Dr. Rick Bright was hastily removed this week as the director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, and removed as the deputy assistant secretary for preparedness and response (that's a mouthful). He was leading the agency in charge of developing a vaccine for the coronavirus.... Continue Reading →
Sniffy Is Squishy
Key models from the federal government, you know that government headed by Donald Trump, says Georgia and 11 other states should wait until at least June 8 to reopen. But, Georgia decided to say "fuck it" and open now. According to reports, Donald Trump and Mike Pence both called Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to congratulate... Continue Reading →
The Potbellied Small-Business Killah
If I try to think of everyone I know who owns or works at a small business, I'm going to leave someone out. I'm not unique in that I know a lot of people who own or work at a small company. Nearly everyone knows someone at a small business. Hell, most people work at... Continue Reading →
Broken Test
One of Donald Trump's excuses for doing such a lousy job handling the coronavirus pandemic is that President Obama left him "broken tests." Naturally, this is a lie. Let's disregard the most obvious reason this is a lie in that it came from Donald Trump, but can a member of the class tell me the... Continue Reading →
Maga Monkeys
As I'm sure you're aware of now, the MAGAt teabagger gang is at it again. Trump cultists are protesting the government's stay-at-home orders in several states. They're anxious to get the economy rolling again, to get back to work, to resume earning a living, and to just get out of the house. We all have... Continue Reading →
The Whopper Becomes Hamberder King
Here’s your cartoon for CNN’s weekly newsletter, Provoke/Persuade. Please sign up to get these in your inbox every Sunday for the rest of your life. Donald Trump claimed he had "total authority" and could order the states when to reopen. He backtracked and said he's going to let the governors work it out. Why'd he backtrack? To avoid the... Continue Reading →
Roughing It, Volume 41
I drew a LOT of roughs the week before last. A few of them turned into real cartoons. Let's take a look. This rough turned into last week's cartoon for the CNN Opinion newsletter. I like the way it turned out. This is another one I completed. This one got a lot of comments and... Continue Reading →
Fox Gets A Second Opinion
Usually, when Fox News gets someone from the White House on one of their programs, they're on board with the propaganda. Fox News knows a Kellyanne will parrot the talking points on blaming governors, China, the World Health Organization, Obama, etc. And Kellyanne knows that no one at Fox will call her out when she... Continue Reading →
Covid Darwin Winners
Do you know when the Confederate flag definitely isn't about heritage? When it's in Michigan. I stole that from somewhere I can't remember. A bunch of Michigan yokels gathered tightly together to protest Governor Grethen Whitmer's coronavirus restrictions. Call me a cynic, but I think it's less to do with public safety and personal liberty... Continue Reading →
Name Shame
The likelihood of Donald Trump not having anything to do with his name being on the stimulus checks is about as likely as him not being responsible for naming Trump Tower, the Trump jet, the Trump helicopter, the Trump yacht, Trump hotels, Trump resorts, and Donald Trump Jr. If it's stupid, it has his name... Continue Reading →