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| Benito Mussolini and DJT strike similar poses as they carry out their plans to dupe the public and destroy democracy.
Read this New York Times review of Jason Stanley's new book: The Politics of Us and Them.
Perhaps the line between Fascism and Trumpism is a blurry one -- but they seem to have much in common.
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Friday, October 19, 2018
TWO PEAS IN A FASCIST POD?
Friday, October 5, 2018
SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS: A FAITHFUL HANDMAID
What happened when these women finally had some power?
They put on their handmaid hats and returned it to their menfolk!
Saturday, September 29, 2018
CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?
Originally posted September 29, 2018:
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Here is an example of articles prompting this post from September, 2018, prior to the October swearing in of a new member of the U. S. Supreme Court. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/25/brett-kavanaugh-accusations-allegations-what-are-they-latest-claims-explained
And an example of a different view at that time:
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/10/03/no-kavanaugh-didnt-lie-220903
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Update -- September 18, 2019:
Here is an example of recent articles published amid more accusations of this judge's alleged highly inappropriate past behavior.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/17/politics/kavanaugh-ford-timeline/index.html
A different view was printed in other publications, such as The National Review:
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/09/the-new-york-times-anti-kavanaugh-bombshell-is-actually-a-dud/
I summarized some of this coverage as follows:
A Justice for reasons complex,
Showed himself to the opposite sex,
Said the girl, never shy,
With a wink of her eye,
"de minimus non curat lex."*
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*The law does not concern itself with small matters.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
THE COLLUSION SONG
I wrote these lyrics but I don't have a tune!
If you have a tune that works --a nicely syncopated 4:4 -- you can sing this!
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The Collusion Song
If you have a tune that works --a nicely syncopated 4:4 -- you can sing this!
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The Collusion Song
Hey Hey Baby, I saw you on the bus,
But I was kind of shy and didn’t want to make a fuss!
But look me over Baby and you’ll see I’m one fine dude,
So Hey Hey Baby, Let’s Collude!
Hey Hey Baby, I saw you on the street,
You wore a pretty dress and you looked so sweet,
I want to date you Baby, and I don’t want to be rude,
But Hey Hey Baby, Let’s Collude!
Hey Hey Baby, I saw you at a dance,
I went and held my hand out, takin’ a chance!
When the dance is over Baby let's go out and get some food,
Then Hey Hey Baby, Let’s Collude!
Hey Hey Baby, our wedding day is bright,
The preacher’s waiting for us, and you’re beautiful in white,
The years stretch out before us and we know that they’ll be good,
So Hey Hey Baby, Let’s Collude!
© 2018 Joan D. Levin
Monday, August 20, 2018
DJT's VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES
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| DJT's View of the Role of the United States |
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
DJT THREATENS CLEARANCE OF FORMER SECURITY ADVISORS
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| At Last! I'll get those Pesky Grownups out of the Room! |
This is NOT one of my original "composite" cartoons for these pages, but the caption is mine because this picture so well expresses what is going on today as DJT sees to distract the public by accusing security experts of politicizing and monetizing their position and removing their security clearances. What is the pot calling the kettle? Who is projecting what onto whom here?
Here is some press about that:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/us/politics/trump-security-clearances.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rand-paul-says-hell-ask-trump-to-revoke-former-cia-director-john-brennans-security-clearance/2018/07/23/8eb11ccc-8e7c-11e8-b769-e3fff17f0689_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.dd2c010df2de
http://fortune.com/2018/07/23/trump-revoke-security-clearance/
Monday, July 23, 2018
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
PICTURE AFTER THE MONDAY, JULY 26 2018 "SUMMIT.'
Putin Dressing Following the One-on-One
The one below is not my original.
It's from the British Daily News
I thought they'd already done it quite well!
It's from the British Daily News
I thought they'd already done it quite well!
Monday, July 16, 2018
LYRICS: YOUR TWEETIN' HEART
(Tune: Your Cheatin' Heart
Parody Lyrics (c) Joan Levin, 2018)
Your Tweetin' Heart,
Just won't keep still,
Your fingers fly,
And dark screens fill.
Your wise advisors,
Go unheard,
While you make chaos,
With each word!
You say the media is fake!
But you have made a big mistake!
You think you're clever,
Smart and hot --
Your Tweetin' Heart,
Proves that you're not!
Parody Lyrics (c) Joan Levin, 2018)
Your Tweetin' Heart,
Just won't keep still,
Your fingers fly,
And dark screens fill.
Your wise advisors,
Go unheard,
While you make chaos,
With each word!
You say the media is fake!
But you have made a big mistake!
You think you're clever,
Smart and hot --
Your Tweetin' Heart,
Proves that you're not!
PICTURES JUNE 2 THROUGH JULY 15, 2018
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| And see more about the above picture on an earlier post at: Special Bricks for the Ogre's Wall |
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| A Kangaroo is Welcome Here; Just ask Congressmen Bob Goodlatte and Trey Gowdy! |
"Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows!"
And this theme even made the news!
LYRICS: THAT RUSSIAN MAGIC
(Tune: That Old Black Magic, somewhat abridged
Parody Lyrics by Joan Levin, 2018)
That crafty Russky's got me in his clutch,
That crafty Russky whom I owe so much,
He's got me all the way to my last dime,
To fund the golf clubs where I play and dine!
I'll soon look deep in Comrade Putin's eyes,
And then I'll see my fortunes start to rise,
Though his toothy smile,
Looks like a crocodile,
I'll splash around in his swamp for a while!
For he's the bankroll I have waited for,
And I'm his R.O.I. and so much more!
So in Helsinki when we meet --
I'll give it up for him,
Take it on the chin,
It's gotta be, some kind of love!
Monday, June 16, 2018
Parody Lyrics by Joan Levin, 2018)
That crafty Russky whom I owe so much,
He's got me all the way to my last dime,
To fund the golf clubs where I play and dine!
I'll soon look deep in Comrade Putin's eyes,
And then I'll see my fortunes start to rise,
Though his toothy smile,
Looks like a crocodile,
I'll splash around in his swamp for a while!
For he's the bankroll I have waited for,
And I'm his R.O.I. and so much more!
So in Helsinki when we meet --
I'll give it up for him,
Take it on the chin,
It's gotta be, some kind of love!
Monday, June 16, 2018
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| Not one of my originals, but I liked it! |
Sunday, July 15, 2018
LYRICS: I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HIS LIES
(Tune: I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
Parody Lyrics by Joan Levin, 2018)
I've grown accustomed to the lies,
The way he tries to hide his sins,
He looks the camera in the eye,
And says "it wasn't I,”
Who gave away the store,
And so much more,
To folks who'll never be our friend,
And Heaven knows where this will end.
He sells his country out to line his purse,
And please a dwindling base,
But it's clear he's lying,
When we see him move his face!
Oh Heaven help the U.S.A.,
To see a better day,
Where truth for once trumps lies!
Parody Lyrics by Joan Levin, 2018)
The way he tries to hide his sins,
He looks the camera in the eye,
And says "it wasn't I,”
Who gave away the store,
And so much more,
To folks who'll never be our friend,
And Heaven knows where this will end.
He sells his country out to line his purse,
And please a dwindling base,
But it's clear he's lying,
When we see him move his face!
Oh Heaven help the U.S.A.,
To see a better day,
Where truth for once trumps lies!
Saturday, July 14, 2018
LYRICS: I'M GETTING BURIED IN THE POLLS NOW
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| Queen Checks her Watch |
Parody Lyrics by Joan Levin, 2018)
I'm getting buried in the polls now.
But Putin's the guy whose shoes I'll shine!
The Brits fly "Trump Baby,"
I'm mad; that's not maybe,
So I won't meet the Queen on time!
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| Pres Slimes his Hostess |
I've slimed our best allies in the tabloids,
And cried "FAKE!" though it was all on tape!
But folks who are foreign,
Are just dumb and borin'
And all they do is rob and rape!
I gave the word, and you can see --
The Russians hacked those e-mails just for me!
Now there are pesky new indictments!
But that won't stop me from getting rich!
I don't need guns or rockets,
For lining my pockets,
'Cause I'm still Putin's loyal ... friend.
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| Trump Baby |
THE WALL AND A YIDDISH SONG
Recent news reports of using the cruel separation of small children from their families to promote the building of a wall at the U.S.-Mexican border brought to mind a Yiddish song called in "In dem Land fun Piramidn" (In the Land of Pyramids") which records the alleged practices of a cruel Pharaoh using children's bodies to build a wall when there were not enough bricks!
That in turn inspired the picture below. The links in that screenshot below may not work, but these links are copied immediately below this link to Lori Cahan-Simon's moving performance of this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4VxcNl2HZI
("In dem Land fun Piramidn" and other songs for the Festival of Pesach, Passover, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt and encouraging efforts for an end of tyranny everywhere, are on Lori's recording available at:
https://www.amazon.com/Songs-Bubbe-Should-Have-Taught/dp/B000064083 )
And here are the other links:
Translation by Adam J. Levitin and Eliyahu Mishulovin https://www.milkenarchive.org/music/volumes/view/legend-of-toil-and-celebration/work/piramidn/
Article (one of many) about cruelty to children in those days.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/06/did-children-build-the-ancient-egyptian-city-of-armana-
That in turn inspired the picture below. The links in that screenshot below may not work, but these links are copied immediately below this link to Lori Cahan-Simon's moving performance of this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4VxcNl2HZI
("In dem Land fun Piramidn" and other songs for the Festival of Pesach, Passover, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt and encouraging efforts for an end of tyranny everywhere, are on Lori's recording available at:
https://www.amazon.com/Songs-Bubbe-Should-Have-Taught/dp/B000064083 )
And here are the other links:
Article (one of many) about cruelty to children in those days.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/06/did-children-build-the-ancient-egyptian-city-of-armana-
THE VICAR OF BRAY SINGS AGAIN
A famous British satirical song (which unlike other lyrics in this blog I did NOT write!) is being reenacted right here, right now! This delightful account of the political actions of a British churchman to retain his high position, is mirrored in the activities of our United States leadership today.
I urge you to think on these lines as reflected here. The Wikipedia post is helpful because it adds information about the actual history of the day and even has musical aids if you wish to sing it yourself! I urge you to have a look!
Here are the words to the song (the footnotes here work and they are repeated in the Wikipedia link below):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vicar_of_Bray_(song)
And for a special treat, here is a link to the incomparable Richard Dyer Bennett singing "The Vicar of Bray."
Richard Dyer Bennett sings The Vicar of Bray
(Here is the same link to give to others!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IxjI-gdwjY
And here is another You Tube rendition of this delightful and currently relevant song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viw5JXopin0
Listen, learn and ask yourself: who is the Vicar or Bray for our time?
I urge you to think on these lines as reflected here. The Wikipedia post is helpful because it adds information about the actual history of the day and even has musical aids if you wish to sing it yourself! I urge you to have a look!
Here are the words to the song (the footnotes here work and they are repeated in the Wikipedia link below):
In good King Charles's golden days,
When Loyalty no harm meant;
A Zealous High-Church man I was,1
And so I gain'd Preferment.2
Unto my Flock I daily Preach'd,
Kings are by God appointed,
And Damn'd are those who dare resist,3
Or touch the Lord's Anointed.4
And this is law,5 I will maintain
Unto my Dying Day, Sir.
That whatsoever King may reign,
I will be the Vicar of Bray, Sir!
When Royal James possest the crown,
And popery6 grew in fashion;
The Penal Law I shouted down,
And read the Declaration:7
The Church of Rome I found would fit
Full well my Constitution,
And I had been a Jesuit,8
But for the Revolution.9
And this is Law, &c.
When William our Deliverer came,
To heal the Nation's Grievance,
I turn'd the Cat in Pan10 again,
And swore to him Allegiance:11
Old Principles I did revoke,
Set conscience at a distance,
Passive Obedience is a Joke,
A Jest is12 non-resistance.13
And this is Law, &c.
When Loyalty no harm meant;
A Zealous High-Church man I was,1
And so I gain'd Preferment.2
Unto my Flock I daily Preach'd,
Kings are by God appointed,
And Damn'd are those who dare resist,3
Or touch the Lord's Anointed.4
And this is law,5 I will maintain
Unto my Dying Day, Sir.
That whatsoever King may reign,
I will be the Vicar of Bray, Sir!
When Royal James possest the crown,
And popery6 grew in fashion;
The Penal Law I shouted down,
And read the Declaration:7
The Church of Rome I found would fit
Full well my Constitution,
And I had been a Jesuit,8
But for the Revolution.9
And this is Law, &c.
When William our Deliverer came,
To heal the Nation's Grievance,
I turn'd the Cat in Pan10 again,
And swore to him Allegiance:11
Old Principles I did revoke,
Set conscience at a distance,
Passive Obedience is a Joke,
A Jest is12 non-resistance.13
And this is Law, &c.
When Royal Anne became our Queen,
Then Church of England's Glory,
Another face of things was seen,
And I became a Tory:14
Occasional Conformists base
I Damn'd, and Moderation,
And thought the Church in danger was,
From such Prevarication.
And this is Law, &c.
When George in Pudding time15 came o'er,
And Moderate Men looked big, Sir,
My Principles I chang'd once more,
And so became a Whig, Sir.16
And thus Preferment I procur'd,
From our Faith's great Defender17
And almost every day abjur'd
The Pope, and the Pretender.
And this is Law, &c.
The Illustrious House of Hanover,18
And Protestant succession,
To these I lustily will swear,
Whilst they can keep possession:
For in my Faith, and Loyalty,
I never once will faulter,
But George, my lawful king shall be,
Except the Times shou'd alter.
And this is Law, &c.
Then Church of England's Glory,
Another face of things was seen,
And I became a Tory:14
Occasional Conformists base
I Damn'd, and Moderation,
And thought the Church in danger was,
From such Prevarication.
And this is Law, &c.
When George in Pudding time15 came o'er,
And Moderate Men looked big, Sir,
My Principles I chang'd once more,
And so became a Whig, Sir.16
And thus Preferment I procur'd,
From our Faith's great Defender17
And almost every day abjur'd
The Pope, and the Pretender.
And this is Law, &c.
The Illustrious House of Hanover,18
And Protestant succession,
To these I lustily will swear,
Whilst they can keep possession:
For in my Faith, and Loyalty,
I never once will faulter,
But George, my lawful king shall be,
Except the Times shou'd alter.
And this is Law, &c.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vicar_of_Bray_(song)
And for a special treat, here is a link to the incomparable Richard Dyer Bennett singing "The Vicar of Bray."
Richard Dyer Bennett sings The Vicar of Bray
(Here is the same link to give to others!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IxjI-gdwjY
And here is another You Tube rendition of this delightful and currently relevant song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viw5JXopin0
Listen, learn and ask yourself: who is the Vicar or Bray for our time?
Friday, July 13, 2018
THE INDICTMENTS OF FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2018
Here is the document of Friday, July 13, 2018 charging 12 Russian military officers with conspiring to subvert American democracy.
https://www.justice.gov/file/1080281/download
Here is CNN's reporting on this:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/politics/russia-investigation-indictments/index.html
Many similar articles are easy to find on the internet.
While this blog is mostly in a humorous vein, this is such a serious topic that I tried to make it easy for readers to access this important document. It's technical, but give it a go! It will be worth your while!
https://www.justice.gov/file/1080281/download
Here is CNN's reporting on this:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/politics/russia-investigation-indictments/index.html
Many similar articles are easy to find on the internet.
While this blog is mostly in a humorous vein, this is such a serious topic that I tried to make it easy for readers to access this important document. It's technical, but give it a go! It will be worth your while!
Thursday, July 12, 2018
WHY JOANSPIX?
This is a place to park pictures I’ve composed, lyrics I’ve written, and other content mostly on current events. I hope you enjoy it and that it will inspire you to use your own creativity for a better world. You can reach me through the comment form! (If you are reading this in an e-mail, note that the Comment Form shows up best in the web version at www.joanspix.com).