Cartoon of the Day (2/5/25)

POLITICAL CARTOONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1/29/25:

Madmen Implement Project 2025

“America Wants Me to Be Dictator,” Narcissistic Psychopath Declares

Jon Stewart & Gov. Chris Christie on Trump’s Messy Start & What’s Ahead (The Weekly Show - video)

Trump’s Budget Debacle Reveals a Major Flaw in His Shock-and-Awe Approach (Slate)

In Fighting Fascism, We Must Choose Our Battles Wisely (Yes! Magazine)

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Jan. 6 Terrorists Escape

“Violence Committed in My Name Is Patriotism That Needs to Be Rewarded,” Narcissistic Psychopath President Says

Jan. 6 Rioter Pardoned by Trump Sentenced for DUI Crash That Killed Mom of 2 (HuffPost)

Trump Still Can’t Escape Jan. 6 — and Ultimately, It Will Destroy Him (Salon)

After 23 Years, Prisoners Remain In Guantanamo Without Charges (Popular Resistance)

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Psychopath Attends Church

MAGA Targets Bishop for Deportation

In Asking Trump to Show Mercy, Bishop Budde Continues a Long Tradition of Christian Leaders ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ (The Conversation)

“Don’t Open the Door”: How Chicago Is Frustrating ICE’s Campaign of Fear (In These Times)

Do Americans Support Trump's Mass Deportations? (538/ABC News)

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War on Wokeness Declared

“It’s Best ‘They’ Know Their Place,” Narcissistic Psychopath Explains

AOC Exposes MAGA’s Hypocrisy in Her Fiercest Speech Yet (Rebel HQ - video)

How Meta’s Policy Updates Could Encourage Hate and Threaten Democracy (Southern Poverty Law Center)

CNN Anchor Qquits on Live TV over Network Obeying Trump (MeidasTouch Network - video)

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Musk “Wave” Celebrated

Narcissistic Psychopath Delivers Nazi Jokes on Auschwitz Anniversary

Priest Defrocked Over Tribute to Musk Nazi Salute — but Billionaire Still Running DOGE (Common Dreams)

Elon Musk Offers Federal Workers an Unauthorized Buyout (The American Prospect)

Even at an Anti-Racist Educators’ Summit, Decrying Genocide Proved Controversial (Truthout)

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Unqualified Asshole Confirmed

Pete Hegseth Is New Secretary of Defense

Christian Nationalist at the Pentagon: Pete Hegseth’s Calvinist Sect Embraces Confederacy, Crusades (Democracy Now! - video)

Kash Patel Suddenly Can’t Seem to Remember His Long Record of Extremism (Mother Jones)

Kash Patel and His Enemies List Came to Congress (Talking Points Memo)

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Impaired Nominee Promises Change

Republican Senators Laud Narcissistic Psychopath’s Pick for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

RFK Jr. Dodges Receipts & Ignores Weird Past at Health Sec. Confirmation Hearing (The Daily Show - video)

“The Data Has Been There a Long Time”: Lawmakers Grill RFK Jr. on Vaccine Misinformation (Salon)

Senator Warnock Responds to Trump’s Blame Deflection (Brian Tyler Cohen - video)

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Egg Prices Skyrocket

“I Don’t See This as a Problem,” Narcissistic Psychopath Says

To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class (ProPublica)

What Trump Actually Inherited From Biden (Robert Reich - video)

Insurers Are Abandoning Homeowners Over Wildfire Risk But Investing in Big Oil (Truthout)

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Democrats Outraged

But It’s Hard to Tell

Democrats’ Fatal Flaw: The Party That Forgot How to Captivate America (The Hartmann Report)

The New DNC Chair Should Put the Working Class at the Center of the Democratic Party (In These Times)

We Need a Shared Working-Class Agenda to Overcome Economic Hardship and Defeat Trump (Common Drerams)

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In Other News

As Trump Targets Biden’s Environmental Justice Initiatives, Activists Gear Up for Legal Fights (Inside Climate News)

Media Credit Trump for Gaza Truce — Sidelining Palestinian Resistance and Solidarity (FAIR)

Inside the Fight for the First Whole Foods Union (Mother Jones)

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