HHS under Robert Kennedy, Jr is taking us back to the dark ages in medicine, with his opposition to vaccines and choice of people to decide on vaccine policy. The CDC and its director have refused to make definite recommendations for Covid-19 vaccines for elderly people. A mandate may not be necessary, but a strong recommendation makes it more likely that older people will … [Read more...] about The New Medicine
America’s people may never recover the world’s friendly trust: The weakened UN will not be able to help
Regardless of the verdict America’s voters deliver to President Donald Trump in the November 3 midterm elections, it may prove impossible to recover the goodwill and friendly trust that America’s policies, people and democracy enjoyed for so long across much of the world. The weakened United Nations system will be unable to help Washington pull the international community … [Read more...] about America’s people may never recover the world’s friendly trust: The weakened UN will not be able to help
HOAX WAVE
I hope the Blue Wave is big enough to prevent Republicans from denying it. I resisted drawing a blue wave cartoon throughout this election cycle, only to cave on the last day. I am pretty sure every cartoonist in the business has drawn a blue wave cartoon during this cycle, even the hacks on the right, though their cartoons deny it. I think mine may be the most accurate … [Read more...] about HOAX WAVE
HOW THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS BROKE THE AMERICAN DREAM
By Jennifer Mercieca People across Europe are taking to the streets to express their frustrations over high food prices, unaffordable housing, stagnant wages, and declining public services. Americans are frustrated too, and those same affordability concerns are the top issue in this year’s midterm election.While we’re not in the streets (yet), frustration over affordability … [Read more...] about HOW THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS BROKE THE AMERICAN DREAM
COULD A SOUTH CAROLINA FLIP DECIDE THE SENATE?
If you live long enough, ANYTHING can happen. Who would have thought South Carolina, one of America’s most reliably Republican states, could become a political battleground that helps determine which party controls the United States Senate? But that’s the outlook as we zoom towards the November 3 mid-terms. A New York Times/Seina poll shows Democratic candidate Annie … [Read more...] about COULD A SOUTH CAROLINA FLIP DECIDE THE SENATE?
Are American voters actually gloomy about the economy, or is something else going on?
Economic pessimism among Americans in both political parties is deepening ahead of the November midterm elections, amid factors such as high energy prices and cost-of-living pressures. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Erin Kay Lockwood, University of California, Irvine Polling is looking grim for Republicans ahead of the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3, … [Read more...] about Are American voters actually gloomy about the economy, or is something else going on?
New UN Food Aid Chief Says World Hunger Is Solvable But May Struggle to Earn The Global Humanitarian Community’s Trust
World hunger is “something we can solve,” declared the new American chief of the United Nations’ premier food aid agency after taking over the World Food Programme (WFP). Yet the powerful global humanitarian community barely shrugged. With conflict driving two-thirds of the acute food insecurity affecting 266 million people worldwide, new WFP chief Luke Lindberg asserted: … [Read more...] about New UN Food Aid Chief Says World Hunger Is Solvable But May Struggle to Earn The Global Humanitarian Community’s Trust
I’ve been talking to MAGA supporters for years, and here’s why some are sticking with Trump — and others are not
Audience members cheer as President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Crossroads Arena on Oct. 26, 2026, in Corinth, Miss. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are cratering. Even his Make America Great Again, or MAGA, diehards have … [Read more...] about I’ve been talking to MAGA supporters for years, and here’s why some are sticking with Trump — and others are not
Who Ever Thought South Carolina Could Help Decide the U.S. Senate? (UPDATED)
Who would have thought that South Carolina, one of America's most reliably Republican states, could become a political battleground that helps determine which party controls the United States Senate? Yet that's precisely what's happening as the November 3 midterm elections approach. A New York Times/Seina poll shows Democratic candidate Annie Andrews virtually tied with … [Read more...] about Who Ever Thought South Carolina Could Help Decide the U.S. Senate? (UPDATED)
Ramaswamydingdong
Ding-Dong! The Pedos are here! The other day, a client of mine in Florida posted one of my cartoons on its Facebook page. Naturally, it attracted angry comments, with one of them saying it was a socialist publication and another accusing it of being nothing except liberal propaganda. And I thought that if being anti-pedophilia is liberal and socialist, that means MAGA is … [Read more...] about Ramaswamydingdong
RAMASWAMY ADOPTS TRUMP PLAYBOOK
Ohio is ground zero for amoral MAGA depravity
Here we are, just scant days away from the crucial midterm elections, and if you really want to understand why the MAGA Republicans seem destined to lose control of Congress, check out the macho meathead who’s running for re-election in Ohio. I’m well aware the most farcical story in Ohio right now is the TV ad sponsored by character assassin Vivek Ramaswamy, the MAGA … [Read more...] about Ohio is ground zero for amoral MAGA depravity
A Political Storm in France’s Enraged Streets: Affordability, War and the Fifth Republic
France is in the throes of a political storm that could upend the Fifth Republic established after World War II and reverberate across Europe. Its anxious electorate is deeply fragmented, anticipating a new era of forever wars in Europe and the Middle East. It fears a prolonged affordability crisis compounded by the costs of French and European rearmament. French … [Read more...] about A Political Storm in France’s Enraged Streets: Affordability, War and the Fifth Republic
France and Europe brace for mass chaos while Russia tightens “Boiling Frog” and “Salami Slicing” tactics.
An angry autumn (fall) is unfolding disturbingly and tragically across the European Union (EU). Extreme internal dissension in many countries is accelerating their decline in the midst of world-altering wars in Ukraine, the Gulf, US, Iran and Israel, alongside commercial wars with China. France will deploy 70,000 paramilitary gendarmes and police buttressed by professional … [Read more...] about France and Europe brace for mass chaos while Russia tightens “Boiling Frog” and “Salami Slicing” tactics.
How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation
How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation On March 3, 2020, Sen. Lindsey Graham walked into a private dining room at Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, D.C. Graham’s time was expensive. He was meeting with two executives and a lobbyist from a Hawaiian naval defense contractor called Navatek. And he had required them to commit to … [Read more...] about How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation
Donald Trump is Vladimir Putin’s ventriloquist dummy
The classic musical “Damn Yankees” featured the song “Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets.” Today it would be “Whatever Putin Wants, Putin Gets,” and the fellow delivering the goods is Donald Trump. In recent weeks, Trump has taken a series of actions that benefit Russia and Vladimir Putin at Ukraine’s expense. He may insist he’s trying to end the war. But his version of peace … [Read more...] about Donald Trump is Vladimir Putin’s ventriloquist dummy
How social media and AI changed bullying
by Tom Purcell Technology has enabled a new breed of bullying, and it’s nastier than ever. Bullying transformation In 1972, when I was 10, Franky Leper busted my handmade go-cart into pieces, then shoved me into the mud. Leper was in his teens, then — a big, fat, man-sized kid — and I stood no chance. But my older sister, Kris — then 5 feet tall and 90 pounds — … [Read more...] about How social media and AI changed bullying
Trump is only running his toilet mouth in red states. Guess why.
Five decades ago on “Saturday Night Live,” John Belushi played a character called “The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave,” a slobbering uninvited houseguest who crashed on the couch, littered the living room, and refused to go despite his host’s persistent pleas. Who does that sound like? About two weeks before the most crucial midterm elections in living memory, Donald Trump is … [Read more...] about Trump is only running his toilet mouth in red states. Guess why.
STABBING ZELENSKY IN THE BACK
As French protests escalate into riots, they may prove a gift for Marine Le Pen’s right-wing party
Embed from Getty Images Peter McPhee, The University of Melbourne Mass protests in France have spiralled into riots, with between 500,000 and 800,000 demonstrators in cities and towns across the country, most of them students. More than 100 police and many more protesters have been injured and up to 2,000 people have so far been arrested. Major public buildings – … [Read more...] about As French protests escalate into riots, they may prove a gift for Marine Le Pen’s right-wing party