On this week’s working-without-pay Independent comics page: This Modern World watches as the president ponders the government shutdown; (Th)ink has concerns about Pete Hegseth’s military speech; Claytoonz gets distracted by squirrels; and Jen Sorensen clarifies what belongs in the U.S., and what does not.
The Weekly Independent Comics Page for Oct. 9. 2025! is a story from Coachella Valley Independent, the Coachella Valley’s alternative news source.