The firings or pushings-out or whatever we call it are bad enough, but why do they have to be so dismissive, rude, mean, cruel... hateful about how they go about it? If you really felt you had to downsize the work force, you could be respectful about it, honoring their service, you know... decent. The hate is the point. It's meant to terrorize us. And it's meant to attempt to keep us from sympathizing with the victims. I hope the media begins to focus on the victims soon. Their stories may be one of the few ways to turn the tide, because emotion is the weapon, and the shield.
They are acting like AI....robots...no feeling. That's their plan...dismantle government office and push real people out and use AI to do the work. It is dystopian, cruel, and heart wrenching. Is the cost of eggs worth our democracy?
Liza, your cartoon makes cents. But isn't what Trump and Musk are p doing the same as what an invading army would do and what would be called WAR? Sooner or later someone must invoke the Second Amendment and form an armed militia to retake and restore America.
No more pennies being minted - perhaps. But what happens to the saying, "A penny for your thoughts." A nickel for your thoughts doesn't sound right. Pennies add up! I can't help but stoop to pick up a penny when I see one lying on the ground. I always felt I gave them a home - I know - funny! I always felt lucky in some way, too. Like other coins, they fit nicely in a piggy bank I've been filling repeatedly for my granddaughters since they were little. No matter the denomination, loose change is the loose change that adds up to something. They are 16 and 18, and on their birthday, they get to empty the piggy bank and put the money in a savings account, or buy a book at the bookstore, or whatever; and then the fact that their mother loves to look over the coins to see if they just might be rare or worth saving for posterity. 47 only sees $ signs. I'll just bet he has never picked up a penny in his life. A penny for your thoughts?
what a mess, I hope the dopes who elected him soon realize the red states will hurt the most, and not make the same mistae again. R's will never help or benefit the poor and middle class.
Thanks Liza, just watched your drawing get together to late for live but enjoyed it as always.
I am beginning to wonder if our (USA) will ever regain our status in the world with all the closings and treatment of people in such disparaging, inhumane ways. History does have a way of moving on so maybe in 100 years we as a nation will again be an example to others. I definitely don’t need to worry. Did my dad or grandfathers have such thoughts? But the world was far different 150 to 100 years ago, even we as a country got past the Civil War (mostly) and I say this as a yankee living in the South now for the second time.
If the Republicans can get some backbone and realize that this is NOT the mandate most citizens wanted, maybe all is not lost.
I live in Las Vegas, a city where everything is a gamble. The weather, for example. It hasn’t rained in 200 days, and you can bet on when it finally will. That’s not a joke—it’s an actual bet. You can walk into a casino right now, place money on when the skies will finally open up, and somebody, somewhere, will take that action.
Here’s another one: I’ll take the bet that we don’t have another real election. That we’re standing on the edge of civil war, teetering like a drunk at a blackjack table who just went all-in on a bad hand. Trump isn’t the president—Musk is. He’s the shadow president. The man behind the curtain, except the curtain is Twitter, and we all just keep staring at it, waiting for some kind of revelation that never comes.
If you’re sitting around waiting for the midterms to save us, go ahead and lay your money down—but you’d be smarter to walk away from the table.
This country is a powder keg, and my quiet suburban gated neighborhood—where the biggest crime used to be someone’s landscaping not meeting HOA standards—is on edge. We are not one nation. We are two. And I no longer consider Republicans my fellow Americans. They are something else, something closer to second-generation Nazis with better branding.
I’m gay. I’m afraid. And if this administration turns my rights into ashes, if they come for me and people like me, I will fight. Because I have not spent over 50 years voting, watching history lurch forward and backward, only to see my country slide into the same abyss that swallowed 1930s Germany.
The courts? They’re another bet, and I don’t like the odds. The only thing that will hold this country together is people marching in the streets, refusing to fold. Because right now, the house always wins. And the house? Well, it’s stacked against us.
Love the cartoon! I’m sorting clothes. We fly to Cozumel on Friday for a week of R&R. Hold the fort till I get back!
The firings or pushings-out or whatever we call it are bad enough, but why do they have to be so dismissive, rude, mean, cruel... hateful about how they go about it? If you really felt you had to downsize the work force, you could be respectful about it, honoring their service, you know... decent. The hate is the point. It's meant to terrorize us. And it's meant to attempt to keep us from sympathizing with the victims. I hope the media begins to focus on the victims soon. Their stories may be one of the few ways to turn the tide, because emotion is the weapon, and the shield.
They are acting like AI....robots...no feeling. That's their plan...dismantle government office and push real people out and use AI to do the work. It is dystopian, cruel, and heart wrenching. Is the cost of eggs worth our democracy?
Agreed, Philip.
Surround the White House with a million angry torch bearers, see if that gets someone's attention.
Liza, your cartoon makes cents. But isn't what Trump and Musk are p doing the same as what an invading army would do and what would be called WAR? Sooner or later someone must invoke the Second Amendment and form an armed militia to retake and restore America.
No more pennies being minted - perhaps. But what happens to the saying, "A penny for your thoughts." A nickel for your thoughts doesn't sound right. Pennies add up! I can't help but stoop to pick up a penny when I see one lying on the ground. I always felt I gave them a home - I know - funny! I always felt lucky in some way, too. Like other coins, they fit nicely in a piggy bank I've been filling repeatedly for my granddaughters since they were little. No matter the denomination, loose change is the loose change that adds up to something. They are 16 and 18, and on their birthday, they get to empty the piggy bank and put the money in a savings account, or buy a book at the bookstore, or whatever; and then the fact that their mother loves to look over the coins to see if they just might be rare or worth saving for posterity. 47 only sees $ signs. I'll just bet he has never picked up a penny in his life. A penny for your thoughts?
Every time I hear, or read, the phrase, “Will of the American People,” to justify anything, I can only shake my head in disgust and disbelief.
For me, it runs a close second behind the “Will of God”.
Grateful to you for every edition! I look forward to the cartoons and your thoughts on what’s happening in the world. ❤️
what a mess, I hope the dopes who elected him soon realize the red states will hurt the most, and not make the same mistae again. R's will never help or benefit the poor and middle class.
You know whose likeness is on the penny? Lincoln's of course. The grandfather of DEI.
Thanks Liza, just watched your drawing get together to late for live but enjoyed it as always.
I am beginning to wonder if our (USA) will ever regain our status in the world with all the closings and treatment of people in such disparaging, inhumane ways. History does have a way of moving on so maybe in 100 years we as a nation will again be an example to others. I definitely don’t need to worry. Did my dad or grandfathers have such thoughts? But the world was far different 150 to 100 years ago, even we as a country got past the Civil War (mostly) and I say this as a yankee living in the South now for the second time.
If the Republicans can get some backbone and realize that this is NOT the mandate most citizens wanted, maybe all is not lost.
Las Vegas, Where Everything’s a Bet
I live in Las Vegas, a city where everything is a gamble. The weather, for example. It hasn’t rained in 200 days, and you can bet on when it finally will. That’s not a joke—it’s an actual bet. You can walk into a casino right now, place money on when the skies will finally open up, and somebody, somewhere, will take that action.
Here’s another one: I’ll take the bet that we don’t have another real election. That we’re standing on the edge of civil war, teetering like a drunk at a blackjack table who just went all-in on a bad hand. Trump isn’t the president—Musk is. He’s the shadow president. The man behind the curtain, except the curtain is Twitter, and we all just keep staring at it, waiting for some kind of revelation that never comes.
If you’re sitting around waiting for the midterms to save us, go ahead and lay your money down—but you’d be smarter to walk away from the table.
This country is a powder keg, and my quiet suburban gated neighborhood—where the biggest crime used to be someone’s landscaping not meeting HOA standards—is on edge. We are not one nation. We are two. And I no longer consider Republicans my fellow Americans. They are something else, something closer to second-generation Nazis with better branding.
I’m gay. I’m afraid. And if this administration turns my rights into ashes, if they come for me and people like me, I will fight. Because I have not spent over 50 years voting, watching history lurch forward and backward, only to see my country slide into the same abyss that swallowed 1930s Germany.
The courts? They’re another bet, and I don’t like the odds. The only thing that will hold this country together is people marching in the streets, refusing to fold. Because right now, the house always wins. And the house? Well, it’s stacked against us.