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@alberttbear.bsky.social and I are sending plush animal hugs, although we’re sure that Teddy and his plushie associates already have that covered.

Panel 1 A figure stands at a lectern "This image illustrates my theory that, presented with a sufficient quantity of intricate formulae, overcomplicated diagrams and impenetrable acronyms, an audience will agree with almost anything." The screen is completely packed with such things Panel 2,3,4,5. Four audience members say enthusiastically: "My thoughts exactly!", "Hear, hear!", "I quite agree!" and "Excellent point!"

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. My new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out this week. Details at www.tomgauld.com

Science fact, a dog gets more factual information from sniffing another dog's ass in a human does from watching Fox News

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CBS buys The Free Press website and installs founder Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief Paramount announced Monday that it has bought the successful news commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as editor-in-chief of CBS News.

Disturbing.

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This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

My human suspects she would go through trauma now if she saw some of those trashy things she watched (edited for content before being aired on television) when she was in her early teens.

She thought it was pretty good potboiler stuff then.🤣

“There’s a baby!” ICE agents stop Alamosa family at gunpoint, smash car window Immigration arrest last week in southern Colorado follows national trend of escalating force from ICE agents

coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...

the people who told us to calm down because Roe was settled law are the same people now telling us to calm down because the military would never open fire on Americans

Sometimes, I think of how confusing life must be for a baby giraffe.

I really don’t know anything about this, though, and should curb my imagination. No need to burden a baby giraffe further by projecting possibly mistaken assumptions on the kid.

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My mother called Speaker Johnson’s office this afternoon to talk about the shutdown and to tell them that her healthcare costs went up 125% as of this week — she was excited because a staffer answered; then they hung up on her.

personally I would have preferred to live in a society *not* collapsing into authoritarian chaos.

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

N.Y. Times paywall.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...

Urban Alchemy worker killed after asking man to stop using drugs outside library Urban Alchemy worker Joey Alexander, 60, died Tuesday after being shot outside San Francisco’s Main Public Library when he asked a man to stop using drugs nearby.

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A prolonged US government shutdown could impact your travel plans A U.S. government shutdown has begun, and it could impact travel plans, with potential airport delays and cancellations.

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Never be afraid to admit you don't know something or need something explained again.

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

STEPHANOPOULOS: Hold on a second. Answer the question. As Speaker, do you believe it's appropriate to use American cities as training grounds for the military, calling those people 'the enemy within'?

JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.

S: Those are quotes

We don’t want you here, Donald Trump.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

My human isn’t at high risk of being targeted, but the whole situation is completely wild.

She wishes she could attend a peaceful protest, but she has health issues that force her to take precautions every day.

So, she will stay in the apartment whenever she has doubts about safety.

I believe he said, “We can’t let these people in,” but I agree the whole statement is upsetting.

I’m in Downtown San Francisco, and my human (U.S.-born citizen) is buying some extra groceries in case conditions around here get intimidating. She’ll be afraid to go out if there’s trouble.

I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort

1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?

If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?

Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

Donald Trump's militarization of our city streets isn't about fighting crime or public safety — it's about consolidating power in his hands.

What he plans to do with that, now or during the 2026 elections, should worry all of us.

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

Over the weekend, we received reports of federal agents from ICE and Customs abusing their power.

And now, we're being told the Trump Administration wants to deploy 100 military troops to Illinois.

One thing is clear — none of this is making Illinois safer.

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

The Flimsy, Dangerous Indictment of James Comey The charges against the former F.B.I. director look weak. But they may be just the start of Donald Trump’s long-threatened drive to use the Justice Department to go after his enemies.

There might be a paywall on this article, but I hope you can read it.

The Flimsy, Dangerous Indictment of James Comey www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...