Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling
@rubenbolling.bsky.social
Cartoonist, Writer. Two-time Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Herblock Prize, RFK Journalism Award, Berryman Award, NCS Awards, Top 76 Theme Park Influencer, Olympic Hopeful
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THE GREAT MERITOCRACY RACE
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THE GREAT MERITOCRACY RACE
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Brought to you by the proud and mighty Inner Hive, including long-time member Erin B. and new member Dale Martin.
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Years ago, when independent newspapers and local media began to disappear, one of the funniest and most incisive cartoonists asked for direct support so he could continue to make brilliant stuff. This was rare at the time.
I’ve been a subscriber since then and I CANNOT recommend it highly enough!
I’ve been a subscriber since then and I CANNOT recommend it highly enough!
YESTERDAY, esteemed members of the Inner Hive got the Tom the Dancing Bug comic that will be published later TODAY, and so already know the inside story of the Venezuela invasion.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Years ago, when independent newspapers and local media began to disappear, one of the funniest and most incisive cartoonists asked for direct support so he could continue to make brilliant stuff. This was rare at the time.
I’ve been a subscriber since then and I CANNOT recommend it highly enough!
I’ve been a subscriber since then and I CANNOT recommend it highly enough!
YESTERDAY, esteemed members of the Inner Hive got the Tom the Dancing Bug comic that will be published later TODAY, and so already know the inside story of the Venezuela invasion.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
YESTERDAY, esteemed members of the Inner Hive got the Tom the Dancing Bug comic that will be published later TODAY, and so already know the inside story of the Venezuela invasion.
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From just before Trump invaded Venezuela and started threatening Denmark.
Biden's aging brain caused him to slow down and cede decisions to his staff of experts.
Trump's form of dementia is causing deteriorated impulse control, and the confabulation of lies and fantasies, driving him to violence and destruction, which his cadre of sycophants only encourage.
Trump's form of dementia is causing deteriorated impulse control, and the confabulation of lies and fantasies, driving him to violence and destruction, which his cadre of sycophants only encourage.
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
From just before Trump invaded Venezuela and started threatening Denmark.
There were plenty of leaks. But the recipients of the leaks opted not to publish.
And... Trump was president in 2017.
And... Trump was president in 2017.
January 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
There were plenty of leaks. But the recipients of the leaks opted not to publish.
And... Trump was president in 2017.
And... Trump was president in 2017.
Essential, hard-hitting journalism from the man who is The Washington Post’s new Woodward AND Bernstein.
January 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Essential, hard-hitting journalism from the man who is The Washington Post’s new Woodward AND Bernstein.
The intent of democracy is for the powerful decide what the intent of democracy is and then use anti-democratic means to impose it.
GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez: "Even Chavez was elected democratically, but he used democracy against democracy in order to remain in power. That's not really the intent of democracy."
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The intent of democracy is for the powerful decide what the intent of democracy is and then use anti-democratic means to impose it.
Saturday afternoon cartoons…
📣 IT'S THE TOM THE DANCING BUG REVIEW
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🏃 The Great Meritocracy Race
🐱 Antifa vs. Fa
🧊 Know Your ICE Agent
🙂 The N-Word Is Back
📱 Demon Box, Thief of Time
🧬 Selfish Gene
AND MORE!
free to see at tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/goodbye-2025
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🏃 The Great Meritocracy Race
🐱 Antifa vs. Fa
🧊 Know Your ICE Agent
🙂 The N-Word Is Back
📱 Demon Box, Thief of Time
🧬 Selfish Gene
AND MORE!
free to see at tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/goodbye-2025
Goodbye, 2025
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out
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January 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Saturday afternoon cartoons…
You can tell someone is an articulate, intelligent, serious thinker if they use "eff" instead of "fuck" when they invoke a moronic cliche used in bar fights when justifying a war.
January 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
You can tell someone is an articulate, intelligent, serious thinker if they use "eff" instead of "fuck" when they invoke a moronic cliche used in bar fights when justifying a war.
So when does Trump pardon him?
January 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
So when does Trump pardon him?
Can Venezuela now attack America, kidnap Trump and Melania, and have him stand trial for his crimes in Venezuela?
January 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Can Venezuela now attack America, kidnap Trump and Melania, and have him stand trial for his crimes in Venezuela?
CBS News has a message for Trump.
January 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
CBS News has a message for Trump.
Could not disagree more. Look at Trump's attitude when he lost in 2020. He was defiant, mendacious, and ultimately violently treasonous. He's only gotten worse, and he will react to any setback with denials of reality and any illegal means at his disposal to fight it.
Ok everyone got their easy dunks out of the way, here's a substantive one
THIS happened BECAUSE he was completely defeated. The George W Bush Presidency had effectively ended at that point. He lost not just the House, but the Senate too, because voters hated him. You get THIS when WE WIN.
THIS happened BECAUSE he was completely defeated. The George W Bush Presidency had effectively ended at that point. He lost not just the House, but the Senate too, because voters hated him. You get THIS when WE WIN.
Not a fan of Bush but he was a step up from what we got now.
January 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Could not disagree more. Look at Trump's attitude when he lost in 2020. He was defiant, mendacious, and ultimately violently treasonous. He's only gotten worse, and he will react to any setback with denials of reality and any illegal means at his disposal to fight it.
Reposted by Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling
Opinions on "superintelligence" can reasonably differ. (Personally I think it's a terrible framing that obscures more than it clarifies.) But I still struggle to comprehend why anyone would think LLMs are the route to it.
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Opinions on "superintelligence" can reasonably differ. (Personally I think it's a terrible framing that obscures more than it clarifies.) But I still struggle to comprehend why anyone would think LLMs are the route to it.
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
THE GREAT MERITOCRACY RACE
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Brought to you by the proud and mighty Inner Hive, including long-time member Erin B. and new member Dale Martin.
bit.ly/theInnerHive
-
READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
THE GREAT MERITOCRACY RACE
-
Brought to you by the proud and mighty Inner Hive, including long-time member Erin B. and new member Dale Martin.
bit.ly/theInnerHive
-
READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
January 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
THE GREAT MERITOCRACY RACE
-
Brought to you by the proud and mighty Inner Hive, including long-time member Erin B. and new member Dale Martin.
bit.ly/theInnerHive
-
READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
THE GREAT MERITOCRACY RACE
-
Brought to you by the proud and mighty Inner Hive, including long-time member Erin B. and new member Dale Martin.
bit.ly/theInnerHive
-
READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
📣 IT'S THE TOM THE DANCING BUG REVIEW
-
🏃 The Great Meritocracy Race
🐱 Antifa vs. Fa
🧊 Know Your ICE Agent
🙂 The N-Word Is Back
📱 Demon Box, Thief of Time
🧬 Selfish Gene
AND MORE!
free to see at tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/goodbye-2025
-
🏃 The Great Meritocracy Race
🐱 Antifa vs. Fa
🧊 Know Your ICE Agent
🙂 The N-Word Is Back
📱 Demon Box, Thief of Time
🧬 Selfish Gene
AND MORE!
free to see at tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/goodbye-2025
Goodbye, 2025
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out
tomthedancingbug.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
📣 IT'S THE TOM THE DANCING BUG REVIEW
-
🏃 The Great Meritocracy Race
🐱 Antifa vs. Fa
🧊 Know Your ICE Agent
🙂 The N-Word Is Back
📱 Demon Box, Thief of Time
🧬 Selfish Gene
AND MORE!
free to see at tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/goodbye-2025
-
🏃 The Great Meritocracy Race
🐱 Antifa vs. Fa
🧊 Know Your ICE Agent
🙂 The N-Word Is Back
📱 Demon Box, Thief of Time
🧬 Selfish Gene
AND MORE!
free to see at tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/goodbye-2025
Biden's aging brain caused him to slow down and cede decisions to his staff of experts.
Trump's form of dementia is causing deteriorated impulse control, and the confabulation of lies and fantasies, driving him to violence and destruction, which his cadre of sycophants only encourage.
Trump's form of dementia is causing deteriorated impulse control, and the confabulation of lies and fantasies, driving him to violence and destruction, which his cadre of sycophants only encourage.
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Biden's aging brain caused him to slow down and cede decisions to his staff of experts.
Trump's form of dementia is causing deteriorated impulse control, and the confabulation of lies and fantasies, driving him to violence and destruction, which his cadre of sycophants only encourage.
Trump's form of dementia is causing deteriorated impulse control, and the confabulation of lies and fantasies, driving him to violence and destruction, which his cadre of sycophants only encourage.
Reposted by Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling
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January 2, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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🟠 This week's Klassik Tom the Dancing Bug
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"Flowers for Trinitron," from 1995
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"Flowers for Trinitron," from 1995
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January 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
🟠 This week's Klassik Tom the Dancing Bug
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"Flowers for Trinitron," from 1995
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"Flowers for Trinitron," from 1995
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I spent a New Years in Amsterdam a few years ago, and I’m shocked this kind of thing doesn’t happen every year. Everyone gets drunk and sets off huge fireworks in the streets on an unimaginable scale.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/w...
A Monumental Church in Amsterdam Is Ravaged by Flames on New Year’s Day
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January 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I spent a New Years in Amsterdam a few years ago, and I’m shocked this kind of thing doesn’t happen every year. Everyone gets drunk and sets off huge fireworks in the streets on an unimaginable scale.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/w...
The best chance to get your children to read is to LIMIT SCREEN TIME, and have plenty of fun, appealing books of all types around the home (always have bunch taken out of the public library).
Decided to write one last thing this year, this time about how slow we often are to recognize that the world was changing even before we were born into it. www.pbump.net/o/the-more-t...
The more things change
During a tour at my son's new school this summer, another father struck up a conversation. He asked about my son's reading and described his efforts to get his child to pick up books more frequently. ...
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January 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The best chance to get your children to read is to LIMIT SCREEN TIME, and have plenty of fun, appealing books of all types around the home (always have bunch taken out of the public library).
Reposted by Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling
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TOP SEVEN PHILIPPÉ WYNNE END-OF-SONG RIFFING ON SPINNERS SONGS
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#7 How Could I Let You Get Away
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#7 How Could I Let You Get Away
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How Could I Let You Get Away
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December 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
TOP SEVEN PHILIPPÉ WYNNE END-OF-SONG RIFFING ON SPINNERS SONGS
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#7 How Could I Let You Get Away
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#7 How Could I Let You Get Away
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There is an Instagram account that I don’t write or post about that gives me information, clues, and predictions about Trump’s health that I do not dare allow myself to believe, but secretly thrill at each new installment.
December 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
There is an Instagram account that I don’t write or post about that gives me information, clues, and predictions about Trump’s health that I do not dare allow myself to believe, but secretly thrill at each new installment.