Words are not enough; sometimes you need pictures.
Between nuclear armageddon on one hand and the rise of Amerikan Neo-Nazis on the other, cartoonists have been cranking out some powerful images this week. Nuclear themes dominate because it takes time to do artwork in the press of current events, but what happened in Virginia is already getting a graphic treatment, in several senses of the word. Trump has raised the speed and level of new outrages (See Marshall Ramsey) to the point where it’s getting hard to keep up without going numb. And going numb is the last thing we can allow ourselves to do. (See Gavin Aung Than.)
There’s a few other topics in here as well. Compare and contrast. Here’s some links, thanks to Go Comics.
Nick Anderson on when Tump opens his mouth.
Michael Andrew on the tweeter in chief,
…. and when he gets bored.
Robert Ariall on the threat situation.
Darren Bell on the credibility of Trump.
Clay Bennett on upgrading the nuclear button in the Oval Office.
Clay Bennett on how to defuse the bomb threatening us all.
Lisa Benson on the real crisis in America.
Steve Benson on nuclear hair triggers.
Chip Bok on what the MAD doctrine has become.
Chris Brett on who sounds like who.
Tim Campbell on what’s really ramping up the nuclear tensions.
Jeff Danziger on the bombs of August.
Matt Davies: Oops!
Bob Gorrell on bombast and whiplash…
Jerry Holbert — nukes and more nukes
Clay Jones on being trapped in a really bad movie.
Steve Kelley is thinking outside the unthinkable box.
Mike Lukovich on the other threat, and the sanity clause.
Gary Markstein on terrible choices.
Glenn McCoy shows he does watch the news, but still can’t resist a cheap shot.
Brian McFadden knew what was coming even before Charlottsville, VA
Jim Morin on making America quake again. No, it’s not about fracking.
Jack Ohman on destabilizing forces, and where C-ville came from.
Ted Rall sends another mixed message.
Michael Ramirez focuses on what’s really important, and the media problem.
Marshall Ramsey on what morning in America is like these days.
Rob Rogers on nuclear golf, that hoax thing, and the solidity of the base.
Drew Sheneman — more nuclear golf.
Jeff Stahler — that 50’s real estate feature is making a comeback.
Scott Stantis on nuclear tweets, meanwhile in Guam, and tick tock.
Ruben Bolling reminds us what’s fake news when we have social media bots to inform us?
Brian Carroll goes all Trumpian Shakespeare on us.
Gary Varvel puts things in perspective, and the other civil war starting up.
Dan Wasserman shows how Rex Tillerson is calming everyone down.
Matt Wuerker has a polite request.
Gavin Aung Than draws on pop culture and a quote to send a message of hope—
and a reminder the world is made by the people who show up for the job.