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D.L. Lee | SISTERLY LOVE's avatar

That drawing brings back memories of Tiananmen Square. So powerful. 🙏 Liza for posting it.

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Michael's avatar

Today proves that there is no God. For no loving divine creator would dare create such a hateful, soulless individual as Donald Trump. May he rest in peace... Soon.

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KittyLiterate's avatar

Don't blame God. The orange man has free will to use it for good or evil. And we all know what he's using it for. He is a despicable creature. the epitome of evil.

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Robin Birdfeather's avatar

Which elides with evil being a really stupid state of being. It assumes that the evildoer who creates the evil does not know any other human way to be. Even though the ways to be are available and a choice of free will. So evil = stupid. Or has my autistic brain skipped something here? Feel free to fill in :-))

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A CRONE WITH A BOTTLE. Or two.'s avatar

except not ever in peace, I hope

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michael reid hunter's avatar

Trump is a bully, and mentally incapable of higher cognitive reasoning. He is an embarrassment and an abomination; expecting anything but brutish, reactive behavior is doomed to disappoint.

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Helen Palmer's avatar

I feel such shame for our country. easy to see who the grownup in the room was.

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Linda H. Davis's avatar

This one really depressed me, while also infuriating me. My feelings go so far beyond shame…Am hyperventilating as I write.

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Dawn Sweredoski's avatar

I was on my computer when I took a break to check the news. I could not help but cry to see President Zelensky being attacked in the Oval Office by 47 and JD. At least JD admitted that Russia invaded Ukraine. I'm not sure he meant to say that. However, for JD to say that Zelensky was trying to litigate a deal in front of the press, it was the other way around. Trump and JD intended to put on a show for their bosses - Muskrat and Putin. JD was yelling at President Zelensky, and Trump tried to say he wasn't. In all of my experiences with MAGA people or 47 supporters - this is what they do - YELL, SHOUT, REFUSE to LISTEN to anyone but themselves in the hopes that the person or people they are yelling at will back down or give up or shut up. Macron and Starmer could contradict - correct 47, and he was more polite - but when Trump doesn't get his way, or someone stands up to him - he lashes out with every lie he can remember or conjure. Your cartoon captures what Trump and JD tried to do today - just like Russian tanks - run Zelensky over and the Ukrainian people. The same cartoon with the Stars and Stripes on the tank is what it felt - feels like - happened today. Writing has always been a catharsis for me, but today, I can't write enough to make me feel more hopeful for our democracy and country. Trump said that Zelensky is going to start WWIII - well, every time he says something or makes a statement, it is always a projection of him. Our standing in the world, well... Trump said he is a person of the world - hmmm, I wonder what world he was referring to?

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Richard Waddell's avatar

Very well written, Dawn. Ham-handed role-playing as the result of

weak mindedness and fear. Strong leaders don't act like this.

Zelensky responded like someone who is NOT a yes-man, and the

shades of orange felt the squeeze. Squeeze On!!

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Rich Snow's avatar

I am as appalled as everyone else. A very sad, dark day for the USA! I am so angry that I have to go somewhere to calm down. These are two of the most despicable specimens of the human form I have ever seen.

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Helen Palmer's avatar

just had an email-national social security scam day- why am I laughing? temped to fill out the form and list those 3 idiots at the White House, but at 84 I can't run fast enough if they come after me!

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KittyLiterate's avatar

I can't believe (or maybe I can) i just read a heading that said that the orange man sanctioned whomever to get the names of undocumented people from the IRS. Are we in Hitler's Germany or what? Every day I wake thinking...what new hell is he cooking up today? I pray and pray and pray for Zelenskyy...he is a true hero.

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Clive Smith's avatar

What a disgusting president and a weak yes-man vice-p. I felt so so bad for Zelensky but he did well. He's a fighter, a soldier a man with so much respect and valour... to be screamed at by these bullying imbeciles is beyond acceptable. I hope Mr Zelensky remains strong and reaps the benefit from his supporters.

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EB Oppenheim MD JD's avatar

This is Pumpkinhead's metier...keep yelling. Doesn't matter that what he says is untrue.

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Richard Waddell's avatar

Yelling is his happy place...just imagine that,

happiest when hating...cherish love instead of hate.

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Dan Beach's avatar

This meeting was a terrible idea. Trump wanted to ambush him and get all the minerals, with nothing promised in return. Trump is such an embarrassment. And it is a given that Trump will petulantly cut off all aid to Ukraine. Such a childish monster. I support Zelenskyy totally.

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Richard Waddell's avatar

Trump and Vance have turned the 'good cop / bad cop' routine into the script of two bullies

confronting, talking over and all kinds of ways of manipulation in place of talking, listening

and acting justly. 'Gotcha' diplomacy is fraudulent and disingenuous are popular with those

who have no intention of helping, unless it is to help themselves.

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Marilyn Carlin's avatar

Appalling!!

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Cydney Jones's avatar

We the people can make a small amends with our dollars directly

https://war.ukraine.ua/donate/

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Bill Reynolds's avatar

Trump does not know, apparently, that blaming the victim is so twentieth century.

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