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Sketchier
@sketchier.bsky.social
Just someone with no drawing skills who decided writing political cartoons was the best way that someone could help defend democracy.
Trump has taken America through the looking glass. Then he broke the mirror. And here we are, stuck in this unWonderland. Sigh.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Becoming a dictator isn't a solo undertaking. It takes a team of dedicated, loyal, lying, immoral, despicable underlings. As this Then and Now (Star Wars edition) points out.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Dishonesty even Ai can't hallucinate away.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
It starts small until we're used to the idea. It's not stopping in Venezuela. It's time to dust off this too-too-often-too-apt poem, with a bit of a sketchier update.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The question facing the denizens of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is whether the Ten Commandments are outdated. Or maybe they're just for other people? Just how many of them has Trump broken? No worries, we at Sketchier HQ have the done the research for you.
Rewrite Needed
Apparently all this time they were just optional
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December 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I saw Bruce Springsteen's Trump comment on BlueSky a few weeks ago. (If I could find that post I'd link to it). He's right of course. However, if you're familiar with the rabbit's catch phrases, I think you'll agree Bugs might have said it even better. tinyurl.com/3kpz7em4
December 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Is what we're seeing in Washington stupid venality or venal stupidity? It's hard to know.
Who's Stupid
Stupid and Venal. Is it a law firm? Or something worse.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
President Trump blasted a fact-free screed tonight. It's terrifying to think this is a man with access to the nuclear button. AI says this kind of spech may stem from being insecure, angry, and afraid. It's not wrong this time.
Did You Watch?
My condolences.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Trump has been a pirate with all of the villainy, none of the charm.
Donny the Pirate
All of the villainy, none of the charm
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December 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
As promised, Part II in the Complicity series. Where we offer another explanation of why Republican Congressional members are so docile. Which raises the question: is the war on Venezuelan drug smugglers self-defeating?
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It's not that Republican members of Congress don't have principles ... it's just that, well, they're not very principled.

Note: this is the first of two posts in the "Complicity" series. Part II goes up tomorrow morning.
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The administration is connection the dots. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Have a nice weekend.

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Awaiting The Signal
Coming Soon To A Dystopia Near You
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December 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
America's honor died as the result of war crimes committed in its name. sketchier.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News
Such a shame.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Thanksgiving Dinner with relatives on the other side of the great American divide can be ... awkward. But there's one thing we can agree on. Happy Thanksgiving from Sketchier.
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A Matter of Perspective
Thanksgiving: Where we come together to avoid political discussions. And fail.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Trump doesn’t like women who challenge him. If she's a subservient sycophant, he’ll make her Attorney General. But women who stand up to him? That damages the Orange Orbán's tender psyche. This Sketchier describes one reporter's dream response.

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November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Trump has a weird view on Sedition and Alice is not happy.
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Seditionists
Sedition is, apparently, in the eye of the beholder
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November 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The Sketchier Halloween strip is up (sketchier.substack.com/p/in-the-ups...). It's pretty scary with references to #StrangerThings, #Vecna and #StephenMiller. OK, it'svery scary.

Happy Halloween to all who celebrate.
Upside Down
We Live In Stranger Times
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October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The end of democracy is no laughing matter. Still ...
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Preparations
Too Late?
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October 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Today's the day. Protest while you still can.
#NoKings
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October 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A friend of mine shared the sign he was (jokingly, I hope) preparing for the No Kings March on October 18th. So I created a Sketchier based on it. #NoKings Find a rally to attend near you at www.nokings.org#map

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October 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Watching 'highlights' of Trump's cabinet meeting yesterday reminded me of AI and it's tendency to heap unwarranted praise on users. Which led to sketchier.substack.com/p/think-hell...

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Think He'll Notice
He Was A Better Game Show Host Than He Is A President, After All.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
When it looks like a goose, honks like a goose and steps like goose, it's a goose.
#ICE #Chicago sketchier.substack.com/p/aka
October 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
There was a more subtle reason for Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump to meet with 800 generals and admirals ...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
In the Trump era chaos is a feature. Each new outrage pushes recent ones aside. But some are too important to forget. Like Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo that makes ethnicity and language skills grounds for "reasonable suspicion." It's a decision both dangerous and terrifying.

#ICE #SupremeCourt #cartoon
September 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
ICE's policy of putting trackers on immigrants waiting for hearings is as costly as it is unnecessary. But I'm guessing it was better than some of the alternatives.

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#ICE #politicalcartoon
September 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM