Shields Cartoons
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Editorial cartoonist Christopher Shields of Fight the Fire. Believe in your powers. Democracy, dogs ‘n’ trees, please. Use Oxford commas rarely and responsibly.
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Pinned
Lonely Johnson
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social #shutdown #ballroom #republicans #mikejohnson #invertebrates
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social #shutdown #ballroom #republicans #mikejohnson #invertebrates
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Lonely Johnson
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social #shutdown #ballroom #republicans #mikejohnson #invertebrates
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social #shutdown #ballroom #republicans #mikejohnson #invertebrates
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
When rich speculators prosper
While farmers lose their land;
when government officials spend money
on weapons instead of cures;
when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible
while the poor have nowhere to turn-
this is robbery and chaos.
It is not in keeping with the Tao.
- Tao te Ching 53
While farmers lose their land;
when government officials spend money
on weapons instead of cures;
when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible
while the poor have nowhere to turn-
this is robbery and chaos.
It is not in keeping with the Tao.
- Tao te Ching 53
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When rich speculators prosper
While farmers lose their land;
when government officials spend money
on weapons instead of cures;
when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible
while the poor have nowhere to turn-
this is robbery and chaos.
It is not in keeping with the Tao.
- Tao te Ching 53
While farmers lose their land;
when government officials spend money
on weapons instead of cures;
when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible
while the poor have nowhere to turn-
this is robbery and chaos.
It is not in keeping with the Tao.
- Tao te Ching 53
Need some emotional caffeine, patriots?
Friends — these are terrible times, to be sure. But I believe we will triumph. Here’s why.
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Need some emotional caffeine, patriots?
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It’s 2029. What do you like more?
- Nationwide Jan. 20 Sledgehammer Demo Day.
- New National Museum of Resistance to Fascism
- Nationwide Jan. 20 Sledgehammer Demo Day.
- New National Museum of Resistance to Fascism
October 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It’s 2029. What do you like more?
- Nationwide Jan. 20 Sledgehammer Demo Day.
- New National Museum of Resistance to Fascism
- Nationwide Jan. 20 Sledgehammer Demo Day.
- New National Museum of Resistance to Fascism
For governing a country well
there is nothing better than moderation.
The mark of a moderate man
is freedom from his own ideas.
…
Nothing is impossible for him.
Because he has let go,
he can care for the people's welfare
as a mother cares for her child.
- Lao Tzu
From Tao te Ching, Chapter 58
there is nothing better than moderation.
The mark of a moderate man
is freedom from his own ideas.
…
Nothing is impossible for him.
Because he has let go,
he can care for the people's welfare
as a mother cares for her child.
- Lao Tzu
From Tao te Ching, Chapter 58
October 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
For governing a country well
there is nothing better than moderation.
The mark of a moderate man
is freedom from his own ideas.
…
Nothing is impossible for him.
Because he has let go,
he can care for the people's welfare
as a mother cares for her child.
- Lao Tzu
From Tao te Ching, Chapter 58
there is nothing better than moderation.
The mark of a moderate man
is freedom from his own ideas.
…
Nothing is impossible for him.
Because he has let go,
he can care for the people's welfare
as a mother cares for her child.
- Lao Tzu
From Tao te Ching, Chapter 58
You may kneel and approach the throne.
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social
#ballroom #demolition #eastwing
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social
#ballroom #demolition #eastwing
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
You may kneel and approach the throne.
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social
#ballroom #demolition #eastwing
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#ballroom #demolition #eastwing
Thanks for the repost, @hcrichardson.bsky.social. You are a bright light in a monsoon of fear.
The latest from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire. (Please click for the full view.) All links and subscriptions are free. Check us out!
Find the extremists
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October 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thanks for the repost, @hcrichardson.bsky.social. You are a bright light in a monsoon of fear.
Try the new, improved shutdown! All the power with none of the responsibility!
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social #shutdown
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social #shutdown
October 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Try the new, improved shutdown! All the power with none of the responsibility!
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social #shutdown
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social #shutdown
October 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Find the extremists
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October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Drew this on the plane, and damn, it reminded me of what a weird, weird-looking dude this guy is.
October 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Drew this on the plane, and damn, it reminded me of what a weird, weird-looking dude this guy is.
September 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“I want a flyover! I want a battalion of Abrams tanks! I want an Oompa Loompa!”
June 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“I want a flyover! I want a battalion of Abrams tanks! I want an Oompa Loompa!”
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Wow. Listen to Bruce Springsteen kick off his European tour, talking about what is happening here.
May 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Wow. Listen to Bruce Springsteen kick off his European tour, talking about what is happening here.
This is grade-A bonkers.
Ugh! 😩 Please watch and respond accordingly! This is insane! We have to protect ourselves!
youtube.com/shorts/JrS37...
youtube.com/shorts/JrS37...
Come With Me If You Want To Live
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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May 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is grade-A bonkers.
So! 70% of Republican #taxscam tax cuts will go to the top 5% of Americans. Govt. of, by and for the plutocrats.
budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
May 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
So! 70% of Republican #taxscam tax cuts will go to the top 5% of Americans. Govt. of, by and for the plutocrats.
budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
This land was your land, this land was my land…
May 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This land was your land, this land was my land…
What the average household pays in taxes each year to subsidize corporations: $870
————
What the average household pays in taxes each year to subsidize PBS and NPR: $1.50
Think about the alternate reality these people are trying to sell us.
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What the average household pays in taxes each year to subsidize PBS and NPR: $1.50
Think about the alternate reality these people are trying to sell us.
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
www.wbur.org
May 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
What the average household pays in taxes each year to subsidize corporations: $870
————
What the average household pays in taxes each year to subsidize PBS and NPR: $1.50
Think about the alternate reality these people are trying to sell us.
————
What the average household pays in taxes each year to subsidize PBS and NPR: $1.50
Think about the alternate reality these people are trying to sell us.