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Wishing for a world without mass shootings in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal. madison.com/opinion/cart...
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The only silver lining about Trump breaking things is that Americans come to recognize the importance of what he's breaking. A new Gallup poll shows that a record-high 79% of U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing for the country.
Elon Musk set out to change the federal government and utterly gave up in 4 months. I find it hilarious that anyone is taking him seriously about starting a new party. Dude is allergic to doing actual work.
From rejecting a monarchy to installing an autocracy anntelnaes.substack.com/p/in-1776-we...
Cartoon by Bill Bramhall
What if, and stick with me here, Trumpās calls to the holdout Republicans arenāt working because they are are ALSO getting calls from Elon Musk saying āIāve got your backā if Trump is threatening you with a primary opponent. š¤
After the over-the-top and inescapable Bezos wedding, I just don't know how Republicans can stomach giving the uber-wealthy EVEN MORE MONEY while taking away life-sustaining services from everyone else.
I honestly donāt know why Trump has gone completely off his rocker since bombing Iran. He is flipping TF out about anyone even suggesting the mission wasnāt a resounding success. Why? Why THIS issue?
He got played by Netanyahu.
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Word of warning: Anyone saying they KNOW whatās going to happen in the coming days is lying to you. Theyāre interested in clicks, not truth & facts.
Back in 2003, Bush lied to the American people about WMDs to justify attacking Iraq. Trump also clearly misled the country and didnāt even inform Congress about his intention to bomb Iran. He didnāt even listen to his own intelligence agencies. Every American is less safe today.
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Truly, is there any difference in the heart of a person who murders vs the person who laughs at the murder? #MikeLee
Remember how Trump went after big law firms, targeting their ability to do work with the federal govt? Some sued, and Trump has been losing those lawsuits. But he isnāt appealing the decisions. What does that tell you?
A national infestation #ICE
Thereās a flash flood warning for DC today. Think Trumpās sharpie can fix that? #nokings
Spot on cartoon by Robert Ariail.
Yāall are going to a No Kings protest this weekend, right? (Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social )
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
Once again MAGA and Fox News are confused about the difference between a riot and a protest. Hereās one of my helpful charts: On the left is DC on Jan 6. On the right, Los Angeles this weekend.
Trumpās legally dubious move to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles wonāt be the last city he tries this with. His proclamation declaring he has the power to do this did not specifically cite Los Angeles. Itās open ended. Which means heās going to try this anywhere he wants.
Love this. Sending love and power to the L.A. activists.
Of all the things I donāt care about, I care about this the least: Headline: āDOGE Staffers Fear Getting DOGEād Themselvesā
You know, if Trump doesnāt want to be known as the TACO president, he needs to stop chickening out.
We can enjoy that Musk & Trump are flaming the hell out of each other. But we donāt need to take sides. Iām rooting for both of them to take mortal wounds.
Source: www.cnbc.com/2025/06/04/t...
Why Trump is freaking out this morning: āADPās report showed private payrolls ticked up by just 37,000 in May, far below the Dow Jones forecast for 110,000.ā
Source: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
**Good News** The Supreme Court announced it would NOT hear a major 2nd Amendment challenge to a Maryland law banning semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15.
WaPo is reporting that the Senate is poised to take out House Republicansā provision in their budget bill that would limit courtsā ability to enforce nationwide injunctions. šš¼
My husband has read the Murderbot series and has thoroughly enjoyed them.
Funny you should say that. Last decade so Iāve only been reading nonfiction and Iām kind of ready to dig back into fiction. But back in high school in college I was a huge fan of Herman Hesse.
Non-political post. Iām pulling together a book list for the summer and would love recommendations. Iām game for any genre. What have you loved or are looking forward to read?
Department of Homeland Security barged Congressman Jerry Nadlerās office Accused staff members of āharboring riotersā And handcuffed one of his staffers āāThe Trump administration is trying to intimidate members of Congress..Theyāre behaving like fascists,ā Nadler said youtu.be/2d2GCrqIgXA
Man, they were not kidding when they said Joni Ernst made it worse. What a foul person.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump recently asked his advisors a question about Elon and DOGE: āWas it all bullshit?ā Sharp as a tack, that one. š
Trump Always Chickens Out
Of course Trump is bitching about the judges who ruled against his tariffs by calling them āunelectedā but the truth is the 3 were named by Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama and yes, Trump himself.
Pope Leo's address today was about compassion - which the GOP lacks. "We find ourselves in front of others, faced with their fragility and weakness, and we can decide what to do: to take care of them or pretend nothing is wrong." Cuts to Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid are not compassionate.
First we had ETTD Now we have TACO Yes, Iām chronically online.
Sources: Travel and Tour World; CNBC
News from Europe: Travel to the US is down 10%. Tesla sales are down 49%. So much for Trumpās claim that his decisions would make America āso rich.ā
America First = America Alone Unprecedented: the U.S. is the only country out of 184 to see a drop in international tourism this year. Everyone else is rebounding. Weāre projected to lose $12.5 billion in spendingājobs, small businesses, entire communities will feel this.
I just watched a clip of Trump talking about some dude with a trophy wife to West Point graduates. I donāt see how anyone watches that clip and doesnāt think that man is out of his mind.
Are Proud Boys cosplaying as ICE agents, or are ICE agents dressing up like Proud Boys? ļæ¼ Both are extremely problematic.
The rules for reconciliation are incredibly complicated. Thatāll all be up to the parliamentarian.
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It's nice to see professional scammers get scammed back
Source: www.reuters.com/world/us/har...
That was fast. Harvard sued Trump and a judge has already ruled: āA U.S. judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard Universityās ability to enroll foreign students.ā
Some are dumb, some are willfully ignorant, some are evil.
Just unsubscribe. Give on your own timeline.
What specifically do you want to see?
The House passed their awful budget bill last night. The vote was 215-214-1. (Every Dem voted against it.) In case youāre wondering if this is good news for our economy, stocks, bonds and the dollar are all down today.
**Good News** Per PoliticalWire, both House and Senate Democrats are raising more money than their Republican counterparts.
I hear you.
Trump officials are so ethically bankrupt, that Democrats are forcing them to read the Constitution or statutes in committee hearings to ensure they understand whatās in them. Iāve seen at least 5 clips of this just today.
What does it tell you that the last two meetings Republicans have scheduled for their budget bill was on Sunday at 10PM and Wed at 1AM? š¤Ø
My heart goes out to Joe Biden and his family. Heās such a good and caring man, and Iām heartbroken he has to deal with cancer.
Penn Wharton analyzed the GOP tax bill and found theyāre hurting the lowest earners. Like folks making between 17,000 - 51,000 will LOSE $700 on average. Make less than 17,000? You stand to lose $1,000 annually. Literally reverse Robin Hoods. The GOP are monsters.
Source: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Just great. The head of FEMA recently admitted his agency doesnāt have a fully formed disaster-response plan. Hurricane season starts in two weeks.
Source: www.axios.com/local/housto...
LOL. Apparently, Ted Cruz is a bad luck charm for Texas sports teams. āThe nine scariest words for any college fan to hear are 'I'm Ted Cruz, and I'm coming to your game.ā
Source: www.politico.com/live-updates...
Republican priorities: āThe Medicaid portions of the GOP megabill would lead to 10.3 million people losing coverage under the health safety net program.ā
Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/t...
Because I wake up every morning bombarded with stupidity and corruption, and know it doesnāt have to be this way.
Mike Waltz lost his job
Oh look, more corruption: āThe nationās railroad agency, has brought in the Boring Company, the tunneling firm founded by Elon Musk, to see if it could help with a multibillion-dollar Amtrak project.ā
The corruption is incredibly important, and I donāt mean to diminish it.
Weāve all talked about the obvious corruption in accepting a gift plane from Qatar, but why isnāt anyone talking about the fact that this seems like an incredible security risk to me? ļæ¼
That quote came from an op-ed in the NYT that asked the question: When will we know weāve lost our democracy?
This was chilling to read and think about: āWhen citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy.ā
Thanks to Dems pressing in committee meetings yesterday, I learned Kash Patel doesnāt have a budget nor a timeline for completing one, and that Kristi Noem is spending money so fast sheās going to run out in July.
They have the concepts of a trade deal
Source: politicalwire.com/2025/05/08/b...
Bill Gates on Elon Musk: āThe picture of the worldās richest man killing the worldās poorest children is not a pretty one.ā š„
Source: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
**Good News** Itās finally, truly over. Republican Jefferson Griffin has conceded the North Carolina Supreme Court race to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, something he should have done back in November.
Source: www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/05/...
Trump promised trade deals, and now we have one. Only itās between the UK and India. Expect more of this from countries who donāt want to deal with the USās chaotic policies and a bully president.
I donāt have a subscription to the Wall Street Journal, but hereās a portion of the reporting via Politicalwire: politicalwire.com/2025/05/05/h...
WSJ just broke the story that Hegseth had a DOZEN chats on Signal that he himself set up to discuss sensitive military info. When is this incompetent going to get fired???
**Good News** Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is NOT going to run for the Senate against Jon Ossoff.
Source: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Look at that, another example of how backlash can make Trump back off. Heās now claiming he had no idea who was behind the image of him as Pope or relatedly, or who posted it on his OWN Truth Social account.
Source: www.reuters.com/business/med...
Are you effing serious? Trump is imposing 100% tariffs on all movies made outside the US. Relately, no one has any idea how he will implement such a tariff.
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