Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter In the latest in a series of educational innovations from the far-right extremist Republicans—the MAGAs—executing their regressive agenda, a new round of book-banning has been sweeping the nation over the past three years. Along with old favorites like To Kill A Mockingbird, Huckleberry Finn, Catcher in the Rye, Fahrenheit …
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Full Measure
Artwork by Michael DiMilo (Originally posted on May 31, 2019 in Honor of our Veterans) By Geoff Carter Ah, Memorial Day: the harbinger of summer, the first family picnic, and the grill master’s opening day. Memorial Day also happens to be the holiday recognizing and honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice defending our …
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Stupid is as Stupid Does
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter When I was a boy, we would spend our entire summer vacations in Northern Wisconsin—Up North in the parlance—at the family cabin. My brothers and I would swim, fish, explore, and hang out with the locals who would regale us impressionable boys with all sorts of wildlife yarns, …
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Days of the Locust
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter We humans are the greatest of Earth’s parasites. –Martin H. Fischer Anyone who’s studied high school biology—or spent a summer evening outdoors in Wisconsin—is familiar with the concept of parasitism, an association between two organisms in which one benefits, or survives, at the expense of another. Mosquitoes, ticks, …
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The Decline and Fall of MAGASaurus Rex
Image by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter It rose from the murky depths of ignorance, hatred, and fear and has reigned supreme on the political landscape for eight years now, ravaging our democratic institutions, trampling voter rights, and terrifying all mainstream Republicans. It is an aggressive, ruthless, and voracious creature that consumes everything in its …
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter On a recent trip to New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment, and as it turns out, the Land of Enlightenment (as a state which recently offered tuition-free college and legalized recreational marijuana), I was invited by my brother to accompany him on a visit to a local marijuana …
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Dialogues on Red State Hubris: Southern Inhospitality
Artwork by Michael DiMilo Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis C., Paul C., and Geoff Carter This just in from the R dominated volunteer state: “Southern man, better keep your headDon’t forget what your good book saidSouthern change gonna come at lastNow your crosses are burning fastSouthern man I saw …
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A Better Life
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter We’re planning on taking a trip soon, driving out west through the rolling plains of Iowa and Nebraska, land of the eternal horizon, past the spectacular Colorado skyline and into the beautiful—and sometimes surreal—landscapes of New Mexico. It’s a long drive but a beautiful one. The first time …
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Two Steps Back
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter “It’s déjà vu all over again.” –Yogi Berra I don’t know why anyone is surprised at the Silicon Valley Bank failure. This has all happened before—and more than once. Most recently before this latest debacle, reckless lending practices and artificially inflated housing prices led to the burst housing …
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Disenchantment
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Disney World, the mother of all family theme parks, is based just outside of Orlando, Florida. Its component pieces, EPCOT, The Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, span over 27,000 acres—about 43 square miles—and rake in huge profits—over twenty-seven billion dollars in 2022 alone. It is …
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Unidentified F…ing Objects
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Since the sighting, tracking, and downing of the Chinese weather balloon/surveillance device off the coast of South Carolina a week or so ago, three more airborne objects have been observed and subsequently downed over or near American airspace. Nobody knows exactly where they’re from or who sent them. …
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Drifting Away
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Lately, my wife and I have gotten in the habit of letting the TV lull us to sleep. We sit on the couch, mesmerized, almost stoned by the monotony of late-night television, until we finally start dozing off. I’ll make my way up to bed about eleven o’clock, …
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