Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-19-2026

 

 

 

 

 

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FAR RIGHT THREATS

Yet the tRump administration trashed the government’s stance of fighting right wing violence or right wing extremist violent groups.  It started with the republicans forcing Obama to remove a government study on right wing extremists.  Now the current DOJ and FBI have removed all mention of right wing violence or violent actions instead claiming the violence is all being done and caused by Antifa.  The government wants to make the public believe that the people who are against fascism are the real extremist threat to the public.  Antifa is antifascism / antifascist.  It has no headquarts or central organization it is just people who since the 1930s have pushed back against fascism and fascists.  The tRump white supremacists want the public to believe violent groups like the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, Nazi groups,  the 3 percenters, and other militia groups that joined in the insurrection riot on Jan 6th and are extreme white supremacists.   The current people in charge love the way they can steal the money from the treasury and take away people’s rights, so they want to keep the hate groups that support them to be the good guys and anyone who tries to stop the destruction of democracy they hope to make the bad people.  Hugs


 

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Disclaimer: WWFU typically redacts the imagery seen in this zine with an iron front or an X, and encourages others to do the same. This zine also contains slurs that we typically redact. For the sake of eduction and proper recognition, the following content is un-redacted.

A Reference Guide For Recognizing Far Right Groups, Symbols and Dog Whistles

 

Introduction

As of spring 2026, this zine serves as a reference guide to far-right symbols, dogwhistles, and groups, helping you recognize and understand them. The list focuses on the most active groups and the most commonly used phrases and symbols at this time.

Not all neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups openly brand themselves with swastikas or SS bolts. Recognizing their dogwhistles is essential to accurately identifying them as the community threats they are. Some groups and individuals deliberately project a public facing image of “patriotism” or opposition to “foreign wars” to appear more mainstream, while privately holding the same beliefs as more openly neo-Nazi organizations. Because some symbols are not exclusive to neo-Nazis, fascists, or white supremacists, it’s important to look for additional context clues and patterns of use.

Dogwhistles are coded messages communicated through words or phrases understood by a specific in-group, but not by outside observers. Neo-Nazis and white supremacists use dogwhistles to signal to one another while maintaining plausible deniability.


Phrases / Numbers

131: Anti Communist Action (ACA), the numbers referring to the letters of the alphabet.

Blue Lives Matter/All Lives Matter: These phrases are nothing more than a response to people saying “Black Live Matter” and as way to silence Black voices. Cops can always choose to take off their uniform, while Black people cannot take off their skin or escape the discrimination that comes with it. No one would go to an event to save the rainforests and say that all forests matter. If all lives matter, as racists love to say, then Black lives have to matter. All lives can’t matter until Black lives matter because they are the ones being targeted by police, racist attacks, and everyday discrimination.

TDOTR: The Day of the Rope, a fictional day from the book The Turner Diaries in which race traitors (women who marry non-white men, the press, politicians, LGBTQ people and more) are hanged from lampposts.

6MWE: “Six Million Wasn’t Enough” referring to the number of Jewish people murdered during the holocaust.

The Great Replacement Theory: White supremacist conspiracy theory that argues democratic and government officials are intentionally facilitating non-white immigration to replace the white population for political purposes. Similar phrases include “white genocide.”

It’s okay to be white: While no one is saying it’s not okay to be white, this phrase creates perceived victimhood and is a stepping stone to great replacement.

WPWW: White Pride World Wide

GTKRWN: Gas the Kikes, Race War Now

RAHOWA: Racial Holy War

RWDS: Right Wing Death Squad

Blood and Soil: A reference to race and nationality from Nazi Germany

14: A reference to the 14 words “we must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children” coined by David Lane.

88: 8 Represents the 8th letter of the alphabet, HH or “Heil Hitler.” Variations include H8 and 83 “Heil Christ.” You will often see the numbers 14 and 88 together (1488 or 14/88).

WP: White Power. Also sometimes signified by an “okay” hand gesture.

Reclaim America: White supremacist slogan advocating for the “reclaiming” of America from immigrants (referencing the racist Great Replacement conspiracy theory).

We’ll Have Our Home Again: Popular phrase used by neo-nazis and white supremacists based on a song of the same title and similar to “reclaim America.”


Groups / Orgs

Patriot Front: A white nationalist group mostly focused on using patriotic imagery and rhetoric to spread propaganda and recruit. Founded by Thomas Rousseau, the group broke off from Vanguard America in 2017 after the deadly Charlottesville rally in Virginia. They care primarily about public image. Their style involves patriotic designs including red white and blue, fasces, khaki pants, and white masks with matching shirts, shields, the Confederate flag, the Betsy Ross flag, and the US flag. Despite their efforts to be palatable to a wider audience, outside of public view they espouse anti-semetic, pro-white and pro-nazi views. Patriot Front is currently one of the largest white nationalist groups in the US.

Active Clubs: Active Clubs are white supremacist fight clubs widespread across the US and throughout parts of Europe. They use the guise of fitness and training to try recruiting mostly younger white men into their clubs. Often members will march with other larger neo-nazi / white supremacist groups, and all chapters share the same logo of a Celtic Cross with text representative of their region. Many Active Clubs in the US are directly tied to Thomas Rousseau and Patriot Front.

Blood Tribe: Blood Tribe is a neo-nazi group started by former marine Christopher Pohlhaus. They are known for being one of the most outward facing Nazi groups, holding semi-regular marches in cities across the US. They wear matching red and black outfits with black face coverings, and march with matching black and white swastika flags, and will loudly chant white supremacist and nazi slogans. Their goal is to instill a Fourth Reich in the US.

AFN: “Aryan Freedom Network” is a neo-nazi group present widespread across the US. The group has begun functioning as an umbrella organization, bringing in members from other groups like the Ku Klux Klan and outlaw bikers to function under their name. Outside of flyering neighborhoods with nazi propaganda, they operate mostly out of public view. They train often with firearms and make efforts to organize nationally across as many regions as possible.

 

WLM: “White Lives Matter” is a white supremacist movement with chapters all around America and the globe, who focus their activism on low-risk tactics like stickers, flyers, and banners.

Three Percenters: This movement was created in 2008 with the false claim that only 3% of American forces fought the British in the revolutionary war, and therefore it would take only 3% of the population to overthrow the current US government. They are a far-right militia movement of anti-government extremists focused on gun ownership.

Proud Boys: A group of western chauvinists founded by Gavin McInnes in 2016. Although the Proud Boys aren’t explicitly white supremacist, their emphasis on the “western” values and culture is a thinly veiled substitute for “White” values and culture and is used to deflect accusations of racism. Their ideology can be considered a form of proto-fascism as it contains elements of ultra-nationalism, traditionalism, misogyny, and social Darwinism. Their membership has different levels and members are encouraged to participate in street brawls. Level 1 is to exclaim “I am a proud western chauvinist and I refuse to apologize for creating the modern world.” Level two is to recite 5 cereal brands while other members perform a “beat in.” Level 3 is to get a tattoo of “PROUD BOY,” and level 4 is to engage in violence for their cause, usually against LGBTQ or antifascists. They use the acronyms POYB (Proud of Your Boy) and FAFO (Fuck Around and Find Out) and can be spotted in black and yellow Fred Perry polo shirts, or other clothes with the black/yellow color combination. They also use the “okay” hand sign on a regular basis.

NOVA: “National Organization for Vital Action” is a white-supremacist organization with the goal of building a “nation within a nation” for whites only. They aim to connect as many neo-nazi and white-supremacist groups and individuals as possible in order to create a broad network of racists in America. Their public actions mostly consist of banner drops and stickers. In private, the group has expressed their willingness to use violence to achieve their end goals of a whites only nation.

GDL: “Goyim Defense League”, founded by Jon Minadeo II, is a network of anti-semetic content creators who focus almost exclusively on anti-Jewish conspiracy theories and hatred. They primarily focus their efforts on online videos and live -streams, but are also active in-person, often flyering neighborhoods doing banner drops, harassing synagogues, and holding marches with swastika flags.

Groypers: “Groypers” are a term for followers of far-right, nazi influencer Nick Fuentes. Less of an organized group, it is a term given to adherents of the anti-immigrant, anti-semetic, and pro-white positions held by Nick Fuentes and pushed into the public. The primary function of Groypers is to push more “traditional conservatives” into a more radical, white supremacist sphere.

The Base: An accelerationist paramilitary nazi group formed by Rinaldo Nazzaro in 2018. They have similar aesthetics to Atomwaffen, but a different logo.

Atomwaffen Division: Also known as the National Socialist Order, Atomwaffen is an accelerationist (accelerating towards a race war in which they hope to overthrow the current government and society and replace it with a fascist order) nazi group responsible for several murders. After numerous arrests and infighting. the group dissolved, only recently attempting to reform in 2025, though failing to gain support. Responsible for popularizing the skull mask within neo-nazi groups, other symbols include the radioactive symbol and flecktarn (a German camo pattern similar to the “peas” pattern from WW2). Although now defunct, their influence remains significant.

Ku Klux Klan: One of the longst running white supremacist organizations. They use the number 311 to represent 3 Ks, which is the 11th letter of the alphabet. Their iconic robes have become so recognizable they may no longer count as a dog whistle. They also use the blood drop cross and variations on the blood drop cross including just the blood drop, and the confederate flag.

Gypsy Jokers: A one percenter motorcycle club with white supremacist sympathies who are known to traffic drugs and engage in low level organized crime and violence. They wear motorcycle gear adorned with nazi symbols and a back patch that says “Gypsy Jokers.” In recent years they have been known to associate with the Proud Boys.

Oathkeepers: Far-right anti-government militia founded in 2009 by Stewart Rhodes. Oathkeepers played a key role in the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Oathkeepers appeal directly to military and law enforcement personnel, encouraging them to keep their “oath” to defend the public from what they perceive as the new world order, by means of discipline and violence. They’re also associated with three percenters.

Hammerskins: A racist skinhead group, aka boneheads. The feeder group is known as Crew 38 (38 for “Crossed Hammers”). Hammerskins focus mostly on spreading racist music, but they also engage in street fighting and targeted attacks. Hammerskin Nation is considered one of the most violent racist skinhead groups in the US. They use a hand sign of crossed arms with fists to represent the crossed hammers.

 

WoV: “Wolves of Vinland” is a group with heavy folkish influences that promotes white supremacy and misogyny, stressing Asatru or Paganism, including animal sacrifices and blood rituals in the woods. They have recently been partnering with Patriot Front and Active Clubs to hold fascist combat events. Their headquarters is in VA, but membership is not limited to that area. “Operation Werewolf” has been used as a recruiting tool and feeder group for WoV. They can be spotted with Celtic and Nordic imagery, runes, and wolf pack patches..

Asatru Folk Assembly: A norse pagan organization which advocates for pre-Christian European rituals and beliefs. The organization discourages “race-mixing” and promotes a whites-only vision of America, falsely claiming that white people were in North America first and were wiped out. Members of other neo-nazi groups such as Blood Tribe associate often with them.

764 / No Lives Matter: 764 is an international, predatory network that espouses neo-nazi, satanic, nihilistic, and accelerationist beliefs. It targets and exploits children / young people and encourages them to commit mass acts of violence. Adherents have been responsible for acts such as murder, firebombings, and school shootings.

Tempel ov Blood / 09A: The Order of Nine Angles (09A), and it’s most violent chapter, The Tempel ov Blood (ToB), are satanic neo-Nazi cults that have had a significant influence on far-right accelerationist projects, like the now-defunct Atomwaffen. Suffice to say, 09A and ToB glorify nazism and violence, and are adept at radicalizing (and abusing) teenagers. Symbols include the seven-pt star inside a circle, a downward sort of pitchfork with 333 above it, and “Drill Sgt Grey” – a sinister space alien in a military outfit.

Injekt Division: An accelerationist nazi group that was formed by Coleman Blevins (aka Korb) in 2021. They are organized in decentralized cells, embracing a terror guerrilla ideology that looks to collapse the “System”. Their symbols include a syringe, 1494 and “Pray For Rain”.

NWTI: “The Northwest Territorial Imperative” is a vision of a whites-only homeland in the Pacific NW. Proposed in the ’80s by Richard Butler of the Aryan Nations, it is an idea embraced by a wide variety of white supremacists, including secretive militant nazi groups dedicated to implementing the vision, such as Northwest Front (NF) or the Northwest Pioneer Association (NPA). NWTI is represented by an inverted Cascadian tri-color flag – having vertical stripes, rather than horizontal. Their flag sometimes includes a rune or swastika. Common associated phrases: “Come Home, White Man” and “Ex Gladio Libertas”.

Vinlanders Social Club: Vinlanders Social Club (VSC / Firm 22) is a violent neo-Nazi bonehead gang formed in 2003. It uses Firm 22 as a support crew of men and women; the men being prospects for full VSC membership. VSC / Firm 22 went into decline in the 2010s, but has been attempting to build itself back up through proximity to the active club movement, much like the Hammerskins. Its symbols include a black cross on a green flag, 22, 1422, an eagle holding brass knuckles, a red, white & blue shield patch with a laurel, or just a laurel.

TPUSA: “Turning Point USA” is an organization which targets high schoolers and college students with far-right propaganda, talking points, and literature. Founded by Charlie Kirk, and now led by his widowed wife Erika Kirk, the organization has chapters in schools across the US, and regularly sets up tents on college campuses in order to recruit and create content by means of filming bad-faith political “debates.” With a roster of speakers and frequent events, TPUSA regularly promotes popular anti-trans white nationalist talking points, white Christianity, and racial divisions. Using the public image of more traditional conservatism, they function as a pipeline to more fascist far-right ideologies.


References and Further Reading

For current / past antifascist articles, contact info for sharing tips, and other resources, you can visit:

stumptownresearchcollective.noblogs.org
rosecityantifa.org/
cvantifa.noblogs.org
latenightafa.noblogs.org/
bywayofplymouth.noblogs.org
globalextremism.org/
torch-antifa.org/
www.wewillfreeus.org/

To share tips about fascist activity in your area, you can find some additional AFA groups to contact here: torch-antifa.org/chapters/

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Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-17-2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Whamond PoliticalCartoons.com

 

Political/Editorial Cartoon by Bob Englehart, Hartford Courant on MAGA Weakens Slightly

 

A man is holding a baseball and talking to a child holding a bat.

“Keep your eye on the ball—not on the mess the grownups have made of things.”

A rooster and a hen watch TV in a living room.

“When are we gonna get to the other side?”

A woman and a girl stand in a kitchen.

“The grownup version of ‘mewing’ is called ‘gritting your teeth.’ ”

 

 

A man and a woman watch TV in the living room.

“Sometimes I wonder if we’ll ever know the truth about anything.”

 

 

Bill Bramhall for 5/16/2026

 

John Deering for 5/16/2026

 

 

Bill Bramhall for 5/12/2026

Jeff Danziger for 5/13/2026

 

Mike Luckovich for 5/14/2026

 

Steve Breen for 5/12/2026

 

Chris Britt for 5/14/2026

 

Joel Pett for 5/14/2026

 

 

Dave Granlund PoliticalCartoons.com

 

Manny Francisco Manila, The Philippines

A woman standing next to her car reads a sign with gas prices “REGULAR 6.50 PLUS 6.70 PREMIUM 6.90 BUNDLED W HULU 16.90.”

 

Bill Bramhall for 5/17/2026

 

Drew Sheneman for 5/13/2026

 

Steve Breen for 5/16/2026

 

Drew Sheneman for 5/15/2026

 

Joel Pett for 5/15/2026

 

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Political/Editorial Cartoon by Milt Priggee, www.miltpriggee.com on SCOTUS Lynches Voting Rights

Political/Editorial Cartoon by Dave Granlund on SCOTUS Lynches Voting Rights

 

Clay Bennett for 5/15/2026

John Deering for 5/13/2026

Chris Britt for 5/12/2026

 

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

Lisa Benson 5/15/2026

 

 

 

Dick Wright PoliticalCartoons.com

 

 

 

Clay Bennett for 5/13/2026

 

Mike Luckovich for 5/15/2026

 

 

 

 

 

Margolis & Cox PoliticalCartoons.com

 

Monte Wolverton Battle Ground, WA

Tom Stiglich for 5/12/2026

 

Michael Ramirez for 5/15/2026

Drew Sheneman for 5/12/2026

 

 

 

Chris Britt for 5/15/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Political/editorial cartoon

 

Mike Luckovich for 5/17/2026

Jon Russo for 5/15/2026

 

Mike Luckovich for 5/13/2026

 

 

Clay Bennett for 5/16/2026

 

Michael Ramirez for 5/17/2026

Bill Bramhall for 5/14/2026

Jeff Danziger for 5/15/2026

 

Bill Bramhall for 5/13/2026

 

Drew Sheneman for 5/14/2026

 

John Deering for 5/14/2026

Jon Russo for 5/14/2026

Joel Pett for 5/12/2026

 

Jon Russo for 5/13/2026

 

 

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Gary McCoy Shiloh, IL

 

Reflecting Pool Repairs to Cost $13.1 Million. Trump Had Promised $1.8 Million.

The Interior Department added $6.2 million to the no-bid contract for repairs to the Lincoln Memorial pool late last week.

Pedestrians walking on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial overlooking a large, empty reflecting pool that is in the process of being painted blue, with workers and construction equipment inside.
Atlantic Industrial Coatings was hired to repair leaking joints between the pool’s concrete slabs, waterproof the pool’s bottom and paint it a shade called “American flag blue.”Credit…Al Drago for The New York Times

President Trump said that his handpicked contractor would charge only $1.8 million to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint it blue.

The actual cost is now more than seven times that, after the Interior Department nearly doubled the size of the contract late last week, federal records show.

On Friday, the Interior Department added $6.2 million to the contract’s previous cost, saying it now planned to pay $13.1 million to a Virginia firm called Atlantic Industrial Coatings. President Trump said he chose that company to repair the landmark because the firm had worked on the swimming pools at his golf club in Sterling, Va.

The government awarded that firm a no-bid contract last month, bypassing the requirement to seek competing offers by saying that the situation was so urgent that any delay would cause “serious injury” to the government. The government has not publicly said what that injury would have been.

Instead, it has cited Mr. Trump’s desire to get the work done before the country’s 250th birthday on July 4.

Public contracting records do not say why the contract’s cost increased so sharply on Friday. Katie Martin, a spokeswoman for the Interior Department, said that the higher price “reflects the effort necessary to expedite the timeline of completing the leak prevention coating project — more people, more materials, more equipment and longer hours ahead of our 250th.”

Atlantic Industrial Coatings did not respond to questions about the increase.

But government documents obtained by The New York Times show that the contract’s current value matches, down to the dollar, an offer submitted to the government by Atlantic Industrial Coatings in the middle of last month. That offer included a 20 percent profit margin, the documents show.

Competitive bidding laws aim to ensure that the government is getting a fair price from its vendors.

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Workers with hoses and masks spraying a flat surface bright blue.
“Every day that the resurfacing continues, the historic character of the Reflecting Pool is being further and fundamentally altered,” a lawsuit filed Monday said.Credit…Al Drago for The New York Times

The contractor was hired to repair leaking joints between the pool’s concrete slabs, waterproof the pool’s bottom, and paint it a shade called “American flag blue.”

The pool has also been troubled for decades by leaks and algae blooms that turn its water green.

On Monday, a nonprofit dedicated to landscape architecture filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington seeking to halt the paint job. The Cultural Landscape Foundation said that the Trump administration had ignored a law requiring advance scrutiny of projects that alter historic landmarks.

The foundation, based in Washington, said in its lawsuit that “every day that the resurfacing continues, the historic character of the Reflecting Pool is being further and fundamentally altered.”

David A. Fahrenthold is a Times investigative reporter writing about nonprofit organizations. He has been a reporter for two decades.

Luke Broadwater covers the White House for The Times.

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

 

 

Pete Hegseth’s Far-Right Pastor: “Immodestly Dressed Women Are Sluts Who Just Give It Away To Every Slob”

Pete Hegseth’s Far-Right Pastor: “Immodestly Dressed Women Are Sluts Who Just Give It Away To Every Slob”

 

The Times of London reports:

A week before the US went to war with Iran, Pete Hegseth, the war secretary, invited the head of his church to lead prayers at the Pentagon. From his pulpit in Idaho, Doug Wilson, a 72-year-old ultraconservative pastor, preaches that homosexuality is a sin, women who dress immodestly are “sluts”, and Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution is the “silliest thing in the world”.

Despite Hegseth’s evangelising, Wilson says the Trump administration is far from morally pure. He says the president is “not someone I would call a godly Christian man”, and disagrees with Trump’s appointment of a gay man, Scott Bessent, as his Treasury secretary because homosexuality is not just a sin, it is “a bad one”.

Of all his gripes, however, Wilson is most indignant about the 1960s sexual revolution, a moral catastrophe that he condemns frequently in his blog posts, sermons and books. He thinks women should dress modestly. But what is modest dress? “Not what they’re doing now,” he says. “I could pick on yoga pants.” He continues: “Men know what they think of hookers, which is not very much. When you’re just giving it away to every slob on the bus who wants to look, you’re degrading the currency.”

Does that mean Wilson and his followers sympathise with the dress codes enforced by Shia clerics in Iran? “No, because wrapping them up in a bedsheet is another way of degrading them. It is possible to be modest and attractive — attractive without attracting. Bundling them up the way really conservative Muslims do is a different kind of degradation. Like you’re not a person. But for a woman to dress like a slut is a different kind of degradation. Both kinds of degradation play off of each other.”

Read the full article. It’s quite the deep dive.

Wilson appeared here last month when he called for criminalizing homosexuality and outlawing all LGBTQ events.

In March, Wilson declared that under his Christian nationalist theocracy, all non-Protestant public events – such a Catholic parades that venerate the Virgin Mary – would be banned.

Also in March, a separate pastor at Hegseth’s church prayed for God to kill Senate candidate James Talarico.

Pete Hegseth’s pastor: ‘Women who dress immodestly are sluts’

The Times and Sunday Times (@thetimes.com) 2026-05-05T11:45:51.187Z

 

 

FL Man Arrested On Felony Hate Crime Charges For Brutally “Beating The Gay Out Of” Five-Year-Old Boy

FL Man Arrested On Felony Hate Crime Charges For Brutally “Beating The Gay Out Of” Five-Year-Old Boy

West Palm Beach’s CBS affiliate reports:

A Florida man is facing life felony charges after allegedly brutally assaulting a defenseless 5-year-old boy in an act of hate-fueled child abuse. “This was a brutal and hateful attack on a defenseless child. There is absolutely no excuse for it. We will make sure justice is served and these children get the safety and support they deserve,” Sheriff Grady Judd said.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said that on Sunday, May 3, 33-year-old Andre Brown Jr. from Davenport was arrested for child abuse. According to officials, this charge has been categorized as a life felony because it is considered a hate crime.

During interviews with the children in Browns care, it was revealed that Brown had been physically abusive toward a 5-year-old boy, specifically targeting him because he was “mad at him for being gay.” Brown reportedly told deputies that he abused the child because of his sexual orientation, claiming he would “beat the gay out of him if possible.”

The Orlando Sentinel reports:

The boy told authorities he was afraid of Brown and did not want to talk much about what happened. He had the worst injuries of the three: marks and bruising on his legs, arms, back, and stomach; a fracture to his right wrist; and a contusion to his forehead. He had marks all over his body consistent with being hit by a belt, the sheriff’s office said.

When deputies attempted to remove Brown from the scene, he pulled away, became loud and began yelling slurs, the sheriff’s office said. He continued yelling and pulling away once placed in handcuffs, according to the release, and also was charged with resisting arrest.

Brown has a lengthy criminal history, including domestic battery strangulation, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, kidnapping with intent to commit a felony, home invasion robbery with a firearm and battery on a law enforcement officer, the release said.

He’s being held without bond.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

DOJ Targets IL Schools For Teaching LGBTQ “Ideology”

On the last post I made about this I was going to write a long intro.   However when I read the comments every point I would have made is made in the comments in far fewer words than I would have done.  So if you wish to see opinions on what the government is doing to follow Russia and wipe the LGBTQ+ from society in the name of protecting children / straight people / cis people / and religious privilege to discriminate then please read the comments.   Hugs

DOJ Targets IL Schools For Teaching LGBTQ “Ideology”

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-2-2026

I apologize that this is such a short post for one of these.  I want everyone to know I really did try as hard as I could.  I am exhausted and very tired to the point that Ron has twice looked into my office and caught me sleeping.  I am also in a lot of pain.  Because of that right butt / leg pain Ron is again asking me to figure out how we can afford the back / spine surgery.  I am holding off hopeing that my pain doctors can do more epidurals/spine shots that will help me with that pain.  I do not want spine surgery f I can avoid it.  On the other side Ron held me today when he came back from his sister’s place and was very affectionate.  I asked if he wanted to have “relations” tonight and his answer was a strong yes if you want to my love.  So I need to finish this and go to bed to await my wonderful loving husband.  Hugs 

 

 

Ok maybe not the right place but with all the attacks by the right Christian nationalists I think it is a great place to put this.  Far too many men / people are now in the closet and denying their true selves because of the hate being pushed against them.  Us older LGBTQ+ people faced this hate before, this hate constantly driven by religious bigotry and we beat it / over came it.  The haters are having a last gasp resurgence, but that will wane and fade as even the non radical right doesn’t support discrimination against their LGBTQ+ children / grandchildren / friends / exstended family.   Hugs

 

 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill prohibiting DEI in local governments reut.rs/4vQAnoE

Reuters (@reuters.com) 2026-04-23T07:00:46Z

LOCAL: Palm Beach County reverses course, approving $302K for Compass LGBTQ Center repairs after backlash over an anti-DEI-related denial.tinyurl.com/ywnjvs26

OutSFL (@outsfl.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T18:00:33.715Z

 

 

Mike Smith for 4/24/2026

 

 

 

Graeme MacKay The Hamilton Spectator

 

 

 

No ballroom for trump, give him some thoughts and prayers and a bulletproof backpack. That's what schoolchildren get.

Covie (@covie93.bsky.social) 2026-04-26T14:48:34.489Z

 

 

 

Mike Smith for 4/28/2026

 

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

 

 

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.”

 

 

 

 

John Darkow Columbia Missourian

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Smith for 5/1/2026

 

 

The Senate today inched closer to confirming some pretty alarming U.S. attorney nominees.We're talking people who have never tried criminal cases, who fueled lies about the 2020 election being stolen from Trump + even participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 protests. http://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-…

Jen Bendery (@jbendery.bsky.social) 2026-04-30T22:37:38.851Z

For those who don't remember, Dan Bishop was the key architect of North Carolina's HB2, the original anti-trans law

Randy Herman (@randyhermanlaw.com) 2026-04-01T21:30:09.562Z

 

 

R.J. Matson Portland, ME

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Granlund PoliticalCartoons.com

 

Strange how Kash Patel and Todd Blanche can look at seashells on a beach and decided to dig further but see emails with grown men discussing raping kids and decided that there's nothing there.

Covie (@covie93.bsky.social) 2026-04-30T14:29:05.014Z

Mike Smith for 4/30/2026

 

 

Mike Smith for 4/29/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump: "If you read the New York Times — it's actually seditious, in my opinion — you'd think they're winning the war"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-30T19:42:44.554Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEGSETH: On Iran, we are in a ceasefire right now, which I understand means the 60 day clock pauses or stopsKAINE: I do not believe the statute would support that

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-30T18:02:54.848Z

Today, Pete Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee that “the 60-day clock pauses or stops in a ceasefire” and therefore the Iran War is not subject to Congressional authorization. Here’s why he’s flat wrong:

Mike Levin (@mikelevin.org) 2026-04-30T22:55:06.632Z

 

 

 

 

The War Powers Resolution says the President has 60 calendar days to get approval from Congress or end the fighting.The U.S. Navy is blockading Iranian ports right now. You cannot claim the fighting is “paused” while American warships are stopping Iranian ships by force. Both things can't be true.

Mike Levin (@mikelevin.org) 2026-04-30T22:55:06.633Z

A naval blockade is an act of war. This is legally nonsense. If the war is over, then Iran won and US lost. By any strategic measure. Regime in place. They “own” the Straits. Uranium remains weapon-usable and in Iran.

Jon B. Wolfsthal (@jonatomic.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T18:47:26.913Z

 

In the decades since this law was written, no president of either party has ever tried this argument. Not Reagan, either Bush, Clinton, Obama, Biden, or even Trump in his first term. Hegseth made it up because the deadline is tomorrow and he’s looking for an easy way out.

Mike Levin (@mikelevin.org) 2026-04-30T22:55:06.634Z

 

Susan Collins crossed the aisle today and said the 60-day clock is “not a suggestion. It is a requirement.”Pete Hegseth does not get to rewrite the law because following it is inconvenient.The clock does not pause. Tomorrow is the deadline.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​www.wsj.com/politics/pol…

Mike Levin (@mikelevin.org) 2026-04-30T22:55:06.635Z

 

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

Mike Smith for 4/27/2026