Political Memes, Comics, and other Shenanigans, Part 46

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"Nashville School Shooting"

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Three students and three school staffers were murdered today in another American mass shooting, this time in Nashville, Tennessee. According to the Gun Violence Archive, this is the 129th mass shooting in the United States this year. That’s 129 mass shootings in the past three months, and we still have four more days before this month is over. Hell, the day’s not over. For one person at the scene, it was her second time witnessing a mass shooting. Only in the United States can a person be a witness to two mass shootings.

And this happened in Tennessee where out of “concern” for child safety, the Republican-controlled state legislature just banned public drag shows. Last year, they banned Critical Race Theory even though it didn’t exist in any schools in the state.

There have been no mass murders in schools or anywhere else in this nation by drag queens or Critical Race Theory. But school shootings happen. They happen a lot. So why is it so easy to ban drag shows and a black history course that doesn’t exist yet we can’t talk about gun control? Why can’t we talk about a ban on assault weapons?

Republicans became very comfortable with kids being murdered by assault rifles several years ago. Guns are more important to them than the lives of our children. So is homophobia and racism which is why they’re so eager to act against drag queens and black history which multiple states are now banning.

And the thing is, I’ve already written this blog. I’ve already drawn this cartoon. And I’m going to write it again and I’m going to draw it again. I’m tired of drawing dead bodies. And, a lot of Republicans are going to tell me “too soon” with this cartoon.

Within minutes of posting this cartoon on Twitter, a goon tweeted a meme at me about Nazis and gun bans. It’s “too soon” for me to talk about gun control on the day of a school shooting, but the goons can go ahead and lie about Nazis and gun bans.

So if the day of a mass shooting is “too soon,” when does “too soon” expire? When can I talk about gun control after a mass shooting? With 129 within three months, it better be a short window. There have been more mass shootings than days which would mean we can never talk about it.

Mass shootings have become a Republican industry.

 

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"The Day After"

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There’s a lot to be concerned about the day after Ron DeSantis wins the presidency…if he is ever to win it. There’s a lot of time between now and election day, 2024 so it’s very early in the race despite the fact we already have two official candidates, and DeSantis isn’t one of them. But, it doesn’t look like DeSantis will be the GOP nominee in 2024.

A Harvard University poll has Trump over DeSantis by 12 points but a poll by Morning Consult has him up by 25. Neither of those has him as high over DeSantis as Trump’s favorite pollster which he touted at his recent Waco hate rally, Catturd2, a Twitter account that has Trump 45 points over DeSantis. I’m sure we’ll all be keeping our eyes on Catturd’s prognostications throughout the presidential race.

But time can change perceptions. For example, there were a few minutes in 2008 when some people didn’t see Sarah Palin as a raving lunatic shooting wolves from helicopters. Maybe between now and November 2024…or 2028, DeSantis will develop some charm and a personality. Maybe people won’t see him as much of a high white boot-wearing goose-stepping knee-jerk fascist asshole pointing his finger in the faces of high school students. Maybe people other than Nazis will have warm gushy feelings deep down inside when they hear the name “Ron DeSantis.”

But whether you have warm gushy feelings for Meatball Ron or not, he’s a fascist. He’s looking to turn Florida into a dictatorship where he chooses the kind of education your kids have, tells Disney what content they can create (only Herbie movies), and a place where he fires elected officials. Also, no images of penises allowed which is ironic since the state resembles a flaccid penis.

So if Meatball becomes president, will there be a national ban on black history, science, math, or any education on LGBTQ?

For example: After it was revealed that yesterday’s shooter was a transgender person, I had fucknuts tweeting at me that my cartoon was wrong because trans is the same as drag. Those people need to be educated that trans and drag aren’t the same thing, but under a Meatball regime, that education won’t be available.

Ron DeSantis is smarter than Donald Trump and his legislative record is more successful than the Former Guy’s. Ron DeSantis as governor gets things done, sure they’re all horrible things, but he gets them done. The only thing saving us from a Ron DeSantis dictatorship is his lack of a personality. Florida is not the rest of the nation and Pudding Fingers has a steep hill to climb to win over the rest of the nation. Spoiler alert: He will not charm the country.

Donald Trump is an entertainer. Sure, it’s only appealing if you have the maturity of a stupid racist 12-year-old, but he wins over those people. People like what DeSantis does while not really liking him. He’s not a cult leader the way Trump is.

DeSantis has huge obstacles preventing him from defeating Trump in the Republican primaries. He has to win over Trump’s voters. He can’t do that by telling the truth and saying Trump lost the 2020 election and he can’t do it by attacking Trump. And if he flatters Trump, then he’s telling primary voters to vote for Trump. So far, he’s doing a weird tightrope walk by defending Trump from the Manhattan Attorney General while saying, “I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair.” Be careful what you stick your fingers into there, Meatball.

Oddly enough, I don’t believe Trump can win the general election as he’s lost the popular vote in two straight elections, but he will probably win the nomination. While I don’t think DeSantis can win the nomination, I think he would have a better chance than Trump to win the general election if he were to win the nomination.

Trump needs to be careful too because he’s criticizing DeSantis’ record as governor but even Trump supporters like the job Meatball’s done as governor. They are fascists. Trump should stay away from policy because he’s not good at it, and stick with what he does best, which is create juvenile nicknames.

So far, we have “Ron DeSanctimonious,” which DeSantis has said he kinda likes. There’s also “Meatball Ron” and I hear Trump is workshopping “Ron DisHonest,” “Ron DeEstablishment,” and “Tiny D” which could bounce back on Tiny Donald. How about “Boots DePudding Fingers?” Ron claims he never finger-banged that pudding, but Trump also lies about where his fingers have been. Has Trump tried “Ronald McSantis?” What about “Ron DeDumDum?” I got it! “Ron DeDumbass!”

Either way, a Trump or DeSantis presidency would be ruinous for this nation. Maybe the Washington Monument isn’t as much of a phallic symbol and more of a middle finger to Republicans.

 

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"Got Boots?"

 

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The Israeli Supreme Court has 15 judges who are all appointed by the president after being nominated by the Judicial Selection Committee. The extreme Right in Israel, which includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wants to change that.

Netanyahu has proposed to “overhaul” the courts which would enable the Knesset (Israel’s Congress) to override Supreme Court decisions, diminish the ability of the court to conduct judicial review of legislation and of administrative action, prohibit the court from ruling on the constitutionality of basic laws, and change the makeup of the Judicial Selection Committee so that politicians could influence the makeup of the court. By the way, Netanyahu is facing multiple corruption charges that could make their way to the Supreme Court.

Until recently, the Supreme Court of Israel was the only government body that had a majority approval rating from both Jews and Arabs in Israel. Not so much anymore. Conservative extremists have a solid majority in the Knesset, which would totally control the nation if they control the courts. The proposed changes to the court system have rocked Israel and protests have taken over the nation.

Israelis have been protesting against these changes and on Monday, protesters surrounded the Knesset as it was preparing to vote on the “overhaul. Protesters have blocked highways and Israel’s largest trade union, Histadrut, called a national strike for Monday. That prompted shutdowns in schools, hospitals, and government buildings. It even shut down Israeli embassies including the one in Washington, D.C.

And then, Netanyahu put the plan on hold.

This shit hit the fan on Sunday when Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, who is the only government minister who publicly opposed the judicial overhaul. The rest of the Israeli government ministers, much like Republicans in this country, are cowards. Roads were blocked by protesters immediately with bonfires being set throughout the nation.

Netanyahu plans to hold more “discussions” before holding the vote in April. Note, he has not canceled the fascist plan at all.

In Florida, Governor Ron DeFascist is firing elected prosecutors he disagrees with. He’s banning specific topics from education and has even created a board to control Disney’s content. There are bills in Florida, Missouri, Indiana, and Pennsylvania to remove “woke” prosecutors that the legislatures (Republicans) don’t like.” A bill just passed the Georgia House that will create a commission to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors, like the one in Atlanta currently investigating Donald Trump’s election interference in 2020 (“find me 11,780 votes”).

This is fascism. This is democracy dying. Protesters shut down their nation in Israel to save democracy. So far, I haven’t heard of any protests shutting down the governments in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Indiana, and Pennsylvania to save democracy. But we did have huge protests that turned into riots on January 6, 2021, designed to murder democracy. Americans need to save America. We need to save the United States from Republicans.

When Donald Trump said there will be “death and destruction” if he’s prosecuted, he wasn’t kidding. Donald Trump and Republicans will be the death and destruction of our democracy.

It was reported today that President Biden will not invite Netanyahu to the White House in the near future. Good.

 

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