(cartoon Clay Bennett) #politics

I like this image for the accuracy of its message. Don't pretend it's anything else.

A good reminder that even vast wealth can't buy good taste. #WhiteTrashWH

A Smug Meeting open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

The US government was legally required to release all of the Epstein files 170 days ago. They still refuse to do so. The President seems reluctant to force the release. We all know why. 🔥Release the Epstein Files.🔥

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

Paxton wants Texans to believe Talarico is some kind of godless liberal. Here's what he talked about with Colbert three months ago.

Thomas Massie says he WILL read the Epstein client names on the House floor before he leaves Congress. He already named Leon Black and Jes Staley in February. He lost his seat for this. He no longer has anything to lose. The clock is ticking. 🔥🔥🔥 #EpsteinFiles #Massie #USDemocracy #Pinks

"This is not just the most corrupt presidency in American history, it is among the most corrupt regimes on earth." It turns out Americans don't actually like it.

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

Imagine it? Hell i live in the US. I fucking live it daily!!

Most Caribbean countries have restrictions on entry. Bahamas will only allow felons who have *completed* their sentences. A total of 38 countries will not allow felons to enter. #ProudBlue

Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)

BREAKING: Harlingen just hit the brakes on new data center approvals. Texans across the state are asking the same question: why are Tech Barons fighting so hard to keep people in the dark? People are standing up for their land, water, and communities, and it’s working.

The GOP is doing that thing again where they pretend the JCPOA (Obama nuclear deal) wasn’t working, despite our intelligence community, the IAEA, and our allies all confirming that it was. And the fact that all Iran’s significant enrichment happened after Trump pulled out. 🤷‍♂️

It’s really hard to describe how insane this story is. Of course Patel went snorkeling over the USS Arizona - that’s what happens when you put an irreverent internet troll in charge of a government agency. Disrespectful assclown.

It’s really wild watching people on social media pretend like this administration isn’t a complete dumpster fire. Polls in the 20s in battleground states? Fake news! Record disapproval on the economy? Fake poll! Record disapproval on healthcare? Dem hoax!

Trump released the largest weekly strategic reserve distribution in history last week - almost 10 million barrels. Oil is still over $100 a barrel and gas is at record seasonal highs. This is gonna get ugly if it’s not resolved soon.

The grifter in Chief

Just unbelievable corruption. He said he would drain the swamp, instead he brought in the swampiest administration in history, declared himself Supreme Emperor of Swampopia, and ordered his justice department to essentially give his entirely family immunity.

Yeah, it’s probably just a coincidence that Blanche represented Paul Manafort, Rudy Giuliani, Boris Epshteyn, Michael Cohen, and Donald Trump. He’s just a guy trying to do the right thing without regard to party, as long as you’re a Republican.

Fun fact: North Carolina still hasn’t recovered from hurricane Helene, and Trump wants $2 billion to give people who smeared shit on the walls of the Capitol.

Jessica: The weird stuff about the cognitive test and how he's acing things that they give to people that have had traumatic brain injuries—saying no one knows there's a B in the word dumb. We all know there's a B in the word dumb

LOCK HIM UP!!!! #Epstein #EpsteinFiles

I've never seen a series finale as funny, emotionally impactful and downright spectacular as last night's Late Show! What a pleasure it was to meet the hundreds of staff members and thank them personally (and pose for selfies) for entertaining us for more than a decade. ♥️🙏-mh #GoneButNeverForgotten

Epstein is not going away. Release the complete Epstein files. Release the complete Epstein files. Release the complete Epstein files. Release the complete Epstein files. Release the complete Epstein files. Release the complete Epstein files. Release the complete Epstein files.

Nothing to see here, move along.

Hard to believe but the President of the United States is not required to release his taxes. Clearly that needs to change. Releasing taxes must be required to run for president.

Pope Leo XIV previews his encyclical by attacking Silicon Valley’s “unbridled promotion and implementation of technology at the expense of human dignity.”

When politicians say they can't hold corporations accountable, remember: they can. They just choose not to.

For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend.

Remember when Congress UNANIMOUSLY passed an act forcing release of all Epstein files and to explain all redactions? This entire admin is breaking the law. Lock THEM up!

Can't thank Stephen Colbert enough for the decades of laughs he's given us. He's been positively therapeutic in these troubled times & I can't wait to see what he does next! 👀 (plus, he let me sit behind his desk) 🙏

Part II: Capital Is Not Finite. Except When the Law Says It Is. open.substack.com/pub/monicatr...

Effective tax rate paid by Jeff Bezos from 2014 to 2018: 0.98% Effective 2025 federal tax rate paid by Amazon: 1.4% Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5% Just thought I should point that out.

Colbert just won April ratings at 11:35, averaging 2.81 million viewers and becoming the only network late night show to grow both total viewers and the key 18-49 demo month over month. Tune in Thursday as we say goodbye to a show that has helped keep us sane for the last 10 years.

Garcia: Donald Trump is a small, pathetic loser who has no business getting a dime to give to anybody.

This precedent could also be applied to government officials who blow people up in boats without a declared war, due process, evidence, or trial.

If you're opposed to this explain why.

The failure to prosecute Trump for his treasonous J6 coup is the most catastrophic mistake in American history.

Because of course he did. It’s all about intimidation for the next ruling.

Friends, I’ve been around politics for over 50 years. I’ve never seen anything as brazenly crooked and corrupt as what Trump and his cronies did today.

When did INSIDER TRADING become legal? It used to be a Federal crime with up to 25 years in prison. Mike Johnson said he needs to trade on inside information to pay his bills, like every other person in Congress. Law breaking Speaker of the House, third in line for the Presidency. CREEPY.

CBS backlash has pushed Colbert to 2.70 million viewers. Weiss is now faced with canceling the MOST WATCHED PROGRAM in the late-night time slot. Fire her - keep Colbert is the answer.

Congress works 140 days a year and earns $174K annually, plus full benefits. How can anyone survive on that without a few stock trades and a little insider trading? They get 225 days off a year and think it’s okay to hold the federal minimum wage at $7.25 an hour for 17 years.

This should be the headline story on every news publication and telecast including local news every day for several days. But it won’t. It will be shrugged off like so much else by so much of media. The most corrupt thing that has ever come out of the US govt.

I like my president to look like he's alive.

Donald Trump just stole $1.7B from us — and he's creating a slush fund to reward his political allies. I've never seen anything like this in my 50 years in politics. It makes Nixon look like a boy scout. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/t...