Daily Cartoon: Friday, January 2nd
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
January 2, 2026
“This might just be the beer, but I think I have reason to believe we’re already living in an Orwellian surveillance state.”
Cartoon by Sophie Lucido Johnson and Sammi Skolmoski
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