Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for March 20, 2025

It’s sad that this cartoon is even more relevant today than it was 10 years ago.

Another illustration of something magats believe does not exist.

White privilege on full display

Capitalism sucks, america shouldn’t exist, defund israel, and Free Palestine.

Born with a Platinum spoon in your mouth? You poor disadvantaged child! This is specifically why they all need to go into the woodchipper!

That L’il Lucky Ducky is a DEI entrant who’s not qualified to compete! Like, you know, Jackie Robinson, according to MAGA.

Here in California, Lucky Ducky’s salary probably is “propped up” by the new $20/hour “fast food” minimum wage, going by the prices and all of the "prices higher in ‘some states’ " (you can say it – Alaska, Hawaii…and now, California) ads

Born on third base thinking he hit a triple

Yeah no shoes, when was the last time you saw a track meet and that happened. Comedy of the absurd yes, let’s not apply it to real life.

King Musk is a corporate welfare queen.

I can still remember when you only had to have millions of dollars to buy political influence. Now it’s billions! Trump should focus his efforts on making it possible for mere millionaires to buy politicians again. Make Politicians Affordable Again! (You know – for some…)

How utterly apropos in these fraught times. A billionaire many times over with zero experience in or knowledge of government getting to decide which government departments and agencies are and are not “efficient”.

Excellent slogan on a blue ball cap: “Make Orwell Fiction Again”.

The woman, in West Chester PA, is also wearing a Smokey Bear tshirt with the caption “Only You Can Resist Fascist Liars” and carrying a “Deport FELON” sign (the ELON letters in a different color)

Another sign, different city, carried by a middle-age woman: “[photo of Trump] DOES THIS A-S-S MAKE MY COUNTRY LOOK SMALL?” (the dashes were added by me to satisfy the nannybutt)

The American functioned best when we had a Government regulated economy, rather than the hedge fund free for all that runs it now.

My grandfather, born 1896, said, “They hold all the cards.”

This strip literally makes no sense. Dogs and Ducks can’t talk in real life. /J

This is from 2015? Was Pete Hegseth sober enough to READ it and get ideas??

Oh, BTW — Wait till tomorrow’s TtDB (yeah, I’m spoilered!) But I’m proud to say my Crackpot Credentials are in good order.

This doesn’t even need the current reality to happen. It’s been going on for decades.

The cartoon does show how “meritocracy” actually works. As my dad used to say “It ain’t what you know, it’s who you know.”