Category:Activism

Kickass and NO KINGS Women

Posted on October 21, 2025Updated on October 21, 2025by Bill StokesCategories:Activism, Aging, Humor, Kickass, No Kings

Photos by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, as a “No Kings” observer, reports the keeper closeted in his sophisticated analytical lab trying to put meaning to the fact that there were many more women than men among the seven million “No Kings” participants. In the keeper’s personal case, Phyllis and her …
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Kickass and a Dog’s View of No Kings

Posted on October 19, 2025Updated on October 19, 2025by Bill StokesCategories:Activism, Humor, Kickass, Protests, Resistance

Attribution: Alisdare Hickson from Canterbury, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will be assuming commentary duty from the keeper and Phyllis this rainy morning and pronouncing judgement on yesterday’s “No Kings” activity from the dogs’ point of view. “Well, that was fun! “Like a joyous romp at …
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Kickass and the Weather

Posted on October 18, 2025Updated on October 18, 2025by Bill StokesCategories:Activism, Humor, Kickass, Protests, Social Commentary, Wisconsin

Attribution: freddie marriage fredmarriage, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper being suddenly put in charge of the weather by Phyllis and her fellow Silver Badgers as they join the multitudes of “No Kings” protestors this afternoon along Gammon Road at Tree Lane. Defying the old adage that …
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Kickass and Demonstrators

Posted on October 17, 2025Updated on October 17, 2025by Bill StokesCategories:Activism, Humor, ICE, Kickass, Protests, Wisconsin

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper will have the “Damn Mad Badger” on a short leash Saturday as Phyllis and hundreds of her fellow Silver Badgers line Gammon Road near Tree Lane on Madison’s westside as part of the national “No Kings” demonstration. 3-4 p.m. Lots …
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Hitting Home

Posted on October 16, 2025Updated on October 16, 2025by Geoff CarterCategories:Activism, ICE, Milwaukee, Politics

Attribution: Paul Goyette from Chicago, USA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter After America somehow reelected a man who fomented a rebellion in an attempt to overturn the government, the last nine months have seemed unreal, like some sort of nightmare—an incessantly recurring nightmare. Terrible things are happening. Innocent American citizens are being …
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Kickass and 9/27/25

Posted on September 27, 2025Updated on September 27, 2025by Bill StokesCategories:Activism, Humor, Kickass, Politics

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, announces that the Damn Mad Badger will be observing the Silver Badgers and their followers today from 3 to 4 p.m. as they gather along Gammon Road near Tree Lane to express their outrage at the removal of decency, compassion and common sense from …
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Dialogues on American Ennui: Down in the Hole

Posted on September 19, 2025Updated on September 19, 2025by Geoff CarterCategories:Activism, Michael DiMilo, Oligarchy, Politics, Social Commentary

Illustration by Michael DiMilo Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Michael D., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis C., John K., and Geoff Carter Hello bots, Are you out there? Have we declared radio silence? Gone undercover? Or are we all laid up with Brewer fever—or the dreaded Parsons Disease? Writing as we’re headed out to …
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Kickass and Citizen Shooting

Posted on September 6, 2025Updated on September 6, 2025by Bill StokesCategories:Activism, Humor, Kickass, Oligarchy

Attribution: Student John Filo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, having reminded the keeper and Phyllis of their complicity in the US military slaughter of 11 boat passengers in international waters, expands the question to wonder how long it will be before US citizens fall to military bullets ordered …
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Cornered

Posted on August 28, 2025Updated on August 28, 2025by Geoff CarterCategories:Activism, Michael DiMilo, Oligarchy, Resistance, Social Commentary

Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter We’re in deep trouble and there doesn’t seem to be anything anybody can do about it. Our rights, our way of life, and our democracy are under attack from within. Armed soldiers are patrolling the streets of our greatest cities, U.S. citizens are being arrested, detained, and deported …
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Crisis Pregnancy Centers: A False Choice

Posted on August 14, 2025Updated on August 14, 2025by Geoff CarterCategories:Activism, Courts, Reproductive Rights

Attribution: Photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash By Geoff Carter Wisconsin elected liberal Judge Susan Crawford to the State Supreme Court last spring, handing conservative pro-lifer Brad Schimel—whose campaign was bankrolled by billionaire Trump crony Elon Musk—a resounding defeat. One of the main issues in that election was abortion. Justice Crawford has a strong history of supporting reproductive …
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Kickass and Political Signs

Posted on July 4, 2025Updated on July 4, 2025by Bill StokesCategories:Activism, Humor, Kickass, Oligarchy, Protests

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper sat in on a planning meeting of Phyllis’s “Protection Rally” group as it discussed where to direct its very successful efforts that created an alternate, more accessible opportunity to participate in the national outrage over—among other things, various forms of …
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Kickass and Canada Friend

Posted on June 28, 2025Updated on June 28, 2025by Bill StokesCategories:Activism, Humor, Kickass, Oligarchy, Politics

Attribution: PinchyCC, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, with Canadian- born wife Phyllis as a constant reminder of basic decency, and his own memories of many wonderful Canadian visits, finds himself uncharacteristically speechless in the foul wake of the Trump Titanic. To try to make light …
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