President Trump, who clearly never read Pinocchio as a child, is furious at Twitter for labeling several of his tweets as false. OK, yes, technically they didn’t say, “The president’s tweets were big, fat, phony lies.” What they did do, however, is put a label under two recent tweets of his … Continue Reading
Coronavirus isn’t the only pandemic plaguing America – not by a long shot
COVID-19 has the floor right now. But it is not the only virus galloping across America. Guns are a virus. Hatred is a virus. Intolerance is a virus. Racism is a virus. Sexism and … Continue Reading
Come Heller high water … the ‘brought to you by Zarbimmaflax’ edition
Come Heller high water … I have seen the near future, and as usual, it is dumb. It’s been minutes, possibly hours, since we had a good, juicy, completely bonkers alt-right conspiracy theory. But … Continue Reading
Making it a priority to prioritize our priorities
Coronavirus has done far more than kill a lot of people. It has exposed a lot about us as people and as a society. There’s the good, of course. … Continue Reading
Notes from a Self-Quarantine: Who ate all the yogurt?
Notes from a Self-Quarantine … There’s a scene from the 1989 Batman movie with Michael Keaton where the Joker has poisoned the nation’s makeup … Continue Reading
The ego that ate Trump’s chances in Michigan
In the musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” Audrey II, the man-eating plant, sings “You can do it! Feed me, Seymour, feed me all night long, ha ha ha ha … Continue Reading
Auchtoons: Suddenly, bailouts and ‘socialism’ are OK with the GOP
By John Auchter Admittedly, comparing the financial crisis that precipitated the Great Recession to the one we're currently experiencing is kinda … Continue Reading
Perspective, it’s a beautiful thing
When people think the sky is falling, there’s an obvious risk in saying “Yes, it is … but it’s also not.” I’m going to take that risk. Yes, the … Continue Reading
Come Heller high water … the zombie toilet paper apocalypse edition
Come Heller high water … Remember in 2016 when you said “Don’t worry, he’ll grow into the job” and “Hey, he led a business, he can lead the … Continue Reading
We need a vaccine for another kind of virus, too
We can learn a lot from coronavirus. Lesson 1: Life is precious and we are all fragile, so take care of yourself and others, especially the very old … Continue Reading
