Barry Deutsch
@barrydeutsch.bsky.social
Cartoonist and general schmuck. I do political cartoons, SuperButch, Hereville, and Wings of Fire.
My policartoons: www.leftycartoons.com or click #PoliCartoon
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Support the cartoons! patreon.com/barry
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!
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Everyone who joins my Patreon at the $3 level gets a copy!
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This is a devastating story. And I don't think the New York Times of all fucking places should be allowed to run a story like this without at least a paragraph acknowledging the role their newspaper had in mainstreaming the hatred that killed Lia.
A devastating story about the life and death of Lia Smith, a transgender woman and college student targeted by conservatives online because she briefly participated on the school's diving team. Lia was found dead by suicide last fall at the age of 21.
(Unlocked article below)
(Unlocked article below)
At Middlebury, She Hoped to Start Fresh. In Trump’s America, It Seemed Impossible.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
This is a devastating story. And I don't think the New York Times of all fucking places should be allowed to run a story like this without at least a paragraph acknowledging the role their newspaper had in mainstreaming the hatred that killed Lia.
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
Trump’s Betrayal of Venezuela’s Democracy Movement Is Hard to Overstate
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
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Trump’s Betrayal of Venezuela’s Democracy Movement Is Hard to Overstate
If he continues to snub María Corina Machado, the heroine of the opposition, America will bear responsiblity for the country’s next tragic chapter
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Trump’s Betrayal of Venezuela’s Democracy Movement Is Hard to Overstate
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
Venezuela’s New President Is No Moderate
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open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
Venezuela’s New President Is No Moderate
In fact, Delcy Rodríguez is a regime extremist.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Venezuela’s New President Is No Moderate
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Also, the notion that anyone who disagrees with me is "bought and paid for" rather than simply mistaken reminds me of how conservative/moderate whites believed that the commies were paying Black people to say segregation was bad.
January 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Also, the notion that anyone who disagrees with me is "bought and paid for" rather than simply mistaken reminds me of how conservative/moderate whites believed that the commies were paying Black people to say segregation was bad.
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THREAD: Viral misinformation on US capture of Nicolas Maduro - 4 January
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
THREAD: Viral misinformation on US capture of Nicolas Maduro - 4 January
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
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That's a yes, then.
January 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
That's a yes, then.
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“Is Trump destroying social trust by constantly doing illegal things like renaming the Kennedy Center after himself?
No, it’s the libs who oppose Trump’s crimes that are responsible.”
Kat is the perfect type of simpleton to work for Bari Weiss
No, it’s the libs who oppose Trump’s crimes that are responsible.”
Kat is the perfect type of simpleton to work for Bari Weiss
December 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Is Trump destroying social trust by constantly doing illegal things like renaming the Kennedy Center after himself?
No, it’s the libs who oppose Trump’s crimes that are responsible.”
Kat is the perfect type of simpleton to work for Bari Weiss
No, it’s the libs who oppose Trump’s crimes that are responsible.”
Kat is the perfect type of simpleton to work for Bari Weiss
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And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
December 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
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This is honestly a fantastic encapsulation of everything this administration stands for. This is government of the posters, by the posters, and for the posters. They do what they do specifically with the intent, desire, and goal to drive social media engagement. This IS the Trump era.
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
This is honestly a fantastic encapsulation of everything this administration stands for. This is government of the posters, by the posters, and for the posters. They do what they do specifically with the intent, desire, and goal to drive social media engagement. This IS the Trump era.
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
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"There’s really nothing quite so counter-productive to the goal of having useful conversations about role-playing technique and theory as One True Way zealotry. Sadly, there does seem to be an awful lot of it still floating around."
--Sarah Kahn (2006)
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--Sarah Kahn (2006)
web.archive.org/web/20060629...
Musings and Mental Meanderings » Blog Archive » Interview with Sarah Kahn - Online freeform play
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December 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"There’s really nothing quite so counter-productive to the goal of having useful conversations about role-playing technique and theory as One True Way zealotry. Sadly, there does seem to be an awful lot of it still floating around."
--Sarah Kahn (2006)
web.archive.org/web/20060629...
--Sarah Kahn (2006)
web.archive.org/web/20060629...
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The Trump administration has reportedly frozen federal child care subsidies for every state in the U.S. after a right-wing social media influencer made a debunked video purporting to show fraud in Somali-run daycares in Minnesota this week.
Trump Administration Reportedly Freezes Child Care Funding After Bogus Claims by Right-Wing Social Media Influencer
Reports of a nationwide freeze came after a video with debunked claims circulated social media this week.
truthout.org
January 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The Trump administration has reportedly frozen federal child care subsidies for every state in the U.S. after a right-wing social media influencer made a debunked video purporting to show fraud in Somali-run daycares in Minnesota this week.
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this is arguably beside the point but even the drafter of the ihra definition has outright said it shouldn’t be a basis for legislation and/or state action (or otherwise used as a speech code)
I drafted the definition of antisemitism. Rightwing Jews are weaponizing it | Kenneth Stern
The ‘working definition of antisemitism’ was never intended to silence speech, but that’s what Trump’s executive order accomplished this week
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
this is arguably beside the point but even the drafter of the ihra definition has outright said it shouldn’t be a basis for legislation and/or state action (or otherwise used as a speech code)
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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Is liberalism a set of values or is it a regime of institutions and processes? That an explicitly illiberal policy can be enacted through the process of liberal democracy is nothing new, and is in fact responsible for some of the worst crimes our country has committed against its own people
She helped pass a bill—which is 100% part of liberalism. Maybe you don’t like the bill. Maybe the bill will hurt some people and have bad outcomes. But that’s part of liberal democracy.
December 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Is liberalism a set of values or is it a regime of institutions and processes? That an explicitly illiberal policy can be enacted through the process of liberal democracy is nothing new, and is in fact responsible for some of the worst crimes our country has committed against its own people
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I want to talk about how junk science ruins innocent lives.
The criminal legal system is overwhelmed by junk science.
IT IS AN OUTRAGE.
If you're not deeply disturbed by what's going on, I need you to pay close attention.
Let me explain. 🧵/x
The criminal legal system is overwhelmed by junk science.
IT IS AN OUTRAGE.
If you're not deeply disturbed by what's going on, I need you to pay close attention.
Let me explain. 🧵/x
July 4, 2023 at 3:59 AM
I want to talk about how junk science ruins innocent lives.
The criminal legal system is overwhelmed by junk science.
IT IS AN OUTRAGE.
If you're not deeply disturbed by what's going on, I need you to pay close attention.
Let me explain. 🧵/x
The criminal legal system is overwhelmed by junk science.
IT IS AN OUTRAGE.
If you're not deeply disturbed by what's going on, I need you to pay close attention.
Let me explain. 🧵/x
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Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
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I don't want JD Vance to apologize for the color of his skin.
I want JD Vance to apologize for the content of his character.
I want JD Vance to apologize for the content of his character.
December 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I don't want JD Vance to apologize for the color of his skin.
I want JD Vance to apologize for the content of his character.
I want JD Vance to apologize for the content of his character.
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This is a great expression of the thing I keep saying about text-generating algorithms: “Hallucination” isn’t some kind of glitch. ALL their responses are hallucinations. Sometimes they align with reality, sometimes they don’t.
December 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This is a great expression of the thing I keep saying about text-generating algorithms: “Hallucination” isn’t some kind of glitch. ALL their responses are hallucinations. Sometimes they align with reality, sometimes they don’t.
It's good to work with collaborators who make you spontaneously write IMs like: "AAAH! The way you laid this out is so much better than what my script describes. I'm way happier with this cartoon now that I've seen your layout."
Hi, @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social !
Hi, @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social !
December 27, 2025 at 6:39 AM
It's good to work with collaborators who make you spontaneously write IMs like: "AAAH! The way you laid this out is so much better than what my script describes. I'm way happier with this cartoon now that I've seen your layout."
Hi, @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social !
Hi, @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social !
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I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...