@Firstdog Onthemoon
hello - i'm a cartoonist at the guardian - i live in tasmania - i like all sorts of things but other different things make me cross - i discuss some of them here
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Recent Notes
Government regulation of toxic algorithms? Impossible! Or is it? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/sep/09/they-came-for-the-algorithms-and-i-said-nothing-because-my-brain-had-been-destroyed-by-doomscrollamine
Women! Is the manosphere their fault like everything else is? We may never know. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/sep/07/matt-canavan-feminisation-curriculum-australia
If this is not the time to talk about climate change then when is? If this is not the time to talk about climate change then when is? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/sep/02/nepal-floods-glacier-collapsed-but-now-is-not-the-time-to-talk-about-climate-change-apparently
It's First Dog's handy hints on how to live your best life! (firstly try not to die) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/21/tips-for-living-well-death-comes-for-all-of-us-so-whats-the-best-way-to-live-in-the-meantime
Guns! Everyone hates guns! Except all the people who own far too many of them. What are we doing? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/19/australia-was-famous-for-having-no-guns-do-we-have-a-gun-problem-now
CRIMEWAVE! Apparently people are doing more shoplifting than ever but it is completely unrelated to anything the supermarkets are doing those poor dears. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/17/shoplifting-wave-putting-facial-recognition-technology-everywhere-will-fix-it
Life is hard and everything makes you sad. But help is available! (Seabirds only) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/14/bird-flu-is-a-huge-disaster-and-its-normal-to-find-it-distressing-and-sad-how-can-we-deal-with-this-grief
Climate change has ruined everything! We can't even make fun of the English anymore. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/12/making-fun-of-the-english-is-an-australian-national-pastime-but-the-drought-in-britain-isnt-funny-at-all
One Nation under Facebook! I'm quite pleased with that line I came up with it myself. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/10/meme-factories-are-churning-out-pro-one-nation-ai-slop-on-facebook-im-frightened
Sex and drugs and dice to roll? It's gambling in the lucky country. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/07/welcome-to-australia-the-worlds-casino-a-nation-state-captured-by-global-betting-companies
Climate disaster and record fossil fuel profits because of a war? How did that happen! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/05/war-what-is-it-good-for-absolutely-humongous-oil-company-profits-thanks-to-the-us-israel-war-on-iran
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Do you like well-reasoned arguments and pithy retorts? Well bad luck because it's time for the great climate debate hosted by disgraced breakfast flake Karl Whatsisface! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/03/its-the-debate-of-the-century-two-climate-denialists-battle-it-out-to-see-who-agrees-the-most-denialistly