Ward Sutton
@wardsutton.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/wardsutton Cartoonist, Poster Design, illustration. Winner 2018 Herblock Prize, 2022 Berryman Award. Boston Globe, New Yorker, Phish, Pearl Jam + more. Trying to do good in the world.
Please also see: linktr.ee/stankelly
Please also see: linktr.ee/stankelly
Reposted by Ward Sutton
January 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Looks like the new strategy is "Punish Minneapolis For The Crime of Bearing Witness"
Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Looks like the new strategy is "Punish Minneapolis For The Crime of Bearing Witness"
Cartoon of mine from 2017. Tragically more relevant than ever in 2026.
January 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Cartoon of mine from 2017. Tragically more relevant than ever in 2026.
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
Reposted by Ward Sutton
It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers.
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
January 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers.
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
Frey's a hero in my book for standing up to these Gestapo-wannabe thugs.
“To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.” —Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
January 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Frey's a hero in my book for standing up to these Gestapo-wannabe thugs.
Reposted by Ward Sutton
The context here btw is he's mocking a transgender woman
January 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The context here btw is he's mocking a transgender woman
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Really disappointing to see this from the recipient of the prestigious FIFA Peace Prize
Trump just kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Really disappointing to see this from the recipient of the prestigious FIFA Peace Prize
Brilliant and hilarious:
Our 2nd most-read piece of 2025 is by the forever funny @mikedrucker.bsky.social, and we have no idea what he was getting at here, but it seemed to have struck a nerve with many, many readers.
Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City
It’s so easy to label people these days. From the way folks have been talking, you’d think everyone falls into two buckets: those who voted against...
buff.ly
January 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Brilliant and hilarious:
Reposted by Ward Sutton
A lot of people forget how in 2004 the Bush regime kidnapped the democratically elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and dumped him in Africa.
Is there any modern precedent for abducting a head of state?
Plenty of examples of coups, assassinations and domestic trials, including show trials, but this is like a Crusader Kings plot.
Plenty of examples of coups, assassinations and domestic trials, including show trials, but this is like a Crusader Kings plot.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
A lot of people forget how in 2004 the Bush regime kidnapped the democratically elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and dumped him in Africa.
Reposted by Ward Sutton
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
Reposted by Ward Sutton
So much for this being about prosecuting Maduro.
This is a forced regime change, coming about solely because Trump is bored and wanted to bomb something.
This is a forced regime change, coming about solely because Trump is bored and wanted to bomb something.
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
So much for this being about prosecuting Maduro.
This is a forced regime change, coming about solely because Trump is bored and wanted to bomb something.
This is a forced regime change, coming about solely because Trump is bored and wanted to bomb something.
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
January 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Don’t let this go unnoticed just because it’s the holidays!
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Don’t let this go unnoticed just because it’s the holidays!
Tell me again, MAGA, about the need to cut wasteful spending
Trump golfed 1/4 of the days he was president in 2025. Costing US taxpayers to pay his Golf clubs $110,600,000.
January 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Tell me again, MAGA, about the need to cut wasteful spending
Reposted by Ward Sutton
We just cancelled all federal funding for foreign language & area studies at America’s universities to “save”…$86,000,000:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Trump golfed 1/4 of the days he was president in 2025. Costing US taxpayers to pay his Golf clubs $110,600,000.
January 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
We just cancelled all federal funding for foreign language & area studies at America’s universities to “save”…$86,000,000:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Epstein wasn't just a frequent visitor to Trump's Mar-a-Lago in the 1990s and 2000s. The club was also sending spa employees—usually young women—to Epstein's mansion, according to former employees.
The house calls went on for years, even as spa employees warned each other about Epstein.
The house calls went on for years, even as spa employees warned each other about Epstein.
Exclusive | The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
Mar-a-Lago sent an 18-year-old spa worker on a house call to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She complained to her bosses that Epstein pressured her for sex.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Epstein wasn't just a frequent visitor to Trump's Mar-a-Lago in the 1990s and 2000s. The club was also sending spa employees—usually young women—to Epstein's mansion, according to former employees.
The house calls went on for years, even as spa employees warned each other about Epstein.
The house calls went on for years, even as spa employees warned each other about Epstein.
If this is how @washingtonpost.com is trying to woo back people like me who canceled their subscription after @anntelnaes.bsky.social had her cartoon censored, it ain't working.
January 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
If this is how @washingtonpost.com is trying to woo back people like me who canceled their subscription after @anntelnaes.bsky.social had her cartoon censored, it ain't working.
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Again, the man who’s next in line for the presidency after this walking corpse has said he’s deeply influenced by this outright Nazi, so maybe we could get a little more attention on that?
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
January 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Again, the man who’s next in line for the presidency after this walking corpse has said he’s deeply influenced by this outright Nazi, so maybe we could get a little more attention on that?
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Last month, I wrote on all legislative races of 2025. There were still a few elections left in the year, however. But now, they're all done.
And so we've updated the analysis:
—Democrats flipped 25 legislative seats in 2025.
That's 21% of the 119 GOP-held seats at play.
—The GOP flipped 0.
And so we've updated the analysis:
—Democrats flipped 25 legislative seats in 2025.
That's 21% of the 119 GOP-held seats at play.
—The GOP flipped 0.
In 2025, Democrats Flipped 21 Percent of GOP-Held Legislative Seats - Bolts
Editor’s note: The article was updated on Dec. 31 to reflect the results of three special elections held in late December, none of which resulted in a partisan flip. At... Read More
boltsmag.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Last month, I wrote on all legislative races of 2025. There were still a few elections left in the year, however. But now, they're all done.
And so we've updated the analysis:
—Democrats flipped 25 legislative seats in 2025.
That's 21% of the 119 GOP-held seats at play.
—The GOP flipped 0.
And so we've updated the analysis:
—Democrats flipped 25 legislative seats in 2025.
That's 21% of the 119 GOP-held seats at play.
—The GOP flipped 0.
Reposted by Ward Sutton
Donald Trump’s lying again.
He lost in court when Illinois stood up against his attempt to militarize American cities with the National Guard. Now Trump is forced to stand down.
He lost in court when Illinois stood up against his attempt to militarize American cities with the National Guard. Now Trump is forced to stand down.
December 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Donald Trump’s lying again.
He lost in court when Illinois stood up against his attempt to militarize American cities with the National Guard. Now Trump is forced to stand down.
He lost in court when Illinois stood up against his attempt to militarize American cities with the National Guard. Now Trump is forced to stand down.