Political news and stuff I want to share. 8-12-2026

The corruption is endless and staggering, with new examples every day. I continue to post all of it, day after day, and hope at some point enough voters care about it to make a difference against Republicans who refuse to do any oversight. pic.twitter.com/n0sW3BWWdD
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 11, 2026

https://t.co/2EvehnreZ3
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 11, 2026

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday he’s willing to declare a national security emergency in an attempt to take over American elections. https://t.co/uosyDUTWN4
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) August 11, 2026

Trump might send ballot-snatchers into these 13 states.

Each refused to hand over their voter rolls AND each is a battleground that could decide Congress.

They should be ready to stop him. pic.twitter.com/xZPF1XpYk4
— Miles Taylor (@MilesTaylorUSA) August 11, 2026

There is zero reason to not take Trump at his word that he and his team are planning sonething alarming to disrupt the midterms and beyond. https://t.co/WzNKfAmkDZ
— Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) August 11, 2026

Donald Trump wants to take over American elections.

Senate Democrats are prepared to combat his unprecedented, illegal efforts at every turn.

Your vote belongs to you. We will ensure it stays that way. https://t.co/jpTqYpudEZ
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 11, 2026

https://www.tumblr.com/reagan-was-a-horrible-president/824689839760982016

Context: the fake national emergency idea surfaced in March 2025 from Heather Honey.

Then, Honey worked with the Election Integrity Network – an organization started by people who tried to overturn Trump's 2020 loss.

Now, Honey works in a Department of Homeland Security role. https://t.co/aU8TBOmbum pic.twitter.com/UUVUQZsGON
— Max Flugrath🗳️ (@MaxFlugrath) August 11, 2026

Congressman Randy Fine: “The Democratic Party’s gonna take away your dog, and the Republican Party will fight to allow you to keep it.”

We live in the dumbest timeline pic.twitter.com/iFvEfRrQbk
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) August 7, 2026

GOP may be stuck with Rep. Max Miller in Ohio https://t.co/KhpjJMkBEk
— Axios (@axios) August 9, 2026

Lindell will not concede. Claims there are anomalies in the numbers that his teams will be looking into overnight. @KSTP pic.twitter.com/mo3CXecVxg
— Kirsten Swanson (@KirstenKSTP) August 12, 2026

Many people say Venezuela rigged the election against Mike Lindell because they don’t like his pillows. Never seen anything like it. https://t.co/qPVqmwLr2w
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 12, 2026

Congratulations to Peggy Flanagan for winning the Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota.

Peggy was outspent 7 to 1 by billionaire super PACs and she WON.

The American people are sick and tired of establishment politics and policies.

They want REAL change.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 12, 2026

David Ellison Threatens to Pull Paramount Out of California Starting Oct. 1 if States Refuse to Negotiate Settlement in Antitrust Suit https://t.co/N8bTxtYGWd
— Variety (@Variety) August 11, 2026

A frankly insane story about how a Trump-linked American drilling company is setting up equipment in Greenland to make exploratory borehole, *despite* being denied permission by the Greenlandic government. So much for sovereignty, I guess. https://t.co/L6vrd4qpV5
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) August 8, 2026

Dear Greenland, dear Denmark,
Don’t even think about allowing this. If you give them an inch they’ll take 100 miles. Kick them out now or accept that you just opened the floodgates.
Like Putin, you can’t negotiate with Trump. Showing weakness will just guarantee the next outrage. https://t.co/mzt4ooInVs
— Jessica Berlin (@berlin_bridge) August 8, 2026

https://www.tumblr.com/reagan-was-a-horrible-president/824719801134055424/president-trump-signs-executive-order-regarding

https://www.tumblr.com/reagan-was-a-horrible-president/824695448814141440

https://www.tumblr.com/reagan-was-a-horrible-president/824692860108652544/aorish-said-yeah-this-kind-of-gripe-is-from-the

https://www.tumblr.com/truth-has-a-liberal-bias/824679277813514240

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share bonus. 8-7-2026

Trump was just fundraising in a “blue state” he calls a “threat” — our “blue state” and “blue cities” are keeping “his” government afloat right now. https://t.co/sMnPXzgcir
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 5, 2026

Trump announces he is rolling back protections for endangered species pic.twitter.com/dQESkbOIfv
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) August 4, 2026

“MAGA Warrior” Who Says LGBTQ People Aren’t Human Wins Missouri US House Primary With Trump’s Backing

Mike Lindell announced that he is "stepping down as CEO of MyPillow so I can devote 100% of my time and energy to my campaign for Governor of Minnesota." pic.twitter.com/1pYjROGxNt
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) August 5, 2026

Five-time draft dodger Trump just posted this pic.twitter.com/M5KiGyb5aW
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) August 4, 2026

Trump in Nevada: “Michael Whatley should be your governor.”

Minor detail: Whatley is running for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina.

25th Amendment now! pic.twitter.com/fDJXgky1Fl
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) August 6, 2026

Trump: "We're taking a lot of oil from Venezuela — billions and billions of barrels of oil. To the victor belong the spoils." pic.twitter.com/VFJuPdrnRy
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2026

is Trump rocking a wig, or what the hell is going on here? pic.twitter.com/3opMA5Ngzg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2026

Trump: "Nobody knows that 'dumb' doesn't have a B"

(Dear reader, it has a B) pic.twitter.com/isCik2OK0Z
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2026

Trump: "The radical left wants to ban a thing called gasoline." pic.twitter.com/WsNoMA6e4c
— Molly Ploofkins (@Mollyploofkins) August 5, 2026

He's an idiot. https://t.co/vnctymUAO5
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 5, 2026

Trump: We have lifted 100,000 Nevadans off of food stamps. They don’t want to be on food stamps. They don’t need food stamps. pic.twitter.com/EHyDysj6Vj
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 5, 2026

He looks like Alec Baldwin playing Trump on SNL. https://t.co/kGil67wp0t
— Christopher Hale (@ChristopherHale) August 5, 2026

Fetterman to oppose Blanche’s nomination to head Justice Departmenthttps://t.co/Qk9Rjo8B4G
— The Hill (@thehill) August 5, 2026

Demented Senior Melts Down Over El-Sayed’s Win

It’s only been a few hours since the first viable Muslim
Senate candidate won a primary and his GOP opponent is already running ads featuring Osama bin Laden and 9/11.

The Islamophobia over the next few months is gonna be vicious. https://t.co/Us7TnA8uED
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 5, 2026

https://www.tumblr.com/saywhat-politics/824202408414560256/were-not-booing-him-nevada-governor-admonishes

WSJ: ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Critics

Latest: Trump administration plans to award a $150M contract to Houston based law firm with ties to administration. The contract is set to run for a year and provide legal services to unaccompanied imm. kids, just days after contract with network expired.https://t.co/t1S2IWyWzq
— Valerie Gonzalez (@ValOnTheBorder) August 4, 2026

One of our TPUSA college students gave me his take on affordability:

“A burrito shouldn’t cost $20.”

Yeah, a lot of this is a hangover from Covid and Biden-era inflation, but the lived experience is the same: It just feels like basic things cost too much. https://t.co/GEvmbea57o
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) August 4, 2026

I'm surprised to hear Mark say this. If you've ever met him in person, it's quite obvious the man has never missed a burrito. https://t.co/z4DjKLVZVs
— JD Vance (@JDVance) August 5, 2026

Sailors fighting Trump’s war with Iran are washing in moldy showers and rationing meals in the ninth month of a mission that shows zero signs of ending.
https://t.co/0Oru8CKdlA
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 5, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump’s frustration over the Iran war boiled over at Camp David last week, where he demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages that now threaten to limit military options…
— Tara Copp (@TaraCopp) August 5, 2026

I was at Camp David with President Trump and Secretary Hegseth. This literally never happened, and we told the Washington Post that repeatedly. This B.S. story was shopped to many outlets by someone clearly out to disparage the Secretary, for whatever reason. Unfortunately for… https://t.co/BUwn11nC52
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) August 6, 2026

This is how you know the story is true👇👇 https://t.co/GXbwH96hj2
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@AdamKinzinger) August 6, 2026

We said no more foreign wars and we meant it and supported Donald Trump because he made that promise.
But he’s betrayed us all.
Our commitment is America First for all Americans, right, left, and center.
The movement has begun. pic.twitter.com/mZXadw0kBr
— Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@FmrRepMTG) August 1, 2026

MAGA was betrayed. We all were. It's time for a new path forward. More tomorrow night at 6 PM ET on https://t.co/sLkXnGKCFd. https://t.co/YweHmb44Ru
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 4, 2026

Paging Vice President JD Vance:

I believe I predicted a couple months ago that Tucker Qatarlson would likely turn on you someday… @TuckerCarlson @JDVance

Save yourself while you still can! He’s a lunatic! Tucker wants to hijack the GOP in 2026 and 2028. https://t.co/MJPlHGPIY9
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 5, 2026

Will be shorter lived than Musks “America Party” https://t.co/6gvheBneJu
— captive dreamer (@captive_dreamer) August 5, 2026

OH FFS – Just STFU and get over yourselves.

All of you combined have zero pull anymore. You can't even move the needle much less start a movement.

Table full of laughingstocks. https://t.co/9VSLhDV72P
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) August 5, 2026

Energy Sec Faces Prosecution For Lying To Congress

Loomer: Fox News Is “Basically TV For Stupid People”

New Mexico sues the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government blocked the state’s ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there. https://t.co/SijN4WxXJv
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 5, 2026

https://www.tumblr.com/saywhat-politics/824157639855505408/a-nation-that-spent-its-money-painting-statues

Conversation Starter: How Can We Be the Light for Others?

Perhaps a silver lining in this day of hate and corruption masquerading as patriotism is the crashing realization that one day we will leave this world. Many will stumble upon a very uncomfortable discovery that their friends and neighbors would not be so very sad to see them go.

I write this today having found out that my neighbor passed away last night. She was one of those people who very acerbically met life on her own terms: loud, bitching about seeming everything, but loving anyone in need and being one of the funniest people I’ve every met – if unintentionally. And, further, she liked my dog and my dog liked her, so –

I recently had the opportunity to watch some of the interview/debate of Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Ben Shapiro’s show. Ben was really trying to push this idea that Neil could speak on the science of transsexuals’ gender, etc. One of the greatest things I took from that was Neil asking him what he was really attempting to accomplish with his banging of the gong? ‘We supposedly live in a free country. No one is obliged to be more masculine or more feminine for you, and they have no right to ask it of you’, he said.

That one line from Neil completely changed how I heard the interview. I realized that Ben spoke with a quickness and decisiveness that projected strength to those who are desperate to hear it – but was really a desperation to control something that wasn’t his to control. I found myself asking Neil’s questions of Ben, and others who seem intent to dictate how people live, how people love. What drives this desperation to dominate others? What is in that morning mirror that scares people so that the only way they can manage is to be sure others meet their rules and expectations rather than find their own?

When I think on those people like Ben Shapiro, Donald Trump, Marjory Taylor Green, Mike Lindell, Rudy Giuliani, Jeff Sessions, their lives are often filled with beautiful arm candy, money, and a dark heart that destroys them in time. Like a poison they’ve taken in, living a life of hate and corruption seems for them like a recipe for eventual disaster. But, like moths to a flame, repeatedly do these people line up to destroy their peace, their credibility, their future until only regret and hate visit them.

As a country, we lost something special and unique when Donald Trump became more than just a spectator and buyer of the political tragedy. Somehow ignorance became a virtue, and being loud meant you were right. Intelligent conversation and caring about others became synonymous with communism, or whatever the boogieman is now. Somehow we in America are supposed to despise the poor and glorify the wealthy, told it is the height of patriotism. We lost our light, and now it seems we can only find our path by blindly swinging at those stuck with us in this morass.

-randy

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share bonus. 7-26-2026

NYT: How Junior Makes A Fortune Grifting Off Daddy

Mitch McConnell has been accused of violating one of the Senate’s own rules after disappearing from public view for 39 days while missing dozens of votes.
https://t.co/Qrf9snCMwM
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 22, 2026

BREAKING: Senator Mitch McConnell has made a full recovery after tests revealed he was only suffering from low-T. Doctors contacted Pete Hegseth to remedy the situation and the Senator was discharged from the hospital eager to return to the Senate. pic.twitter.com/15BMr8kI2t
— 𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙊𝙆𝙔 𝙁𝙊𝙍𝘾𝙀 𝙂𝘼𝙕𝙀𝙏𝙏𝙀 ™ 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@FrancisWegner) July 18, 2026

PabloReports: The fellas at MeidasTouch want to know where you’re at on the moon landing. The anniversary was yesterday.

Boebert: I don’t know. I think it was done in an Amazon warehouse… Oh, they didn’t have those then—a different warehouse. pic.twitter.com/J75AqQ6dah
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 22, 2026

NEW: the Trump administration is using taxpayer dollars to send grossly misleading political emails to Americans.

Our seniors deserve the truth — I'm pressing for it. https://t.co/574hHrjraA
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) July 22, 2026

A group of Democratic senators is accusing the Social Security Administration of using a July email to distribute "misleading information" and "a partisan, politicized message," saying it threatens the agency's credibility as an independent agency. https://t.co/eN3asPgTZn
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 22, 2026

PabloReports: Tell us about this effort to prevent members from dating staffers.

Cammack: If you’re looking for love, I suggest you look elsewhere. Maybe join—I don’t know—what are the dating apps these days? eHarmony? Match? Grindr? Tinder?

PabloReports: Are staffers telling… pic.twitter.com/5OggBim9mN
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 22, 2026

The Republican Party has a fascism problem. https://t.co/PXPZT2KubD
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 23, 2026

Newsmax Host: How Is The Pentagon Running Out Of Munitions When We Spend A Trillion Dollars A Year?

Watters: I want to talk about these college-educated, downwardly mobile women, because it’s mostly women… You’re going to become bitter because you are single, and if you are a woman, men don’t care if you have a Ph.D. So you are going to get angry, and then you are going to get… pic.twitter.com/I9tSH9fsIg
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 23, 2026

Why They Arrested Me pic.twitter.com/GTwnWEgW8L
— Andrew Tate (@Cobratate) July 20, 2026

If I was really a sexual predator like grooming gangs, Prince Andrew, BBC Presenters, or Lord Mandelson (Epstein's Best Friend)

The British Police would not be hunting me around the globe

They would be protecting me.
— Andrew Tate (@Cobratate) July 21, 2026

"That's it?" — Durbin confronts a Trump DOJ nominee named Konstantinos Ligris with some of his tweets — including calling Walz "tampon Tim," Biden officials "retarded," and referring to cops as "dumb as dirt" — and Ligris doesn't even try to defend them, leaving Durbin… pic.twitter.com/j8W7cxCulj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 24, 2026

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 7-18-2026

Yesterday, I stumbled on a forum dedicated to hate me, where people basically spend their lives spewing transphobic bs, obsessing over my body, making up stuff about me, sharing awful parodies of my work, etc. It really got to me, as I’ve been living...

Yesterday, I stumbled on a forum dedicated to hate me, where people basically spend their lives spewing transphobic bs, obsessing over my body, making up stuff about me, sharing awful parodies of my work, etc. It really got to me, as I’ve been living with the knowledge that these people are constantly there, stalking each of my movements, for several years now.

I will never understand this kind of hate. I cried a good deal of tears. It was important. I need to feel in order to find the will and energy to create. I remembered who I do all this work for : us. The ones I call my family. My trans siblings. That’s why my new book starts with “we”. That’s why I’m announcing it in the urgency, as a memorandum for these troubled times and a reminder that we are stronger together, and that we need to be there for each other.

We won’t be erased. Pre-order it on my Etsy store

October 28, 2018

watt a terrifying view

three sides

vacuum cleaner starts crying

ignoring you in ultra hd

Image from A sudden, violent jerk....

#politics from watch the angel, not the wire

https://www.tumblr.com/reagan-was-a-horrible-president/822253395979206656

Image from Quaker Joe

https://www.tumblr.com/captain-price-returns/822342415560146944/marco-rubio-says-antifa-is-being-directly-aided-by

https://www.tumblr.com/truth-has-a-liberal-bias/822321725485252608

https://www.tumblr.com/reagan-was-a-horrible-president/822244213197520897

Conversation Starter: Is the very beauty of what is to come ruined by man?

I recently had a somewhat uncomfortable conversation with my Dad. At 88-years old, he is understandably considering what comes next, and knowing that I’m a ‘blowhard democrat and therefore think I know everything‘, lol, he made it part of my own considerations – at least out loud. But, as we talked, I began to realize that how we look at “what comes next” truly inspires how we view this thing called life, what we value and hold dear.

When I was much younger, I had the opportunity to read Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach. I think I’d like to read it again. It was a story that had a great impact on a young troubled life, and while I am sure I didn’t get nearly as much from the book as was offered, I still carry some of that book within my thoughts nearly 35 years later. Chief among those ringing ideas was the consideration that we are on this world to be excellent, to fly free and powerfully, to be our best selves. It is an idea that gives me hope and conviction on the same blade, for I’ve not made much of myself. What I have done, perhaps better late than never, is I’ve begun to understand what is important to me and I’ve tried to adjust my life accordingly.

During my studies of different religions, I found a great deal of beauty. It is probably shocking to some, but Muslims have a beautiful religion filled with dedication to their God, peace and humility. I recently heard a person of influence, a politician, say publicly that he “hated the Muslim religion”. I thought that was tragic. He has painted a billion people with a the same brush and feels fully justified in his self-righteous hate. His words did not influence me to hate Muslims, they only brought me sadness. Here is a man who hopes to profit by hate, and I can only imagine what those wages bring.

Over the years, I’ve come to find a lot of hope in the Christian Faith, but I don’t find myself deluded into thinking that the Bible is definitive or that the Pulpit is infallible. Clearly humans have left their mark on both, and both have gained their insecurities and foibles. Unfortunately, most religions are marked by the greedy and deluded powerful who are sure that they know what is best for everyone and damned be those who disagree. As a result, parishioners lose their search for what is beautiful and magnificent in whatever may come next. They instead follow a set of rules, a kind of club, a group identity. They have given up on God and hope only to please the pastor and Sister Bertha Betterthanyou. They have forsaken courage to seek for the safety of the flock.

Perhaps this is just what we are. How many of us are caught in this idea that by hating someone else, we are somehow doing as God would want? I would be very curious to ask them what they value, and then would I be so brave to ask how their spoken values reflect their current words. Do they value freedom, or just their own freedom? Do they value love, or only for those like them? Do they value hope, but do performative acts some man told them would get them into Heaven? Do they seek or are they comfortable in being told what to think, what to feel, what to do? Do they look for what comes next or are they seeking identity and safety in a church, a political movement, in the acceptance of someone seeking to control them?

I don’t know what I would tell Dad if he asked me again. I don’t think the answer is in religion, any religion. I do think there is something that comes next, what I would loosely if respectfully refer to as God, and if I could quote Ghandi I’d say that God is not restricted by any single religion. I want to believe that this beautiful thing called life doesn’t end. I want to believe in Love. I want to rest in Hope. I want to live a life absolutely riddled with awe at how fabulous humanity can be, rather than live a life of judgement and insecurity. And, when I regard my final days I hope I am looking forward with eager anticipation for all the wonders I will experience.

-Randy

Peddling Hate

I’ve heard a number of commentators and politicians over the years. One of the striking things that rings in my ears is how some are interested in caring for others while others are interested in excusing the abuse of others; some are interested in caring for the hungry while others are bewailing the “cost” of feeding their neighbors; some are interested in the healthcare needs of our people and others are interested in the tax reductions of the uber-wealthy. I don’t know the political right or wrong of things, but I sure know what I value.

Choose Love.

-randy

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 7-7-2026

I have a big announcement to make : Ciel and their rubber chicken are coming on NetfIix!!
Well, the fictional NetfIix, the one spelled Netf- capital i - ix.
During this 24 pages long reality show, everyone in Ciel’s life gets interviewed and Ciel’s...

“I might be transgender, but I’m also a normal kid!”
A page from my new comic book, Trans-Lucid : A Netfiix Drama (which you’ll find here)

#anarchism from Anarchists United

#stop putting this liberal nonsense in my feed from Anarchist Meme Distro

space is cardboard box

fighting for pond freedom

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When the smoke from too many fireworks obscures the view of too many fireworks …that’s MAGA

— Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) 2026-07-05T05:11:24.573Z

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Political cartoon of the day

#politics from Cartoon Politics

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulationswww.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u…

— Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) 2026-07-05T12:54:57.543Z

#republican assholes from Republicans Are Domestic Terrorists

https://www.tumblr.com/sleepyleftistdemon/821329939134595072

A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump’s request for more time to respond to New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s demand for $5.8 million she won in a civil lawsuit against him.Judge rejects Trump bid to delay $5.8M payment to E. Jean Carroll.www.usatoday.com/story/news/p…

— Mack Butterfield (@mack2114.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T23:54:23.324Z

#Ai from Pretty things

The Coast Guard just removed the Clearwater from the tall ship parade in NYC for having "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions” banners.They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD.www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq…

— Brian PJ Cronin (@brianpjcronin.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T17:44:18.508Z

Political cartoons/ memes / and news I want to share. 7-5-2026

Jon Russo for 7/3/2026

Image from Depsidase

Tom Stiglich for 7/2/2026

dark energy taking over

corporate life is ruff

https://www.tumblr.com/reagan-was-a-horrible-president/821163982257848320

political cartoon

https://www.tumblr.com/saywhat-politics/821089968841801728/air-fraud-one-trumps-air-force-one-jet-is

Lee Judge for 7/1/2026

Jon Russo for 7/2/2026

Steve Kelley for 7/3/2026

Image from Depsidase

Image from I defy categorization!

Jimmy Margulies for 7/2/2026

whatareyoureallyafraidof:
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Republicans use “Socialism” like a boogeyman, to scare the very people the programs would help into rejecting them.
”

political cartoon

Mike Smith for 7/1/2026

Mike Smith for 6/30/2026

political cartoon

https://www.tumblr.com/truth-has-a-liberal-bias/821143344887513088

lost-carcosa:
“ Oh look, it’s campus-police officer Lt. John Pike who pepper-sprayed peaceful protesters at University of California Davis.
And UCD reportedly payed $175,000 for this image to not appear when you search it on google:
”

#university of california davis from cynick

https://www.tumblr.com/saywhat-politics/821125009836769280/nun-arrested-by-ice-as-she-walked-to-mass-in-texas

Jimmy Margulies for 7/1/2026

Joey Weatherford for 7/2/2026

https://www.tumblr.com/saywhat-politics/821169358565949440/lured-by-russia-african-soldiers-end-up-on-deadly

political cartoon

https://www.tumblr.com/reagan-was-a-horrible-president/821161708309626880/an-email-seen-by-media-outlets-said-the

Tom Stiglich for 7/1/2026

Mike Smith for 7/2/2026

#democrats from Whosurisold

Conversation Starter: Scottie’s pic

Scottie posted this meme yesterday and it prompted a further exploration than seemed easy in his list of images.

I think I’m going to shock some people here, maybe even get someone mad at me at this writing. I have to tell you all, I’m kinda a shy person. So, I’m not comfortable with some strange transgender person staring at my pecker when I pee.

I’m really just not comfortable with that. But, you know, I’m not comfortable with a strange man staring at my pecker when I’m trying to pee either. Nor am I comfortable with a strange woman staring at my pecker. In fact, I don’t flaunt my pecker about when I pee. And, I feel somehow disenfranchised because I don’t find the bathroom a place to flaunt my privates, yet the way some on the right talk about it there must be things going on in there that I’m not contributing to or enjoying. What am I doing different than those who are worried about this happening?

Some may also find this startling, but I heard that this person was found in the women’s bathroom. Many accused homophobes feel that people should not “pretend” to be a woman for the sole purpose of going into the women’s bathroom.

And, some uptight karens would say that the prevalence of this very person in a women’s bathroom is indicative of just how far things have come that “she” would feel comfortable going into a women’s bath. They say we should be shocked and outraged at Sports Illustrated for publishing these pictures.

And others would be wise to tell you that this is ILONA MAHER, a phenomenal women’s rugby star and arguably the best in the world. I would tell you that she is very strong, very aggressive, and very beautiful, and I would tell you that hassling Ms. Maher is surely contraindicated for a long life.

The uncomfortable facts are that sexual assaults perpetrated by trans people is extremely low. And, let’s consider just for a moment the great deal of bother a person needs to go through to transgender, and there are those who think it’s so they can go look at girls?! Further, the uncomfortable fact remains that 85%-90% of all sexual assaults are perpetrated by someone known by the victim — ie: not strangers, and often they are family members or close family friends and DO NOT happen in a public bathroom. And finally, a great many lgbtq folks actively avoid bathrooms, no matter how desperately they need relief, because they are all too often the victim of assault by other bathroom goers.

Personally, I’m not going into the bathroom to make friends, to admire others or to find comparisons to determine where I fall in the pissing contest of reactionary karens. I don’t care. We are all human, and like the kid’s book says, we all gotta poop.