Recent ‘Toon Gnuz from Paul Jamiol

Our good friend and honorary Critter Paul Jamiol has been busy lately: illustrating a children’s book; working on a new collection of his excellent editorial cartoons to come out in early 2020; plus, most days, putting out new, grimly accurate observations on these terrible times.  (All images are copyrighted by Paul Jamiol.)

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That’s just a sampling.  For more, and to see how talented Paul’s wife, Lin, is with her green thumb [and who knew that Paul is an amazing photographer!], visit Jamiol’s World.

Paul has been chronicling political/current events since September 2000.  His encouragement and kindness to us Critters when we left ThinkProgress to start TheZoo, as well as our longstanding friendship, will always be appreciated – hell, I still LOVE our personalized header ‘toon.  I know that we here at TheZoo became pretty burnt out trying to do our part – it’s so damned hard to keep covering this shitshow, when day after day, even hour after hour, horrors upon horrors unfold.  Thank you, Paul, for your dedication to illustrating  what could well become America’s downfall.  It’s a grim task, and I don’t envy you.  Please carry on for as long as you can stand it, and we’ll try to keep up.

 

Open Thread – Come and get it!

Doily Gnuz – Not lacy frilly Doily, jest everyday Gnuz, with an Aussie accent!

G’day Mates, and here’z the newz o’ the dai.

Ann Coulter claims ‘American Blacks’ don’t celebrate Kwanzaa — and that the FBI invented the holiday
H/T Raw Story
May I say…Cuckoo, Cuckoo! Wake up white woMAN, you be nutz an shiht…

And,
Tillerson asks Russia to ‘lower the level of violence’ in Ukraine
H/T Politico
Seriously, Rex? What violence? Didn’t you get the memo – No criticizing the man crush guy? There’s no violence in Ukraine, and Putin didn’t meddle in our election, but we’re meddling in theirs.
Sheesh. Get with it Rex or you’re done toadying…

Finally,
Watch this bizarre, hilarious history of the whole world
H/T Vox
If you have 20 minutes, this is hilarious. My daughter showed me this a month or so ago, and here it is on Vox…

Open Thread, Let’s go to the Hop, oh Baby…!

RUCerious @ TPZoo

Daily Gnuz

It’s Friday, and there’z nothing Black about it… Here’z the Gnuz!

Why a leading political theorist thinks civilization is overrated
H/T Vox
An interesting take on the origins of civilization and our assumptions about it.

And,
‘Bread and circuses’ could strike down America like it did in Rome
H/T The Hill
Parallels about how poorly served constituents can be placated by reality tv, empty promises and slogans…quite a few examples of the symptoms

Finally,
Flynn Lawyers Break Off Contact with Trump Team In Possible Sign of Plea Deal
H/T TPM
As the wheel turns, the noose closes tighter and tighter…

Open Thread, enjoy it with your morning coffee/tea/beverage!

RUCerious @TPZoo