Mike Peterson
@csotd.bsky.social
Cartoons critic, history buff, retired editor, reporter, business and education writer. Amateur dog walker.
Busy times call for a Humpday break. Come join Bizarro, Bliss, La Cucaracha, Non Sequitur, Reality Check, Speed Bump, Tank McNamara, the Argyle Sweater & the Other Coast www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Humpday in the Nick of Time
I don’t know if New York’s Lt. Gov. was a Democrat or a Republican in 1920, but here’s a peek into the duties of the office back then. Happy Humpday in the middle of a busy week when I could use a few...
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DC is swarming with gossip! Come hear the latest, from Daniel Boris, David Rowe, Gary Markstein, Jack Ohman, Michael Ramirez, Nick Anderson, Pedro X. Molina, Robert Ariail & Steve Sack www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Front Page Gossip
The big news of the day is that Senators Tillis and Cornyn have resolved their doubts about confirming Todd Blanche as Attorney General, since he has fulfilled two conditions: One, to sit down and tal...
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How does global warming affect the winter of our discontent? Explore the idea with Fiona Katauskas, Gary Huck, Joe Heller, Lalo Alcaraz, Megan Herbert, Patrick Chappatte, Pearls Before Swine, Stephen Collins, Ted Rall & Tom Tomorrow www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Monday Mop-Up
First, a word about reporting on perspectives. Editors often assign a reporter to go out there and find out what people are thinking. Some even assign reporters to go out there and confirm what the ed...
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It's not fair to accuse the administration of deliberately lying about the Reflecting Pool. It's entirely possible that they are delusional idiots. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
How the Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Fell Apart
Federal prosecutors searched for evidence and found that “a botched installation” was to blame.
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People are beginning to see through the emperor's no-clothes. Come join David Rowe, Garth German, Michael de Adder, Michael Ramirez, Mike Luckovich, Nick Anderson & Peter Broelman www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: The Emperor’s Nude Clothes
The latest chapter in the ongoing farce does not reflect well on Dear Leader, but Anderson should have flipped this one, because the clown is what everyone else sees, while how he sees himself is not ...
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Comics can be educational. At least the good ones. Come join the Argyle Sweater, Ben Jennings, Betty, Brian Fox, Dark Side of the Horse, Moderately Confused, Patrick Bagley, Speed Bump, Stone Soup & Wallace the Brave www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Educational Humor
First, this update: Infantino has withdrawn his cunning plan to sell off part of FIFA to a consortium. Seems the universal hatred of the idea got through to him.That’s why people should speak up. On a...
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Conmen and nincompoops, often the same guys. See them through the pens of Ben Jennings, Clay Bennett, Ed Stein, Martyn Turner, Pedro X. Molina & Peter Schrank www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Random Stuff
I like Molina’s political commentary and agree that it feels as if the Trump gang just pulled an oldie-but-goodie campaigning point out of the files. Maybe it’s a hangover from Dear Leader’s early rel...
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A good line-up addresses the topic of liars and fools. Come join Ann Telnaes, Dennis Goris, Garth German, Graeme MacKay, J.D. Crowe, Jeffrey Stahler, Madam & Eve, Pat Bagley, Tom the Dancing Bug & Ward Sutton www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Playing the Fools
It’s interesting that satire can bring a smile even when there’s nothing funny about it, and by framing this in a well-established, popular satire, the Simpsons, Ruben Bolling boosts the humor quotien...
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Strangely literary for a Humpday. Oh well, at least there's no message. Come see Ellis Rosen, Jonesy, Kyle Bravo, Lola, Madam & Eve, R.L. Crabb & the Barn www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: What a Day for a Humpday
This is where I’ve landed on the Odyssey movie. I’ve heard it praised and I’ve heard it trashed and the outcome seems to be that it’s neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring and I know herring is...
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What war? This isn't a war. Come guess what it is, along with Benjamin Slyngstad, Dave Granlund, Jeff Danziger, Jon Ostrove, Kevin Kallaugher, Matt Golding, Mike Smith, Nick Anderson, RJ Matson & Tom Tomorrow www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: We’re Not At War, So Don’t Forget It
(It’s just a manly phase we’re going through.)Lieutenant Dangerous points out that we’re not at war with Iran, because, if we were at war, the president’s 60 days would have run out and he’d have to g...
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I read the news today oy vey. Come view the damage, along with Bill Day, Charlie Beyl, Ella Baron, Gary Huck, Joe Martin, Matt Wuerker, Monte Wolverton & Steve Artley www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: I Read The News Today Oy Vey
I didn’t watch the White House Concubines Association dinner, but I’ve certainly seen a mountain of vid caps, summaries and outraged reactions. Someone asked on-line why everyone in the room didn’t ge...
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It's hard to tell what's going on, but come explore with Bill Bramhall, Chip Bok, David Rowe, Jimmy Margulies, Lisa Benson, Marty Two Bulls, Pat Hudson, Rod Emmerson & Tim Campbell www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Say what?
Benson’s provokes a double-take, by positing the panic she says that Democrats are in because James Carville said they should stop fighting Voter ID laws. It raises the important question, “Who’s figh...
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Typed with one paw! Laughter & brief commentary with Asher Perlman, Bliss, Christopher Weyant, Crabgrass, Ellis Rosen, Garth German, Moderately Confused & Reality Check www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Half a Humpday
Had a medical thing that involved a nerve block that hasn’t worn off, so I’m typing one-handed. That ought to keep my observations pithy. Yes, of course it’s my left that works. And, no, I’m not lefth...
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Topics I thought I'd had enough of. Come see what inspired more, by Adam Zyglis, Barry Blitt, Clay Bennett, Lisa Benson, Michael Ramirez, Paul Berge, Steve Kelley & Tony Cochran www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Second Thoughts on Tired Topics
Nothing grabs public attention like poop, and there have been a whole lot of cartoons showing Uncle Sam or Liberty or Donald J. on the toilet. The source of all this is interesting, because it’s a par...
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Testing for testosterone and other dubious tactics of war. Come join Benjamin Slyngstad, Dennis Goris, Jeffery Koterba, John Branch, Nick Anderson, Paul Noth, Steve Greenberg & Steve Sack www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Little Things Mean a Lot
The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. — Sun TzuSome follow Sun Tzu, some read von Clausewitz, the best study both. A...
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The Odyssey & other adaptions & alterations. An epic Humpday with Arlo & Janis, Clay Jones, David Sipress, Deflocked, Edison Lee, Grand Avenue & Reality Check www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: An Epic Humpday
I haven’t decided whether to go see the Odyssey, but I did decide to go ahead and review the spoilers by reading a Guardian piece about what they changed. The point is, if you’ve read that Big Three —...
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Everybody's on camera these days, for better or worse. Come join Bill Bramhall, Clay Jones, Daniel Boris, First Dog on the Moon, Kevin Necessary, Matt Golding, Nick Anderson & Pat Bagley www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Observations
First Dog reminds us that Big Brother isn’t the only one watching, and he’s not making up that bit about self-driving cars, because a Waymo taxi snitched on some drunken teenagers who were shooting pl...
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Sorting the facts from the poses, with Bob Artley, Ella Baron, Garth German, Gary Varvel, Graeme MacKay, Lisa Benson, Mike Smith, Randy Bish & Scott Stantis www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Facts, or something like them
President Trump’s speech last week has drawn poor reviews, which is an unusual response to presidential addresses, though in this case, the message was so clearly partisan that ABC and NBC declined to...
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Some odd policies & bizarre theories are going round. Come join Charlie Beyl, Drew Sheneman, Madam & Eve, Martyn Turner, Max Espinoza, Mike Luckovich, Monte Wolverton, Oliver Schopf, Pat Bagley & Rich Sparks www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Screwball Roundup
I don’t know that people overseas have a clearer view of our situation, but perhaps it’s easier to escape the existential dread when you’re observing from afar. Not that there isn’t concern about the ...
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The skies are as hazy as the planet's future. Inspect the damage, along with Cathy Wilcox, Dave Coverly, Dave Whamond, David Horsey, Garth German, Jess Harwood, Jim Benton, Matt Wuerker, Michael de Adder, Pat Hudson & Steve Nelson www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer
The level of exaggeration in German’s cartoon depends on where you live. In some parts of the Northeast US, the skies really have reached a level of orange haze through which a blood-red sun could bar...
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Not much was learned last night, but a lot was confirmed. Come join David Rowe, Garth German, Graeme MacKay, Mike Luckovich, Paul Duginski, Rick McKee & Steve Sack www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: The Fixer Speaks
Rowe once more takes advantage of the time difference between here and Australia to respond to late-breaking news. I don’t imagine many American newspapers will have responses to last night’s speech, ...
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A look ahead at tonight's speech, and back, at how we got here. Come join Daniel Boris, Deb Milbrath, Herblock, Nick Anderson, Patrick Bagley & Robert Ariail www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: The Nation Normally Seen at This Time
Milbrath is not the only observer predicting that tonight’s speech will be about the 2020 elections and Dear Leader’s “proof” that it was stolen. Miles Taylor, who served as Chief of Staff at the Depa...
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Times are changing but it's never too late to jump aboard with Dave Ostow, David Gomberg, the Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee, Jen Sorensen, John Cuneo, Mr. Boffo, Reply All, Rhymes with Orange, Speed Bump & the Duplex www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Beware the Ides of July
Might as well laugh, because between now and the midterms, we’re going to be hearing more about the communists under all our beds.Laughter is the best medicine, I read in Reader’s Digest, and I think ...
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Speaking nothing but truth of the dead, with Cathy Wilcox, Christian Adams, Max Espinoza, Michael Ramirez, Monte Wolverton, Rick McKee & RJ Matson www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Nil Nisi Bonum Et Cetera
Cathy Wilcox brings some class to the topic of Lindsey Graham’s death. We’ve seen a flood of cartoons from cartoonists who didn’t like or respect him and were eager to depict him in the fires of Hell ...
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"For a journalist, there must be no greater satisfaction than writing a well-sourced story about your repressor’s sloppy attempt to repress you." -- Miles Taylor www.defiance.news/p/trump-open...
Trump opened an investigation into reporters. Then his own "leak" probe leaked.
Try as he might, Donald Trump's unprecedented attacks on the First Amendment are being met with unprecedented pushback.
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Resisting government threats to the free press, with Ann Telnaes, Clay Bennett, Dave Whamond, Jeffrey Koterba, Jonesy & Stuart Carlson www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Government Without Newspapers?
The war on the press is no joke, and for more on that, check out On The Media’s latest installment. It’s also nothing new; Trump has devoted plenty of energy towards making people doubt what they hear...
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Some actual manure, and some unintentional as well. Hold your nose & laugh along with Bizarro, Cornered, F-Minus, Frazz, Pickles, Tom the Dancing Bug, Tom Toro & Wallace the Brave www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
CSotD: Beneath the Planet of the Comic Weekly Man
I like the idea of a horse/llama hybrid, though it’s not genetically possible. But llamas have some advantages, since they are both surefooted and soft-footed, so can traverse all sorts of wilderness ...
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I can only afford to support a certain number of sources, but here's an example of why I pony up to help these guys. Take 10 minutes and you'll be able to pass your own cognitive test: open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Saturday Afternoon Updates: Trump Makes Another Mystery Trip to Walter Reed While Siccing His DOJ on the Press — 7/11/26
Saturday afternoon news updates: an unscheduled cognitive test, missile threats, and subpoenas for reporters who dared to do their jobs
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