Cartoon Saturday

Every week you think it's just got to be better than the last week. And then ...

The reign of terror in Austin, Texas came to an end when the serial bomber blew himself up as police closed in; a UK company called Cambridge Analytica apparently tried to influence American voters in favor of Donald Trump using personal information collected from 50 million Facebook users without their knowledge; HUD secretary Ben Carson defended the purchase of a new $31,000 set of furniture for his office dining room by claiming his "facilities people felt that the [existing] dining room table was actually dangerous;" a crew member of Fly Jamaica Airways was arrested at JFK Airport in New York after a search found 9 pounds of cocaine taped to his legs; and according to a report on the BBC, one outcome of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union ("Brexit") is that the new blue UK passports (which will replace the current burgundy-colored EU passports) will be manufactured ... in France.

This week, in honor of Cambridge Analytica and the abuse of personal information posted on social media, we have a collection of cartoons about ... social media.

I'm told this is also known as the "Russian Bot Approach" ...

I know the Ides of March was last week, but ...

An unending source of negative energy ...

They're everywhere ...

It pays to be careful what you post ...

The way things used to be ...

Yes. Yes, he is ...

They need a higher fence ...

First world problems ...

This one reminds me of the old joke about the lawyer who has a heart attack and shows up at the Pearly Gates*. He complains to St Peter, "How can this be? I'm only 35 years old!" St Peter says, "Well, we checked the number of hours you billed your clients, and according to those, you're 127!" ...

And there you have it - Cartoon Saturday ... certified app-free.

Right now it looks as if we'll have a fairly nice weekend here (weather-wise), but in NoVa, you just never know. The National Park Service has revised its estimate yet again for the peak of the cherry blossoms ... lately, that forecast changes more often than the White House staff. Winter may (we hope) finally be over, but at least we can be sure of the snow jobs coming from the White House.

Have a good day and a great weekend. More thoughts tomorrow, on Poetry Sunday.

Bilbo

* God knows how.