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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Category:Politics
American Diamond
Attribution: Photo by Jimmy Conover on Unsplash By Geoff Carter Once upon a time, baseball was America’s pastime, but the sport’s popularity has waned. It’s not as violent as football or as exciting as basketball or as fast as hockey. It’s a sport that takes its time (even with the pitch clock) but one in which, in a …
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Dialogues on Political Dissent: Armed and Dangerous
Illustration by Michael DiMilo Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis C., John K., Michael D., and Geoff Carter Bots, Some thoughts on the Kirk assassination. There has clearly been an uptick in political violence in the last few years, and the perpetrators follow the typical American pattern. They are men, …
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Kickass and New Calendar
Attribution: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, endorses the keeper and Phyllis’s explanation for the prevailing summer-in-October: it obviously is the result of “Only I can fix it, Trump” redoing the calendar to eliminate Christmas as being overstaffed, symbolized by a jolly fat …
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Kickass and Milking Cows
Attribution: StanCoFair, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper extends his and Phyllis’s unfailing efforts to be helpful to those ICE cowboys who are now rounding up the immigrant farm hands who milk the Wisconsin cows. Well, WHOA, all you masked rearrangers, doesn’t anybody among your deep …
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Blind Eye
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter As a people, Americans are pretty good at ignoring things. Typically, if we see a couple creating a scene on the street, we’ll ignore it. If we see a child having a major tantrum in the store, we’ll ignore it. If we see someone peeing on the subway, …
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Kickass and Closed Government
Attribution: Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, as a service to his species, works with the keeper and Phyllis to provide specific tips for dogs in coping with the shutdown government. 1. Dog walkers will now be “dog runners” during the shutdown as they function …
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Kickass and Title Intimidation
Attribution: Photo: Sgt Andy Malthouse ABIPP/MOD, OGL v1.0OGL v1.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that as the admirals and generals gather today in the big crap game the keeper notes that he has always been seriously intimidated by ranks and titles to the point that he cowers before the …
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Kickass and 9/27/25
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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Ungodly
Photo by Geoff Carter By Geoff Carter “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” “Love thy neighbor as you would yourself”. “Turn to them the other cheek also”. “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.“ –from the teachings …
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Kickass and Laughing
Attribution: Erin Scott, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joined the keeper and Phyllis in listening to Jimmy’s return monologue not long after hearing the POTUS address the United Nations. As a result, they will be taking turns alternately laughing and crying for most of the rest of the …
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Kickass and Fan Complaint
Illustration by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes the keeper is more or less being called out for expressing a political view at a Vista West “Happy Hour” gathering. In a letter to management, with a copy to the keeper, a “concerned resident” reported the keeper having said, “despicable things about …
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