We do not have a President. Instead we have an egotistical petulant idiot six year old man-child who is tempered with a cruel and vindictive marrow. He is a classic example of a psychopath who has the skill to manipulate to get what he wants, and operates with no moral constraints at all. With access to inherited wealth he has become accustomed to being able to get whatever he demands — but — there are some things he can’t have.
Way too many fools pander and seek to pacify, and so here we are now. Some do so because they have been ensnared and entrapped within the cult, others who can see through his facade, do so because they seek to preserve either themselves or their access to power or wealth.
This past week has been a true delight and joy to behold. He deeply desires the peace prize because Obama got it and so he wants one as well. He attempted to orchestrate a Gaza deal to get it and not because he cares two hoots for anybody else but himself. However, the independence and integrity of the committee in Norway prevailed. They will be neither bullied nor bought – “No” means “No”.
Excellent stuff.
Be like them.
Somebody asked, “Why did he not win?“, the answer was truly a Mic drop moment …
The political cartoonists have indeed been inspired, so let’s bask in the sheer delight and joy of him not winning.
Clay Bennett – “And the winner is …“
Adam Zyglis
Meanwhile …
You believe him and this actually happened, because Donald would never ever fib about anything … right?
You know how this actually works of course …
OK, let’s move on.
What other crass stupidity has been manifesting during this past week courtesy of our deeply incompetent idiot-in-chief?
Let’s do a scan of some of the hot topics.
Shutdown updates
Trump the congenital liar as usual lied about the shutdown and claimed that negotiations were happening …
Even Moses Mike is willing to throw all his values under the bus and will happily lie to pander to his lord and saviour that he has invited into his heart (the orange one) …
AOC is also really getting into his head …
Well gosh, what a “shock”, he is going to stiff the federal workers. The guy who has done stuff like that all his life is dishing out more of the same.
COHEN: “Federal workers earned that pay, and the law makes it clear they’re entitled to it.” US Rep. Steve Cohen rips into Trump for threatening to withhold back pay from federal employees who are working through the #republicanshutdown
Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e…
Nice recap.
So what might happen, where is all this going?
Insurrection Act
He is pushing very hard to ensure that he can justify using the Insurrection Act …
Miller asks “When have we ever tolerated protests“, and so Ron has to once again roll out a reminder that Trump has happily pardoned the Jan 6 mob as a reward for being his mob, his violent rioters …
The federal government is going to be paying rather a lot for everything that is going on in the future …
Bondi was also back in Congress to not answer any questions at all.
The Federal Court Jester
She refused to answer any questions at all …
A reported managed to capture images of what was in that file she had. It was nothing but crib notes to attack various senators with.
(Link to original tweet here where you can clink on the images and zoom in to read them) …
- Quote from a follow up tweet: “So Bondi plans her congressional hearings by bringing up dirt on the senators who questioned her rather than answering the questions. This is the lying schemer that is running the DOJ.“
The one big benefit derived from the clown show was that the political cartoonists were once again inspired.
Clay Jones – Pam Bondi was more of a troll than the nation’s attorney general
So much crazy stuff is happening because of his skill in appointing the most inept and incompetent individuals to positions of power. He happily lets them run wild and do all sorts of crazy stuff. The deal is that as long as they continue to stroke his ego, he will back them up.
Multiple layers of Lunacy and utter incompetence
No evidence. No due process …
Pam Bondi also this past week explained that literally anybody who opposes Fascism will be slaughtered on a whim…
The pedophile cover-up continues …
Moses Mike the pedo protector – his stance is confirmation that he knows Trump is in the files …
Trump thought the message was private and screwed up even doing that …
Miller is as we are all learning is very sinister and creepy …
- Link to article here.
- Quote: “During its long descent into extremism, the GOP has consistently deflected criticism by citing past Democratic actions and claiming “both sides do it.” They don’t. And the falsity of their false equivalencies has never been so easy to see.“
Trump is still blaming Biden for everything that he himself does …
MAGA Madness
Meanwhile, MAGA pick crazy stuff to get mad about …
Fascist updates
The clips we can all see are horrendous …
The statistics are as equally horrendous …
Indicting the NY Attorney General is legal warfare …
A fascinating legal twist …
Nick Anderson – “enforcing the law”
Lalo Alcaraz – “Shadow President and man who keeps the mass deportation trains running on time, Stephen Miller, is just fed up with being accurately labeled a fascist and a Nazi. Do not mock his looks, or his height, or the fact that he IS A FASCIST AND A NAZI.“
Ann Telnaes – The class and Christianity of Kristi Noem anntelnaes.substack.com/p/the-christ…
Consequences of Violent Rhetoric by the fascist regime
Clay Jones – Surely, it’s just a coincidence that the judge whose house just burned down is the same judge the Trump regime has been attacking with hate rhetoric.
Rob Rogers – Enemy Within
MAHA – Alternative “Science”
Stupidity and Ignorance Incarnate …
You-know-who might have embraced an anti-vaccine nut and put RFK Jnr in charge of US Health, but when it comes to himself, he wants the stuff that actually works …
Canadian Update
Gaza Update
It stopped being a war a long time ago and became a genocide. Guess who is arming those doing all the slaughtering …
As for “Peace in our times” … yea, about that …
Christian Nationalists
The nuttier right-wing religious fanatics within the MAGA cult are as always doing their thing, and so here are a few samples from the past week …
- Christian nationalist pastor Brian Sauvé calls for “rebellious” young Black men to be executed by the state, in accordance with the Bible: “Basically, take ghetto culture, it would describe this to a T.“ – – – – – (Imagine thinking the Prince of Peace would endorse state-sponsored murder because someone wore Jordans and liked rap. That’s not Christianity, that’s fascist cosplay with a cross.)
- The “Jesus, Guns, Babies” candidate, Kandiss Taylor claims that only “loud maniacs” don’t agree with her political views. – – – – – (Reality does not agree with her views, she has claimed that globes are a conspiracy).
- Seth Gruber warns that America is facing “a reawakening of paganism”: “It’s neo-paganism.” – – – – – (A reawakening of paganism? Bro, people are just buying crystals and burning sage—not summoning Thor in the parking lot.)
- Joshua Haymes insists that white Christians deserve credit for the abolition of slavery. – – – – – (It was, of course, also white Christians who practiced and defended slavery).
- Doug Wilson says that in his ideal Christian nation, “there would be religious tests for officeholders” so atheists, Muslims, and non-Christians would be banned from office. – – – – – (“Religious tests for office” — because nothing fixes hypocrisy like making it a job requirement.)
- Concerned about rising criticism of Israel among Christians, Jackson Lahmeyer, Clay Clark, and Erick Stakelbeck held a “The Case For Israel” at Lahmeyer’s church Tuesday night. – – – – – (Apparently fact-based criticism of war-crimes and genocide needs to be stamped out)
The False Profit$
- Does Free Will exist? Apparently not in Hank’s universe. He believes that if he does his religious Jedi mind trick then a god will manipulate the mayor like a puppet.
- It’s classic Fake Prophet 101 grifting: When the mayor behaves normally, then Hank will now claim credit and demand more donations to keep things rolling.
- It’s what she and the many others who do this stuff thinks will sound wondrous and spiritual but it’s just boring and materialistic. She does not even have the imagination, or faith, to conceive of something greater.
Saint Kirk
- Oh FFS, are they still doing this totally delusional BS? … (Yes they are, they really really are)
- I mean Charlie horse? Seriously?
Weirdest of the Weird
Liberty Counsel declares that “the ‘queer’ movement seeks to silence and punish ALL Christians for their faith, and Obergefell is the source of their attacks”: “Obergefell is the cancer, and it must go. It is incompatible with reality, biology, and religious freedom.”
- Calling Obergefell ‘cancer’ is wild coming from people who think empathy is a terminal illness.
- Religious freedom means you can believe whatever you want. It doesn’t mean everyone else has to live in your fan fiction
Todd Starnes claims that Democrats “wish they could kill Republicans, piss on their graves and then force Republican mothers to watch as their children are slaughtered”: “The Democrat Party is the Party of Satan.”
- Reminder: Todd Starnes is the guy who was too toxic for even Fox News so they fired him back in 2019
- If Democrats are “the Party of Satan”, then it truly is wild to observe that Satan’s platform includes universal healthcare and student loan forgiveness.
- Yes, you also can join the Schutzstaffel to help make God smile as you trample people with your jackboots and Sieg Heil the beloved orange Führer in the oval office.
- Nothing says ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ like deportation raids targeting innocent US citizens at dawn.
- Pastor Joel’s theology is like fast food for the angry — it’s salty, cheap, and leaves you feeling worse about humanity afterwards. Jesus wept, but apparently Joel wants Him to giggle during deportations.
Former Oklahoma state superintendent of education Ryan Walters says that his new mission is to “destroy the teachers union.“
- Walters “resigned” to take up this new role because he had managed to successfully annoy almost everybody. It was a rock solid guarantee that he would not be voted in for a second term. The observation that this self-appointed morality guardian and religious fanatic was recently caught watching porn on his office TV while virtually attending a school board meeting is a factor that I’m sure played no role in his decision to resign … right? … that’s all just an unfortunate coincidence.
- Meanwhile, nothing says ‘supporting education’ like making ‘destroying teachers’ your homework assignment.
Even More Political Cartoons from the past week
As always, there are many excellent cartoons.
Rob Rogers – “When the NFL announced that Bad Bunny will be the halftime performer at Super Bowl LX, the white nationalist MAGA crowd lost their minds. I hope Bad Bunny takes a knee too. #BadBunny #MAGA #SuperBowlLX #Trump #NFL“
Matt Wuerker – Those who don’t learn from history…. or old cartoon cliches….
Clay Bennett – ICE Detention
Media Sane-washing of Tyranny
There is some hope
Finally
This week let’s allow the cartoonists to wrap things up …
Report for “War Torn” Chicago …