Brian McFadden
@mcfadden.bsky.social
Dumb cartoonist in Boston. he/him brianmcfadden.org
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i’m honestly more surprised that grok apologized for generating CSAM than anything, which is fantastic and doesn’t make me feel like biting a football in half at all
January 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
i’m honestly more surprised that grok apologized for generating CSAM than anything, which is fantastic and doesn’t make me feel like biting a football in half at all
Eric Adams never wore a sash that said "MAYOR" on it? He must've. He's wearing one in my mind right now.
January 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Eric Adams never wore a sash that said "MAYOR" on it? He must've. He's wearing one in my mind right now.
Just swallowed a chunk from the bottom of an unfiltered beer. Sorry to my toilet.
January 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Just swallowed a chunk from the bottom of an unfiltered beer. Sorry to my toilet.
When he falls down it's going to be like that elevator in The Shining. And I want to be there wearing a poncho like it's a Gallagher show.
January 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM
When he falls down it's going to be like that elevator in The Shining. And I want to be there wearing a poncho like it's a Gallagher show.
It was rude of Zohran to not invite the Baileys.
January 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
It was rude of Zohran to not invite the Baileys.
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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aloof wife hoofs it in elite boots
January 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
aloof wife hoofs it in elite boots
This can't be right, but maybe I can fake it.
January 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
This can't be right, but maybe I can fake it.
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lorne michaels make eric adams an SNL cast member you coward
January 1, 2026 at 6:55 PM
lorne michaels make eric adams an SNL cast member you coward
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Said with no judgement, just IDing species: Betty Boop is canonically a dog
Public domain 2026: Betty Boop, Pluto, and Nancy Drew set free
Public domain 2026: Betty Boop, Pluto, and Nancy Drew set free
Here are the biggest works entering the public domain.
buff.ly
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Said with no judgement, just IDing species: Betty Boop is canonically a dog
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Again, the man who’s next in line for the presidency after this walking corpse has said he’s deeply influenced by this outright Nazi, so maybe we could get a little more attention on that?
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
January 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Again, the man who’s next in line for the presidency after this walking corpse has said he’s deeply influenced by this outright Nazi, so maybe we could get a little more attention on that?
Good luck to Tony Dookiepill at CBS News!
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Good luck to Tony Dookiepill at CBS News!
WSJ didn't use my own reporting about what's going on in that guy's guts.
Instead of reading Trump's wall-of-text Truth Social posts, you can learn a lot about his health from his MRIs. patreon.com/BrianMcFadden
January 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
WSJ didn't use my own reporting about what's going on in that guy's guts.
Keep ignoring doctors' advice sir! Let RFK Jr. try some stuff out. Take a Mento pill with a big swig of Diet Coke.
January 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Keep ignoring doctors' advice sir! Let RFK Jr. try some stuff out. Take a Mento pill with a big swig of Diet Coke.
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Boston’s MBTA spent $1B on a new Cubic payment system & the contract flew through approvals
That’s enough to make the entire system fare-free for **2 full years**
But if you tried to spend $1B on that, we’d have years of bUt HoW wIlL wE pAy FoR iT hand wringing
That’s enough to make the entire system fare-free for **2 full years**
But if you tried to spend $1B on that, we’d have years of bUt HoW wIlL wE pAy FoR iT hand wringing
January 1, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Boston’s MBTA spent $1B on a new Cubic payment system & the contract flew through approvals
That’s enough to make the entire system fare-free for **2 full years**
But if you tried to spend $1B on that, we’d have years of bUt HoW wIlL wE pAy FoR iT hand wringing
That’s enough to make the entire system fare-free for **2 full years**
But if you tried to spend $1B on that, we’d have years of bUt HoW wIlL wE pAy FoR iT hand wringing
I'm so happy for New York, but I wish the abandoned Park Square platform under Boston City Hall looked like this.
January 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I'm so happy for New York, but I wish the abandoned Park Square platform under Boston City Hall looked like this.
2026, I will stab you in the neck. Do not fuck with me or my loved ones (all of humanity.)
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
2026, I will stab you in the neck. Do not fuck with me or my loved ones (all of humanity.)
I gotta logoff before I'm peer-pressured into going outside to the store across the street to make a lemon pig.
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I gotta logoff before I'm peer-pressured into going outside to the store across the street to make a lemon pig.
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Watching a ball drop is exciting enough. but when it becomes a whole new year at the same time it's insane
January 1, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Watching a ball drop is exciting enough. but when it becomes a whole new year at the same time it's insane
Going through my xxx6 years:
1986: 6, got a Nintendo!
1996: 16, got my own website!
2006: 26, got published in a paper!
2016: 36, I'm published in a big paper!
2026: 46, uh-oh.
1986: 6, got a Nintendo!
1996: 16, got my own website!
2006: 26, got published in a paper!
2016: 36, I'm published in a big paper!
2026: 46, uh-oh.
January 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Going through my xxx6 years:
1986: 6, got a Nintendo!
1996: 16, got my own website!
2006: 26, got published in a paper!
2016: 36, I'm published in a big paper!
2026: 46, uh-oh.
1986: 6, got a Nintendo!
1996: 16, got my own website!
2006: 26, got published in a paper!
2016: 36, I'm published in a big paper!
2026: 46, uh-oh.
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News you might've missed in 2025. patreon.com/BrianMcFadden
December 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
News you might've missed in 2025. patreon.com/BrianMcFadden
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ending 2025 how i started it: face down on the couch in a tight yellow t-shirt that says ‘CHEESE SLUT’ across the front in glitter
December 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
ending 2025 how i started it: face down on the couch in a tight yellow t-shirt that says ‘CHEESE SLUT’ across the front in glitter
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any discussion of city transit improvement online ever
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
any discussion of city transit improvement online ever
Staying up till midnight, but only to watch our Kanopy tickets reset for January.
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Staying up till midnight, but only to watch our Kanopy tickets reset for January.
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i don’t remember compliments or insults. i was raised lutheran in the upper midwest. dwelling on what other people think about you takes away from time you could be spending doing valuable physical labor.
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
December 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
i don’t remember compliments or insults. i was raised lutheran in the upper midwest. dwelling on what other people think about you takes away from time you could be spending doing valuable physical labor.