Gene Weingarten
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Gene Weingarten
@geneweingarten.bsky.social
Former Wapo humor columnist, current writer, cartoonist, and misanthrope.
Are we in a dictatorship yet?
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Hey. Wake Up.
A very short Gene Pool today.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
this is correct, top to bottom.
January 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
@demiliopics2.bsky.social Where in The Bronx?
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Remember Viola Liuzzo? You should. It's happening again.
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This Has Happened Before
Viola Liuzzo was 39 years old when she was murdered. It was March 25, 1965.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
In my opinion, the headline and illustration are worth the price of admission.
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Title
The Coronavirus has now crept from my left nostril into my brain, where it is annihilating good judgment and exterminating all resolve, including, say, deciding whether to go upstairs to pee, or just ...
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January 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Listening to riotous celebration in the street. People are stupid.
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Do you hate New Year's Eve as much as I do?
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Happy New Year, I Guess
The first and last time I went on a date on New Year’s Eve, I was 16.
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December 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you love cats you should read this!
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Grandpa the Cat: The Saga Continues . . .
(And is my favorite column of the year)
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December 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I believe this is the most terrifying thing I have ever written.
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Uh Oh.
Here is a poem that my brother, Don Weingarten, sent me yesterday.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
He spoke like an auctioneer.
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I'll agree with him: The world has never seen anything like this before.
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I say this from distant personal knowledge: He is smashed on adderall and/or amphetamines.
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The Washington Pist strikes again.
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Fixed That For You.
Hello.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
He is Going Down Fast
But how fast is he going?
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December 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Please read this. It's about AI. (I wrote it myself.)
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The Cyrano Syndrome
(Brought to you by AI)
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December 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Does Rubio know Trump is batshit crazy? Take the poll.
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This Just In ...
— Okay, this is great.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Man Who Cannot Laugh at Himself.
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It's Fawning In America.
Many great figures in history leave slogans by which they are known.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Poems about poems. These results are extraordinary.
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The Invitational Week 153: Can You Just Imagine?
Tell us some events that 'happened' next year. Plus funny poems about other poems.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM