Cartoon Saturday

Where do these weeks come from, anyhow?

Hurricane Helen hit Northwestern Florida with 140 mph sustained winds and a storm surge described by NOAA* forecasters as "potentially unsurvivable" before barreling inland and killing at least 45 people across the southeast; federal prosecutors on Thursday announced a five-count indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams on charges including conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery; the Israeli military said that it killed Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an overnight attack that flattened an apartment building in Beirut; at least 46 people, including 37 children, drowned while ritually bathing as part of a Hindu religious festival in eastern Indian rivers and ponds swollen by recent flooding; and in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, police responded to a local supermarket and arrested a man who was throwing jars of salsa at customers and employees - he was charged with a taco with a deadly weapon. 

With the election now only weeks away, it seems appropriate to take a cartoon look at the current environment ...

Sad, but increasingly true ...

Der Furor's debate performance scared me; I can imagine how it would traumatize children ...

I imagine that there are a lot of people who would vote for Der Furor no matter what he did ... 

Depends on the outcome of the election, doesn't it? ...

You have to wonder: if the economy is so terrible that people can't afford eggs or gas and have to eat their pets, how is it that they have money to buy red hats, schlocky NFTs, gold sneakers, pieces of debate suits, etc, etc? ...

I've been looking all over for that hellscape, and haven't managed to find it yet ...

That's why they watch Faux News, OANN, and the other extreme networks ...

I'd be rethinking rescue, too ...

I don't think the deal applies to Supreme Court justices, as the supply is too small to meet the demand ...

This year, I think the choice is much harder for the pols to make ...

And that's it for this week ... hope you enjoyed it. 

Have you checked to make sure your voting registration is up to date? Do you have a plan to either vote in person early, vote by mail, or vote in person on election day? The stakes are high ... do your civic duty.

Have a good day and a great weekend. More thoughts tomorrow, when Poetry Sunday returns. See you then.

Bilbo

* NOAA has been recommended for elimination in the GOP's "Project 2025" report ... see page 664, and note the following comment on page 676: "Data collected by the department should be presented neutrally, without adjustments intended to support any one side in the climate debate."