desk. text reads : he didn't start from nothing. In its infancy, his organization became fully funded by two reactionary billionaires, and has since been receiving a steady stream of shady money. 4th frame, we see the flames of hell. text reads : he was a professional provocateur and an obstacle to free speech. he leaves behind a world that he spent a whole decade polarizing. his legacy is hate, harassment and corruption.

The sanitizing of Charlie Kirk's legacy

4 frame comic. First frame we see a tent and a crowd. text reads : Charlie Kirk didn't hold debates on college campuses. What he was organizing were flash mobs where his supporters rallied at colleges to create ideal conditions for drama. 2nd frame, someone is speaking at a mic while people with red caps are holding phones up. text reads: Students who dared to stand up to him were facing a sea of hostile faces. The goal was to make them feel vulnerable to get good footage out of them. 3rd frame, we see the person from the 2nd in a youtube thumbnail. text reads : clips were then edited and clickbait thumbnail created to drive the highest engagement possible. the game was rigegd from the onset. 4th frame, we see a silhouette of Kirk. text reas: Charlie Kirk was "winning every debate" because there was no debate. It was a campaign to radicalize young men and purposefully make campuses unsafe to women and minorities.

Charlie Kirk never cared about debates.

Happy birthday little dino!! 💓 may your next year be filled with love and lots of treats!

four frame comic. first frame, a guy with a freedom shirt says : our dearly departed little angel charlie kirk was a champion of free speech and equality. he loved everyone and everyone loved him! stephie says : I did read some pretty damning things from him. second frame, guy says : that's because ugly meany leftists have been quoting him out of context! If you would listen to him you would understand. Stephie says : fine, fine. Third frame, she is sitting on a couch with headphones, silent. Fourth frame she says : wow that's even worse.

Dearly departed little angel