As an avowed pragmatist, I am always trying to figure out what works. Which is why I love Kate McKinnon asking “What Still Works?” in last night’s SNL cold open:
First, Trump had a very hard time finding lawyers to defend him in his impeachment trial. Now he is bleeding the few lawyers he was able to find. Five of his lawyers quit on Saturday night. And the Senate has a deadline of Tuesday for Trump’s lawyers to submit a memo laying out his defense, […]
I’m sure that everyone has heard about a bunch of people on Reddit turning the tables on large short selling investors. A reasonably good summary of it is an article on CNN Business titled “The real shock of the GameStop mania was that it didn’t happen sooner“. Or as Jon Stewart says — in his […]
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Now it all makes sense! In “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” Linus from Peanuts worships the Great Pumpkin. More recently, members of QAnon worship a mythical orange leader named Donald J Trump. Both names have the same number of letters! That can’t be a coincidence! In case you don’t know what The Storm is, […]
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Trump’s hold on the Republican Party is only getting worse. Is there any hope for the country?
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Being quarantined during the pandemic is a horrible drag, but you know, there are some good things that have come out of it. Like having time to work on something with few distractions, doing more gardening, cooking or home repair, more walks, hikes, or bike rides, spending more time with a spouse or family member, […]
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Bernie Sanders has been getting quite a bit of attention just for sitting in his chair during the inauguration, wearing his famous coat and a big pair of mittens. I’m not sure how many memes have been created from that, putting Bernie sitting somewhere else. But this is the one that made me laugh the […]
… the more they stay the same. If you thought that Trump’s defeat would give the GOP pause to wonder if maybe, just maybe, they are doing something wrong… Well, then you are wrong. Isn’t there some saying about “fool me twice?”
Saturday, January 23, 2021
I absolutely loved the inauguration. Amanda Gorman especially stole my heart. Yo-Yo Ma melted my soul. Can you identify everyone in this comic?
Wednesday night, after the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, there were protests in at least two cities — Portland OR and Seattle WA — that turned violent. In Portland, protesters smashed doors and broke windows of the Democratic Party headquarters, set a small dumpster on fire, and sprayed graffiti on outside walls (including […]
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The Lincoln Project just leaked the note that Donald Trump left for Joe Biden in the Oval Office.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
I love it when the media does my job for me. Politico published a series of cartoons from the Trump years. For each major event, they had Matt Wuerker (a great comic artist in his own right) pick one Republican leaning cartoon and one Democratic cartoon. The whole series is worth looking at. But to […]
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Joe Biden is now the President of the United States. There was no violence at the Capitol. In fact, there was no violence at any of the state capitols, despite warnings. I guess this is the way the insurrection ends, not with a bang but a whimper. Speaking of hollow things, QAnon seems to be […]
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Can’t wait for him to be gone? Here’s a wonderful eviction clock. Actually, they have three versions: potty mouth, no profanity, and the Timothy version. Enjoy! Interestingly, a new Gallup poll shows the soon-to-be ex-president with the lowest approval rating since polling began. Another poll shows that a majority of Americans think that he is […]
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Donald Trump will soon be gone, but not forgotten. Because the Museum of London has added the Trump Baby Blimp to its collection. The blimp will be added to the museum’s protest collection, which includes items from the women’s suffrage movement and anti-war protests. The blimp greeted Trump when he visited London in 2018.
