Skeets Of The Day

 

Operation Epic Fail: Hormuz closed, crisis at sea, embarrassing joke --

“.. A top advisor to Iran’s IRGC told PBS Tuesday stateside that the U.S. military was ‘weaker than what we perceived.’” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/u...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM

 

yet another thing the trump administration is covering up in this war which is just one gigantic coverup after cover up is the extent to which trump wanting to feel like a big man has been driving the troops insane

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— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 8:14 AM

Two months ago, Donald being the usual embarrassing joke.

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— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 9:14 AM

 

 ICE thugs to get new weapon for inflicting pain -- 

The $25 MILLION ICE stun gloves are fucking diabolical. If you want to see how they’re supposed to work, watch this video. There’s no way this ends well. Now add this to the fact that DHS has already said body-cam footage will only be released when it’s “beneficial” to ICE.

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— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) August 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM

 

They are cruel, sick fucks. They are Trump's fascist SS. And they won't show their faces. ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...

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— Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis (@jeffjarvis.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM

Greenland authorities force postponement of Trump-aligned oil company drilling -- 

Greenland authorities have forced a US oil company connected to Donald Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic territory, defying claims by the US president’s envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by next year. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM

Plane swap resulted from questionable intel from Netanyahu's government. Same old stuff -- 

Trump’s covert plane swap was triggered by an Israeli warning about an Iranian plot to kill him, intelligence US officials doubted. The CIA assessed the Israeli tip as “low confidence” & “Israeli-derived, not US-generated,” & relayed that skepticism to the WH. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM

The corrupt MAGAt running for the Senate in TX has Epstein links. No surprise -- 

They're named in the Epstein files — and donated to Ken Paxton’s campaign: At least one member of a Texas family whose business once considered buying Jeffrey Epstein's notorious plane — "The Lolita Express" — donated thousands of dollars to support Ken Paxton's Senate campaign earlier this year.

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— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM

Meanwhile, meet James Talarico's "PawPaw".  Donate here. --

 

We just dropped our newest ad — and this one’s special. It features my PawPaw — a Baptist preacher who taught me to follow the two great commandments: love God & love neighbor. Those teachings led me to public service and they’re why I’m running for the U.S. Senate.

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— James Talarico (@jamestalarico.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM

Maine candidate Troy Jackson exposes Susan Collins' link to shits like Musk. Donate here. -- 

My response to the billionaires and failed trillionaire Elon Musk and their super PAC that announced today that they're dumping $42 million into this race.

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— Troy Jackson (@troyjackson207.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM

Corrupt Trump / Kushner family "strip mining" America -- 

"This entire country is being strip mined by Trump family members." Lakers fans are in open revolt after reports that Josh Kushner — brother of Jared — and former Disney CEO Bob Iger are buying the franchise for $12 billion.

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— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) August 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM

 

Things that go "boom" in Russia, part infinity.  Slava Ukraini! -- 

Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia. Drones reportedly attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery. It is one of Russia’s largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes.

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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM

Pathological liar departing the White House. No, the other pathological liar -- 

Karoline Leavitt spent 20 months lying for a man who lies for himself perfectly well. Her position was always redundant.

— Outspoken™️ (@out5p0ken.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM

 

We wish Karolyin' the best in her new role as spokesperson for Taylor Farms.

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— Bob Geiger (@bobgeiger.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM

Reminder that the Malignant Fascist and "Melanie" are mentioned tens of thousands of times -- 

 

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— Secular Talk (@kylekulinskishow.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 7:19 PM

 

 

 

Outrages On Occupied West Bank Grow

 

Violent, radical Jewish settlers in the West Bank are continuing to engage in acts of violence against Palestinian residents there.  It's all being done under the protection of the Israeli Defense Forces, who often stand by and observe the thugs' violent acts.  From Reuters:

"Israeli troops took up positions inside Palestinian homes in the West Bank village ​of Qusra on Thursday, the mayor said, after settlers trapped Palestinian families this week in a siege Palestinians say is aimed at forcing ‌them from their land.

The siege began at the weekend when Jewish settlers closed off the road to the three homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra and set up a tent in their front yards, refusing to allow anyone to enter or leave. The settlers had earlier cut off their electricity and water.

Qusra mayor Abed Al Athem Wadi said that six homes in ​the village had been evacuated and taken over by Israeli soldiers, including the three hilltop besieged homes, with the two residing families gathered in ​one of the houses.

Reuters photos showed several Israeli soldiers standing outside one of the homes. The soldiers informed the families that ⁠operations in Qusra may last until Sunday, village residents said.

In a statement, the military said that soldiers had been deployed in Qusra since Thursday morning to ​protect residents and maintain security, and 'were instructed that the Qusra residents will remain in their homes.'" (our emphasis)

The continuing brutality and indiscriminate violence perpetrated by the Israeli settlers is being done with a wink-and-a-nod by the far right Netanyahu regime, but international outrage may be having an effect:

"The military has come under increasing pressure to halt rogue land seizures by settlers emboldened by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which has spearheaded a rapid expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The two families under siege in the area say they have no food or medicine, and that the settlers have been damaging their ​property, throwing stones at their homes ​and shouting insulting language at them." (our emphasis)

The situation with the violent settlers has finally prompted the U.S. to condemn the attacks and seizures, with Ambassador Mike "The Rapture" Huckabee weighing in:

"The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike ​Huckabee, said the Israeli ⁠military and police 'have gone at our request to remove the Israeli terrorists doing this,' adding: 'The actions of those doing this to this family's home is criminal.'" 

Add this to the list of crimes the Likudnik Netanyahu regime have committed in the past several years. 

(photo: Israeli settlers attack the village of Turmus Ayya in the West Bank, June 26, 2025. Oren Ziv)

QOTD -- Fixing The Republican Health Care Disaster

 

"Donald Trump and the Republican Congress gutted the American health care system. There is no plainer way to say it. The did it intentionally and with malice aforethought. Insurance is now more difficult to obtain and significantly more expensive in many cases.  [snip]

"The Republicans have no problem ballooning the deficit with monstrous tax cuts for the wealthy. They however find their fiscal discipline in cutting health care for those who most need it-low-income workers and the elderly.

"Too many Americans shoulder the blame for this travesty. Mistrustful of Medicare for All, they choose instead to pay wealthy insurance companies for care less reliable than what their tax dollars will fund. Net-net, patients are losing money and suffering the staggering bureaucracy inflicted on them by private insurers. All of this because the Republicans scream socialism and scare what could be an otherwise receptive public.

"Medicare for All as it is proposed by its advocates is optional. People who wish to do so may keep their private insurance. There is every reason to believe that a mandatory system would work, however. It does so in most European countries. If the public realized that they would pay less in taxes than they presently pay in exorbitant premiums and co-pays, there might yet be hope..."  (our emphasis) -- Mark Mansour, in his "America's Fractured Politics" Substack, on "Fixing the Health Care Disaster Brought To Us By The Republicans." The impacts of their "Big Beautiful Bill (for billionaires)" on Medicaid and with it rural hospitals, elderly and low-income workers, will be seen over the next months and years as changes kick in two months after the mid-term elections.  Their guiding principle in all things related to the general welfare of the American people is to afflict the afflicted and comfort the comfortable.  The only hope is that Democrats do a better job of informing the voting public about what the reality is, exposing the scare tactics, and what Democrats will do to fix the mess if returned to power -- Medicare for All. 

Despair Aboard The USS Abraham Lincoln

Conditions aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln are reportedly dire, according to families of crew members and reports in the media.  The aircraft carrier is part of the naval task force off the coast of Iran, supporting the unhinged and ignorant Malignant Fascist's lost war of choice against Iran.  Now, some in Congress are demanding answers as to why the ship and others in the task force have been at sea for nine months, as CNN reports:

"Several Democratic lawmakers are calling for answers after concerns were raised by families of sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln about the deteriorating living conditions and worsening mental health during the ship’s record-breaking deployment amid the war with Iran.

Since the Lincoln left its home port of San Diego last November, the aircraft carrier has been deployed for more than 250 days after being redirected to the Middle East to support US operations in the war with Iran, now entering its sixth month. With more than 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard, it has not made a port call in more than 200 days, setting a modern-day record for consecutive days at sea, according to Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

News outlets Stars and Stripes and the Navy Times reported this week that there had been multiple attempts by crew members to jump overboard, citing interviews with sailors and families of those on board who described the impacts of the lengthy deployment." (our emphasis)

Reports of widespread shortages of supplies, plumbing issues, deteriorating morale and mental health, and brawls among the crew have become more frequent as the weeks roll by without relief. Another example of the disastrous and incompetent management by the unqualified Defense Secretary Whiskey Pete Hegseth and his draft-dodging cult leader in the White House, this time with direct consequences for our Navy and Marine personnel, whom the MF would likely refer to as "suckers" and "losers."

BONUS: More here, and here.

(photo: Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as planes are launched / U.S. Navy)

 

Today's Cartoons

 

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(Michael de Adder, caglecartoons.com, Canada)

(Brendan Loper, @b_loper)

(John Deering, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

(Chris Britt, Creators.com)

(Ann Telnaes, anntelnaes.substack.com)

(Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press)

(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

(Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News)

(Robert Ariail, Spartanburge Herald-Journal, SC)

(Jack Ohman, Tribune Content Agency)

(Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News)

(Bill Day, caglecartoons.com)

(Adam Douglas Thompson, The New Yorker)

Trump Underwater In All But Three States

 

A stunning analysis by The Economist of the latest YouGov poll shows that not only is the crazed and lawless Malignant Fascist's approval numbers down to a record 33% nationally, the would-be dictator's poll numbers are underwater in all but three states: Idaho, West Virginia and Wyoming.  From The Economist:

"Using YouGov’s data, The Economist has projected Mr Trump’s approval rating state by state. As you might expect, approval of Mr Trump is lowest in states that tend to vote for Democrats and highest in those that tend to vote for Republicans. Mr Trump’s voters still overwhelmingly approve of his performance as president But the projection also shows how dissatisfaction with Mr Trump is widespread even in states that voted for him in 2024. The numbers will make anxious reading for Republicans facing competitive races in this year’s midterm elections." (our emphasis)

On the key issue of inflation / prices, the affordability crisis-denying MF is 44 points underwater, with his handling of foreign policy coming in at negative 27 points. 

"Mr Trump’s net approval rating for his handling of inflation and prices reached -44 in August, the lowest it has been this term. That is hardly unexpected. Before the Iran war began, the average price for a gallon of petrol was under $3. Now it is around $4, although inflation has cooled somewhat since the start of the war.

The combination of his dangerous and bumbling war of choice with Iran, his insanely inflationary tariffs, and his focus on his vanity projects above everything else is bound to drive his poll numbers increasingly lower as the weeks pass. 

 

Skeets Of The Day

 

Operation Epic Fail / losing faith in the attention-seeking moron --

 

Trump, who clearly feels he isn't getting enough attention this morning, lies that "the U.S.A. has total control over over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT! ... Praise be to Allah!" Completely demented.

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) August 12, 2026 at 10:33 AM

 

Gulf energy producers have lost all faith in Trump and are quietly accepting Iran's permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz — because the alternative, returning to war, would be worse, the WSJ reports. The global damage Trump has wrought with his incompetence is incalculable.

— Mark Chadbourn (@chadbourn.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 4:37 AM

 

Operation Catering Truck / who counts --

 

Tremendous insight into the inner workings of the Trump administration that the NSA/SecState was allowed to go down in a fireball but the person who posts AI slop for the President qualified as needing to survive at all costs.

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— James (@gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 7:53 AM

 

Trump's plans at taxpayer expense --

 

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/tru... Trump administration is planning to spend at least $900 million on construction and modernisation projects across the White House grounds.

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— Deborah Lynn (@mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 8:54 AM

Apparently Trump doesn’t plan on leaving.

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— freefairelections.bsky.social (@freefairelections.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 9:31 AM

 

Extended Trump Crime Family corruption, cont. --

The worst people in the world keeping getting rewarded

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— AdotSad (@adotsad.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 10:12 AM

 

Mark Walter selling RAPIDLY to a Kushner a week after the SEC probe into him was announced? www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

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— Jason Concepcion (@netw3rk.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 10:32 AM

 

It's who they are --

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 9:52 AM

 

It's always right to suspect one party's voter fraud  😀--

 

to be fair if there is one group u might suspect election fraud from it is the GOP

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— darth™️ (@darthbluesky.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 12:34 AM

 

The only voting irregularities were that Mike Lindell got any votes at all.

— Eric Lahti (@ericlahti.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 8:56 AM

 

Exploding cars, DOGE, X's fascist slop.  With Musk, what could possibly go wrong?! --

Man who plans to bring us data centres in space next year can't figure out how to dim car headlights... 🤔

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— Mike D London (@mikedlondon.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM

 

Stand up to desperate war criminal Putin! --

 

The article is about Russia systematically using drones to probe air defenses in Europe, looking for weaknesses to exploit. ​Why they call actual attacks "hybrid," though, is beyond me. Maybe if they just called them attacks, they’d actually have to do something about it. 🤷‍♀️

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 10:05 AM

 

Reaching new heights --

 

gets incredible air here

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— Razzball (@razzball.bsky.social) August 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM

 

 

Mid-Week Song

Philadelphia-originating indie band 2nd Grade released a catchy song a couple of weeks ago that evokes 1960s pop tunes and themes.  It's full of jangly instrumentation and harmonies, so we hope you'll enjoy Cellophane Girls.

The Malignant Fascist's Imperial Ambitions

 

The delusional and corrupt Malignant Fascist's sick obsession with acquiring Greenland has reached another level, with an oil drilling company aligned with him placing drilling equipment on their territory without permission. From The Guardian:

"An American oil company connected to Donald Trump is preparing to sink wells in remote Greenland despite not having received permission from the local authorities.

As the US president renews his threats to claim the vast Arctic territory, materials to prepare for drilling were brought ashore in recent days on Greenland’s eastern coast.

That has prompted Greenland’s government to issue a 'strong warning' that no approval had been granted to land the kit. 'All future logistical matters must be advised and approved by the mineral resources authority – before they are carried out,' the government said in a statement. [snip]

Executives of Greenland Energy, a Texas company set up last year, have claimed that $1tn of crude may lie beneath the Jameson Land region. They announced plans to spend $60m drilling two wells to find out.

Although Greenland stopped issuing new oil licences in 2021 on environmental grounds, a UK company called 80 Mile had secured exploration rights in Jameson Land. Greenland Energy’s corporate filings say it will take a majority stake in the project in exchange for funding the exploration, though it still needs government permission to proceed." (our emphasis)

Although the lying MF had previously claimed the U.S. needed Greenland for his "Golden Dome" national security boondoggle, it's clear that the oil and mineral resources are what has him violating Greenland's rights with arrogance and lawlessness.  Greenland is also part of the Kingdom of Denmark, a staunch ally and member of NATO, and will likely weigh in against any unauthorized drilling as should NATO.

It follows a pattern of the MF seeing other nations with mineral wealth as future U.S. acquisitions.  When Maduro was brought out of oil-rich Venezuela, the MF imposed an imperial system where the nominal head of government essentially reports to him, while oil flows into U.S. tankers for sale on the market with no apparent accountability.  It's pure theft and on brand for the MF, but it needs to end, and a new Congress must find a way to end it.

(Illustration: via Politico)

 

Yesterday's Primaries

 

Our friends over at Electoral-vote.com give us the top-line results from yesterday's most-watched primaries:

Governor, Wisconsin: The polls said Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong (D) would win her party's nomination in a walk. The aggregators all had her up an average of 23-25 points. The two polls of the race conducted in August (and therefore after Mandela Barnes dropped out) had her up 22 points (44% to 22%) and 18 points (42% to 24%) on the more moderate David Crowley.

The race went down to the wire, with the counting of the ballots continuing into the wee hours of the morning. But finally, with a bit more than 98% of the vote in, it was called... for Crowley. As of 1:00 a.m. PT, Crowley has 39.78% of the vote to 39.37% of the vote. The last big tranche of votes was from Milwaukee, and they put Crowley over the top, as he outpaced Hong by about 5% there. NBC News was the first to call the race for Crowley, but the AP, Decision Desk HQ and other outlets followed suit soon thereafter. [snip]

U.S. Senator, Minnesota: Here, the progressives had a stronger candidate, and got the result they wanted. Looking to replace the retiring Sen. Tina Smith (DFL-MN), the more progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (DFL) trounced the more moderate Rep. Angie Craig (DFL), 59.0% to 39.4%. Flanagan has twice won statewide, and is not prone to saying unwise things that can easily be turned into Republican campaign ads. Between Flanagan and El-Sayed, the lefty wing of the Democratic Party is going to be watching the upper Midwest with great interest on election night.

The Republican in the race, as expected, will be former TV sports reporter Michele Tafoya. She is somewhat the opposite of Flanagan, as she has no political experience and a pretty long history of saying stupid things. The most recent poll of this matchup gives Flanagan a 7-point lead over Tafoya, 51% to 44%. It's a pretty old poll (conducted in late May), but that matches our gut feel, as Tafoya is certainly the weaker candidate and Minnesota is just barely swingy these days. The race raters all have it as either "Likely D" or "Safe D."  

U.S. Senator, South Carolina: An important election, though one that did not offer much in the way of surprises. The Donald Trump-backed Darline Graham (R), sister of Lindsey, took 32.7% of the vote, which was not enough to avoid an August 25 runoff, but was enough to be one of the two candidates to advance. Her opponent will be Rep. Ralph Norman (R), who claimed 24.6% of the vote. Lindsey was not especially popular in South Carolina, Darline is a cipher, and Trump's endorsement doesn't have quite the oomph it once did, so this one could certainly go either way.

Governor, Minnesota: Speaking of Trump's endorsement, it did not get the job done on the Republican side of this primary. The President backed loyal sycophant, and all around nutter, Mike Lindell. Lindell was left crying into his MyPillow, because he got thoroughly outclassed by Speaker of the Minnesota House Lisa Demuth, with 43.4% of the vote for her and 32.5% for him. Although the President bends over backwards to maintain a pristine batting average, this is his seventh endorsee to go down this primary season, a higher total than for any other election held while he was in office.

On the Democratic-Farmer-Labor side, Sen. Amy Klobuchar easily dispatched her several challengers, hauling in nearly 90% of the vote. Klobuchar is popular, has won statewide four times previously, it's barely a swing state anymore, and there figure to be Democratic tailwinds this year. Add it up, and it's hard to see how Klobuchar does not get chosen as the successor to Gov. Tim Walz (DFL). Early polling has the Senator up about 10 points.

CT-01: This seat is D+12, so it's going to stay in Democratic hands. However, there was a "generational change" election here yesterday, with 78-year-old incumbent John Larson (D) gunning for a 14th term against three younger upstarts. The Representative is going to have plenty of time to wave his fist at clouds, and to shout at kids to get off his lawn, come January 3, because he was knocked off by 47-year-old former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin. It is not often that a 13-term member gets primaried. (our emphasis)

Crowley upsets Hong in Wisconsin, Flanagan gets the nod for Senator in Minnesota, Trump-endorsed Graham in South Carolina couldn't avoid a runoff, and Trump-endorsed crackpot Lindell in Minnesota loses his bid.  We can live with those results.

Results from other primaries are at the link above.

Today's Cartoons

 

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(Dave Whamond, caglecartoons.com, Canada)

(Bart van Leeuwen, Oedipoes.com, Netherlands)

(Jeff Koterba, caglecartoons.com)

(Kevin Kallaugher, kaltoons.substack.com)

(Steve Greenberg, steve@greenberg-art.com)

(Milt Priggee, caglecartoons.com)

(Paul Duginski, caglecartoons.com)

(Matt Davies, Newsday; context here)

(Pedro Molina, Tribune Content Agency)

(Ed Wexler, cagecartoons.com)

(Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune)

(Dan Misdea, @dan_misdea)

QOTD -- "Pooping In The Beverage Cart"

 

"... Trump doesn’t deserve the respect of the office he holds, so it is fine to make jokes about him pooping in the beverage cart in the bed of the catering truck.

"Also, he is a coward who’s scared of everything, who’s building a bunker so he can hide from the fruits of his own late-stage emperor syphilis brain destruction of the world, so that is some context.

"Also, Trump is currently declaring that we’ve got Iran right where we want ‘em! That we are “low-keying” it with them, letting them run out of money while we don’t attack them, you betcha! Meanwhile Iran is explaining that it’s gonna just wait to negotiate with the US until there’s somebody in office who isn’t totally braindead, let’s pencil it in for 2029 or so..." -- Evan Hurst, in "Wonkette," writing about "Why Is The Airplane's Catering Truck Farting, Mommy? Because The President Is In It, Dear."  This story has so many legs on so many levels that it could become The Metaphor/ Meme of the Malignant Fascist's second go-around.  But we promise to move on ... eventually.

Skeets Of The Day

 

Operation Epic Fail: Hormuz nuz, movin' on, you lost --

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 7:36 AM

 

Trump may want to “move on,” may be eager to “declare success,” and be trying to “impose his will.” But his missteps have been disastrous, leaving Iran in a far stronger position (and the U.S. weaker) than it was before he started this war of choice with Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...

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— Larry Glickman (@larryglickman.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 6:16 AM

 

A quick lesson on winning and losing a war. If you start a war of choice, blow through masses of your weapons stocks so that you cannot escalate effectively, and find the country you attacked dictating negotiating terms while in a stronger strategic position. You lost.

— Phillips OBrien (@phillipspobrien.bsky.social) August 10, 2026 at 5:59 AM

We could have just not done any of this. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

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— Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 8:02 AM

 

Operation Catering Truck -- 

STUNNING: Trump left the White House press corps in Turkey as a decoy to be attacked by Iran—and instead flew out on a secret plane: wapo.st/4i1OByh

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— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social) August 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM

 

I’ll have the chicken. Youre in luck, there’s one left.

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— David Waldman (@kagrox.bsky.social) August 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM

 

the press corps just held a dinner in his honor

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— shauna (@goldengateblond.bsky.social) August 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM

 

The catering cart memes are doing me in ☠️😭 Please add any I missed in the replies. We need this laugh.

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— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) August 11, 2026 at 7:15 AM

The depraved Malignant Fascist's political war on childhood illnesses -- 

Trump trying to shore up the MAHA base ahead of the midterms.

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— Walker Bragman (@walkerbragman.bsky.social) August 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM

 

"States, rather than the federal government, generally set vaccination requirements for children attending school. Many states have already said they no longer follow vaccine recommendations from the federal government and instead follow those from the American Academy of Pediatrics..."

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— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) August 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM 

Who's holding the cards now? Slava Ukraini! -- 

U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy he had 'no cards' in the war against Moscow's invasion. Then Kyiv took the fight to Russia.

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— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 11, 2026 at 6:15 AM

 

Drones reportedly attacked an oil refinery in Orsk,Russia’s Orenburg region. Orsknefteorgsintez is one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, with a processing capacity of around 6 million tonnes of crude oil per year.It produces gasoline, diesel,fuel oil,bitumen,jet fuel, other petroleum products.

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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 3:30 AM

Kiss of death, or ETTD --

 

Kiss of death.

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— Helen Kennedy (@helenkennedy.com) August 11, 2026 at 5:40 AM

Worth remembering -- 

EVERYTHING this man does is to divert the focus from the EPSTEIN Files. E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.

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— Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 9:05 AM

 

Epstein died 7 yrs ago; happy anniversary to all who celebrate. If Trump & Blanche have nothing to hide, there's an astonishingly easy way to prove it: stop breaking your own law to hide the damn files. johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-gops-l...

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— John Fugelsang (@johnfugelsang.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 10:49 AM

Such a happy marriage (compared to Abdul El-Sayed's !) -- 

Melania’s face just hit CtrI+Alt+Delete.

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— 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.lol) August 11, 2026 at 5:31 AM

 

Primaries Today -- Vote!

 

Several states are having their primaries for various offices.  Here's a McPaper summary:

Major battles in Wisconsin and Minnesota highlight a six-state primary field on Tuesday, Aug. 11. And much like in Michigan's Aug. 4 Democratic Senate primary, a progressive upstart candidate is making headlines in the Upper Midwest.

Outspoken state Rep. Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, leads polls in a chaotic Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor despite being publicly ridiculed for her questionable past social media comments. Outgoing Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat who endorsed her rival Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, is publicly questioning if Hong could win the general election.

And in Minnesota, President Donald Trump is putting his winning endorsement record at stake by backing controversy-prone former MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for governor in the Republican primary. The winner will face Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a likely lock in the Democratic primary, to replace embattled Gov. Tim Walz, who is not seeking a fourth term amid a [weaponized] federal investigation into widespread welfare fraud in the state.  [snip]

And in South Carolina, U.S. Senator Darline Graham, two congressmen and a former governor are among the 10 Republicans competing in a special primary election to replace her brother, the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the Palmetto State's general election ballot in November.

Even though Trump endorsed Graham, who was sworn in last month and became the first woman to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate, to complete the remaining months of her brother’s current term, she's not a lock to win the special contest. The crowded field could lead to a runoff if no candidate captures 50% of the vote.

Three other states, Alabama, Connecticut, and Vermont, will hold primaries ranging including congressional, state house seats and governor's races in the two New England states...

Wisconsin is the big focus for Dems today;  South Carolina for the Republican cult.  We hope if you're in any one of today's primary states that you exercise your right to vote.

Trump's War On Vaccines Continues

The Malignant Fascist's regime has been the most anti-science, anti-medicine administration in U.S. history, and yesterday's issuance of a MF executive order on vaccines for children just underlined that fact.  In a dangerous and potentially lethal change from medically-approved practices, the junk science advocate MF's order provides for spacing of childhood vaccinations, rather than administering them in combination.  From the Associated Press:

"President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held but discredited theory that childhood shots should be spaced out into separate medical visits.

The order advocates separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different single-disease shots and administering all childhood immunizations at separate appointments whenever possible. It also directs the nation’s health department to improve research on vaccines, which are already extensively studied, and present a plan to offer separate measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines for children, since that is not currently an option in the United States. [snip]

Public health experts have raised concerns that spacing out shots as Trump suggests can lead to an increased risk that children become infected with a vaccine-preventable disease before returning for another visit. Childhood vaccines — and how and when to give them in combination — go through rigorous studies, and safety tracking continues for years as the shots are used." [snip]

 Dr. Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said the announcement spreads uncertainty, fear and confusion where 'there doesn’t need to be any of that.' He disputed Trump’s recommendations and said previous ones should stand.

'Science about vaccines and their efficacy has not changed,' he said. 'The distribution of viruses and other pathogens in our environment has not changed. Children in this country have not changed in the last 48 hours.'" (our emphasis)

The MF's flaky Health and Human Services Secretary Bobby Brainworm has long been an advocate of few to no vaccines, spreading the debunked theory that vaccines cause autism in children. Vaccines and other medical practices are a popular target for far-right, conspiracy promoting ignoramuses, who favor Facebook medicine, home remedies, and snake-handling over a physician's care. This is a serious setback for children's health.

BONUS:  As expected, the presidents of both the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics have issued statements blasting the MF's EO.  The American Pharmacists Association and American Public Health Association followed suit.  But, one could choose to believe the narcissistic psychopathic moron and Bobby Brainworm instead.

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