Cartoon Saturday

Just pull the covers over your head and go back to sleep.

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York says he is stepping back from royal duties because his embroilment in the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal has become a "major disruption" to the Royal Family; Der Furor visited an Apple factory in Texas this week and claimed credit for opening it ... although it's been in operation since 2013; Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz has found evidence that an FBI lawyer manipulated a key document related to the FBI's request for surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser enough to change its substantive meaning; in testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, State Department Russia expert Fiona Hill urged lawmakers to stop peddling a “fictional narrative” of Ukraine interference in the 2016 election because it helps Russian efforts to sow political divisions in the United States; and Der Furor pardoned two Army officers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan and restored the rank of a Navy SEAL platoon commander who was demoted for actions in Iraq.

This week, in the face of endless protests in Hong Kong and, with less violence but more vitriol, here at home, how about a collection of cartoons about the signs we carry in protest?

It may or may not be near ...

Nowadays, I think I'd go with the optimist ...

Give it time - he'll turn out to be an economist ...

What happens when the protest fatigue sets in ...

I think we're all doing it ...

This would be my day-to-day, all-purpose sign ...

Pay attention, now ...

This one is more accurate than most ...

Yes. Yes, it is ...

You can always be philosophical about it, and take a Matrixed approach ...

It's been a bizarre week, and I hope Cartoon Saturday has helped you get over it. Heaven knows we need the boost.

Have a good day and a great weekend as you start preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday ... which, for a number of reasons, my family will celebrate today. Can you smell the cooking aromas?

More thoughts tomorrow, when Poetry Sunday returns.

Bilbo