Artist — Dan Wasserman In other events, The Niels Bugge Cartoon Award asked illustrators and cartoonists from around the world to submit drawings based on a basic theme: climate. “Oceans are in our hands,” the contest proclaimed, urging participants from 75...
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Yummy! Delicious Black Tar Refreshments!
This is what your fake-sugar soda pop looks like when it’s boiled down: “The American Heart Association writes 180,000 annual deaths may be linked to the consumption of sugary soft drinks.” Drink up, America! (Do not) Continue reading → Continue reading →...
Right Wing Conservatives Going Full-Honey Bunny Over Bowe Bergdahl
Chez wrote a piece this past week where he asks: “Has Twitter Become Too Toxic?” I think the answer to that is, yes. Yes, it has. Exhibit Q: Todd Kincannon is said to be “the chairman of the Simpsonville, South … Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue...
Sen. Rand Paul’s Sick Sense Of Humor
Wingnuts were on parade for their annual convention in Fort Worth, Texas this past Friday (where the scooters and on-sight repairs were provided for a fee) and, while Senator Ted Cruz could have walked with the unofficial award for Most Fanatical, Jingoistic, … Continue reading...
The CIA Is Now On Twitter
The CIA has officially entered the realm of Twitter: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet. — CIA (@CIA) June 6, 2014 Thank you for the @Twitter welcome! We look forward to sharing great #unclassified content … Continue reading → Continue reading →...
Some Good News Out Of Legoland
Last year, as part of their new mini-figurine series, LEGO unveiled Professor C. Bodin– “the first-ever female scientist in the company’s 81-year history.” As toys go, LEGOS have been almost exclusively marketed to boys over the years, but as it turns out...
War in Afghanistan: End in Sight
Artist — Steve Benson In other news, same-sex marriage officially began in Illinois today. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department has confirmed that “an American carried out the May 25 suicide bombing in Syria. It is believed to be the first time … Continue reading →...
The Biggest Scandal Surrounding The VA Is The GOP
Just like to follow-up on an excellent commentary by Ashby this past Friday. When president Obama took office, there were 180,000 troops in Iraq– a war which he, like the now-resigned General Eric Shinseki, were both outspoken against in terms … Continue reading → Continue reading...
The League Of Extraordinary Journalists
Last month, the story of the mysterious theft of the Sandy Hook memorial signs was picked up by news agencies and bloggers all around the world. The internet seemed to pause in collective disgust just long enough to remind itself … Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue...
Epic Denial
Artist — Adam Zyglis In other notable events, if anyone could convert aliens from an other world to Christianity, I think Pope Francis would have the best shot. Speaking on Monday during the homily at his daily morning Mass at … Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue...
Attorney General Eric Holder With The Quote Of The Week
During his commencement address at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md. yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder broke the mold by addressing with courage and clarity the racial disparities in our criminal justice system and our instituted “policies that impede equal … Continue...
Sen. Rand Paul Is All Buster
Via Time, Rand Paul returns to the national stage next week to reprise his most famous performance, filibustering a presidential nominee in a fight over the extrajudicial killing of American terrorists. Paul announced Thursday evening that he would filibuster the … Continue reading →...
Reince Priebus Wants To Know What Hillary’s Crazy Brain Has Accomplished
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus took to the world stage today on Meet The Press to go off on Hillary Clinton’s brain, age, and experience. When asked by David Gregory if it’s over the line attacking Hillary Clinton’s age and health, … Continue reading → Continue reading...
Settled Science
Artist — Nate Beeler According to a recent Gallup poll, Republicans and the Tea Party have some hilarity in store for the state of democracy this year. Sen. Marco Rubio reiterated to ABC’s Jonathan Karl today that he’s still a “no” … Continue reading →...
A Civil War Letter To Mother
RNC Headquarters Washington D.C. 11 May 2014 Dearest Mother-Sister-Wife, I thought I would take the opportunity to write to you as a yearly reminder of my undying love, for you are the one who birthed me on the floor of … Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading...
Redefining Benghazi
Artist — Mike Luckovich An interesting little piece about President Obama addressing the media’s reporting of his foreign policy in an off-the-record discussion with reporters aboard Air Force One last week: NEW YORK — During a six-hour flight last week from … Continue...
Sen. Rand Paul Still Trying Really Hard To Prove He’s Not Racist
Senator Rand Paul, and best friend to the Civil Rights movement, posted this photo of himself standing with students of the West End School– “a free, private, college preparatory elementary and middle school for at-risk young men.” Enjoyed meeting with … Continue reading...
Al Gore Tells It Like It Is
In an interview published in Politico Magazine this past week, former President Vice President Al Gore talked about the challenges of making climate change the cause of our generation in the context of unprecedented amounts of money in politics, and … Continue reading → Continue reading...
White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was last night, celebrating 100 years, hosted by Joel McHale, who joked that he wasn’t the first choice to host the event, since Jimmy Fallon had other plans, or something. But, as usual, … Continue reading → Continue...
The Man On The White Horse
Artist — Jack Ohman In other Bizarro world newsworthy topics, Sarah Palin defended waterboarding and violent revolt this weekend, telling a meeting of annual NRA convention nuts last night that, “Waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists.” “They obviously have...