Kids will get sick, and pass the sickness along in class and at recess, and to their families at home. Might take a while, but people will die. Maybe lots of people.
AND NOW THE NEWS
#546
SEPT. 6, 2025
a recurring roundup
of news, memes,
and my brilliant opinions
IT IS ALWAYS THEM AGAINST US
Trump orders have stripped nearly half a million federal workers of union rights
Tesla proposes new pay package for Elon Musk worth up to $1-trillion
BUT THAT’S UNCONSTIPATIONAL
They’re coming for your guns, if you’re trans
The federal government is now sponsoring Christian Nationalist worship events on the National Mall
ICE gets spy tool that can hack phones and read private messages
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DYSTOPIA
Excerpt: When asked to comment on the switch, the White House points to an X post that said: “Trolololololol.”
GIVE US YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE, SO WE CAN IMPRISON THEM
Unknown masked goons kidnapping workers and stealing their truck this morning in Washington DC
ICE is not welcome in Long Beach
Another person dies in ICE custody
Prison chaplain at ICE facility in Pennsylvania accused of sexually abusing immigration detainee
‘Trump’s private army’: inside the push to recruit 10,000 immigration officers
BUCKETS O’ BULLSHIT
Speaker of the House says Trump was an FBI informant in the Epstein case
WHAT WILL BE RUINED NEXT?
‘Anonymity online is going to die’: what age-verification laws could look like in the US
In “unusual request,” Trump’s DOJ seeks voting equipment in Missouri ahead of 2026 election
Yeah, elections are over, y’all.
White House orders agencies to escalate fight against offshore wind
AND I SAY TO MYSELF, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
US military kills 11 people in strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, Trump says
“Trump says” means it’s a lie. Eleven people are dead without a trial, and nothing will be done about it.
Leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan dismissed as ‘insane’ attempt to cover ethnic cleansing
Taliban’s ‘no skin contact with males’ rule leaves Afghan women under quake rubble
THE CRUELTY IS WHAT THEY LIKE BEST
Two women die in Georgia after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely care
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE
‘Block everything’: What we know about the movement to shut down France on September 10
Three more Pulse protesters released from jail after arrests for chalking crosswalk
Italian dockworkers threaten to ‘shut down all of Europe’ if Gaza aid flotilla is blocked
Army veterans disrupt Senate hearing to accuse members of complicity in Gaza genocide
KNOW YOUR REPUBLICANS
Why does a potent portion of the American right seek to rehabilitate Hitler?
Texas blocks law that would ban gun stores from operating inside psych wards
OUR FRIENDS, THE DEMOCRATS
DC’s Democratic mayor signs order aligning city with Trump’s federal police takeover
In New York Mayoral election, Cuomo is allying with Trump to beat Zohran Mamdani
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Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship (again)
Trump’s military flyover interrupts Epstein survivors’ press conference
Trump orders new federal buildings to be built in ancient Greek and Roman style
LIMITLESS CORRUPTION
Kristi Noem lies, says National Guard deployments to ‘blue’ cities aren’t politically motivated
D.C. Police stops investigating Republican Congressman as Trump takes over
Navy reverses demotion of Rep. Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor
LIMITLESS STUPIDITY
Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong
Dude’s an idiot best ignored, but many millions listen and think he’s a genius.
AMERICAN POLICE ARE OUT OF CONTROL
IGNORING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
THE LORD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS
MY BROWSER HISTORY, MINUS THE PORN
And that’s the way it is,
and nothing will
meaningfully improve
until billionaires fear for their lives
9/6/2025
Logo illustration by Jeff Meyer. Tip ‘o the hat to the Anderson Valley Advertiser, Bleepity-Bleep, Lorem Ipsum Dolor, Mitchipedia, Sloth Unleashed, Toad’s Lily Pad, Voenix Rising, We Are Nothing Like the Gestapo, and anywhere else I’ve stolen links, illustrations, or inspiration.
Special thanks to Linden Arden, Becky Jo, Joey Jo Jo emeritus, Jeff Meyer, John the Basket, Dave S, Name Withheld, and always extra special thanks to my lovely late Stephanie, who gave me 21 years and proved that the world isn’t always shitty.
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