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Laurence Ballard

@laurenceballard.bsky.social
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Don't like bullies, busybodies, name-takers, list-makers, or self-selected moral scolds. “Den sterkeste mannen I verden er den som står mest alene.” - En folkefiende, H. Ibsen Postscript: 8647 bio.site/LaurenceBallard

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Dave Whamond @davewhamond.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well, Teddy Dozevelt is at is again. Donald Trump just declared that “Canada is one of the worst countries in the world.” I have some thoughts! davewhamond1.substack.com/p/is-it-some...
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Is it something we said?
The U.S./Canada breakup
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Matt Davies @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social · 6h
Newsday.com/matt
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 12h
Trump has made America pitiful, not great
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 12h
More irony from Sen Ted Cruz: accuses Jack Smith of "weaponizing the Dept of Justice to go after political opponents" www.c-span.org/event/senate... (another cartoon from the archives)
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12h
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 8h
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mission reversal Globe and Mail by @deAdder Substack: deadder.substack.com/p/mission-re...
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Mission reversal
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Diesel Fuel For @rawstory.com Go behind the scenes of my creative process at nickanderson.substack.com.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When I read about the White House airing campaign ads with taxpayer money, I immediately thought about an exhibition I saw last year in NYC about how Mussolini and his regime went about not only controlling the government but every aspect of Italian society. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/me-me-me
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The White House airs Trump campaign ads paid by you
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Ted Rall @tedrall.bsky.social · 17h
President Trump delivered a startling speech at the United Nations General Assembly in which he threatened to annihilate Iran with nuclear weapons. Even more shocking, journalists and international statesmen largely greeted this insane outburst with a shrug.
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Matt Wuerker @mwuerker.bsky.social · 15h
Don't be a Trump Chump www.politico.com/cartoons/202...
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Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
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Laurence Ballard @laurenceballard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c... “I don’t think any of us, in our wildest dreams, expected this many fish this quickly to repatriate that area.”
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Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds (Gift Article)
The first fall runs of chinook salmon since the project in California and Oregon was completed have surpassed researchers’ expectations.
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Laurence Ballard @laurenceballard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.bcbs.com/about-us/ass... Analysis of BCBS claims data finds that as more hospitals implement AI coding tools, more patients are coded as medically complex, yet care delivered remains largely unchanged. Meet the New Boss; same as the Old Boss. #AI
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BCBSA Analysis How AI Coding Tools Affect Healthcare Costs
Analysis of BCBS claims data found growing use of AI coding tools contribute to higher hospital billing costs and increased healthcare spending.
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Richard Thorn (British Artist, born 1952) "Down in Misty Vale", undated. Watercolor on Paper,
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b1newtrail.bsky.social @b1newtrail.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
Their punishment was to write essays.
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What a fucking loser. The regime is pathetic and impotent, just like its dipshit leader.
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Laurence Ballard @laurenceballard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR ALL ICE AGENTS NOW
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tommy Tuberville’s Florida adventures.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
She’s so damn dumb it actually hurts.
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Laurence Ballard @laurenceballard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.joemygod.com/2026/09/neva... Markwayne Mullin: there is a reason those eyebrows are brown. #DHS #bullshit
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Nevada To DHS: All Voters You Flagged Are US Citizens - Joe.My.God.
The New York Times reports: When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vo...
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Laurence Ballard @laurenceballard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.advocate.com/politics/nat... The USA’s own Signal Chat Blabber: An account labeled “U.S. bank #2” held between $15,001 and $50,000 in his 2024 nominee disclosure. The account listed under the same label in his annual report holds more than $1 million. The filings do not explain the change.
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Testosterone-obsessed Pete Hegseth has a bank account that jumped from under $50,000 to over $1 million
Plus, he might also be a crypto bro.
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Chappatte Cartoons @chappatte.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Free speech, my way - © Chappatte in The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com via @globeopinion.bsky.social 👉 www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/24/o...
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Matt Davies @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Newsday.com/matt
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Laurence Ballard @laurenceballard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0... By all means let us allow these Captains of Industry to sort this all out, shall we?
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Should be reposted every month....
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Laurence Ballard @laurenceballard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Christian Site: Meta’s New AI Fob Is Digital “Sorcery” Hysterical Theists Have Something to Say.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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Ted Rall @tedrall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The American people are constantly being told that they can’t have universal healthcare or high-speed rail or free college or any number of other great things citizens of other countries have. Now, however, they don’t even have enough bombs to fight wars. Where is the money going?
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

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The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Press ban For @contrariannews.org Go behind the scenes of my creative process at nickanderson.substack.com.
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
First Amendment For @rawstory.com For a behind-the-scenes look at my creative process, sketches, videos, and works in progress, subscribe at: nickanderson.substack.com.
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Laurence Ballard @laurenceballard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti... Bizarro World King Canute discovers proclamation is not a synonym for conformation.
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Lukashenko says Belarus has no potash fertilisers for US despite deal announced by Trump
Alexander Lukashenko says Belarus has no spare potash fertiliser capacity for large-scale supplies to the US, despite Donald Trump announcing plans for a major deal
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Matt Davies @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Heavy Toll. Newsday.com/matt
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
substack.com/@deadder/not...
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Check out my new post!
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Laurence Ballard @laurenceballard.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump Screams About Lawsuit Over Banning Outlets “Virtually every story about me, or anything having to do with me, is negative, wrong and, in many cases, DANGEROUS for our Country! No matter how GREAT my Achievements, they trivialize and demean.” And..? Is there a point in that shriek?
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
No joke. You trashy asswipes need to put those damn traitor flags down and figure out how to better your own lives. Hating others for stupid reasons won't improve your situation.
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... (cartoon from the archives)
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Laurence Ballard @laurenceballard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/r... #AI tools may simply make something up when their training data doesn’t provide sufficient context. And despite some adorable attempts at “do not hallucinate” prompts, some researchers suggest that it may be impossible to prevent LLMs from hallucinating altogether.
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AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
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