Where do I even start with this one? I don’t like to explain my cartoons and if a cartoon has to be explained, then it doesn’t work. I’ve been accused by critics/morons that I write these blogs to explain the cartoons, but that’s not the purpose of the blogs. But this cartoon will be an exception because maybe not everyone is familiar with the Roast of Tom Brady. It did make news. When I showed this cartoon to my proofers, the first reaction was excitement. She loved the cartoon and hadn’t seen the roast, but she still got it. The second reaction was total confusion. She asked, “Why is Gronk i...
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Activists with Jewish Voice for Peace gather to protest the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and chain themselves to the fence outside the White House on Dec. 11, 2023.AP Photo/Susan Walsh Atalia Omer, University of Notre Dame In April 2024, during Passover, a group of American rabbis approached a border crossing in Israel. Affiliated with Rabbis for Ceasefire, the group joined Jewish Israeli activists attempting to deliver food to Gazans. It had been seven months since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack and Israel’s subsequent assault on Gaza. One of the American rabbis told reporters at Democracy Now! that...
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Donald Trump and his campaign have long been accused of using some Nazi motifs and welcoming Neo-Nazis into its fold. Now there’s yet another Nazi related Trump campaign controversy and it ignited a firestorm. The supposed misunderstanding and/or mistake of the day hit the news when it was noticed that a Trump campaign video mentioned a “Unified Reich” if Trump wins. The AP story beest sums it up: NEW YORK (AP) — A video posted to Donald Trump’s account on his social media network included references to a “unified Reich” among hypothetical news headlines if he wins the election in November. Th...
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Screenshot CMOH Society video This week, I am both proud and sad to write about Spc. 5th Class* Clarence E. Sasser, Medal of Honor recipient. Clarence Sasser (Photo: U.S. Army) Proud, because Sasser attended my alma mater, Texas A&M University. Sad, because he passed away just over a week ago. With the passing of Sasser, there are only 61 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor alive today. Two of them Black. Shown below, are the two remaining living Black Medal of Honor recipients. Left to right: Paris Davis (U.S. Army photo), Melvin Morris (DoD photo) Sasser is one of eight Aggies who...
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Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, is reported by state media to have died following a helicopter crash.Iranian Presidency Office via AP Eric Lob, Florida International University Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed when his helicopter crashed on May 19, 2024 in a mountainous border region, was a consummate loyalist whose passing will be a severe blow to the country’s conservative leadership. The discovery of wreckage and bodies followed an overnight search operation hampered by weather and terrain. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced that there would be a five day...
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How do you spell Trump Trial? C-H-AO-S. First, the Trump defense team seemingly got former Trump lawyer and key accuser Michael Cohen in a “gotcha” moment with Cohen admitting he stole thousands of dollars from The Trump Organization. Many cable pundits and armchair pundits on Twitter proclaimed this was a body blow to the prosecution’s case. But then, towards the end of the afternoon, the defense called Cohen’s former legal advisor Robert Costello to the stand. Costello’s attitude and comments sparked Judge Juan Merchan to admonish him and clear the courtroom. Pundits then said calling Costel...
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Prime Minister Robert Fico’s shooting sent shock waves through Slovakia.Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images Alexandria Wilson-McDonald, American University The assassination attempt against Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been widely condemned by world leaders as an attack on democracy. In Slovakia, the violent act similarly saw a unified response from the country’s deeply divided political leaders. But how long this lasts is uncertain. Just as outgoing Slovakian president – and Fico rival – Zuzana Caputova called for an end to the “vicious circle of hatred and mutual accusations,” Fico allies...
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The presidential campaigns of President Joe Biden and Groper/Felon Trump agreed on two debates yesterday and here are the fun details: The debates will be earlier than usual with the first being in Atlanta on June 27 and hosted by CNN. The second debate will be on ABC News on Sept. 10. There will not be an audience for the CNN debate which will be the first time there hasn’t been one since Kennedy and a sweaty Nixon’s debated. The agreement between the two campaigns cut out the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has overseen the events since 1988. This may ultimately kill the commission...
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By Marisa Lagos My ability to be neutral as a political journalist depends on the intellectual honesty of the people—and the society—I cover. But in an era when one side of the political spectrum is not always operating in good faith, and when people in my position are increasingly losing the trust of the audiences we serve, I don’t think neutrality should be the final goal. Instead, perhaps, we should think about neutrality more as a means to an end: uncovering the truth, without fear or favor, and presenting that truth to the public. The dictionary defines being neutral as, “not aligned with...
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Michael Cohen leaves his home to attend his second day of testimony at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 14, 2024, in New York City.David Dee Delgado/Getty Images David E. Clementson, University of Georgia and John E. Jones III, Dickinson College Sex, money and power – all three subjects got an airing over the three days of testimony and cross-examination of Michael Cohen in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Trump is accused of illegally covering up a hush-money payment to a woman claiming she had a sexual encounter with Trump; Cohen, known as Trump’s former “fixer,” says he c...
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