My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.

A little signal boost about our current sale.

If the US loses this hockey game it will be because of their unwillingness to shoot in the first. If they win we will look back at the penalty kill in the second.

My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com

Every day in the NYT and WaPo (joining the chorus with WSJ):

A beautiful bookstore sentiment 💙📚

Decorum in the face of criminality, corruption and cruelty is just a soft, cowardly way of acquiescing to it -- even agreeing with it. Disruption against corruption is crucial.

@charliejane.bsky.social check this out from my local library, in a place of prominence.

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Uh oh. My cat has escaped and joined an international spy agency with the mission of defeating AI. Oh, and loud noises. And he has an account, where you can follow his exploits: @agent-button.bsky.social

They are massive hypocrites with their noses firmly up Trump's rump.

Ay, there’s the Rubio…

A story that can still grab you by the throat and leave you breathless.

Welcome to the family, Button!

Watched Candyman for the first time list night, because Friday the 13th. What a powerful film.

Happy Friday the 13th. Give a monster a hug today or bare your throat for a vampire, given the season :)

A valentine's card for bibliophiles. For @theguardian.com books. Download a printable version here: www.tomgauld.com/valentine

Age verification? I used to pump 88 cent per gallon gas into the back of a car, under the license place. Yes, kiddies, that's where the gas used to go in.

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

Funny how the "stick to acting/writing/singing etc" crowd only cares when it's a political opinion they either don't agree with or feel uncomfy about. They never mind if the person is sharing recipes they like, thoughts on friends, travel or other palatable subjects.

I think, grimly, this is true. The discounting, the ignoring of his racism and hatred (‘Oh, it’s just him joking!’) is a dangerous failure.

Counting the minutes it will take for Trumpers to go from "He didn't share the racist video" to "He shared the video but it's not racist" to "It's okay for him to share a racist video."

This falls squarely into the category of UNFAIR QUESTION! Also… Apologize? APOLOGIZE??

A reminder: We'll be doing a one dealer book fair at Phantom of the Attic on Craig St. in Pittsburgh - February 15th (12-5pm). Visit us for books, visit them for comics, visit us both for much hijinx and fun.

@wicnet.bsky.social How awful is it that the finale of Fallout went movie theater long with their stinger. Why wait until the very, very end of the credits? Dumb.

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So sick of the snow

when I said I didn't know how we would defeat fascism in America but I knew, however it went down, it would be uniquely American... this is it... youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

Great job everybody! Melania: Devourer of Men is number one across the board. Remember to pass the word: download this free ebook so that we completely screw up Melania T's algorithm this weekend.

My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com

I really need folks to understand that when you say non-violent protesters "went too far" or were not "polite" or didn't use the right language or WTF ever, you are helping the regime. You're channeling Joe Bob from the diner in red county USA saying "well if they complied, they'd be fine."

A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com. p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com

Let her bravery and persistence be an example to us all.

Contempt, disgust … and an awareness the House and Senate are letting him remain President, doing colossal harm to America and the world, while stealing colossal sums For himself.

Good morning

huh, almost like they know they're committing horrific acts of atrocity and fear most the social ramifications of playing out their darkest anti-human behavior on the streets

TikTok is now State-Run Media: censored, limited, controlled, monitored. It is no longer what it was.

Yes, I teared up. How not? RIP, Alex Jeffrey.

The lesson? Under this administration you're allowed to grossly lie, victim blame, and run the administration playbook only until you are stonewall outed.

This choked me up.

@romanwriting.bsky.social I have to say, it seems you are correct about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Magnificent thus far. It helps that they are actually not a mere half an hour.

Yeah, it's kinda like that right now.

A recent cartoon for @theguardian.com

I see ‘Casablanca’ is trending, and I know why, and I am here for it.

I truly hope people who voted for Trump will wake up one day and see the sickness that he has spread over this country. What will it take? The next deranged speech? The next masked ICE gestapo thug killing an American citizen? Do we have to wait until martial law is declared? Will that be enough?

THIS.

Eeee!!! A very positive review of my collection from @horrortree.com! This is the first full review from a review site, so needless to say, I'm very excited! Huge thanks to Catherine Jordan for this! The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own is out on 4/14! 🖤🦇🔥 horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

This guy moved in last night and is on trial to see if he’s a good fit for me. Or, rather, to see if he deigns to adopt ME. Let’s just say he’s cute as a Button.