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Idiot Attorney General Declares War On Legal Marijuana (Including Medical...
(Caricature of Attorney General Jeff Sessions is by DonkeyHotey.) Republicans in the past have tried to get the federal government to do less, and leave more... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Don't See GOP Government Making 2018 Better
Will out Republican government make things better in 2018 than they were in 2017? Most Americans don't think so. A significant majority believes things will sta... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most People Say Trump Will NOT Be Re-Elected In 2020
Donald Trump loves to brag about how popular he is, but that is only in his fevered imagination. He remains one of the most unpopular (if not the most unpopular... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Steve Bannon Turns On Donald Trump - BIG TIME!
(This caricature of Steve Bannon is by DonkeyHotey.) Just a few months ago, Steve Bannon was a trusted White House aide and one of the closest people to Donald... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The World's Richest People Got $1 Trillion Richer In 2017
The Trump/GOP Tax Cut bill gave it's biggest cuts to the richest Americans and to corporations (which also benefitted many of those rich people). Did they need... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Postal Service Is The Most Respected Federal Agency
The chart above shows the percentage of Americans that believe these government agencies are doing an excellent or good job. The percentage is also broken down... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Starts 2018 As The Most Unpopular Modern President
Donald Trump starts the new year with an average approval of 37.9% -- more than double-digits below that of any other president since World War II (after 346... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Still Opposes Trump On Nearly All Issues
Trump's job approval has been upside-down all year. The chart above shows one reason why this is true -- the public doesn't like Trump's stand on the issues. Read more
Posted on 03 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
YES! The 2018 Election Will Be A Referendum On Trump
(This caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) I have heard many media pundits claim that the Democrats need to have a clearer agenda for the 2018... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Believes 2018 Will Not Be A Good Year For Peace
If you're like me, you go into a new year hoping that the world will be a more peaceful place than before (and 2017 was a very bloody year worldwide, with wars... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Police Kill Over 1,000 In 2017 (68 Of The Unarmed)
(Cartoon image is by Bill Day at cagle.com.) The following is from Celisa Calacal at Alternet: News headlines in 2017 were primarily dominated by coverage of... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's "Fake News" Technique Is Being Copied Worldwide
(Cartoon image is by Pat Byrnes in The New Yorker.) The following article at Axios was written by Mike Allen, Sara Fischer, and Jim Vandehei: Donald Trump in on... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Wants Congress To Act On Gun Violence In 2018
As we end 2017, this country has suffered another year with too much gun violence and deaths. Mass shootings in Nevada and Texas made the headlines, but they... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Majority Of Public Is Opposed To Drilling In The ANWR
One of the things slipped into the new tax law passed by the Republican Congress (and signed by Trump) is a provision that allows drilling for oil in the... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jobs Leaving The U.S. INCREASED Under Trump In 2017
(Cartoon image is by Tom Tales in The Washington Post.) One of the campaign promises Donald Trump made was to stop the flow of American jobs to other... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Think Race Relations Are Worse Under Trump
Donald Trump has said he wants to be a "uniter". That may be the most hypocritical thing he has ever said. He campaigned as a racist and bigot, and since being... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Some Of Those Parting With Us In 2017
Here are some notable people who we lost in 2017: 1/16 -- Gene Cernan (astronaut) 1/25 -- John Hurt (actor) 1/25 -- Mary Tyler Moore (actress) 2/7 -- Richard... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Tells 25 Lies In 30-Minute NY Times Interview
(Image of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump has lied every single day he's been in office. He is the most dishonest president this country has ever... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public's Predictions For 2018 Are Not Great
This chart is from the Gallup Poll. The poll was done between December 4th and 11th of a random national sample of 1,049 adults, with a 4 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
2017 Saw Trump Damage U.S. Reputation In The World
The chart above is from the Pew Research Center. It shows that by the end of his term, Bush had damaged the U.S. reputation in Western Europe (specifically in... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY