John Kovalic
@muskratjohn.bsky.social
Bespoke cartoonist. Currently working on games (mostly for Steve Jackson games) and books (fiction, non-fiction, kidlit…the usual).
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
Schumer’s office just released a photo of him with the deal to reopen government.
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Schumer’s office just released a photo of him with the deal to reopen government.
ME: “I am a well-educated, sophisticated adult, researching ‘Latin prepositions.’”
ALSO ME: “I am basically 13-years old.”
ALSO ME: “I am basically 13-years old.”
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
ME: “I am a well-educated, sophisticated adult, researching ‘Latin prepositions.’”
ALSO ME: “I am basically 13-years old.”
ALSO ME: “I am basically 13-years old.”
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
6
HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
7
HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
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Honestly, people have mispronounced it so many ways so many times, it’s not a big deal at all to me. I take no offense at any pronunciation.
How do you want it pronounced?
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Honestly, people have mispronounced it so many ways so many times, it’s not a big deal at all to me. I take no offense at any pronunciation.
I am honestly OK with either, but I always appreciate when someone groks the proper Slovak pronunciation.
I was today old when I learned how to properly pronounce your name. Well, maybe not - which pronunciation do you use?
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I am honestly OK with either, but I always appreciate when someone groks the proper Slovak pronunciation.
Yes.
7,000+ aircraft lost in the European theatre of operation alone.
Books like “Masters of the Air” really bring the horror home.
7,000+ aircraft lost in the European theatre of operation alone.
Books like “Masters of the Air” really bring the horror home.
This is "only" US aircraft lost flying from UK bases.
Total losses in all the theatres of operation was huge.
Each silhouette representing the aircraft type lost.
Wall of the Fallen with Honour Guard
Total losses in all the theatres of operation was huge.
Each silhouette representing the aircraft type lost.
Wall of the Fallen with Honour Guard
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Yes.
7,000+ aircraft lost in the European theatre of operation alone.
Books like “Masters of the Air” really bring the horror home.
7,000+ aircraft lost in the European theatre of operation alone.
Books like “Masters of the Air” really bring the horror home.
Have not.
Must.
Must.
Have you seen the wall at Cullodon? One rock for everyone dead at English hands.
At first I assumed each engraving for a lost aviator.
When I realized each was for a lost bomber or fighter, I was taken aback.
When I realized each was for a lost bomber or fighter, I was taken aback.
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Have not.
Must.
Must.
Slovakia. It translates to “Smithson.”
Americans pronounce it with a hard “C” - “Koval-IK.”
The Slovak pronunciation is “Kovalich.”
Americans pronounce it with a hard “C” - “Koval-IK.”
The Slovak pronunciation is “Kovalich.”
@muskratjohn.bsky.social Thanks to a crosswired thought, I just spent half an hour researching your Serbian-feeling last name. Care to shed some light on your heritage? I'm utterly confused.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Slovakia. It translates to “Smithson.”
Americans pronounce it with a hard “C” - “Koval-IK.”
The Slovak pronunciation is “Kovalich.”
Americans pronounce it with a hard “C” - “Koval-IK.”
The Slovak pronunciation is “Kovalich.”
I mean, a bit of both, really.
(I actually meant “blithe.”) (#typoshappne)
(I actually meant “blithe.”) (#typoshappne)
Blithering? Blistering?
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I mean, a bit of both, really.
(I actually meant “blithe.”) (#typoshappne)
(I actually meant “blithe.”) (#typoshappne)
You MONSTER!!!
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
You MONSTER!!!
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Have you seen the wall at Cullodon? One rock for everyone dead at English hands.
At first I assumed each engraving for a lost aviator.
When I realized each was for a lost bomber or fighter, I was taken aback.
When I realized each was for a lost bomber or fighter, I was taken aback.
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Have you seen the wall at Cullodon? One rock for everyone dead at English hands.
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Drove past a van from a company called ECONOMY EXTERMINATORS and my first thought was yes, Trump and company certainly are doing their best at that.
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Drove past a van from a company called ECONOMY EXTERMINATORS and my first thought was yes, Trump and company certainly are doing their best at that.
I mean, when you have a B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-29 Super Fortress, a B-52 Stratofortress, and a SR-71 Blackbird in one room, to say nothing of more than a dozen or more other aircraft, it all becomes rather difficult to take in…
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I mean, when you have a B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-29 Super Fortress, a B-52 Stratofortress, and a SR-71 Blackbird in one room, to say nothing of more than a dozen or more other aircraft, it all becomes rather difficult to take in…
I did. It was stunning and hit hard.
Did you get as far as the USAF memorial? One etched silhouette for each lost aircraft; it's incredible. (Can't find one of my own photos right now, had to grab one off of the US Memorial site.)
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I did. It was stunning and hit hard.
And mine of “Ted Lasso.”
That was my favourite episode of How I Met Your Mother.
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And mine of “Ted Lasso.”
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If you go on the fly past days, they sometimes have the engines, Merlin, Griffon, etc. running on test stands. Deafening!
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If you go on the fly past days, they sometimes have the engines, Merlin, Griffon, etc. running on test stands. Deafening!
A Hurricane replica. I adore that it was mounted at the museum’s entrance like any WWII gaming aircraft mini, ready for a 1:1 scale game of “Blood Ted Skies.”
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My sister and I caught the crisp morning’s Remembrance Sunday service at RAF Duxford, which we were visiting anyway. It was quiet, powerful, and poignant.
The military band accompanied the hymns, and played the blithering recessional (at the Royal Anglian/East Anglian regimental memorial).
The military band accompanied the hymns, and played the blithering recessional (at the Royal Anglian/East Anglian regimental memorial).
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My sister and I caught the crisp morning’s Remembrance Sunday service at RAF Duxford, which we were visiting anyway. It was quiet, powerful, and poignant.
The military band accompanied the hymns, and played the blithering recessional (at the Royal Anglian/East Anglian regimental memorial).
The military band accompanied the hymns, and played the blithering recessional (at the Royal Anglian/East Anglian regimental memorial).
IT’S A QUACK!!!
Ummm…I mean…”TRAP!!!”
Ummm…I mean…”TRAP!!!”
Hm, yeah, for once when it comes to ducks, I’ll agree with you there!
Perhaps what you need for your bike rides is a John Kovalic-headed duck…?
Perhaps what you need for your bike rides is a John Kovalic-headed duck…?
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
IT’S A QUACK!!!
Ummm…I mean…”TRAP!!!”
Ummm…I mean…”TRAP!!!”
The End Times are upon us!
Duck World has ducks, but do they have the abomination that is the Gorton's Fisherman Duck hybrid?
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The End Times are upon us!
I actually like the change.
I miss working with editors.
I miss working with editors.
They made me change 'fetish gear' to 'fancy lingerie,' curse it! :)
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I actually like the change.
I miss working with editors.
I miss working with editors.
I’d put “My Aim is True” behind the likes of “Imperial Bedroom and “Get Happy,” but this is actually a pretty solid list…
ultimateclassicrock.com/elvis-costel...
ultimateclassicrock.com/elvis-costel...
November 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I’d put “My Aim is True” behind the likes of “Imperial Bedroom and “Get Happy,” but this is actually a pretty solid list…
ultimateclassicrock.com/elvis-costel...
ultimateclassicrock.com/elvis-costel...
The first rule of Duck Club is…
"I'm not just the Duck Club President--I'm a CLIENT."
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The first rule of Duck Club is…