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Kris Truelsen
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A cartoon by SLANE shows a raging river with some kind of vehicle sinking in the waves, while a stone bridge arches above. The bridge stones are labeled FREEDOM, HEALTH, SAFETY, FOOD, AFFORDABILITY, HOMES and JOBS, and the bright yellow keystone reads CLIMATE. People are gathered on the bridge's left side, and two of them say, "We should do something!" and "More paper straws?" On the right side, a piece of heavy machinery with a big claw is belching smoke and removing a chunk from the CLIMATE keystone, as the operator says "The climate has always changed."
October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Comic strip panel: Robin the Boy Wonder says "COVID IS BACK." Batman, slapping him, says "IT NEVER LEFT."
October 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights are muddied with boot prints that bear the words Trump and MAGA.
September 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Photo of Werner Heisenberg in front of a blackboard with a bit of a calculation in chalk showing. Caption reads: "Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think." - Werner Heisenberg
September 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Sean Mullen— I don't know how to say this without sounding harsh, but I need you to hear it. COVID — or SARS-2, if you prefer — is not "just another cold." It doesn't leave you the same. Every reinfection stacks the damage: to your brain, your heart, your immune system. The average American has already been infected about four times. Most people don't realize that "brain fog" isn't just being tired — it's real, measurable injury. And every year you skip masking, testing, or clean air, you're rolling the dice on another 1-2 infections. That adds up. By the time we hit the end of this decade, if you aren't protecting yourself, you will not be the same. Not just "a little older." We're talking accelerated aging: dementia, heart attack, stroke, cancer, chronic illness. And it's not just adults. Research shows kids are developing immune dysfunction that mirrors HIV — at rates similar to adults. Each infection compounds the risk. This isn't hypothetical. It's happening. Think about your life goals. Think about your kids. Who is going to take care of them if you become chronically ill, bed-bound, or gone? Right now we are in another major wave — even if the news isn't reporting it. You might not test. You might shrug it off. But sooner or later, one of these infections will leave its mark. I guarantee it. I'm saying this because I want you around. I want you healthy. I want my friends, colleagues, and family to take this seriously before it's too late. Clean air. Masks. Precautions. These aren't inconveniences. They are the line between staying whole and watching your health slip away, wave by wave. My wife is on her very first infection - after more than five years of us never eating indoors, never taking chances. And even then, it found its way in. That's how relentless this virus is. Here's the truth: • Every breath you share indoors without protection is a coin flip. How many flips until you lose? • By 2030, the question won't be who masked. It will be who's still stan…
August 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Cat: I am BUSY Girl: I am VERY busy / Cat: Putting one foot in front of the other Girl: Fighting the slide into fascism / Cat: Putting one foot in front of the other Girl: Our slip past climate change's point of no return / Cat: Turns out - there's always another foot Girl: A culture of cruelty and hucksterism where to dare believe in a better world - is to be considered a mark / Cat: So that takes up most of the day Girl: by being CONSTANTLY ANXIOUS / Cat: In the evening I like to sink into a depressed stupor Girl: Where do you find the TIME?
July 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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How medical appointments are these days.
Under heading The Vertlartnic— Photo of a smiling doctor (photo credit: POLLY VALENCE/THE VERTLARTNIC) with the text: You're Not Medically Trained. That's Why You Can't Understand That My Breath Is Special And Can't Cause You Infections. Credit at bottom: HUGH JEEGO
June 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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"If I understand this correctly, the US president has launched a trade war against the world, believes he can force the EU and China to meet his terms, is determined to annex Canada and Greenland, but is powerless before the sovereign might of El Salvador. Is that it?" – Steven Inskeep, NPR
April 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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“The game the [Trump] administration is playing, where it pretends it lacks the power to ask for Abrego Garcia to be returned while [president of El Salvador] Bukele pretends he doesn't have the power to return him, is an expression of obvious contempt for the Supreme Court-and for the rule of law." – Adam Serwer, The Atlantic
April 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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The plan all along has been to be able to get rid of U.S. citizens by creating a "Schroedinger's box" where anyone can be sent, but once they are there, the U.S. cannot get them back because they are "in the custody of a foreign sovereign." "If they can get Abrego Garcia out of the box, the plan does not work." – Chris Geidner, legal analyst of Law Dork
April 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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"On the White House's theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs." – Timothy Snyder, scholar of authoritarianism
April 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Nero (not his real name) is fiddling (with a golf club) while Rome (not its real name) burns (metaphorically—for now).
photo of a felon and adjudicated rapist who holds the office of U.S. president as he swings a golf club while a wall of fire rages in the background
April 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for March 24, 2025 GoComics.com Copyright 2025 Wiley Ink, Ltd. 3-24 wlleyink@earthlink.net Cartoon panel titled “THE DEPARTMENT OF GASLIGHTING EFFICIENCY” Two uniformed guards with pikes are atop a castle turret, looking down at a horde of armed, battle-ready men, one of whom stands next to a battering ram, apparently made from a tree trunk. It’s all very Viking or medieval except for the guy in a 3-piece suit with a briefcase, who says to the castle guards, “HOSTILE TAKEOVER? NO...WE'RE ONLY HERE TO CHECK THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CASTLE GATE.”
March 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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My whole political stance pretty much boils down to "I care about other people and the planet" and wow does that make some people mad.
March 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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New song! Gloom with a twinkle! Unusual instrumentation! Give it a listen.

soundcloud.com/ghostballoon...
Man dancing and whistling while his head is covered by a grey cloud.
March 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for March 03, 2025, Copyright 2025 Wiley Ink, 14d. 3-3 Comic strip of man and woman looking at a sign outside a restaurant that reads CHEF WANTED • MUST HATE COOKING AND THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY • NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY The man comments: LOOKS LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO SAY GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE RUN LIKE A BUSINESS GOT THEIR WISH
March 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The cast of NCIS if Drumpf and his bigots were showrunners.
The cast of NCIS (2025) with women and people of colour in the cast fading away.
February 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff: Guess which two got fired. As Jeff Tiedrich puts it, "apparently, Generalling While Black and Admiralling While Female are now crimes in this country."
Photo of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: eight people including one Black general and one female admiral.
February 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Image of tombstone with inscription: The United States of America. July 4, 1776 to January 20, 2025. Flowers sit on the headstone's base.
January 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Non Sequitur comic strip by Wiley. January 8, 2025 strip features young girl Danae and her horse friend, Lucy. Danae says: OK... MY FIRST STEP AS AN INVENTOR IS TO FIND A NEED AND FILL IT, 5O MAYBE WE SHOULD START WITH A NEWSPAPER. Lucy asks: WHY? Danae explains: THAT'S WHERE WE'LL FIND THE PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD...THEN WE JUST THINK OF SOMETHING THAT'LL FIX ONE OF THEM. The two look wide-eyed and shocked at the newspaper (The Times Journal). The two retreat to a big, comfy chair. Lucy says: SO... WHAT DO YOU THINK THE WORLD NEEDS? Danae says: A HUG AND A VACATION AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
January 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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49% OF COVID INFECTIONS ARE ASYMPTOMATIC, which means you may not know if you are actually sick. This is why it's important to take a multilayered approach (one or more of the following) to protect yourselves and others: N95 and KN95 masks. HEPA air filtration, Good ventilation (carbon dioxide <800 parts per million), Up-to-date vaccinations, Rapid tests before gathering, Attention to wastewater levels of COVID-19. Yale SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. Sources: The Lancet Regional Health. CDC
December 10, 2024 at 12:43 AM
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Being anti-vaccine is essentially being an accessory to murder.
Number of lives saved by vaccination from 1974 to 2004 Data source: Shattock et al. (2024). Contribution of vaccination to improved child survival: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization. Measles 93.71 million, Tetanus 27.95 million, Whooping cough (pertussis) 13.17 million, Tuberculosis 10.87 million, Haemophilus influenzae type B 2.85 million, Streptococcus pneumoniae 1.63 million, Polio 1.57 million, Yellow fever 554,000, Hepatitis B 464,000, Rotavirus 396,000, Diphtheria 357,000, Rubella 286,000
November 15, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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Everything you don't want to know about COVID: COVID is airborne. It's not "mild." Infection damage is cumulative. It makes you more susceptible to other infections and diseases. There is no cure for Long COVID. The pandemic is not over. Wearing a mask reduces transmission. whn-global
November 9, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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1941 Pearl Harbor - 2001 9-11 - 2024 Election Day
November 6, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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Covid-Safe Scout Mastery Badge #9
Sans-Covid

This recipient, through an abundance of caution, has never contracted Covid. Diligence, masks, vaccinations, attention to air quality, distancing, staying informed, and refusing to compromise their personal health have all led to remaining Covid-free.
circle badge of a Covid virus particle enclrcled by the prohibition symbol
October 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM