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Will Caron

@willcaron.bsky.social
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Artist, writer, social justice advocate. New editorial cartoons every Sunday in Honolulu Civil Beat. Commissions open. Portfolio & Shop: willcaronhawaii.com Subscribe for Free: patreon.com/WillCaron

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.
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artdecade @artdecade.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the guys that did this? YOU pay for their free health care
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Will Caron @willcaron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
They've got the money, the name recognition, and the nerve to skip every debate. My new #cartoon on Hawaiʻi's Debate Dodgers—and why "showing up" should be the bare minimum. ⚾ #art #digitalart #editorialcartoon #illustration #politics #darkmoney #democracy #HiPol #Hawaii #elections #baseball
Ed Case, Josh Green, and Derek Kawakami—three of Hawaiʻi's most powerful establishment politicians—are dressed in Dodger blue baseball uniforms, "Debate Dodgers" scrawled across their chests in the team's iconic script. They're not swinging bats, though. They're performing elegant ballet moves, gracefully evading their challengers, who are dressed as football players, lunging and diving, trying desperately to tackle them.

Jarrett Keohokalole goes for Case. Gary Cordery charges at Green, whose spinning leg goes "bonk!" into the Republican gubernatorial hopeful's head. Daniel Anthony and Della Belatti both try to tackle Kawakami at the same time, from opposing directions, but he leaps out of their grasp and the two "bonk!" heads. The Dodgers keep dancing, untouched, unbothered, gliding past every attempt to force a confrontation.

The image is silly, but it's also an indictment of how elections are conducted by powerful candidates in Hawaiʻi—and increasingly, across the country.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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ashley (ravens 2-1) 🌹 @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Andy Beshear forever, man
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 28/09/2026
Any analysis of the Iran War that doesn't start and end with the fact that an entire cottage industry of think tankers and lobbyists and their friends in Congress were frothing at the mouth for literal decades for this got exactly what they wanted and it failed immediately and totally is wrong.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 28/09/2026
President Donald Trump made a startling admission to Axios on Sunday when pressed on whether he intended to escalate his deeply unpopular war against Iran in the near future.
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Trump reveals constant violent thoughts in call with Axios: ‘I'm always thinking about it’
President Donald Trump made a startling admission to Axios on Sunday when pressed on whether he intended to escalate his deeply unpopular war against Iran in the near future.Trump’s phone call with the outlet came just one day after he rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the war.Trump was asked d...
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Will Caron @willcaron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I've been choosin' not to give a shit about pop country—which is an utter dogshit music genre—my entire life, so I have literally know idea what Rolling Stone is talking about.
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Will Caron @willcaron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Hawaii election favorites drawn as ballet-dancing debate dodgers? 🫣 Blog post coming tomorrow. Stay tuned 🥴 www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/will...
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Will Caron: Artful Dodgers
Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.
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abcdef 🕶️ @onecaliberal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The NFL is owned by rapists and genocide supporters.
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Will Caron @willcaron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Goddamit what have they done to my mobile gmail app
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
She waited longer than any other dog at the shelter And when her moment finally came She made sure to bring her plush toys with her Because they were the only comfort she ever had Original post
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Will Caron @willcaron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My suit obviously
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Byrne David Dancing
Alt: Byrne David Dancing in the giant suit from Stop Making Sense
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Will Caron @willcaron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trying not to be too hard about this since we all have our influences, but the Absolute line feels like it is heavily ripping off Japanese mangaka designs? Absolute Wonder Woman's armor and sword is just Guts from Kentro Miura's Berserk, and this is basically Tetsuo from Katsuhiro Oromo's Akira...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the document (Gift Article)
Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter
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Max Burbank @mxburbank.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If the LAPD is allowed to defy court orders, they are above the law. If you or I defied a court order, we'd be in deep shit, because we are subject to the law. I do not understand why people constantly say "In America, no one is above the law." Bullshit. Lot's of people are above the law.
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brian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ICE cannot do what it’s doing without local law enforcement. They need their manpower and infrastructure. That means if you want to stop ICE you are going to have to confront police collaboration and police power. I’m sorry but progressive hopes of avoiding this conflict are a recipe for failure.
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Drives Like a Dream @urban-achiever.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
i wonder if the people at flock see the irony in this.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What's hard about public policy is weighing the trade offs. For example, something sucks really bad and everyone hates it, but on the other hand several evil trillionaires think it's good. What are you supposed to do in that situation
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So gentle and so patient ❤️ #goldenretriever #sweetboy #butterfly #monarch IG: @thegoldenlifeofcharlie_ www.instagram.com/thegoldenlif...
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I have a few mottos in life... never trust a cowardly, silent journalist like @kairyssdal.bsky.social. their news judgment ain't worth shit. and when people are silent about harm to their colleagues, palestine, trans people or anyone vulnerable, keep the receipt and wave them often
gif from dynasty, "I have the receipts"
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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
you may be sitting on a pile of money and long term job security only a straight, white cis man gets to have @kairyssdal.bsky.social, but no amount of snide posts will ever make some of us forget *your* personal, cowardly role in the current media-generated nightmare of global transphobia.
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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
in 2017, a trans reporter was fired at @marketplace.org for writing a blog post abt the need for journalists to resist rising fascism, racism and transphobia. @kairyssdal.bsky.social, the host of the show, said nothing & let his colleague's career be murdered. judge his hr tips accordingingly.
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Airship Chronos says TRANS RIGHTS @airshipchronos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is what I keep saying! Defining gender by chromosomes is *the* most radical redefining of gender *ever*. Literally no society in all of human history has ever done that! None! Ever!
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Will Caron @willcaron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Everyone should start bringing iced coffees to job interviews as a way to weed out the shit-hole companies that want to police your behavior and don't deserve your labor anyway. Also it will make Kai No-Rizzdal annoyed, which is a nice bonus.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
raise their goddam taxes holy shit
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is so good to see @reportermatt.bsky.social, who was in like 80% of my classes in college, become the most influential reporter in Massachusetts. He just loves the place, and you can tell in everything he does. A truly wonderful man making the whole state better.
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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 25/09/2026
33 years ago today, the Stranger stepped onto the dock of Myst Island for the first time. We can still hear the water splashing against the pilings.
The dock of Myst Island from the original version of the game. A wooden dock ends at a spiral staircase that leads up to giant gears on a hillside. A ship is sunk in the water on the right, and parts of buildings are visible on the left.
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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 23/09/2026
I had not seen this clip where Tammy Duckworth advises Democrats to "not impeach anybody," "get back to work" and "allow" Donald Trump to "save face" and I would just like to remind the senator from IL that the federal government took 4,000 Chicagoans and murdered a 38-year-old father last fall.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The donors have weighed in: don’t impeach our special birthday boy. Democrats will obey. I hope I’m wrong. I’d love to be wrong. Not looking that way, though.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ten years of relentlessly hateful, comically elitist anti-democratic politics across the white people world, helpfully summarised. The wrong people are talking, the wrong people are deciding and it’s harming the careers of important people who actually matter. Smithers! Release the hounds
The incident fits a broader pattern in the discourse around 'free speech' and 'cancel culture': whatever comes from the top down is freedom; whatever comes from the bottom up is bullying and censorship. When Macklemore is dropped at the behest of the billionaire stadium owner Robert Kraft, it's an exercise of the freedom of businesses to 'demonstrate their values' by deciding whom to platform. But when Ed Sheeran's fans decide not to buy tickets to his performances, or even demand refunds, it's bullying, mob behaviour. Since most people are not billionaires and do not own stadiums, they can exercise meaningful power only collectively. The collective exercise of power must therefore be demonised.
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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Meta glasses are being used for covert harassment and group stalking. Women and girls are being secretly filmed in streets, schools, restaurants and on dates, then uploaded for millions of strangers. Police inquiries now span worldwide. #OpDeathEaters
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Meta glasses used to film women and girls without consent from Seoul to Barcelona as police cases mount worldwide
Police and prosecutors across France, Spain, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. have opened cases against men accused of secretly filming women and girls with Meta glasses. The only warning victims have ...
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
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AMHotFlash @amhotflash.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Texas officials just admitted DPS failed to send an unknown number of voter registration applications to county officials. Up to 6 million Texans have used that same DPS portal to register since 2020. If yours got lost, you might not be on the rolls, even though you did everything right…
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Hawai‘i Appleseed @hiappleseed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The new data highlights the anti-poverty effects of programs like the #ChildTaxCredit, #SNAP and #Medicaid. At the same time, it’s a reminder of what working families stand to lose with H.R.1. #EconomicJustice #DataJustice #PeopleFirst #WorkingFamilies #Hawaii hiappleseed.org/blog/census-...
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New census data confirms the benefits of investing in safety net programs — Hawaiʻi Appleseed
The new data highlights the anti-poverty effects of programs like the Child Tax Credit, SNAP and Medicaid. At the same time, it’s a reminder of what working families stand to lose with H.R.1.
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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And Trump will act like he is doing a great thing.
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.
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Laid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)
At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 22/09/2026
“If you are staring at an example of social disorder or social inefficiency, and the left refuses to explain either why it has happened or how they will fix it, then the right gets to point at someone in the immediate area and say, ‘That’s who did it.’” crazy how much Mamdani speaks my language
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As we consider military and logistical support for Saudi Arabia, a quick reminder: At least 356 people were executed there in 2025. Since January 2026, at least 134 more have been executed. Many for non-lethal drug offences. Apparently, human rights have strategic exceptions.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is not great
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Hawai‘i Appleseed @hiappleseed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The measure would not raise taxes, but would instead dedicate 0.5 percent of existing real property tax revenues—an estimated $8–9 million annually—to programs and grants that strengthen Oʻahu’s local food system. #FoodSecurity #BallotMeasure #Hawaii #FundOurFuture hiappleseed.org/blog/food-se...
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Food security is on Oahu’s ballot this November: What question No. 1 would do — Hawaiʻi Appleseed
The measure would not raise taxes, but would instead dedicate 0.5 percent of existing real property tax revenues—an estimated $8–9 million annually—to programs and grants that strengthen Oahu’s local ...
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Will Caron @willcaron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"The Eh Team" A washed-up bounty hunter, a TV private eye, a comedian/wannabe politician, and a disgraced cop head to Manila to hunt down fugitive lobbyist Tobi Solidum. What could go wrong? (Everything.) #art #cartoon #digitalart #editorialcartoon #illustration #corruption #bribery #hawaii
My latest editorial cartoon imagines a scenario that is equal parts absurd and, somehow, perfectly fitting for Hawaiʻi: sending the "Eh Team" to retrieve Tobi Solidum from the Philippines.

The Eh Team, of course, is a play on the A-Team—that classic 1980s action show about a ragtag crew of wrongly accused special forces soldiers who solve problems with explosions and improbable plans. The cartoon features Dog the Bounty Hunter, Magnum P.I. (the Tom Selleck version), Bu Laia Hill, and—because truth is stranger than fiction—Riley Bandy, an actual investigator for the Honolulu Prosecutor's office who has been in the news recently for reasons we'll get to.

They're posed in classic action-hero formation, with the Manila skyline behind them and the giant, looming head of Tobi Solidum hovering above like a final boss in a video game. The text overlay reads: "The Eh Team: Thrilla in Manila."

Like all good jokes, it contains a kernel of truth about the state of governance in Hawaiʻi.

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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs?
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins off the coast of Sonoma in northern California: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'll say it for the thousandth time: No legitimate news organization has any business being in the White House press briefing room. If a source lies to you repeatedly, you stop using that source. Period. The only thing you gain by proximity to this administration is access to propaganda.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's vastly more comforting to believe in an imminent robot apocalypse than the truth: the things that will destroy us are extensions of the unsexy but obvious problems all around us. We are not doomed in one grand way, but a thousand petty small ways.
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Bring back the corporate death penalty.
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Bring back the corporate death penalty
We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it
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