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

 

 

 

 

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