Sunday, April 12, 2026

Communication Breakdown Toons


In the midst of delicate negotiations ...


... in our on again/off again war on Iran ...


... FLOTUS Melania Knauss Trump suddenly interrupted with a press conference (at which she took no questions) to say that she never had any relationship at any time with Jeffrey Epstein. And that the "lies need to end today".

Finally, something we can all agree on.

Speaking of that ...
Trump wants to deal again but the Iranians are holding a strait and yes, they are also playing not-12-dimensional chess. With morons.


We should build our Glorious Leader a giant tribute to commemorate his victories.


So it seems the United States will return, for the first time since 1973, to enrolling young men involuntarily to fight their wars of choice, particularly if those wars are to advance Western imperialism, control of petro-resources, or expanding the footprint of the Zionist project. After all, future conflicts over water, rare minerals, and guiding the development of artificial intelligence into a corporate hegemonic dystopia cannot all be fought by robots.

Besides, there's profit opportunities.

While we wait we can play some word games.
Meanwhile the DNC and assorted groupies gathered at NAN, Rev. Al Sharpton's confab, to do their usual nothing about anything and also to celebrate the fortunes they're reading in their cookies. As Ted Rall notes:

Democrats who dominate the conversations on the nation's op-ed pages and cable news networks -- self-identified 'thought leaders' -- continue to make the argument that their party must move right to win, never that Republicans must move left to do the same. Self-serving?
Impressively occupying the entire space where an actual opposition party -- anti-war, pro-environment, supporting working Americans -- is a tough damned job. And the only one the Democratic Party is capable of doing effectively. So the solution, obviously, is to renominate the person who won zero delegates in her home state before dropping out, and after being selected by a caucus of one, twice, ran an inspiring campaign with Liz Cheney and Hillary Clinton and advocated for "the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world".
The changes we need will not be happening with these people, these political parties, or these methods. If you're seeking some good news, it's within our sight and reach but not our motivation. Our species doesn't yet have the courage to tackle the intractable, and if you only want to be inspired, look elsewhere. Frankly, a brief fly-around the moon did not do it for me.

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