Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-4-2026

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*** Scottie’s personal note here.  From the youngest age I was called queer and this was in the 1960s. The first memory of being called that which I had no clue as to what it meant was when I was being held down and punched by my five-year-older hellspawn sibling who was telling me I was “queer”.  I was only 3 or 4 at the time and was being trafficked to the man across the street along with her siblings boy friends / and taken to parties where I was drugged so I wouldn’t remember. Also at the same time along with her and her sister on cold nights when I begged for a warm place to sleep in their bed rather than the cold blanketless mat in the hallway that was my bed.  I would have to “make them happy” for the privilege of a warm place to sleep in the Vermont winters. So when she called me that I asked what that was.  She replied it was letting boys put their dicks in me and me sucking their dicks. I then said, but that is what I am told to do and I was very confused.  This niceness of being punched and insulted lasted only a short while as the most understanding of my abusive hellspawn siblings who then became like the rest.  She then became like the rest. She gloried over tiny me and the things I was made to do.  She took my toys and gifts as the rest did.  She later said I did not understand what it was like to live with her siblings who were also abusing me and farming me out.  I asked her if she understood how hard it was for me to live among them during that time.  She had no answer, because like in my childhood it was all about her.  Hugs***

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State rep reacts to DOJ investigation into Illinois schools over gender ideology in classrooms

IL Freedom Network (@ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T21:47:00.672Z

 

🚨 The fate of abortion pills is back at the Supreme Court. The pharma company Danco, which makes mifepristone, filed an emergency appeal just now asking SCOTUS to hit pause on Friday's 5th Circuit ruling that cut off telehealth nationwide. http://www.politico.com/news/2026/05…

Alice Miranda Ollstein (@alicemiranda.bsky.social) 2026-05-02T17:45:41.371Z

 

 

 

A “Spring Starter Kit” includes an allencompassing protest sign and a marker for defacing A.I. slop among other things.

 

Two women speak on the street. One has a sweater tied around her waist the other is holding hers.

“It’s finally sweater-carrying weather.”

 

 

A crowd of people ogle and take photos of two American woodcocks at the park.

“Wow! New Yorkers really like out-of-towners!”

 

Two two dogs have intertwined their leashes into a Celtic knot. Their owner says ”Theyre Irish setters.”

 

A doctor addresses a patient sitting on an exam table.

“Try to reduce your stress level, and if you somehow succeed please let me know how in God’s name you did it.”

 

Two people sit on a picnic blanket talking.

“It’s like the sun comes out and you forget all about the impending doom!”

 

A man in ancient Greek attire pushes a boulder up a hill.

“After this, things are going to calm down for a little while, right?”

 

 

 

Two dogs watch Donald Trump on a live news broadcast.

 

 

 

 

Two birds sit perched on a branch while another sings musical notes.

“Frankly, he’s so loud I think he must be compensating for something.”

 

 

 

Pew Research finds a majority of Americans believe ethics and honesty in the federal government have declined since the start of Trump's second term.Brought to you by resist47.news — tracking threats to democracy.#resist47 #GovernmentEthics#TrumpAdministration#PewResearch#PoliticalHonesty

Resist47 News (@resist47.news) 2026-05-02T19:04:46.525374+00:00

 

12 places Trump's name or image is being added by the federal government

Meet the Press (@meetthepress.com) 2026-05-03T12:00:32Z

 

 

 

 

A banner reads “Four Alternate Designs for the U.S Triumphal Arch.” Under it there are four illustrations Donald Trump...

 

 

The door to the Situation Room is open revealing an agenda list written out on a board. Tasks such as “Define Timeline”...

A “Mission Impossible” movie poster features members of the Trump Administration amid flames.

 

 

 

 

We in the United States are living through what is arguably the biggest financial scam in America’s history. Led by the Reality TV New York City mobster thug occupying the White House.

Do you think Donald J. Trump gives a flyin’ fuck about “American heroes” or the like?

If Donald J. Trump and his sycophant billionaire buddies could make money off it, he’d create a “Garden of Jeffrey Epstein’s Underage Girls.”

 

 

People in caps and gowns throw pieces of paper into the air.

 

 

 

 

 

A man speaks to a woman who sits at a computer surrounded by receipts.

“I love this time of the year—you know, when you make sense of all our spending.”

 

Hassett: "53 million people have benefited from no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on social security."Brennan: "Just to clarify, the tax law that the president signed doesn't eliminate taxes on social security. It gives an enhanced deduction through 2028."

The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) 2026-05-03T17:08:50.875Z

Also, “no tax on tips” and “no tax on overtime” have significant eligibility requirements so far fewer than 53 million people have benefitted from these three initiatives…but no one in the smoke-blowing Trump administration will admit to that.

nlstuever (@nlstuever.bsky.social) 2026-05-03T17:19:21.769Z

 

A couple greets another couple at the door with a bottle of wine.

“Oh, wow! A bottle of gasoline!”

 

Dozens of people stand around looking confused at the airport.

“They’re looking for ten thousand passengers who are willing to give up their seats.”

 

A woman packs a suitcase in a bedroom with a man watching.

“We could drive to spring break and spend hundreds on gas, or fly and never actually get there.”

 

 

 

 

 

A person with a clipboard sit beside a person lying down in a hospital bed.

“Will you be using my story as a foil to reveal one of the doctor’s flaws, or is this a regular E.R.?”

 

A boat pulls six waterskiers in a tiered pyramid formation while two sharks watch.

“Looks like they’re rolling out the new food pyramid.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ICE and a T.S.A. agent stand in an airport with a long line.

“I understand there’s a problem you need made a million times worse?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast PartnersThe State Department announced the sales on Friday night. The sales would entail the transfer of rockets to Israel, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and air-defense equipment to Qatar and Kuwait.tinyurl.com/dUnGq4

Jim Swanson (@jimswanson.bsky.social) 2026-05-02T16:28:52.036Z

 

 

A man in a suit sits in front of a laptop with caption text below that reads “BARRON TRUMP GOOGLES ‘ARE BONE SPURS...

 

 

 

Top Republicans say Trump pulling troops from Germany sends ‘wrong signal’ to Putin http://www.ms.now/news/top-rep…

Mike Walker (@newnarrative.bsky.social) 2026-05-02T19:07:53.839Z

 

 

Trump giving Putin something to smile about yet again. Go figure.

Tim Schroeppel (@timschroeppel.bsky.social) 2026-05-02T19:16:26.691Z

 

 

 

 

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