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Veteran editorial cartoonist Christopher Shields. Never give up, never surrender. Into dogs, trees, democracy and wildlife gardening. Oxford-comma skeptical.
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Medical term is “turns you into a dick incapable of empathy or self-awareness.”
Why are billionaires a thing? Under (Republican) President Eisenhower, we had a 90 percent tax bracket. The middle class exploded, we built the interstate highway system and public college tuition was subsidized.
Why are billionaires a thing? Under (Republican) President Eisenhower, we had a 90 percent tax bracket. The middle class exploded, we built the interstate highway system and public college tuition was subsidized.
Once you reach a certain threshold of wealth your brain breaks, you completely disassociate from reality. Wealth cap should be mandated as a mental health protection.
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Medical term is “turns you into a dick incapable of empathy or self-awareness.”
Why are billionaires a thing? Under (Republican) President Eisenhower, we had a 90 percent tax bracket. The middle class exploded, we built the interstate highway system and public college tuition was subsidized.
Why are billionaires a thing? Under (Republican) President Eisenhower, we had a 90 percent tax bracket. The middle class exploded, we built the interstate highway system and public college tuition was subsidized.
Road trips with no emissions or legal consequences. Power trips too.
February 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Road trips with no emissions or legal consequences. Power trips too.
Spoiler alert: the giant loses
January 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Spoiler alert: the giant loses
Under construction
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Under construction
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service.
Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service
Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and recorded anti-immigration enforcement protesters who disrupted a service.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:43 PM
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
This ratfuckery wears on you. Remember: The trail is blazed.
“I suddenly discover
to my surprise, that
I am neither the only one,
nor the first,
nor the most important one
to have set out
upon that road.
Whether all is really lost
or not depends entirely on
whether or not I am lost.”
Vaclav Havel
“I suddenly discover
to my surprise, that
I am neither the only one,
nor the first,
nor the most important one
to have set out
upon that road.
Whether all is really lost
or not depends entirely on
whether or not I am lost.”
Vaclav Havel
It Is I Who Must Begin - Linda Graham
The Czech playwright Vaclav Havel wrote this poem during the activist protests and uprisings that toppled communist rule in Czechoslovakia in 1989. He was the first democratically elected president of...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:16 PM
This ratfuckery wears on you. Remember: The trail is blazed.
“I suddenly discover
to my surprise, that
I am neither the only one,
nor the first,
nor the most important one
to have set out
upon that road.
Whether all is really lost
or not depends entirely on
whether or not I am lost.”
Vaclav Havel
“I suddenly discover
to my surprise, that
I am neither the only one,
nor the first,
nor the most important one
to have set out
upon that road.
Whether all is really lost
or not depends entirely on
whether or not I am lost.”
Vaclav Havel
America getting a glow-up. ☢️
January 28, 2026 at 6:24 PM
America getting a glow-up. ☢️
Listen 10x for moderate relief of weather-related malaise. Repeat as needed.
10,000 Maniacs - Like the Weather
YouTube video by Natalie Merchant
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Listen 10x for moderate relief of weather-related malaise. Repeat as needed.
I know it’s tempting, but please don’t share or like AI-generated art. Follow, share and support actual cartoonists and illustrators. Thank you.
January 28, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I know it’s tempting, but please don’t share or like AI-generated art. Follow, share and support actual cartoonists and illustrators. Thank you.
Poxuponyou Phil
January 27, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Poxuponyou Phil
Whoever relies on the Tao in governing men
doesn’t try to force issues
or defeat enemies by force of arms.
For every force there is a counterforce.
Violence, even well intentioned,
always rebounds upon oneself.
~ from Tao Te Ching, Chapter 30
Lao Tzu
doesn’t try to force issues
or defeat enemies by force of arms.
For every force there is a counterforce.
Violence, even well intentioned,
always rebounds upon oneself.
~ from Tao Te Ching, Chapter 30
Lao Tzu
January 26, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Whoever relies on the Tao in governing men
doesn’t try to force issues
or defeat enemies by force of arms.
For every force there is a counterforce.
Violence, even well intentioned,
always rebounds upon oneself.
~ from Tao Te Ching, Chapter 30
Lao Tzu
doesn’t try to force issues
or defeat enemies by force of arms.
For every force there is a counterforce.
Violence, even well intentioned,
always rebounds upon oneself.
~ from Tao Te Ching, Chapter 30
Lao Tzu
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
January 23, 2026 at 8:38 PM
So, played some Talking Heads today and whoa, “Life During Wartime” came true.
*Heard about Houston
Heard about Detroit
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody see you up there*
*Heard about Houston
Heard about Detroit
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody see you up there*
Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (live)
YouTube video by forcedcoitus
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 4:01 AM
So, played some Talking Heads today and whoa, “Life During Wartime” came true.
*Heard about Houston
Heard about Detroit
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody see you up there*
*Heard about Houston
Heard about Detroit
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody see you up there*
Congratulations!
January 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Congratulations!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
This is awkward and I don’t know how to say this about the president of the United States of America, but here goes: it’s almost like he’s stating the complete *opposite* of what is actually happening.
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This is awkward and I don’t know how to say this about the president of the United States of America, but here goes: it’s almost like he’s stating the complete *opposite* of what is actually happening.
When the Master governs, the people
are hardly aware that he exists.
Next best is a leader who is loved.
next, one who is feared.
The worst is one who is despised.
If you don't trust the people,
you make them untrustworthy.
- Lao Tzu. From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 17
are hardly aware that he exists.
Next best is a leader who is loved.
next, one who is feared.
The worst is one who is despised.
If you don't trust the people,
you make them untrustworthy.
- Lao Tzu. From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 17
January 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
When the Master governs, the people
are hardly aware that he exists.
Next best is a leader who is loved.
next, one who is feared.
The worst is one who is despised.
If you don't trust the people,
you make them untrustworthy.
- Lao Tzu. From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 17
are hardly aware that he exists.
Next best is a leader who is loved.
next, one who is feared.
The worst is one who is despised.
If you don't trust the people,
you make them untrustworthy.
- Lao Tzu. From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 17
Stormtrumpers.
January 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Stormtrumpers.
Reminder to be careful running errands today because there is a new secret law that allows federal employees to shoot you in the face.
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Reminder to be careful running errands today because there is a new secret law that allows federal employees to shoot you in the face.
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Cold truth.
Cartoon by Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
Cartoon by Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
Cold truth
Cartoon by Shields
fightthefire.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Cold truth.
Cartoon by Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
Cartoon by Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
An idiot’s Epiphany.
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
An idiot’s Epiphany.
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social
Cartoon for @fightthefire.bsky.social
The Office of the Director of Cartoon Criticism.
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The Office of the Director of Cartoon Criticism.
HAPPY INSURRECTION DAY, everyone! MAGA families everywhere are coming together to share special memories, carol door-to-door in angry mobs, burn the traditional fireplace yule Constitutions and beat police officers with flagpoles! Best wishes to you and yours!
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
HAPPY INSURRECTION DAY, everyone! MAGA families everywhere are coming together to share special memories, carol door-to-door in angry mobs, burn the traditional fireplace yule Constitutions and beat police officers with flagpoles! Best wishes to you and yours!