Cartoon Saturday

Would somebody please just put this year out of its misery? ... 

Controversial New York Representative George Santos announced he will not seek reelection but will not resign his position after a House Ethics Committee report presented “overwhelming evidence” of his lawbreaking; the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacked her husband with a hammer has been convicted on federal charges of attempted kidnapping and assault; a Russian anti-war activist charged with "spreading false information about the Russian army" has been sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for replacing supermarket pricing labels with anti-war messages; from the "Don't Say the Quiet Part Out Loud" Department, Texas GOP Representative Chip Roy loudly invited “Anybody sitting in the complex ... to come down to the floor and come explain to me one meaningful, significant thing the Republican majority has done;" and in Glendale, California, a man fleeing from his car after a high-speed chase was captured when the porta-potty in which he was hiding was pushed over by a bystander to hold him for police.

This week, a collection of cartoons to help you find yourself, assuming you want to ... 

Welcome to the Big City ...

If you've ever traveled with children, you know ...

Well ... why are you here? ...

It's accurate, if unsettling ...

And Big Brother knows it ...

Geez, I hope not ...

As we approach next year's election, this one is more accurate that one might wish ...

Jonah finds himself ...

So does the Russian nesting doll* ...

Sometimes, you'd just rather not know ...

And you, Dear Reader, are here with me. I hope you enjoyed this week's cartoon selection and will return tomorrow, when Poetry Sunday offers a timely thought about being thankful.

See you then with more thoughts.

Bilbo

* They're called "Matryoshki" in Russian, in case you wondered.