Let’s just cut to the chase, shall we?
I could go on and on, and I’m sure I will at some point, but I wanted to get this out to you without further ado. Tongue in cheek merriment aside, this is a sad day for our history, to realize how close we actually came to descending into fascism. I’m thinking about how glad I am to have all of you here with me, on this wild and terrifying ride.
Be the Bear,
Bob T Democracy is worth saving Panda
Apologies! No new ‘toon today. Life got in the way of my time at the panda ‘toon table. So that you are not without something to chuckle over while you wait for any indictments to be handed down, here are some of my most favorite Wu ‘toons from over the years.
I hope these will tide you over till the next new ‘toon! (Hopefully coming Thursday!)
Be the Bear!
Bob T is on indictment watch Panda
Details to follow somewhere or other!
I’m still kind of having a moment after the news of Judy Young’s sudden departure so you’ll have to endure yet another rant from the fine cats and pandas at ZooNooZ about all things political.
I swear. There ought to be some kind of test to run for office.
Be the Bear
Bob T I’m sure it looked just like this Panda
Maybe not the ultimate day we are waiting for, of course. But it is the day he will have to appear in court, in Floriduh, and be confronted with the charges against him, and plead guilty (guilty guilty) or not guilty.
Honestly…I’m really not sure how we’ve survived this long, what with the completely lackadaisical storage that top secret documents were stored, hauled around, and left in public spaces that anyone with access to Merde-A-Lago could just slip into and rifle through some boxes.
Considering the outrage over Hilary’s emails, the cries of “No fairs! He’s done nothing wrong!” coming from the seditionist caucus of the GQP are especially outrageous. Now Bill if the president does it it’s not illegal Barr is going on his redemption tour, saying, “Yep, if he did even half of what the indictment says, he’s going down.” TFG, predictably, now calls his former Roy Cohn lazy and incompetent, no more than a coffee boy, and claims he fired him, rather than that Barr’s obsequious resignation letter told TFG what an honor it was to serve him.
Am I mad? You bet! I hope you’ve read the full indictment by now. It’s easy reading with a lot of blank space, so shouldn’t take you more than 20 minutes or so. Here’s a link to Teri Kanefiled’s excellent annotation of the indictment.
I’m afraid things are probably going to get ugly as we see this indictment, along with the coming ones for January 6 and the investigation in Georgia. But the alternative to facing these things head on would be far, far worse.
Be the Bear
Bob T I’ll be brave if you are Panda
I just can’t quit saying it: LORDY THERE ARE TAPES!!!
Can you blame me?
History doesn’t exactly repeat, but it often rhymes…
Be the Bear
Bob T we’ll get back to our other story soon , I promise Panda
We’ve been waiting such a long time already!
Not that we would cheapen this event with tasteless revelry or anything like that. I hope we will be forgiven for looking towards this with some degree of anticipation.
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Also, Amazon is raising printing prices as of June 20th this year, and I will need to raise prices so I get the same pittance I already get. So, if you were thinking about acquiring the Panda Chronicles library (10 Books! ) now would be a really good time! The latest book is the definitive look at the political cluster**k of the last 6 years! The only way to consider those times is with pandas!
Keep Being the Bear!
Bob T I know nothing about any duckies at Woodland Park Zoo Panda
Alas…probably not. Like a bad penny, he is likely to turn up where we least expect him, and want him there even less. And in case you were wondering, it is true that he once did a segment on his “show” about pandas being sex crazed and vicious. Humph! The nerve!
We will return to our previous story next week. In the meantime, hold onto your hats. I wish we could say it will be all pandas all the time, but there are (alas!) powerful forces in the world that we must (we must! we must!) comment on.
Be the Bear
Bob T and the Pookies! Panda
It is a true fact, and therefore not defamatory, that Tucker Carlson was “let go” (aka sent to a farm upstate) by Foxxy Nooz. So sad! Alas, we likely have not seen the last of him. More terrible things are happening out in the real world. We can’t even. Noo shit has come to light about Rooty Patootie (aka “Amurika’s Mayor”) that I can barely even read about, let alone write about it here.
If the ‘toons are not all pandas, all the time, it is the fault of reality and my inability to ignore it. Deal with it.
We’re just asking questions!
Be the Bear
Bob T is not sure of survival Panda
Well, here we are again. It’s like being in an infinite repeating loop. Do people really not see what the GQP wants to bring down on our heads?
I swear I’ll get back to panda stories next time. On a brighter note, I guess TFG is no longer un-indicted, is he?
Be the Bear!
Bob T watch out for flying poo Panda
Ya know, no matter how much we would like Stupid Watergate to go away, it will not.
Twice impeached, indicted on 34 counts (so far), still committing (alleged) crimes left and right….
Be the Bear
Bob T what’s a little larceny among friends Panda
BTW I have another post on Substack and they have a new Twidder-like thingie called Notes. If you are subscribed to my Noozletter, you can hop onto notes and join the conversation. So far, there are a lot of the writers showing pictures of their cats a dogs. I think they could use more pandas!