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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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

 

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-12-2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image from Liberals Are Cool

 

Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom (Associated Press)#Trump

TrumpWatch (@trumpwatch.skyfleet.blue) 2026-05-11T10:43:50.861Z

 

 

 

#national embarrassment from Liberals Are Cool

 

 

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‘Actually a Disease’: Trump Goes Off on TDS During Maternal Healthcare Event

Mediaite (@mediaite.com) 2026-05-11T16:01:11Z

 

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Hassett lies his ass off: "Almost all of the job creation that happened under President Biden was the employment of illegal aliens"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-10T14:32:58.493Z

 

 

 

Hassett preemptively blames blue states for sluggish national GDP growth: "If we disappoint at all, it'll be because of, like, what happens to New York and California because of these misguided policies"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-10T14:35:21.265Z

 

 

 

 

 

Republicans who denied 2020 election results could be governors next year http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202…

Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) 2026-05-10T09:22:27.153Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

#medicare for all from Liberals Are Cool

 

 

 

People are already peddling ivermectin for Hantavirus. The same people had never heard of Hantavirus 3 days ago. We live in the dumbest possible timeline.

Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T01:28:15.240Z

Everybody stay calm, the top virologists, medical research scientists, clinical researchers and clinical pharmacologists on Twitter have been working around the clock for two minutes and already discovered that Ivermectin cures the hantavirus.

Covie (@covie93.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T14:19:20.506Z

Right on cue. A new outbreak and immediate misinformation about “miracle cures.”Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug, not a proven treatment for #hantavirus. Being an RNA virus does not mean ivermectin works against it.Promoting unsupported therapies during an outbreak causes real harm.

Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA (@krutikakuppalli.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T10:59:14.860Z

 

Those who cheered ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment are now making unsubstantiated claims about its use against hantavirus.

The Intercept (@theintercept.com) 2026-05-08T16:11:44.698Z

New vein of Maga Moron stupid discovered in Texas. Dr Mary Talley Bowden who was reprimanded for treating COVID-19 without permission in Texas,now says the Hantavirus can be treated with ivermectin and that she will be selling it to Texans only without prescriptions.www.rawstory.com/mary-bowden-…

Sylvaners (@sylvaners.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T22:22:14.307Z

 

Ivermectin is not a proven treatment for hantavirus. Read more: u.afp.com/SRou

AFP Fact Check (@factcheck.afp.com) 2026-05-08T21:17:46.206Z

RFK Jr: "In 1970, men had twice the sperm count as our teenagers do today"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-11T15:38:29.578Z

 

 

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#SCOTUS from Liberals Are Cool

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This is not a photo from the civil rights era. This is Tennessee yesterday May 7, 2026.

This is the vision of America the GOP and Republicans want.

 

Was the Voting Rights Act created because Democrats established racist gerrymanders, as Rep. Byron Donalds said? No. The law targeted a range of discriminatory practices for voting such as literacy tests, poll taxes and violence.

PolitiFact (@politifact.bsky.social) 2026-05-10T16:06:00.717Z

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday we will head into the belly of the beast for an Oversight hearing in Palm Beach to hear from Epstein Survivors in FL. We won’t stop until there’s justice.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) (@repstansbury.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T00:34:07.809Z

 

 

Tuesday we will head into the belly of the beast for an Oversight hearing in Palm Beach to hear from Epstein Survivors in FL. We won’t stop until there’s justice.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) (@repstansbury.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T00:34:07.809Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump is really crashing out on social media today. Mother’s Day must be tough for him. His latest screed: “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP”

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-10T20:14:11.590Z

 

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells 60 Minutes he wants Israel to eventually stop relying on U.S. military aid: “It's time that we weaned ourselves from the remaining military support.” 60Minutes.com

60 Minutes (@60minutes.bsky.social) 2026-05-10T18:53:40.420Z

BREAKING: antifa thugs erect obscenely suggestive Benjamin Netanyahu statue right next to the 15 foot tall Donald Trump statue, at his golf course at Trump National Doral in Florida.#DonaldTrump #GoldenStatue

Paulley Ticks (@tomadelsbach.bsky.social) 2026-05-10T17:50:09.518Z

Netanyahu hints at upcoming war on social media."I think there's been a concerted effort by several states to basically vilify Israel in the social, primarily in the social media … We've not fought back yet; so we'll have to do that."

Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein.bsky.social) 2026-05-11T00:34:08.648Z

 

 

Netanyahu Blames Social Media for Israel’s Crumbling Support in USA. As opposed to that slaughter and ethnic cleansing of both Christian and Muslim Palestinians and Lebanese. Netanyahu is making it clear Christian and Muslim lives do NOT matter! http://www.mediaite.com/media/news/n…

Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) 2026-05-11T00:43:19.876Z

 

Russia Has Lost More Than 350,000 Soldiers, New Estimate FindsNYT gift articleAbout half a million soldiers have died on Russian and Ukrainian sidesDoesn't include those who have died on the front this year and deaths of foreigners who have fought for RussiaWhile Trump sleepsbit.ly/4eVTckj

Frank D. Russo (@fdrtoday.bsky.social) 2026-05-09T18:34:49.068Z

 

Trump invites Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink and other CEOs to join China trip for Xi summit

CNBC (@cnbc.com) 2026-05-11T15:57:44.966Z

 

 

 

 

Image from Liberals Are Cool

 

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

 

 

Political Cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-3-2026

 

 

Created during the comic workshop with the youth at the CommUNITY conference in Halfiax, last week

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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

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

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

 

Ron DeSantis bans local governments from supporting Pride and DEI in Florida ➡️ https://bit.ly/48r8ZmX📷 Getty

PinkNews (@pinknews.bsky.social) 2026-04-29T05:20:01.017891332Z

 

 

 

(Gift Article) BAD: Appeals court limits abortion pill access nationwideA federal appeals court issued a ruling that would temporarily block people from accessing abortion pills through telehealth providers and via mail.wapo.st/3Rfmdxb

StuFalk (@stufalk.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T23:20:02.057Z

 

 

 

for the fourth and fifth times this speech, Trump says "mutilization"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T21:41:36.373Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump: "The first lady hates when I dance to what is sometimes referred to as the gay national anthem. We love that song."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T21:35:40.979Z

 

Trump lies: "We won the popular vote the first time too by a lot. By millions. They'd already introduce me, 'Donald Trump who lost the popular vote.' That's why I said, I got to win the popular vote. They cheat like hell."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T21:41:54.270Z

Trump: "We will pass the great healthcare plan"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T21:30:55.289Z

 

Trump: "Affordability — the first time I heard the word. Two days in."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T21:13:10.512Z

 

Trump: "Grocery prices are way down, used car prices are way down. Look at eggs. Eggs are down by four, even five times."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T20:55:47.348Z

Trump on public disapproval of his war against Iran: "If you read the fake polls, it says, 'It's only at 20% or 25%' — it's nonsense"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T20:46:49.215Z

Trump: "We are delivering discounts with price differences of 600, 700, and sometimes even 800 percent reductions"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T20:37:51.948Z

Trump: "BBC has me, AI, saying about hate — 'we hate, we hate' — they changed my lips." (This is a lie.)

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T20:18:45.945Z

Trump: "Somalia, it's got no anything. It's got one thing that's really strong — crime. All they do is run around shooting each other. It's filthy dirty, disgusting. It's a horrible place. They come here, and Ilhan Omar, she heads it. She married her brother. I would imagine they're looking at her"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T20:32:42.969Z

Trump speaking in The Villages: "I don't happen to be a senior. I'm much younger than you. I'm a much younger man than you. Look at you old guys. Wouldn't you like to by my age? Young, vital, vibrant."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-01T20:20:32.104Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Darkow Columbia Missourian

 

 

 

R.J. Matson Portland, ME

 

 

 

 

 

🚨 UPDATE: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) has called a special session — setting the stage for Republicans to gerrymander and eliminate the state’s last Democratic seat in Memphis at the expense of Black voters.

Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-01T22:16:37.711Z

 

 

BREAKING: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) called a special session to redraw the state's congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms.The move, which comes after SCOTUS' gutting of the Voting Rights Act, will likely throw the state's primaries and hand the GOP two more House seats.

Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-01T19:32:38.196861306Z

 

 

Political cartoon of the day

 

 

FLORIDA MAN: Jury Convicts Florida Ex-Congressman of Secretly Lobbying for VenezuelaThe nation’s state-run oil company hired David Rivera’s consulting firm for $50 million to influence members of Congress and the White House.

Juan Escalante (@juanescalante.com) 2026-05-01T16:52:23.015Z

 

🟡 Exclusive: Republicans are planning an ‘all-out assault’ on Platner’s candidacy in Maine. http://www.semafor.com/article/04/3…

Semafor (@semafor.com) 2026-05-01T01:32:00.808Z

 

 

 

Pope Leo picks formerly undocumented immigrant to lead West Virginia Catholicswww.washingtonpost.com/religion/202…

Greg Hernandez (@ghnarrator.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T15:22:47.000Z

 

 

 

 

Dave Granlund PoliticalCartoons.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXCLUSIVE: Trump told Congress that the Iran war has “terminated” — an effort to justify not seeking authorization after the conflict reached a 60-day threshold.

Politico (@politico.com) 2026-05-01T18:39:22.673Z

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The 60-day window will expire Friday, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a hearing Thursday, “We are in a ceasefire right now, which our understanding means, the 60-day clock pauses or stops.”abcnews.com/US/wireStory…

IcyDragon (@icydragon142.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T06:23:15.468Z

 

 

Trump’s Iran war reaches Iraq- and Vietnam-era disapproval levels, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds. Story with @mbirnbaum.bsky.social http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202…

Scott Clement (@sfcpoll.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T10:18:20.840Z

 

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meta is raising the prospect of shutting down social media services in New Mexico in response to a push by state prosecutors for fundamental changes to platforms, including Instagram, to protect the mental health and safety of children.

The Associated Press (@apnews.com) 2026-05-01T14:00:05Z

 

 

John Fugelsang: Reclaiming Jesus’ Teachings

I love this video.  John Fugelsang is a wonderful person to elaborate on the bible and he does so as a follower of Jesus, not Paul or the Old Testament.  His mother was a nun and his father was a monk and the way he describes his father wearing his robes is as the Christian jedi of Flatbush.  He explains how those using the bible to attack or bash others including the LGBTQ+ are not following Jesus that they are following Paul.  He explains clearly how Jesus brought a new covenant for the people doing away with the old one in Leviticus.  He explained how those using the bible to bash others and not feed  & clothe the stranger/ immigrant are totally against what Jesus preached.   He also mentioned how those trying to force the Old Testament of the bible in schools never want the words of Jesus hung in classrooms in public schools, they never want the sermon on the mount posted on the walls.   Those kind of people only want authoritarian laws or do and dont do pushed on kids.   Enjoy the video, I listen to him on The Daily Beans (news with swearing) friday newscast and his Sirius talk show.  Hugs

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 4-30-2026

*** Personal note.  Almost did not make the deadline on this one.  I was running on fumes as I am finishing this.  Then instead of eating supper I am going to bed.  Thank you for reading / enjoying / or even if you wish commenting.  On that note.  Rather than getting to comments which I will do someday, I am focusing all my energy on doing these cartoons / memes / news posts.  I hope to be able to do more soon.  I love the comments and will some day when sitting in my desk chair is not so painful and there are not so many other things I need to get done, I will reply to them, even if they are far too old to matter to anyone.  Hugs and loves.  ***  Scottie

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Sharing the picture of a happy trans women gives you the vitamins and nutrients you need to fight back against bigotry all day long.

Sharing the picture of a happy trans women gives you the vitamins and nutrients you need to fight back against bigotry all day long.

 

 

 

 

 

Russia has labeled its leading LGBTQ+ rights group, the Russian LGBT Network, as “extremist,” effectively banning the organization and exposing supporters to possible criminal prosecution.

TVP World (@tvpworld.bsky.social) 2026-04-27T20:08:52.187Z

 

The Russian Supreme Court banned the nonexistent “International LGBT Movement” in 2023. Now the courts are going after more and more real organizations, including the Russian LGBT Network and at least five other LGBTQ+ initiatives. meduza.io/en/news/2026…

Meduza in English (@meduza.io) 2026-04-27T15:39:00.832Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOP Senators Unveil Bill To Pay For Trump’s Ballroom

 

 

 

 

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Amazing how his ear has healed with no trace of a bullet wound.  Remember how his cult wore fake bandages to show support for their dear leader.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🚨BREAKING: The Florida House has passed a new, aggressively gerrymandered congressional map that could net 4 GOP seats ahead of midterms.Revealingly, the vote came just an hour after SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, rolling back 50 years of protections against racial gerrymandering.

Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-04-29T15:44:02.988432943Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

under questioning from Rep. Smith, a DoD official estimates the cost of the Iran war so far is $25 billion

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-29T14:49:51.907Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump’s ICE Detention Scam | Katie Blankenship | TMR

This  guest is an immigration attorney with expertise in ICE tactics and in ICE detention.  She dispels the misunderstanding and the myths created by the tRump administartion.  These detentions are civil detentions not criminal and entering the country with out inspection is a class B misdemeanor.  Another thing she mentions is the ever-increasing costs for detention which is currently $200 a day per detainee and there are over 70 thousand detainees.  She gives a lot of other useful to know information including the brutality in the detention centers.  For example they are taking detainees out in the Everglades and forcing them to stand with hands shackled in the hot sun being eaten by misketoes and bugs.   They are putting people in “hot boxes” and leaving them there in the hot Florida sun with no water or medical treatment when they are let out.  She describes many more examples.  Hugs


Katie Blankenship, an immigration attorney from Sanctuary of the South, a grassroots legal services organization that provides critical, affordable legal defense to immigrant families affected by detention, deportation, and abuse, joins Sam to discuss abuses at the Alligator Alcatraz ICE detention center in Florida. To find resources or ways to help those targeted by ICE in your area you can visit Freedom for immigrants, American Immigration Council or visit the ACLU to find your local affiliate.