# centrist (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover centrist. Page: Feed: --- ## [Can We Call It Fascism Yet?](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27881) _2026-08-03 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ Another strip drawn by the amazing Mike Lawrence. From an official press release on whitehouse.gov, July 16 2026: Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller made clear there must be no retreat: “One of the hallmarks of left-wing violence and terrorism is Continue reading ## [You’re Not Fat, You’re Beautiful](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27878) _2026-08-02 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky and I were working together at a coffee shop, and Becky was talking about the movie The Devil Wears Prada. Or, more specifically, Becky was describing a podcast she’d listened to Continue reading ## [A Brief History of Brief Wars](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27875) _2026-08-01 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ Wow, did this cartoon take forever to make! So why did it take so long? First of all, history-based cartoons always take more time to research. But the research was really fruitful, because I found quotes that let me arrange Continue reading ## [Two Toms Talking Theology](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27872) _2026-07-11 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ This comic was drawn by R.E. Ryan, who did a great job rendering my silly version of Colonial America. In 2023, Senator Josh Hawley posted this quote, attributing it to Founding Father Patrick Henry: It cannot be emphasized too strongly Continue reading ## [Wishing Immigrants Away](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27866) _2026-07-09 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ I m always amazipalled (portmanteau between amazed and appalled that I don t expect to catch on) at how willing MAGA is to demolish the US s future prospects and economy. Their own children and grandchildren will be poorer for it, and they Continue reading ## [What Will Future Archeologists Say?](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27863) _2026-07-06 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ Thanks to R. E. Ryan for his wonderful sci-fi art on this one! I originally posted this on Patreon in 2024, but apparently I spaced out on posting it on Alas and Leftycartoons at the time. (Glares in annoyance at Continue reading ## [Fox Goggles](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27859) _2026-06-17 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ It took me a few tries to write this strip. It s the most vexing question of the Trump era, for me: How can so many people support Trump? I ve known a bunch of Trump supporters. Many of them, in face Continue reading ## [The Kitchen Table Cycle](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27856) _2026-06-08 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ In the wake of the 2024 election, a poll from Blueprint found that a lot of swing voters believed that “Kamala Harris is focused more on cultural issues like transgender issues rather than helping the middle class.” Predictably, many centrist Continue reading ## [Nice Purse!](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27852) _2026-06-05 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. I m not like this character serenely unaware of mean comments. But I aspire to be like him. (Maybe I am like this character, but since I m unaware of the comments I Continue reading ## [Good News About Work And AI!](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27846) _2026-06-02 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ From a report in Fortune: AI is actually increasing strain for most employees, as the tools add more time to menial tasks, and actually takes away from deep-focus work. Since adopting AI into their workflows, time spent across every job Continue reading ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YOwfFtlapCHT) _2026-06-02 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [The Search](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27840) _2026-05-21 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ This strip is drawn by the awesome Mike Lawrence, who really went wild with the chicken fat! I wrote this strip two months ago, after coming across this story: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing an unusual wave Continue reading ## [Radical Gender Ideology](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27835) _2026-05-19 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ This cartoon is by me and Nadine Scholtes. In a way, it s also by Samantha Fulnecky, because a lot of the dialog was swiped verbatim from a paper she wrote. But I don t think she d appreciate a co-writing credit. Radical Continue reading ## [Centrist Dems Pre and Post Election](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27829) _2026-04-16 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ When Kamala Harris lost the election, a lot of centrist Democrats blamed progressives (as they did when Hillary Clinton lost in 2016), and it s been a constant drumbeat of recrimination ever since. I m talking about folks like Quentin Fulks, who Continue reading ## [Don’t Call Them Concentration Camps!](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27823) _2026-04-04 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ This comic is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: What’s a better challenge than drawing a period piece? Drawing a period piece where the reader is supposed to think it’s present-day until panel 4! Luckily for me, men’s fashion Continue reading ## [Parents’ Rights](https://amptoons.com/blog/?p=27819) _2026-03-24 · Ampersand · Alas, a Blog_ The right-wing (plus some alleged liberals cough Singal cough) assault on trans kids is genuinely horrifying. Literally hundreds of anti-trans bills most focused on trans people under 19 years old are proposed every year, and some succeed in Continue reading ## [A New System for Local News?](https://ibiyemiabiodun.com/blogs/local-news/) _2025-10-04 · ibiyemi abiodun's blog_ There are a lot of problems with how we currently receive information and ideas. In the modern Internet where most information and ideas are exchanged on platforms optimized for entertainment and retention, we have a system that is not especially effective at delivering news that is trustworthy, authentic, relevant, and actionable. We need one that can, because a system would enhance our ability… ## [The difference is just how you feel](https://ibiyemiabiodun.com/blogs/its-just-how-you-feel/) _2025-08-06 · ibiyemi abiodun's blog_ I've spent a lot of time trying to pick apart what the difference between a "romantic" relationship and a "platonic" one is. I tried to come up with answers that were related to boundaries - friends can do this, but only lovers can do that. But these answers were never really satisfying. It'd be easy to say, for example, that one doesn't kiss their friends, except that sometimes I do, and that… ## ["Failing fast"](https://ibiyemiabiodun.com/blogs/failing-fast/) _2025-08-06 · ibiyemi abiodun's blog_ I did a startup accelerator where you are selected based mostly on your communication skills and your prior projects: you don't need a team, or even an idea. The program begins with several rounds of "speed dating" as you try to find a person who can become your cofounder. You talk to someone, if there's any potential at all, then you pair up, and then you run the relationship at maximum intensity… ## [The difficulty of the left](https://ibiyemiabiodun.com/blogs/difficulty-of-the-left/) _2025-08-06 · ibiyemi abiodun's blog_ The vision of the future that the American left (at least, the part of it that I identify with) argues for is a high-trust society where we accept and rely on each other to achieve collective success in the form of safety, prosperity, opportunity, fulfillment, and health, and every person is afforded as many opportunities as possible to share the success. It seems to be the "relying on each other"… ## [What was that about centrists?](https://ibiyemiabiodun.com/blogs/pandering-to-centrists/) _2024-11-07 · ibiyemi abiodun's blog_ Here's why pandering to centrists doesn't work: centrists in this country are either conservatives who are in denial or liberals who are uninspired. You can't activate either one of these by watering down your messaging with moderate Democrat rhetoric about bipartisanship, because the former will ignore you (the conservative candidate is more appealing to them), and the latter will also ignore you… ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uN4b5VvRFYTw) _2024-11-06 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [What now?](https://ibiyemiabiodun.com/blogs/whats-next-2024/) _2024-11-07 · ibiyemi abiodun's blog_ I think Democrats often lose because they spend too much time talking about what they don’t want and not what they do want ("I'm not the other guy" has been a losing message since the 1830s ), and because they always lose their confidence and try to pander to centrists . People vote because they want change! Only people who are completely satisfied with their lives (or really dialed into electoral… ## [Why Can't We Be Friends If I Vote Against You?](https://ibiyemiabiodun.com/blogs/cant-we-be-friends/) _2024-11-06 · ibiyemi abiodun's blog_ 12:18, 06 November 2024. I'm starting to see and hear people who voted for Trump attempt to do damage control on their relationships with people who didn't. They say things like, "it's just politics. Can't mature people disagree with each other and still be friends?" My reaction is this: by voting for Trump and his ilk, you are voting against the existence of someone like me, and you are acting in…