# hawkins (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover hawkins. 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 ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jCR3SXCqMGSU) _2026-06-02 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [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