Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-7-2026

Yesterday this cartoon below I only got part of it because I was so tired.  Here is the full version.   Hugs

Every pun is the worst (and best) pun.

Don’t simply use the existence of intersex people to prove a point : acknowledge the issues and oppression they face.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dave Granlund PoliticalCartoons.com

 

A man sits underneath a desk with his knees to his chest while a woman stands at the door.

“Standing desks also make for great cowering desks.”

 

Image from Liberals Are Cool

 

 

 

 

 

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

 

 

 

 

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

 

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

A yellow Spirit Airlines plane is draped with a Spirit “Halloween” banner.

Mike Smith for 5/5/2026

 

Lee Judge for 5/4/2026

 

Mike Smith for 5/4/2026

 

Jimmy Margulies for 5/4/2026

 

 

Bruce Plante PoliticalCartoons.com

Dave Granlund PoliticalCartoons.com

A woman kneels before a queen who taps her shoulder with a sword while speaking.

“I bestow upon thee the highest honor in the land, for just getting through the freaking day.”

 

Dave Granlund PoliticalCartoons.com

 

 

 

Gary McCoy Shiloh, IL

 

Bill Day FloridaPolitics.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael de Adder CagleCartoons.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Granlund PoliticalCartoons.com

 

Lee Judge for 5/5/2026

 

 

Lee Judge for 5/6/2026

 

 

Jeff Koterba patreon.com/jeffreykoterba

 

Mike Smith for 5/6/2026

 

Jimmy Margulies for 5/5/2026

 

 

 

Joey Weatherford for 5/5/2026

 

 

Bill Day FloridaPolitics.com

 

 

 

Arcadio Esquivel Costa Rica

John Darkow Columbia Missourian

 

Dave Whamond PoliticalCartoons.com

Tom Stiglich Creators Syndicate

John Darkow Columbia Missourian

 

A bumper sticker on a car reads “Our Honor Student Is Very Worried About A.I.”

 

A Short Rant

Let’s talk about Trump wanting a billion tax dollars for his ballroom….

Josh Day, Next Day!

It’s really funny, even as truth is delivered.

Trae’s Got The Skews-

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-6-2026

Sorry this is not as long as I normally do.  Ron found me sleeping at my desk an d only gave me a few minutes to finish before he forced me to bed physically.   Hugs


 

Here’s a last strip from my new book Dating Tips for Trans and Queer Weirdos!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The house below was once owned by Scott Bessent the current Secretary of Treasury under tRump.  I would love to own a home like this or at least be able to afford one like it.   It is a famous home called the Pink House.  Hugs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


These are fake The first three were posted by tRump but the left is the one that has to turn down the rhetoric.

This is the real Obama bowing picture.

 

And this guy posted 86 46 during Bidens term and the post is still up.  But Comey is on trial for threatening the cult leader and not Posobiec who did the same to Biden.

 

And this one is real.  tRump suluted an enemy general from North Korea.

And this one is real also.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

“The more likely prospect, they say, is that he becomes an independent who caucuses with the GOP, or simply casts his vote to ensure Thune remains majority leader. Ensuring control of the Senate could be especially critical should there be a Supreme Court vacancy http://www.politico.com/news/magazin…

Randy Fair (@southerngayteacher.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T14:20:49.652Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81 percent of young Americans say economic conditions are bad or terrible: Survey #TheHill

#TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T19:51:39.000Z

 

 

 

 

 

NYC reports fewest murders ever through April, violent crime declines in Bronx gothamist.com/news/nyc-rep…

Gothamist (@gothamist.com) 2026-05-04T15:53:49.333419Z

 

In many states, election-denying candidates are running to control voting http://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/n…

Ray Beckerman (@raybeckerman.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T15:08:27.517Z

NEW: A Republican U.S. Senate candidate said he's recruiting off-duty police officers to serve as poll watchers in Detroit for the 2026 midterms — and suggested they could flash their badges at voters.Intimidating voters is illegal. Interfering with someone's right to vote is a federal crime.

Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-04T15:48:35.403313056Z

 

🚨BREAKING: Florida voters and pro-voting group Equal Ground Education Fund filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander, urging a court to block the map for violating the state constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering. http://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/…

Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T18:40:56.248Z

 

 

New: A Probe of Trump Foes Upends Justice Department Hub in MiamiDeep dive from Chris Strohm and Michael Smith –>buff.ly/ApWT31g

Zoe Tillman (@zoetillman.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T16:47:20.073Z

 

 

 

Both headlines are from today.

Adam Isacson (@adamisacson.com) 2026-05-04T21:27:03.352Z

 

Mamdani condemns ICE action at Bushwick hospital, says NYPD didn’t coordinate gothamist.com/news/mamdani…

Gothamist (@gothamist.com) 2026-05-04T17:18:52.774838Z

 

Judge mulls contempt over DHS’ ‘patently false’ allegation in deportation caseThe Trump administration attacked a judge for releasing an accused murderer, but it withheld existence of the foreign warrant.www.politico.com/news/2026/05…

Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T21:35:32.535Z

 

You see this press release from DHS about a federal judge? The agency pushed it out 5 days ago. Today, a DOJ attorney admitted to the judge that it “simply was not true.”(It’s also still online at DHS dot gov as of 540 pm Monday)1/

Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T21:43:02.441Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — US military says Iran has launched missiles, drones and small boats at ships the US is protecting in Strait of Hormuz.

Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T16:35:18.324Z

 

BREAKING: UAE says three missiles from Iran intercepted. MS NOW's David Rohde has the latest.

MS NOW (@ms.now) 2026-05-04T15:43:14.006Z

Trump describes Iran war horrors in Oval Office full of kids: ‘Right between the eyes’

The Independent (@the-independent.com) 2026-05-05T16:42:02.720027Z

* SOUTH KOREA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY: FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAPPENED ON A KOREAN VESSEL IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ* SOUTH KOREA FOREIGN MINISTRY: CHECKING CAUSE OF FIRE AND DETAILS ON DAMAGE AT THE KOREAN VESSEL* SOUTH KOREA FOREIGN MINISTRY: TO CLOSELY COMMUNICATE WITH RELEVANT COUNTRIES@reuters.com

Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T14:11:52.060Z

 

President Donald Trump threatened Iran, saying it will be 'blown off the face of the Earth' if it doesn't stop attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Express US (@the-express.com) 2026-05-04T19:05:50.273Z

 

 

 

 

 

More Than 150 Wind Projects Stall as Pentagon Delays ReviewsThe delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/c…

James Hughes (@dystopian-fashion.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T01:15:37.587Z

 

 

 

 

Michigan Gets It

Michigan Dems Rally Around Trans Candidate Whose Primary Opponent Tried to Kick Her From Ballot

“While my opponent obsesses over my gender and uses cowardly tricks to try to avoid facing me, I will continue to fight for practical solutions to problems that actually impact our communities.”

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Michigan Democrats are firing back after one of their own—a candidate in a state representative race—filed a complaint with the Wayne County Division of Elections, aiming to boot his primary opponent, Joanna Whaley, from the ballot. This is because Whaley is transgender and went through a legal name change process.

It seems that another contender for Michigan’s 2nd State House District seat, Frank Liberati falsely believed Whaley’s name change hadn’t gone through. So, last week, he accused her of running under a false name in violation of election procedures, official documents show, which were provided to Erin in the Morning by Whaley.

They also showed that Liberati went even further in his anti-trans rhetoric. The complaint invoked Whaley’s deadname (a given name a trans person no longer uses) at every turn, consistently misgendered her, or called Whaley “she/he.”

The Michigan Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus denounced Liberati’s “transphobic tactics.”

“During a time of increasing and relentless attacks on the trans community, submitting this sort of meritless challenge to the Wayne County Clerk serves no purpose but to stoke the flames of transphobia for personal political gain,” a statement from the Caucus reads.

Democratic lawmakers further called on officials to throw out the complaint. “The Clerk should promptly reject this baseless challenge to Whaley’s candidacy and allow the voters of 2nd State House District to decide this election at the ballot box. Weaponizing transphobia as an electoral tactic has no place whatsoever in Michigan politics, and certainly not in a Democratic Party primary,” the statement said.

Whaley told Erin in the Morning that she expected to encounter transphobia when running for office, but she was shocked when she learned it was from a fellow Democrat.

At the same time, she also said she has been flooded with support from voters, Party members, and leaders who were outraged by Liberati’s maneuver.

“I spoke with the chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, and we are united across the state that this is not how Democrats act,” Whaley said. “This is not what we represent.”

Whaley said Liberati’s complaint was based on outdated court filings. When Whaley first came out, excessive state fees ended up delaying aspects of her legal transition. Since then, the state legislature has passed laws to make name changes less burdensome. Whaley filed again, got her name successfully updated, and has been going by Joanna ever since.

“When a candidate cannot run on their own merits, they resort to lies and distractions,” Whaley said in a public response when news of the challenge first broke. “Our campaign remains focused on the issues that matter to the residents of this district: lowering water and utility bills, expanding healthcare access, fixing our infrastructure, and protecting our freedoms.”

“While my opponent obsesses over my gender and uses cowardly tricks to try to avoid facing me, I will continue to fight for practical solutions to problems that actually impact our communities,” she continued.

This isn’t the first time that issues with name changes and state identification laws have been weaponized against trans voters and/or candidates. Gendered party seat positions, which were initially created to advance the representation of women in office, have since become a barrier for people of marginalized genders who want to run for a position.

Meanwhile, stringent voter ID policies are poised to hinder trans and gender nonconforming people’s ability to vote if their current documentation or gender expression doesn’t match their name and gender assigned at birth. (The name change issue extends beyond trans people; married women who take their husband’s last name have also reported barriers to voting.)

In addition to her candidacy, Whaley is a parent, a hospital chaplain, and a proud Democrat. She told Erin in the Morning she was in part inspired to run for office by Liberati’s brother: Sitting member Tullio Liberati, who crossed party lines last year to vote in favor of a bill that discriminated against transgender women and girls in sports.

Transphobia, it seems, runs in the family. Frank personally signed off on the complaint submitted to officials, notary and all.

Liberati did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Prior to this race, he had served for six years as a state representative in Michigan’s 13th District.

Whaley said she expects the complaint to be resolved and that she hopes to bring the conversation around her candidacy back to the issues that impact everyday voters.

“[Resorting to] this move in the first place shows that we are the campaign to beat,” Whaley said. These are tactics to “knock me out of the race, because [Liberati] can’t win on the issues.”

“Letters From God”

Bless The Amazon Workers Who Crashed Bezos’ Met Gala

Good job, heroes!

God

Dear Humans,

Lo, while billionaires gathered at the Met Gala to pretend they have class or culture, Amazon workers showed up outside to remind everyone what really funds their costume party.

Piss bottles.

1. The Workers Crashed The Party

Jeff Bezos paid $10 million to attend this year’s rich scumbag costume ball.

And lo, Amazon workers said: absolutely fucking not.

The Met Gala wanted to turn Bezos into a patron of the arts.

Amazon workers turned him back into the Lex Luther villain he is.

Behold, Chris Smalls and Amazon workers outside the Met Gala, reminding America who really built Bezos’ empire.

(There’s a little video embedded on the page that I can’t snag and bring back. Click above on the title, or here to see the videos, and to save yourself time, read the little bit of the rest there, too. Snip)

Musical Fun via Ten Bears:

Hate Pastor: “Virtuous Masculine Men Will Forcefully Take Away Democracy” And Install Christian Theocracy

“I don’t see any path aside from the full removal of feminism. So long as we have democracy coupled with universal suffrage, you’ll constantly be going against the grain. You’ll constantly have half of the population voting for temperance, tolerance, suicidal empathy.  I don’t think you’re going to get people to vote away democracy. It has to be taken. I think that men, virtuous, ambitious, masculine men have to climb the ladder of power and forcefully take away from the people that which is their detriment.” – Christian nationalist hate Pastor Joel Webbon, who appeared here last year when he called for Trump’s military to seize churches that fly Pride flags or have female clergy. In 2024, Webbon appeared here when he called for the death penalty for homosexuality.