Sam Carbaugh (he/they)
@thisamericanself.bsky.social
Midwestern indie low-fi cartoonist. Graduate of the center for cartoon studies ('09). For the last five years I've been drawing journal comics - trying to bridge the gap between experience and expression, knowing I'll fail I keep going. 🌈🏳️⚧️
Sooner or later we need to realize that wealthy folks and powerful leaders simply don't care if non wealthy people suffer and die. They care about as much as Christians do when confronted with the genocide in Gaza, which is, not at all.
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Sooner or later we need to realize that wealthy folks and powerful leaders simply don't care if non wealthy people suffer and die. They care about as much as Christians do when confronted with the genocide in Gaza, which is, not at all.
Happiness feels reserved for the bold, the ignorant, or the cruel.
November 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Happiness feels reserved for the bold, the ignorant, or the cruel.
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this book comes out on Tuesday and I'm proud of it -- I think it's a good read. admittedly, it has fewer pornographic film titles in it than "Devil House" did, but that's a high bar to clear. buy a copy at your local or get it here: thisyearbook.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
this book comes out on Tuesday and I'm proud of it -- I think it's a good read. admittedly, it has fewer pornographic film titles in it than "Devil House" did, but that's a high bar to clear. buy a copy at your local or get it here: thisyearbook.com
Remember to teach your kids their ACAB's.
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Remember to teach your kids their ACAB's.
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Reminding myself once again that it is not a race.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reminding myself once again that it is not a race.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Being 42 is weird. It's like all my nostalgia was resold to me in my 20s and 30s leaving me with...nothing. Having zero nostalgia is a weird feeling that I forget to notice...like how quiet the bugs have gotten in the summer.
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Being 42 is weird. It's like all my nostalgia was resold to me in my 20s and 30s leaving me with...nothing. Having zero nostalgia is a weird feeling that I forget to notice...like how quiet the bugs have gotten in the summer.
Reading Pedro Lemebel's works about living under fascism during the AIDS crisis in the 80s is both inspiring and frightening. How many Americans know how we funded, supported, and encouraged fascist regimes in South America? How many know that we are going through the same thing here?
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Reading Pedro Lemebel's works about living under fascism during the AIDS crisis in the 80s is both inspiring and frightening. How many Americans know how we funded, supported, and encouraged fascist regimes in South America? How many know that we are going through the same thing here?
