Sunday, June 28, 2026

Swamping the Drains Funnies


Upon reflection ...

T-Grump's Green New Scummy Deal was the week's low-hanging toon fruit. We all have bigger issues than a little algae. Like say, anger management. Mental health.
Trillionaires looking for the real killers (not just screwworms).

Yeah, I got 99 problems but being Skeered of Soshulism ain't one. See, these are DEMOCRATIC Socialists. So: Democrats. Social Democrats. SocDems. Or SockDems.

Gonna be a hot socialist summer. Speaking of scorching, it's good that the climate crisis is finally getting more attention.

And tremendous concern about our kids being influenced by ... *ahem*
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Sunday, June 21, 2026

Shart of the Deal Toons


The latest: JD Vance is in Switzerland for ongoing "peace talks" as Iran recloses the Strait of Hormuz due to Israeli incursions in southern Lebanon.

These are some truly hideous creatures.

With “friends” like these, who needs a fascist collaborator? NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill rode into office on a (blue) wave of goodwill last fall, with promises to “increase government accountability”. And as recently as this past February, she signed an executive order barring ICE from operating on state-owned property.

Jesse Duquette typically reserves his wrath for Trump and the GOP.
How sad it was, then, to see her answer the pleas of the peaceful protestors at Delaney Hall by siccing the New Jersey state police on them. If nothing else, this type of betrayal serves as a reminder that (white) people in power will almost always use an increasingly violent police force to solve a problem, as that is the only tool in the box they are comfortable with.

Not just the pols.
News item: A few San Francisco Giants players protested Pride Night at the ballpark by writing Bible verses on their caps.
"Masculine and Manly" toons were two weeks ago.


News item:"Elon Musk becomes first trillionaire to be guillotined"

Duopoly News, but first some non-duopoly news: a Texas Libertarian was elected to the Rosenberg city council by three votes in the May runoff elections. Meanwhile in the Big Dank City, Kuffner is scooting his booty on the carpet again over third-party candidates trying to get on the ballot (no screwworms; the vet just needs to express his anal glands). Chuckles is no longer as good at Donkey pom-pom waving as Michelle Davis, but at least he doesn't chronically pretend that voting for jackasses is about democracy, like Neil. Seriously. If Texas Democrats can't get it done in 2026, that will be nobody's fault but theirs. And sure enough, as they convene in Corpus this week, they stand a better than even chance of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by their own infighting.


The Texas GOP convention in Houston last week was by every account an unmitigated disaster for the 30-year majority party. The atmospheric conditions are overripe for a blue tsunami in November, but these people could f up a wet dream. I am the senior voice of experience here. If it motivates you, take my pessimism as your challenge.
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Sunday, June 14, 2026

Sporty Funnies (for the not so sports-inclined)


What's your least favorite? Wrestling, basketball, soccer?

Mine is probably relitigating presidential elections past (I blame W Bush for that; he's the reason this blog got birthed almost 25 years ago).

Trump actually wasn't the biggest fool in this charade.


At least we were able to celebrate with Olivia Benson and Tay. It's so wonderful when megamillionaires and billionaires get to experience joy, isn't it?


Think I'd be more 'Mamdanistan'. If I weren't for the Spurs.


Ramirez again catching a clue. Prolly no Ill Eagles in his family.

My second-least favorite sport is off-season American football, college AND pro. Combines, coaching shuffles, transfer portals, way-too-early rankings, mock drafts ...

... and too much gambling, and now a lot more lawsuits.


The Texas GOP was in town, not for the World Cup matches. For the circus.


Sorry about that. Child rape ain't funny. It's long past time for a species that refers to itself as 'wise' to evolve beyond pedophilia, and a good start would be to end its religious leaders' conspiracy of silence about it (Pope Chicago, I'm lookin' at you, too). Full disclosure: this could also be a statement construed to be antisemitic by some who believe in Zionism. YMMV.

Anyway some of the gooniest Tex-MAGA are bound to lose, but if these people get much of their 2026 vintage of 'I'm Right of You' elected again ... Urine Trouble. *badumtss*


There were some elections in California too, I heard.

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Sunday, June 07, 2026

"The Very Model of Modern Masculinity" Toons


Happy Pride Month, Mr. President.

The latest bit of alternative reality is, in fact, true: The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall is, indeed, longer than the Sears Tower, the Empire State Building or the World Trade Center, which raises the question “So what?”

Pikes Peak weighs more than an elephant. There are more geysers in Iceland than in Peru. Ice cream has no bones. That a statement is true doesn’t make it relevant.
Venables seized upon Trump’s long-established sensitivity about the size of his hands, which became “a thing” after Dear Leader complained about a writer pointing it out. It’s a reminder of when you told your six-year-old that if he stopping throwing tantrums, the other kids would quit teasing him.

No we won't.

Republican Congressman Andy Ogles (R-TN) posted a shock message for Pride Month on Tuesday, declaring, “Homosexuality has no place in America.” Ogles, who has long stirred controversy with his bigoted, trollish rhetoric, added, “Happy Nuclear Family Month.”

Reaction -- which took the form of universal condemnation -- came swiftly (reactions collated at link are hilarious). Even Ted Cruz disagreed. But he might be gay.

America's 250th birthday will be a celebration fit for a King (not a queen).

It's two now, Mr. President.


No, it's gonna get worse. Do you think farmers and ranchers in north and west Texas already know about high fertilizer and diesel costs? And which war is responsible? Perhaps Texas Democrats are still capable of reminding them over the next five months.


If you're in or around the capital city this weekend (or the next couple of weeks), go see the Gilbert Shelton exhibit at the Austin Museum of Popular Culture. Shelton created The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers cartoons, which defined the late 60's/early 70's counterculture. Phineas, Frank, and Freddie were no small part of my coming of age.
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