Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!
Author/Illustrator of FLAP YOUR HANDS: A Celebration of Stimming! (Lee and Low, 24)
😺 Cartoonist of Stimmy Kitty comics
📚 Featured at 2024 National Book Festival
https://www.steveasbell.com
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Pastor David Black, First Presbyterian Church, being pepper-sprayed outside ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois.
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- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!This shutdown happened by design.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!We’re protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility and an agent came out to tell us to go away. We said we’re exercising our First Amendment rights so he shot the ground with pepper balls and said, “Your First Amendment rights are on the sidewalk.”
- TW for some scary transphobia, but yet again have to share Erin’s reporting because it’s absolutely crucial.
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- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!FWIW, when I left the Post, Karen checked in on me. She's been a consistent friend of mine and I miss working with her. She risked her life and career to stand up after the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
- Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!1. In the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk's shooting, the WSJ laundered claims that "transgender symbols" were found with the shooter's gun. Now, a press conference reveals that NO such symbols were found. WSJ owes a full retraction and apology. Subscribe to support our journalism.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!The markings that supposedly expressed “transgender ideology” were………..a series of arrows.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!NEW: @nytimes.com: a senior official said the report from ATF saying the rifle that killed Charlie Kirk "expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology" had not been verified by ATF, did not match other summaries, and might turn out to have been misread www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Guy at my rally: “comparing DT to a king makes me feel bad for KINGS. At least kings can project some ✨MAJESTY✨ - has anyone ever seen majesty out of this guy?” 😂 #NOKINGS
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"
- Biggest protection racket ever
- There was a time when this would be considered false advertising.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!It's funny because it's true
- TLDR: Temple Grandin has no comment on politics, but lumps autistics into either ‘just nerdy geeky kids’ or “regressives”.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!If anyone can share the the post below, comment, or even like it, that would be great. I’m getting no traction with this and my brother really needs money to save his cat. So far he just has my donation. ☹️
- Pepper needs your help! My brother Jacob has a sweet cat named Pepper and she's very sick. One vet says cancer and another isn't sure. She has problems with her kidneys and she's having trouble eating. I'm trying to donate as much as I can, but I can't cover it all. Please help! gofund.me/c243537c
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Pepper needs your help! My brother Jacob has a sweet cat named Pepper and she's very sick. One vet says cancer and another isn't sure. She has problems with her kidneys and she's having trouble eating. I'm trying to donate as much as I can, but I can't cover it all. Please help! gofund.me/c243537c
- In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of ice cream, puppies and happiness. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.
- Note: a case involving ice cream, puppy dogs and happiness was not on the docket, but you KNOW which two justices would dissent anything good in general.
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- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!This.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!The VP of El Salvador repeatedly told me "the ball is in your court" when it comes to bringing Abrego Garcia home — making clear Trump is violating a 9-0 SCOTUS ruling to “facilitate” his return. I said this in my recent letter to Trump, and here's the video to back it up:
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!No, you’re not crazy. They are deporting brown people and importing white people.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!I think autistic people are often mistaken for being argumentative or needing to be right when, in reality, it's more about FEELING right and needing the other person to understand WHY.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!I will literally rephrase my point a thousand ways until I feel like you understand where I'm coming from. I'm not being argumentative for the sake of being argumentative. I'm desperately trying to get on the same page as you, but my brain literally won't let me drop it until I feel understood.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Just hit me that the importing of white folks from South Africa and exporting of brown people is actually, literally an attempt at a great replacement
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!AOC says "The math is not adding up." "Why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their health care?" Reminder, that 13.7 is not just Medicaid, it's also including temporary subsidies for Obamacare. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...
- I can’t stop thinking about that commercial where a guy uses AI to design a sneaker before having it write a bedtime story for his kids. Is he okay? Because who passes off the coolest parts of life to a computer? And how did he get a job designing sneakers to begin with?
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!A reminder that a 30 percent tariff on China is still higher than the tariff before Liberation Day
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!It’s incredible that the President of the United States is openly flirting with suspending Habeas Corpus, disappearing people left and right, arresting judges and politicians, accepting ludicrous bribes from foreign countries, and people are still trying to normalize this shit.
- “The men were not allowed into offices and left soon after, the employee said, adding that the Library of Congress is a legislative branch agency, and has not yet received direction from Congress on how to move forward.” What a scary time to be a public servant who bravely follows the rule of law.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Excellent NYT graphic. In the space of about 3 months, tariffs on China: -- doubled; -- went up ≈ 2.5X from there; -- roughly doubled again; -- went up ≈ 40% from there; -- and now have dropped ≈ 80% from the peak -- but are still 3X what they were in February. www.nytimes.com/article/trum...
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Art of the Deal!!
- This is one of the most brazen powergrabs in the last 100 days, and that’s saying something. Kudos to the reporters for saying the administration ‘attempted to fire’ Dr. Hayden, since they have no authority to do so.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!“Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy, where information is free and equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and they don’t realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.” - Dr. Carla Hayden We stand with Dr. Carla Hayden 💚 🧵 1/2
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Dr. Carla Hayden is a trailblazer who spent her tenure working to make the Library of Congress accessible to all Americans. It’s no surprise this callous President fired our nation’s librarian. Another attempt to shut our country out from history, progress, and learning.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!We are not under invasion. There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights. Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!The firing of Dr. Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress is a blatant act of political retribution, aimed at transforming one of our most respected institutions into a propaganda machine. This heavy-handed political interference sends a chilling message: bend to the President’s will, or be removed.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Sense can be made of it: a small man threatened by a giant of a woman. But how dreadful! Dr. Carla Hayden is simply Champion–of literacy, freedom to read, of diversity equity & inclusion. The loss of her leadership in the LoC is immense. Dr. Hayden, may you land where your light continues to shine.
- Bet your bottom dollar that the Librarian of Congress replacing Dr. Carla Hayden will be one of those book-banning ‘moms for liberty’.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Are we all doing the thing where we all stand in complete and utter support of Carla Hayden (newly sacked by 47)? Damn right we are.
- Our backslide into autocracy has become a full-blown tumble.
- It’s the Library of Congress, not the Library of President. Does Trump even have the authority to fire Dr. Carla Hayden?
- Even Fox News knows why the Librarian of Congress was fired: “Hayden’s firing comes as the Trump administration has been purging officials seen as not aligning with the president’s agenda – from the Justice Department to the Pentagon and beyond.” www.foxnews.com/politics/dem...
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!To be clear: THIS is government censorship. THIS is what freedom of speech is supposed to protect us from. If you’re only in favor of free speech for people who shout the n-word and do nazi salutes, you don’t love free speech, you just love racism.
- The Librarian of Congress was fired for not being a Trump supporter. 🚨 🚨 🚨 When they say ‘woke’, they really mean ‘not MAGA’.
- "I was a stranger and you welcomed me... Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me" MAGA: “what kind of woke bullshit is that”
- Welcome to Wendy’s, may I take your order-
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
- Forget the price of eggs, what’s the price of chocolate?
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!JB Pritkzer to sign an executive order to protect data of #ActuallyAutistic people chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...
- Really glad we stocked up on n95 masks now that they’re getting slapped with tariffs and anti-vaxxers are in charge of vaccines.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter. They graded it. Bwahahaha.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!FWIW, RFK Jr. and DOGE's attacks on ACL are already hurting people with disabilities. as @juliametraux.bsky.social reported, Arkansas and New Jersey's Protection and Advocacy risk closing their doors or no longer accepting news cases. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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- Needed some good news today and did NOT find it.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!For Trump's first 100 days Fox & Friends asked a live audience what they thought of Trump's term so far. Two of the women in the crowd had just appeared on Fox News a couple weeks earlier with a group from Long Island called 'Project Thank A Cop'.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!Your School House Rock moment......
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect. This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus. www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
- 🎶 SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN CLUTCHING YOUR PILLOW TIGHT 🎶
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!This is so fucking bananas. Why would we think, even if we did needlessly whip up a new cure for a previously locally eradicated disease, that they would even believe us? Where do they think disease treatments come from if not science? Every day, I read the news and blood pours out of my ears.
- My cat tosses mouthfuls of food into his water, lets them soak and pulls them out one by one. Cleaning is fun.
- Reposted by Steve Asbell - FLAP YOUR HANDS is out now!I think they made a major mistake releasing this review. It’s going over like a lead balloon in US media and I think it infects the other reviews like the Cass review and the Florida review - it shows how politicized the “government reviews” are from right wing governments.
