Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-9-2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Trump administration is demolishing Social Security’s customer service, making it harder and harder for Americans to get their earned benefits. Now, Ted Cruz reveals the full scheme: They are wrecking Social Security so they can rob it.

Martin O'Malley (@martinomalley.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T13:38:37.402Z

 

Trump’s ONLY GOALS AS PRESIDENT –
1) Make a lot of money for himself, his family and his rich supporters – and use the presidency to get business deals for him and his sons around the world
2) Use the DOJ to go after literally anyone he feels slighted him, criticized him or “injured” him, while also covering up and erasing his past misdeeds (Epstein) and erasing the history of January 6
3) Slap his name and likeness on everything he can – cash, coins, buildings, airports, highways, and get royalties for the use of his name
4) Strengthen his ties to Vladimir Putin and other dictators and oligarchs to get as much power as much as he can
5) Going down as one of the great men of history, like Alexander the Great or Napoleon

Trump DOESN’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT –
1) The basic job of a president
2) The economic well being of Americans
3) The functions of government to serve the people
4) America’s relationship with allies or reputation around the world
5) The United States if it doesn’t relate to him or his needs

 

 

Trump is talking about future inaugurations being held in his ballroom

Jake Lahut (@jakelahut.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T11:37:48.024Z

 

Real estate titan compares 'tax the rich' slogan to racial slurs

Politico (@politico.com) 2026-05-05T21:58:13Z

 

Climate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran war

The Guardian (@theguardian.com) 2026-05-07T06:25:19Z

 

 

 

Shell first-quarter profits up 115% from $3.2bn to $6.9bn.Will rise even more due to Trump's illegal wars.Bumper payouts for execs and shareholders; higher inflation, poverty, misery for us.120,000 Britons a year die in fuel poverty,Must levy windfall taxes.

Prem Sikka (@premnsikka.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T13:37:49.160Z

 

NYC board votes to consider rent freeze, keeping Mamdani pledge alive gothamist.com/news/nyc-boa…

Gothamist (@gothamist.com) 2026-05-08T00:14:12.811682Z

 

 

 

 

 

Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a proposed congressional map that slices into the state’s majority-Black district and will likely secure them an all-GOP federal delegation.Tennessee unveils new congressional map poised to erase Dem seatwww.politico.com/news/2026/05…

Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T16:11:45.424Z

⚡️UPDATE – NAACP files emergency petition to Block the racist @GovBillLee Republican 9-0 map that strips representation from majority-Black Memphis: “In violation of clear and unambiguous Tennessee statutory law and the mandates of the TN Constitution” http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/p…

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T22:43:41.255Z

 

A red-state governor is facing a recall effort in his own state that was launched by voters upset with him canceling elections amid a redistricting effort.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-05-05T22:50:53Z

 

BREAKING: Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting referendum results

Axios (@axios.com) 2026-05-08T14:20:05.341Z

Madison Sheahan campaigned on her background as an ICE official, and it didn't work.

HuffPost (@huffpost.com) 2026-05-06T02:12:58.230Z

Max Miller… call your office!archive.is/c9VR4

The Rooster (@rooster.info) 2026-05-07T20:46:26.398Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BREAKING:ABC has accused Trump's FCC of violating its free speech rights — arguing that regulators had a "chilling effect" on free speech by trying to punish political content they disagreed with.

Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T15:50:28.873Z

 

 

Exclusive: A frustrated President Trump over the weekend upbraided FDA Commissioner Marty Makary for not moving quickly enough to approve flavored vapes and nicotine products.

The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2026-05-05T16:44:05.954907Z

 

F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe http://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u…

Rita O’Reilly (@ritaoreilly.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T18:51:46.939Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A white male New York Times employee filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that the paper discriminated against him by not giving him a promotion because he is a white male.

New York Magazine (@nymag.com) 2026-05-05T19:54:59.171Z

Anti-woke Vivek Ramaswamy confronts racism in his run for Ohio governor

Freedom Writers Collaborative (@fwcollaborative.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T09:05:21Z

 

 

EXCLUSIVE: Since SCOTUS ruled in Callais v. Louisiana, we’ve been answering questions about what it means for elections.But one still stands: who is Callais, one of the plaintiffs who targeted the state’s second majority-Black district?He’s an election denier who attended the Jan. 6 protest.

Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-05T17:12:22.696731869Z

 

BREAKING: In a PANIC, Kash Patel ordered polygraphs for at least two dozen current and former members of his security detail looking for leaks. Those would be the folks that would see him drinking or wake him the next morning. http://www.ms.now/news/kash-pa…

Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-05-07T21:11:00.093Z

 

 

Activist who gave out fliers with Stephen Miller’s address won’t face charges

Freedom Writers Collaborative (@fwcollaborative.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T21:41:16Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOJ seeks to take on Trump’s E. Jean Carroll case

Politico (@politico.com) 2026-05-06T17:33:25Z

 

DOJ Plans to Intervene in Trump’s Supreme Court Carroll Appealwww.bloomberg.com/news/article…

Mike Walker (@newnarrative.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T17:00:58.347Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump says he is pausing "Project Freedom" in the Strait of Hormuz already

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-05-05T22:57:39.270Z

 

Breaking: U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump’s Hormuz blockade for monthswww.washingtonpost.com/national-sec…

Mike Walker (@newnarrative.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T15:34:59.304Z

 

US launches review of Mexican consulates reut.rs/4ngD6DP

Reuters (@reuters.com) 2026-05-08T03:50:09Z

 

 

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