Yep, it really happened, Trump was calling for the executions of Democratic veterans who reminded the military of their duty to disobey “ILLEGAL” orders.
The law is very clear …
- United States v. Keenan, 340 U.S. 332 (1951): The Supreme Court affirmed that a soldier can be held liable for murder even when acting under orders, provided the orders were illegal.
- Uniform Code of Military Justice, the War Crimes Act of 1996 and Nuremberg Principles (Principle IV) all make it clear that U.S. service members may not obey unlawful orders and if they do, they are personally liable.
Release the Kraken
Yes, we finally got the vote …
Wait … what! … who was that one guy who voted against doing it?
Ah yes of course it just had to be him …
- A link to the above Mother Jones article is here.
- Read and then pause to consider what it tells you about the people who actually voted for this nut.
Supporting Sexual Abusers on a Global Scale
Why oh why does this not surprise me …
- Link to article here
- Trump is always there to help sex traffickers, rapists, and murderers (MBS). They are HIS people. American workers, not so much.
So let’s briefly cover the MBS visit now.
MBS came for a visit
Here is this week’s example of him being both deeply malicious, very stupid, and lacking any empathy for anybody except himself.
At that moment, the president cut in, his voice vibrating with anger.
“Who are you with?” he demanded to know.
Quote: “You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial,” Mr. Trump said, referring to the murdered columnist. “A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you like him, or didn’t like him, things happen.“
Rob Rogers – The Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) visited the Oval Office and Trump defended MBS’ murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi by saying, “things happen.” #Trump #MBS #Khashoggi #Mohammed bin Salman #FreePress #journalism #SaudiArabia #WhiteHouse
His media interactions are always abysmal – but this was a new low
So this happened …
SNAP
SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Putting the FFS in Tariffs
FORTUNE MAG: “Tariffs are acting as a substantial drag on growth and actively contributing to persistent inflation, eroding real income gains for consumers.” fortune.com/2025/11/12/t…
Corruption on a truly epic scale
Greg Abbot is still being an asshole …
… and of course Kash Patel is perverting the FBI into whatever the hell it is now …
Corruption at every level of government. Inconvenient truths are eradicated …
Multiple layers of Lunacy and utter incompetence
He picks only the best lawyers …
- Lying to a Grand Jury on law then lying to the judge about what she said are incredibly serious acts.
- All of us, except Lindsey, knew a reckoning was coming sooner or later. It turns out that she is so incompetent that the “sooner” option is now here.
- After watching Halligan, Bondi and the rest of the Trump DOJ, I feel like I could get a law degree and license to practice by next Tuesday!
“Pro-Life” until birth. After birth it is a rather strong F off …
Meanwhile the “pro-life” lunacy has an increasing body count …
Trump: prices are down. Fox poll reveals that not even Fox viewers are buying his BS on this …
What about people who praise him in front of the entire country in the Oval Office?
ICE Gestapo updates
If they are making a claim regarding those they target, you can most probably be sure that it is a lie …
ESQUIRE: “ICE is hiring literally anybody, and it’s terrifying… people who flunk the exam, criminal records… yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.” www.esquire.com/news-politic…
MAHA – Alternative “Science”
CDC is no longer a reliable source of information …
MAGA Christian Cranks
The nuttier right-wing religious fanatics within the MAGA cult are as always doing their thing, and so here are this week’s samples.
- Apparently the observation that “God’d leader” is a liar, a criminal, and a sexual predator does not appear to bother Shane in any way.
- Which specific God does Shane think raised up a leader that treats the seven deadly sins as his very own personal bucket list?
Mat Staver says that the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell ruling “is a rebellious insult to God who created us in His image” and vows that “we will not rest until it is overturned.“
- Pretty wild that God created the entire universe, but according to Mat Staver, He still needs Liberty Counsel to handle His HR complaints.
Right-wing pastor Jurgen Matthesius claims that the left is under the control of a “murderous, malicious, malevolent, violent spirit.“
- Giver his fanatical support for the orange tyrant, the projection here is literally off the scale.
William Wolfe declares that “there is nothing in the Bible or Christian teaching that tells us that we have to sacrifice our nation to third world hordes.“
- He definitely skipped the chapters about loving your neighbor, welcoming the stranger, and not being a xenophobic jerk. The Bible is basically 70% stories about refugees. He would know that if he ever opened it instead of just weaponizing it.
Dutch Sheets says that America is undergoing a spiritual war and a “clash of kingdoms” and that Zohran Mamdani “is anti-Christ.“
- ‘clash of kingdoms.’ … as in the ancient struggle between reality and whatever Dutch is babbling about.
- At this rate, the anti-Christ is going to need a deli counter ticket system, because apparently half of Congress, everyone on TikTok, and now a guy from Queens is on the list.
Eric Metaxas declares that “radical Islam is the enemy of Christian faith and America”: “We must outlaw it in our country if we are to survive.”
- The radical and deeply fanatical Christian Nationalism promoted by Metaxas is the enemy of basic human decency, integrity, empathy, compassion, and tolerance.
In a misguided attempt to defend the Catholic Church, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League has come rushing to the defense of Megyn Kelly: “For too long, the media and the chattering class have said that the Catholic Church clergy abuse scandal was due to ‘pedophile priests.’ Wrong. The data clearly show that the vast majority of priestly victims were male (81 percent) and that 78 percent were postpubescent. Why is this important? Because it means the molesters were homosexuals. When males have sex with males who are postpubsecent, that’s called homosexuality, not pedophilia.“
- Imagine thinking the best defense of the Church is: ‘Relax, it wasn’t pedophilia — it was gay abuse.’. Bill is one PowerPoint slide away from blaming the victims for not being girls. This is the kind of PR that makes you wonder if the Catholic League is secretly run by the Church’s enemies.
- In U.S. law, “pedophilia” isn’t a legal category at all. Criminal statutes don’t distinguish between “prepubescent,” “pubescent,” or “postpubescent” minors. Legally, the only thing that matters is the age of the victim, and any sexual contact with a minor is simply child sexual abuse or sexual assault of a minor, regardless of the child’s stage of development.
Eric Metaxas says that the Democrats who filmed a video urging members of the military not to obey illegal orders are “traitors to the United States.“
- Eric is not understanding what the word “illegal” means.
As pointed out by Clay Bennett, “Just following Orders” is not a valid argument …
Weirdest of the Weird
Speaking through “prophetess” Kat Kerr, God declared that “no one will be able to impeach Trump”: “I have appointed him, anointed him. He is my president for America and will be so until I am finished with his assignment!“
- You will be delighted to learn that literally everything she has ever predicted has failed to happen – her gift is in being consistently 100% wrong.
Even More Political Cartoons from the past week
As always, there are many excellent cartoons.
Finally
It’s an old joke that takes a poke at bigotry and ignorance, but hey, in these times it still works …
… and of course our favoutite pranksters are still out and about doing their thing … enjoy …