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Fortunate grandfather standing on giants' shoulders seeking righteousness, justice, freedom and a more perfect Union for all. Ubuntu. ☮️➕💜
Donald Trump’s Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, acknowledged today that yesterday’s email dump undermines his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell.
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Donald Trump’s Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, acknowledged today that yesterday’s email dump undermines his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell.
“Let this be a reminder: when they go low, we cave.”
Cartoon, by Brendan Loper, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Brendan Loper, The New Yorker
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Let this be a reminder: when they go low, we cave.”
Cartoon, by Brendan Loper, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Brendan Loper, The New Yorker
"Out, damned spot!" consumed by guilt and then this haunting line about the irreversibility of her corrupt actions.
Just got me thinking ...
Just got me thinking ...
October 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
"Out, damned spot!" consumed by guilt and then this haunting line about the irreversibility of her corrupt actions.
Just got me thinking ...
Just got me thinking ...
Let's not get stuck in the Twilight Zone!
Truth is the way.
We're in this together. Don't look away.
Truth is the way.
We're in this together. Don't look away.
October 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Let's not get stuck in the Twilight Zone!
Truth is the way.
We're in this together. Don't look away.
Truth is the way.
We're in this together. Don't look away.
"The wolf huffed and puffed ...
Cartoon, by Sarah Kempa, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Sarah Kempa, The New Yorker
October 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"The wolf huffed and puffed ...
Cartoon, by Sarah Kempa, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Sarah Kempa, The New Yorker
“Since you can no longer afford insurance that covers X-rays, I can instead show you the plans for the White House ballroom.”
Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson, The New Yorker
October 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“Since you can no longer afford insurance that covers X-rays, I can instead show you the plans for the White House ballroom.”
Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson, The New Yorker
Answer me this: Are you all in? #Solidarity
October 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Answer me this: Are you all in? #Solidarity
"Historians sometimes say that when societies are descending into fascism, it can be hard for the people to notice it in real time. Well, historians of the future, I’m here to tell you: Millions of us are noticing. And we are horrified and enraged."
newrepublic.com/post/201625/...
newrepublic.com/post/201625/...
October 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Historians sometimes say that when societies are descending into fascism, it can be hard for the people to notice it in real time. Well, historians of the future, I’m here to tell you: Millions of us are noticing. And we are horrified and enraged."
newrepublic.com/post/201625/...
newrepublic.com/post/201625/...
Liberty in peril calls on all of us to resist tyranny.
October 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Liberty in peril calls on all of us to resist tyranny.
Portlandia resistance ... Stand with the frogs. We're in this together. Don't look away.
Photo Credit: (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty)
Photo Credit: (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty)
October 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Portlandia resistance ... Stand with the frogs. We're in this together. Don't look away.
Photo Credit: (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty)
Photo Credit: (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty)
“You have to give credit where credit is due . . . though of course he’ll use that credit to buy more autocracy.”
Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson, The New Yorker
October 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“You have to give credit where credit is due . . . though of course he’ll use that credit to buy more autocracy.”
Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson, The New Yorker
Retribution is not reasonable public policy.
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Retribution is not reasonable public policy.
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.
October 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.
Stand with the frogs. Portland 2025 ☮️➕💜
October 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Stand with the frogs. Portland 2025 ☮️➕💜
Discovery under oath is the path to truth and justice ...
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Discovery under oath is the path to truth and justice ...
A professional liar:
“I’m the only president in modern history who left office with a smaller national debt than when I came into office.”
That’s a whopper. Fact check: “During DT’s presidency, the debt increased by $7.8 trillion, nearly 40% more than any president in history.”
~Thom Hartmann
“I’m the only president in modern history who left office with a smaller national debt than when I came into office.”
That’s a whopper. Fact check: “During DT’s presidency, the debt increased by $7.8 trillion, nearly 40% more than any president in history.”
~Thom Hartmann
October 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A professional liar:
“I’m the only president in modern history who left office with a smaller national debt than when I came into office.”
That’s a whopper. Fact check: “During DT’s presidency, the debt increased by $7.8 trillion, nearly 40% more than any president in history.”
~Thom Hartmann
“I’m the only president in modern history who left office with a smaller national debt than when I came into office.”
That’s a whopper. Fact check: “During DT’s presidency, the debt increased by $7.8 trillion, nearly 40% more than any president in history.”
~Thom Hartmann
“I was going to freak out about this but I think I’ll wait until tomorrow, when a new global debacle will have taken its place.”
~Cartoon, by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby, The New Yorker
~Cartoon, by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby, The New Yorker
October 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“I was going to freak out about this but I think I’ll wait until tomorrow, when a new global debacle will have taken its place.”
~Cartoon, by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby, The New Yorker
~Cartoon, by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby, The New Yorker
The House is not working...
October 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The House is not working...
Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, announced that Stephen Colbert has been named a 2025 Ripple of Hope Award laureate.
Colbert will be recognized at the annual Ripple of Hope Gala on December 9, 2025, in New York City.
Colbert will be recognized at the annual Ripple of Hope Gala on December 9, 2025, in New York City.
October 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, announced that Stephen Colbert has been named a 2025 Ripple of Hope Award laureate.
Colbert will be recognized at the annual Ripple of Hope Gala on December 9, 2025, in New York City.
Colbert will be recognized at the annual Ripple of Hope Gala on December 9, 2025, in New York City.
“. . . and then Randy Quaid yells, ‘Hello, boys, I’m back!,’ and flies his jet right into the alien ship, blowing it up, and I think you all just need to be more like that.”
Cartoon, by Tyson Cole, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Tyson Cole, The New Yorker
October 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“. . . and then Randy Quaid yells, ‘Hello, boys, I’m back!,’ and flies his jet right into the alien ship, blowing it up, and I think you all just need to be more like that.”
Cartoon, by Tyson Cole, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Tyson Cole, The New Yorker
The choice is on your ballot.
September 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The choice is on your ballot.
This fight is for our lives. Everything is on the line. We're in this together. Don't look away.
September 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This fight is for our lives. Everything is on the line. We're in this together. Don't look away.
Check your backbone ...
September 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Check your backbone ...