Garthtoons by Garth German
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New, original cartoons most days. “The Reality of My Surroundings.” Award-winning political cartoonist. Artwork appeared twice on “The Simpsons.” Custom artwork, T-shirts, and more. Website: garthtoons.com
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garthtoons.bsky.social
But I thought money was speech and so we can’t limit individuals or companies spending to influence our politics? 🙄
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Ron Johnson on the No Kings protest: "One of the things I hope Kash Patel and Pam Bondi are looking into is the funding of these groups. Who pays for the busses to bus a lot of these folks in?"
garthtoons.bsky.social
We underestimated it because when we’ve asked those rich folks to pay more taxes to show their patriotism they elected an authoritarian thug to tear down our democracy and cut their taxes. 🤷‍♂️
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Rep. Ralph Norman on Trump saying a wealthy donor is willing to pay the troops if the government can't: "Democrats underestimated the patriotism of those who are willing to pay the 1.3 million active enlisted men in this country."
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acyn.bsky.social
Stevens: There’s $1.3 trillion of credit card debt. There are people putting grocery bills on credit cards and then paying interest on them. We are in an affordability crisis. Coffee is up 20%, beef is up 16%, bacon is up over 10%. And now we’re going to see health care costs skyrocket.
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progsec.bsky.social
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🎯 This is what Dems are trying to avoid

If the tax credits expire, marketplace enrollees’ premium payments will rise by an estimated 114%, on average—with increases of more than 300% in Wyoming and parts of Montana, Oregon, California, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and California. #ACA #healthcare
The rural West’s increasing health care costs haunt the shutdown - High Country News
Health insurance costs are skyrocketing, and federal tax credits that make it more affordable are expiring.
www.hcn.org
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vermontgmg.bsky.social
Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)
prynnford.bsky.social
Of all the things that didn’t happen
Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”
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jodellm.bsky.social
Trump CONCEPT OF A HEALTH CARE PLAN:

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CUT TAXES FOR RICH PEOPLE!

2
SCREW EVERYONE ELSE.

Aka
Baloney & crackers

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John Deering, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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mattrosoff.bsky.social
MAGA appeals to people who need to feel special, who need enemies to blame, who need simple answers to complex problems. It attracts those who mistake confidence for competence, who confuse being loud with being right, who think that admitting uncertainty is weakness
www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/w...
Who Goes MAGA?
With apologies to Dorothy Thompson, whose 1941 essay in Harper’s, “Who Goes Nazi?” remains a worthwhile read on the cultural archetypes of who is drawn to fascism, and who would never go down such …
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garthtoons.bsky.social
Just like he saw people dancing on 9/11, right? 🙄
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Trump: "I saw Israel dancing in the streets. But they were dancing in Qatar and Saudi Arabia and UAE and many many countries. I saw Egypt, they were dancing."
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kairyssdal.bsky.social
The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works
garthtoons.bsky.social
Seriously. He’s just babbling out of his ass at this point.
garthtoons.bsky.social
Of all the stupid, performative bullshit that does ZERO, this is up there. That’s not how this work, dumbass.

But keep kissing ass.
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Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)
garthtoons.bsky.social
He does care more about branding and perception than anything
garthtoons.bsky.social
Note: I did this cartoon back in January 15, 2025.

So I’ll take a wait and see approach. And note that it’s still too late.