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Joshua W. Cotter

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · Nov 6

A drawing of an anthropomorphic goat and sheep, the goat is saying “THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE FORCE OPPOSING HOPE IS DESPAIR. THE DESPAIR WE FEEL IS MANUFACTURED.
AND WHAT HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED CAN BE TAKEN APART.”

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 13h

Walt in the rain, from ‘nod away, volume 2’, pen and ink on bristol

A six-panel sequence depicting a disheveled man with long hair and a beard sitting down outside of a wooded area and letting a storm rain down on him.

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 8h

I’m so sorry to hear this, Derrick. Sending you my best.

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 13h

Walt in the rain, from ‘nod away, volume 2’, pen and ink on bristol

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renee french @reneefrench.bsky.social · 6d

waiting room drawing

graphite drawing of a chair with knees and skin folds

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 2d

About to start penciling ‘nod away, volume 3’

Pen thumbnails of page 3 of the next volume of nod away drawn on grid paper, a sequence depicting a woman opening her eyes.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 3d

The “but that’s illegal” crowd is going to find out soon what those of us on the academic and research side have been saying for months is true in that you cannot “legally” fight a legal fascist framework when countering fascism is seen as terrorism and illegal

Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 3d

Stephen Miller again lashes out at the judiciary, suggesting federal judges are aiding and abetting domestic terrorism:

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday, Mike. Hope it was a good one.

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks, Farel. Hope you’ve been well.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7d

Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 8d

Dr. Seuss, 1941.
library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb...

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 7d

A strip from when I was a cartoonist for the Kansas City Star.

A Mr. Peanut-esque character strutting down a city sidewalk at night.

The Mr. Peanut-esque character encounters a Lady of the Night Chocolate Bar, wrapper peeled down seductively, blonde hair with a pink bow, smoking a cigarette.

Mr. Peanut-esque and his wife walking down a sidewalk at day, the Lady of the Night Chocolate bar is pushing a stroller with a box of Goobers in it, she’s trying to get Mr. Peanut-esque’s attention but he only pulls down his top hat in shame and keeps walking.

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 8d

Chicago, from ‘nod away, volume 2’, pen & ink on bristol

The left half of a drawing of the frozen Chicago lakeshore, chunks of ice built up along the concrete shore, nude people floating through the air towards the skyline.

The right half of a drawing of the frozen Chicago lakeshore, chunks of ice built up along the concrete shore, nude people floating through the air towards the skyline, the John Hancock building prominent in the composition.

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · Jan 21

A George Orwell quote from 1984 written with pen in a sketchbook “THE PARTY TOLD YOU TO REJECT THE EVIDENCE OF YOUR EYES AND EARS. IT WAS THEIR FINAL, MOST ESSENTIAL COMMAND.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8d

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 9d

So exhausting..

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The Onion @theonion.com · 11d

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 12d

It's not fascist to call fascists fascist.

It's not "dehumanizing" to say that terrorizing entire groups of people - which ICE does - is evil.

No executive order can change these facts.

However, people *can* mess things up for fascists by standing up for community and truth. Like this.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12d

"No hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!"

Absolutely massive crowd at the New Yorkers Against ICE march. Blocks long!

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Aug 1

In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.

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FACT SHEET
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WAR DEPARTMENT-WASHINGTON 25, D. C. • 24 March 1945 FASCISM!
Note For This Week's Discussion:
Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in power, is it easy to destroy. It is important for our future and that of the world that as many of us as possible understand the causes and practices of fascism, in order to combat it. Points to stress are: (1) Fascism is more apt to come to power at a time of economic crisis;
(2) fascism inevitably leads to war; (3) it can come to any country; (4) we can best combat it by making our democracy work.

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 12d

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Peter Thiel: strict AI regulation will summon the Antichrist

This is a real thing Peter Thiel told a group of tech professionals recently.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 13d

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 13d

social decay

Sphere drawn with outward radiating green lines

Sphere drawn with outward radiating green lines, brown lines at its core

Sphere drawn with outward radiating brown lines, red lines at its core

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Derek Johnson @derekjesq.bsky.social · 17d

“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.

I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 13d

My kids both love the new book, Scott. My turn to read it next!

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 13d

Nazi says.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Vance: "If you want stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi."

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 14d

I had no idea. I’m so sad to hear he’s gone. Thank you for sharing this.