GOP Makes Children Go Hungry To Give Tax Breaks To Billionaires

 

The Star Of Freedom 250

 Political Cartoon is by Jimmy Margulies at jimmymargulies.com.

Most Americans Think Donald Trump's Personal Character Is BAD!

The chart above reflects the result of the YouGov Poll -- done on June 1st of a nationwide sample of 3,308 adults (no moe given). 

Paraphrasing Reagan

Political Cartoon is by Mike Stanfill at Ragingpencils.com.
 

Democrats Are Rejecting Rich Candidates - Republicans Are Nominating Them

 

The U.S. Has An Unequal Economy - And It's Growing Worse

 

Most Say The U.S. Is Not Living Up To The Ideals Of The Declaration of Independence

 The chart above is from the Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between May 14th and 18th of a nationwide sample of 1,316 adults, with a 3.4 point margin of error.

He's Providing The Circus - But No Bread

Political Cartoon is by Phil Hands in the Wisconsin State Journal.
 

The Unemployment Rate Remained Steady At 4.3% For May

The Labor Department released its unemployment report for May on Friday. It showed the economy produced about 172,000 new jobs in May. While not great, that was better than the last several months. And it was good enough to keep the unemployment rate steady at 4.3 (for the third month in a row).

Here are the relevant statistics for May.

SIZE OF THE CIVILIAN WORK FORCE:

170,078,000

OFFICIAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS:

7,307,000

OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:

4.3%

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT:

Adult men...............4.0%

Adult women...............3.8%

Teens (16-19)...............14.7%

Whites...............3.8%

Blacks...............6.6%

Asians...............3.8%

Hispanics...............5.0%

No HS diploma...............6.0%

HS graduate...............4.4%

Some college...............3.6%

Bachelor's deg. or more...............2.7%

NUMBER OF MARGINALLY-ATTACHED WORKERS (unemployed but no loner counted):

1,723,000

MORE REALISTIC NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS (official + marginally-attached):

9,030,000

MORE REALISTIC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:

5.3%

Lost In A mess Of His Own Creation

Political Cartoon is by Matt Davies in Newsday.
 

One Out Of Sixteen Insurrectionists Pardoned Have Been Arrested For Other Crimes

The following is part of an article by Katherine Pompilio at Lawfare:

At least 97 of the more than 1,500 individuals granted clemency by President Trump for their roles in the January 6 Capitol attack have been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of crimes separate from Jan. 6 since their participation in the Jan. 6 riot.

A Lawfare study reveals that almost one in 16 insurrectionists subject to the president’s clemency order has been arrested for and charged with—and in the vast majority of cases convicted of—other crimes, at least some of which were actively enabled by the clemency actions.

The alleged crimes by Jan. 6 defendants since Jan. 6, 2021, run the gamut from relatively low-grade offenses like property damage, possession of drug paraphernalia, and trespassing to serious felonies like grand larceny, stalking, planning to assassinate law enforcement officials and prominent politicians, and defrauding government agencies. One Jan. 6 pardonee was convicted in February 2026 of child molestation and sentenced to life in prison. Another was convicted in 2025 of reckless homicide.

At least 14, meanwhile, have been charged with sex crimes or crimes related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and at least six have faced domestic violence charges. Others have faced charges for physical assaults, illegal firearms possession, or other violent crimes. At least 20 have been charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs or public intoxication.

Perhaps most strikingly, five recipients of presidential clemency were arrested in connection with conduct that occurred at least in part subsequent to Trump’s freeing them from prison—meaning that Trump’s clemency order on the first day of his second term may have actively facilitated criminal conduct. These include:

• Andrew Paul Johnson, who was freed from prison as a result of the pardon in 2025, was convicted of five charges, including child molestation, in February 2026, and sentenced to life in prison. The criminal conduct for which he was convicted took place both before and after his pardon.
• Zachary Alam, who was convicted of felony charges of grand larceny and burglary just months after his pardon.
• Ryan Nichols, who was charged with deadly conduct and harassment on May 10, 2026, after allegedly threatening a person with a gun in a church parking lot.

Another defendant’s charges are still pending. And still another, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested for simple assault in March 2025, but the then-interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia ultimately declined to bring charges.

The Choice Before Us

Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley at Cagle.com.
 

Mourning The Death Of CBS

 

The Most Shallow Person To Hold This Office