Kevin Necessary

A daily sketch, and some thoughts on perfectionism. kevinnecessary.substack.com/p/daily-sket...

Cartoon by Kevin Necessary @knecessary.bsky.social

Today's daily sketch. kevinnecessary.substack.com/p/daily-sket...

What's in a name? #Mapquest

Despite the multistate $18 billion settlement, Meta is still stalking your children. #Meta #Zuckerberg #Facebook #Instagram #Creepers #StrangerDanger

Ever feel like you're being watched?

. The people of the original 13 states of the USA were fearful of a hateful demagogue rising one day to rule over them. They invented a Congress and Judiciary to check gross overreach of a tyrannical criminal Executive. In cowardice and self-interest, both have abandoned that sacred role. .

Today's daily sketch. Or was it supposed to be Monday's sketch? kevinnecessary.substack.com/p/daily-sket...

Me: sends off a pitch for a recurring feature to an editor I know Automated reply: "THIS EDITOR NO LONGER WORKS HERE."

General recommendation for the RadioLab 9-episode podcast series Dolly Parton's America from 2019, made primarily by Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee. Have listened through it multiple times. 💙💙💙

If you're not motivated already, maybe this 👇will do it for you. I'm stilled pissed off at the people who didn't vote in 2024 or voted 3rd party, so excuse me for being bitchy (not).

Today's daily sketch, and a few thoughts on self compassion. kevinnecessary.substack.com/p/daily-sket...

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The GOP wants you to be afraid of immigrants and communists, not, you know, the *actual* dangers and challenges facing Americans.

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Daily sketch 6: From a galaxy far, far away. Also known as Dayton, Ohio. kevinnecessary.substack.com/p/daily-sket...

One cartoon, but two slightly different takes. Which rough sketch should I choose?

Congress what are you doing? Immigration agents are killing us. You keep giving them OUR tax $ + let Border Patrol get away with this for years. ICE acts more like its "big brother" every day. Govt is not protecting us. #WeKeepUsSafe ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/8/... art @knecessary.bsky.social

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Getting a daily sketch in under the wire. kevinnecessary.substack.com/p/daily-sket...

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Siding with the enemy over one of our longtime allies. AGAIN. He is unquestionably an existential threat to our Democracy. #Impeach-Convict-REMOVE

Writer: “Can you create a cat character who looks like Iris Apfel?” Me: “Can do!” (I had no idea who Iris Apfel was.)

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@jaketapper.bsky.social Why don't any of you immediately stick up for each other when Trump verbally assaults members of the press? You're a bunch of weak, lily-livered cowards. Especially when you realize that most of Trump's targets are female members of the press. You should all be ashamed.

Trump's new hair is as performative as everything else about his administration. But just because MAGA is all about image doesn't make it any less dangerous. Cartoon by @knecessary.bsky.social kevinnecessary.substack.com/p/performati...

Trying, for about the billionth time, to start a daily sketching habit. kevinnecessary.substack.com/p/morning-wa...

Trump's new hair is as performative as everything else about his administration. But just because MAGA is all about image doesn't make it any less dangerous. kevinnecessary.substack.com/p/performati...

Ever get the feeling that everything about Trump and MAGA is for show?

Well, nuts. I just saw that @anntelnaes.bsky.social drew a similar toon, but better and had it out before mine. Go subscribe to anntelnaes.substack.com. She's one of the best, if not the best, in the biz.

ICE's updated acronym ...

I see that while I was drawing this, Mitch poked his head out of his shell and offered a sign of life. Does it ruin the cartoon? Maybe. Do I care? Nah.

I see that while I was drawing this, Mitch poked his head out of his shell and offered a sign of life. Does it ruin the cartoon? Maybe. Do I care? Nah.

June 6 is D-day, probably ANTIFA's most heroic moment.

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Maybe one day the Democrats will wake up and realize that the rules just don't apply anymore and they'll actually start fighting back accordingly. But probably not.

You're entitled to your own opinion. You're NOT entitled to your own facts. #BelieveTheScience What he said 💯 👇 👇 👇

I’ll see videos where people walk around barefoot on their wood floors at home, and I’ll often think to myself, “What must it be like to have wood floors that weren’t around when the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was current news?”

He really doesn't care. And he's said as much.

I joined fellow editorial cartoonist Angelo Lopez on his podcast to talk about how the news affects our mental health. open.substack.com/pub/kevinnec...

I joined fellow editorial cartoonist Angelo Lopez on his podcast to talk about how the news affects our mental health. open.substack.com/pub/kevinnec...

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And most of us have been fired or let go from newspapers and news outlets. But we're still here, slinging ink and fighting fascism.

A sexual assaulter stated that he wasn't a rapist or a pedophile during a 60 Minutes interview, even though he wasn't asked if he was a rapist or a pedophile. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber: kevinnecessary.substack.com

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