Jon Clinch
@jonclinch.com
Jeopardy clue. Author of THE GENERAL AND JULIA, MARLEY, FINN, and KINGS OF THE EARTH. I make things with words.
You can get people off food assistance by making sure their jobs pay a living wage.
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
You can get people off food assistance by making sure their jobs pay a living wage.
Don't forget: Trump isn't composing prompts and generating this AI crap on his own. He's too impaired and stupid for that. It's being fed to him by people who know exactly what they're doing.
October 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Don't forget: Trump isn't composing prompts and generating this AI crap on his own. He's too impaired and stupid for that. It's being fed to him by people who know exactly what they're doing.
BE UNGOVERNABLE. Start on Saturday, but never let up.
October 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
BE UNGOVERNABLE. Start on Saturday, but never let up.
Now that the USA is cooked, what should we make to replace it?
October 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Now that the USA is cooked, what should we make to replace it?
Chicago proves once more that Trump is *all about cruelty.* The Epstein files are going to sicken every one of us.
October 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Chicago proves once more that Trump is *all about cruelty.* The Epstein files are going to sicken every one of us.
When Philly cops bombed the MOVE house in 1985, the story was everywhere. Nobody's covering this week's assault on innocents in Chicago. That's the difference between what we were and what we've become.
October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
When Philly cops bombed the MOVE house in 1985, the story was everywhere. Nobody's covering this week's assault on innocents in Chicago. That's the difference between what we were and what we've become.
I think Trump meant to call himself the Grim Raper.
October 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I think Trump meant to call himself the Grim Raper.
I would honestly like know why the sell copy for most current fiction focuses on the concealment and revelation of deep, dark, secrets.
October 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I would honestly like know why the sell copy for most current fiction focuses on the concealment and revelation of deep, dark, secrets.
If they can shut down the government, we can shut down the whole damned country. General strike now. Let’s go.
October 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If they can shut down the government, we can shut down the whole damned country. General strike now. Let’s go.
I want a one-man show that's nothing but bits of Trump speeches read for alternating hilarity and terror by Brian Cranston in a fat suit.
October 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I want a one-man show that's nothing but bits of Trump speeches read for alternating hilarity and terror by Brian Cranston in a fat suit.
And here Putin was afraid he'd have to attack American cities. #MissionAccomplished
October 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
And here Putin was afraid he'd have to attack American cities. #MissionAccomplished
I present to you a man who has actually been modeling his speech pattern upon that of his favorite imbecile.
October 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I present to you a man who has actually been modeling his speech pattern upon that of his favorite imbecile.
Why aren’t we talking about how “dangerous cities” is code for “places where brown people live”?
October 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Why aren’t we talking about how “dangerous cities” is code for “places where brown people live”?
He might not be hung, but he sure could be hanged. That’s your vocabulary lesson for the day.
September 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
He might not be hung, but he sure could be hanged. That’s your vocabulary lesson for the day.
The imbecile can't write. Of course he's a dictator.
September 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The imbecile can't write. Of course he's a dictator.
If you won't obey, they'd like you dead. Hell, they'd like you dead anyway.,
September 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If you won't obey, they'd like you dead. Hell, they'd like you dead anyway.,
In non-fascism news: Only 2K words until the new ms. is as long as MARLEY.
September 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In non-fascism news: Only 2K words until the new ms. is as long as MARLEY.
If only getting the Epstein files were as easy as saying, “Russia, if you’re listening…”
September 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If only getting the Epstein files were as easy as saying, “Russia, if you’re listening…”
The UN needs a translation channel that turns Trump's words into truth.
September 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The UN needs a translation channel that turns Trump's words into truth.
That giant ballroom is going to make one heck of a Spirit Halloween Shop.
September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
That giant ballroom is going to make one heck of a Spirit Halloween Shop.
Sure, sure — we did Jimmy Kimmell. Now let's do somebody nobody knows.
September 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Sure, sure — we did Jimmy Kimmell. Now let's do somebody nobody knows.
The Rapture, but they were wrong about which direction they'd go.
September 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Rapture, but they were wrong about which direction they'd go.
Disney is building a new "Villains Land," and I think it's a little bit on the nose.
September 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Disney is building a new "Villains Land," and I think it's a little bit on the nose.
LBJ stole elections, cheated on Lady Bird, escalated Viet Nam, and lifted his beagle up by the ears, but he never went after the Smothers Brothers.
September 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
LBJ stole elections, cheated on Lady Bird, escalated Viet Nam, and lifted his beagle up by the ears, but he never went after the Smothers Brothers.