The Current Situation

Let’s not answer those “calls for unity” just yet

It’s quite impressive how quickly the Trump crowd pivoted from gleefully saying “Fuck your feelings” to empty calls for unity.…

6 years ago

Comic book cover of the moment

This note-perfect parody of Conan the Barbarian pokes fun at the Jacob Angeli Chansley, who’s better known as the “MAGA Viking”…

6 years ago

A quick First Amendment refresher course

Since the issue of the First Amendment to the Constitution to the United States of America is going to be…

6 years ago

Headline of the day

You just know that they wanted to go with “shithole country” rather than “banana republic”.

6 years ago

We now live in a campy “Star Trek” episode

When I saw this picture of a fur-and-horns-clad Trump-inspired right-wing rioter who’d broken into the Capitol today... ...I was reminded…

6 years ago

Ted Cruz tries to own Canada; end up getting owned by scientists

Want to see the worst kind of American exceptionalism, espoused by an exceptionally terrible American, say, Ted Cruz? Look no…

6 years ago

9 months later, we’re still playing stupid games and winning stupid prizes

Today in the Tampa Bay Times: Coronavirus cases are up in Tampa Bay care centers since Thanksgiving. If only someone…

6 years ago