The Current Situation

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”…

4 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…

4 years ago

Headline of the day

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

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 years ago

Taiwan vs. Florida: A tale of two very different pandemic responses

At the time of writing: Taiwan Florida COVID-19 cases 716 1,058,074 Deaths 7 19,177 Recovered 574 672,375 Here’s the source…

4 years ago