Craig Alexander

This is why I love Chicago so much. Their “we will fuck with you” reserves are BOTTOMLESS.

Like sending them to a mall

October 2025 Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker

Those who don't learn from history.... or old cartoon cliches....

www.politico.com/cartoons/202...

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

Smoked Fish Czar! Now that's a title worth fighting for!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/d...

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

If you didn't realize this earlier, this latest action by the Administration amply demonstrates it does not have the back of federal workers.

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

My suggestion for the Image on a Trump coin.

We need an iconic image for the coin. Here is my suggestion.

31 USC 5112(n)(2)(E) provides: "No coin issued under this subsection [commemorative presidential 1$ coins] may bear the image of a living former or current President, or of any deceased former President during the 2-year period following the date of the death of that President."

31 USC 5112(n)(2)(E) provides: "No coin issued under this subsection [commemorative presidential 1$ coins] may bear the image of a living former or current President, or of any deceased former President during the 2-year period following the date of the death of that President."

Bone spur script.

PS I'm guessing that if you can afford tickets starting at $1000 per seat, you have sufficient funds to bribe a spawn of Trump to slip you a Visa!

File under grandiose delusions: “I have the responsibility for making sure everybody goes to the Super Bowl, has the opportunity to enjoy it and to leave,” Noem said on “The Benny Show.”

They must have used silly putty as facial filler and it migrated to her brain!

I was in Portland last night for a soccer match. The only thing I saw burned to the ground was the opposing goalkeeper by this rocket from Olivia Moultrie.

This federal judge appointed by President Trump found his claims of “chaos“ in Portland, Oregon “untethered to the facts.“

They’re baaack. 🤣

Repairs and all…

If the Urgent Trump-Hegseth Address to the Military Had Been an Email THIS IS NOT SPAM.

a piece exploring this concept www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Apologies: You Have Reached the End of Your Free-Trial Period of America! Want rule of law? That’s premium.

this piece from last month continues to sum up my feelings about a lot of things www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

How much and why ACA Marketplace premiums are going up in 2026 - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker Health insurers submit rate filings annually to state regulators detailing expectations and rate changes for Affordable Care Act (ACA)-regulated health plans for the coming year. A relatively small, b...

The question isn't why are Democrats holding out to save healthcare

The question is WHY AREN'T REPUBLICANS?

ACA subsidies rise if Republicans get their way

How much and why ACA Marketplace premiums are going up in 2026 - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker share.google/nx3JfUCQPxgF...

Two issues at stake in the shutdown have profound consequences First, Congress must protect Americans' access to health care. Then, it must protect its own power.

Here's what the shutdown of the US gov't is about!
The tax credits that make health insurance more affordable for more than 20M in the US will expire at the end of this year.Without that support, a family with two kids making $80,000 a year will see annual healthcare costs rise by over $3,000.

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

Tim Berners-Lee Invented the World Wide Web. Now He Wants to Save It In 1989, Sir Tim revolutionized the online world. Today, in the era of misinformation, addictive algorithms, and extractive monopolies, he thinks he can do it again.

Here's the story of the internet in 3 sentences:
"In October, 1990, [Tim] Berners-Lee [created]...HTML, the language of web pages; HTTP, the protocol [for] transmission; and URLs, the addresses.... On August 6, 1991, the web’s first page went online [at CERN].... Soon enough, there would be porn."

Don't tell George Washington that the presidency officially began in 2016!

@chrisbritt.bsky.social

@cathywilcox.bsky.social

There must be some serious dirt on Antoni for our Felon-in-Chief to pull the nomination!

Huh. I was pretty sure these counted as qualifications to serve in the current administration:

Happy October, and Happy Jim Comey Statute of Limitations Expiration Day to all who celebrate!!

AND, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!! 😉😂

Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part IV: DOJ’s Ineffective Responses to Plaintiffs’ Statutory Argument Analysis of birthright citizenship statutes - in contrast to the constitutional questions - now before the Supreme Court.

Fourth and (for now) final part in my series about the birthright citizenship litigation, this one focusing on the statutory argument that might be the basis of the SCOTUS' ultimate decision when it rules on the petitions the SG filed on Friday.

www.justsecurity.org/121397/birth...