DAVE WHAMOND
ELON'S MESS
Elon Musk,Twitter,X owner,antisemitism,spreading hate,racism,disinformation,conspiracy theories,Qanon,endorses antiJewish tweet,calls it actual truth,white supremacist language,Nazi talking points,endorses bigoted views,damage control,Elons mess,ADL
#280497
11/29/23
by Dave Whamond
TRUMP PLEADS INNOCENCE
Trump pleads innocence,legal woes,Truth Social rants,projection,accuses others,Trump base,loyal to Trump,true believers,Jan 6,insurrection,NY fraud trial,Tish James,Jack Smith,classified documents,Fani Willis,Georgia,Fulton County,election interference
#280446
11/28/23
by Dave Whamond
A.I. ENSLAVEMENT
AI doomsday,dominant force on earth,AI Enslavement,Computer takeover,technology,exponential advances,Skynet,Terminator,human exceptionalism,reshaping the future,artificial intelligence,ChatGPT,job losses,mass extinction,apocalypse,fear of the unknown
#280389
11/27/23
by Dave Whamond
VOTING RIGHTS
voting rights,appeals court,North Dakota,Voting Rights Act,significant blow,political elections,right to vote,right to choose,voting booth,suffrage,racial discrimination,cornerstone of democracy,civil liberties,ACLU,rejects president,constitution,history
#280319
11/22/23
by Dave Whamond
LIFESTYLES OF THE SUPER RICH AND EMITTERS
OXFAM report,Richest 1 ,Emit more than poorest 66 ,disproportionately responsible for climate change,climate inequality,warming planet,lifestyles of the super rich,planetheating emissions,Stockholm Environment Institute,billionaires,rich celebrities
#280285
11/21/23
by Dave Whamond
TURKEY PARDON
Biden,presidential pardon,White House tradition,pardoning turkeys,Thanksgiving holiday,Trump,legal woes,indictments,Jack Smith,Fani Willis,Georgia,classified documents,insurrectionLiberty,Bell,kicks off holiday season,annual tradition
#280223
11/19/23
by Dave Whamond
SURVIVING THANKSGIVING WITH THE FAMILY
family Thanksgiving,surviving the holidays,Star Wars,crazy uncles,dysfunction,getting along with relatives,discussing politics,religious beliefs,family dynamic,holiday stress,anxiety,divided families,resentments,idealized Norman Rockwell settings,turkey
#280135
11/16/23
by Dave Whamond
REPUBLICANS IN DISARRAY
Republicans in disarray,GOP infighting,McCarthy,Gaetz,Marjorie Taylor Greene,Boebert,Burchett,bullying,Mullin,fistfight,Senate,Congress,freedom caucus,moderates vs extremists,descent into chaos,Speaker Johnson,ideological differences,party of disorder
#280097
11/15/23
by Dave Whamond
TRUMP THE EXTERMINATOR
Trump,echoing Hitler,Mussolini,exterminating vermin,using Nazi talk,political enemies,rat,calls opponents fascists,radical left thugs,Nazi rhetoric,wannabe dictator,appealing to base,Republicans fail to condemn remarks,threatens retribution,camps,arrests
#280095
11/15/23
by Dave Whamond
THOMAS CODE OF CONDUCT
SCOTUS,Supreme Court,code of conduct,Justice Clarence Thomas,Alito,scandals,ethics scrutiny,allegations,bribes,undisclosed gifts,property deals,Harlan Crow,no teeth,no means of enforcement,outside influence,public confidence,integrity of judiciary,ethics
#280031
11/14/23
by Dave Whamond
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DAY
Government shutdown looms,House leader Mike Johnson,new speaker,first big test,hardright lawmakers,freedom caucus,bailout package,Ukraine funding,Israel funding,deadline to avert crisis,US credit at risk,congress,Groundhog day,inept Republican majority
#280000
11/13/23
by Dave Whamond
TRUMP SPEECH
Trump,echoing Hitler,Mussolini,Veterans Day speech,calls opponents vermin,radical left thugs,embracing Nazi talk,mirrors dictators,furious backlash,historians shocked,fascists,reelection threat,will root out enemies,eliminate opponents,enemy of state
#279997
11/13/23
by Dave Whamond
REPUBLICANS GETTING THE MESSAGE
Republicans,abortion issue,MAGA,Trump,religious right,SCOTUS,Roe v Wade,Dodd,massive election loss,getting the message,voters,moderates,extremists,blaming immigrants,red states,Trump endorsed candidates,gerrymandering,voter suppression,Ohio,Virginia
#279911
11/08/23
by Dave Whamond
TRUMP WEIGHING DOWN GOP
Trump weighing down GOP,anchor on the party,Republican election losses,everything Trump touches dies,endorsed candidates fail,election night disaster,huge Democrat wins,Christie calls Trump poison,abortion issue,Virginia,Ohio,Kentucky,no strategy,losses
#279900
11/08/23
by Dave Whamond
TRUMP EXAGGERATIONS
Trump Exaggerations,square footage,real estate valuations,civil fraud trial,embellishments,supposed business acumen,inflating assets,fraudulent financial statements,AG Letitia James,Judge Engoron,Ivanka,Trump Organization,corruption,business facade
#279898
11/08/23
by Dave Whamond
IVANKA TESTIFIES
Ivanka Trump,civil fraud trial,Manhattan,NY AG James,Judge Engoron,Trump Organization,business acumen,family business,testimony,spilling the beans,key evidence,Trump business empire,undue hardship,appeal,adult children testify,Goya,chinese patents
#279862
11/07/23
by Dave Whamond
TRUMP TAKES THE STAND
Trump,civil fraud trial,attacks judge and AG,political witch hunt,Judge Engoron,Trump Organization,supposed business acumen,Trump legacy on trial,Letitia James,numbers dont lie,inflated value of assets,cooked the books,race baiting,billionaire wannabe
#279817
11/06/23
by Dave Whamond
TUBERVILLE MILITARY HOLDS
Tommy Tuberville,Alabama,Military Holds,GOP uproar,military funding blockade,Republican Senators,float primaries,Pentagon abortion policy,promotions,appointments on hold,impacting military families,unprecedented move,aiding US adversaries,Putin,Xi,Iran
#279747
11/03/23
by Dave Whamond
THE LESSER OF TWO
MuslimAmericans,may vote against Biden,2024 election,Trump,muslim ban,lesser of two evils,border,immigration,proIsrael stance,ceasefire,Gaza,Palestinians,innocent lives,Hamas,Netanyahu,Biden reelection,ArabAmericans,withholding donations,mideast war
#279686
11/01/23
by Dave Whamond
GLOBAL WARMING
Climate change,global warming,hoax,big business,politicians,conspiracy theories,alternative energy,skeptics,alarmists,climate change deniers,debunked claims,extremists,money,environment,apocalyptic,science deniers,disinformation,misleading the public,lies
#279659
10/31/23
by Dave Whamond
MEANWHILE IN UKRAINE
Ukraine,Russia,Putin demise,deadly war,300 K Russian troops lost,licking their wounds,special military operation,WW3,Republicans,funding bills,Kremlin,cutting their losses,open to negotiation,Armenia,Lukashenko,alls for ceasefire,Belarus,Crimea,peace deal
#279630
10/30/23
by Dave Whamond
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
Thoughts,prayers,mass shootings,Maine,Robert Card,AR15,assault weapons,easy access,mentally unstable,innocent lives,congress inaction,lawmakers,religion,pray on it,Mike Johnson,gun control,killing machines,stop the insanity,madness in the name of freedom
#279515
10/26/23
by Dave Whamond
REPUBLICAN PINBALL WIZARDS
Republican House Speaker debacle,Emmer drops out,no nominee,clown show,pinball wizards,filling Speaker post,Jordan,McCarthy,Scalise,not enough votes,failure to govern,carnival of idiots,doing the peoples business,GOP dysfunction,congress,ungovernable
#279457
10/24/23
by Dave Whamond
TIPPING POINT
Tips,service industry,expectations,entitlement,tip society,tipping point,gratuity,tired of being asked for tips,business owners,unfair wages,poverty,performs their job,excellent service,consumers,taxes,disposable income,tipping prompts,basic services
#279447
10/24/23
by Dave Whamond
Dave Whamonds work has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest and many more. He has won 7 Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society and several book awards. Dave has written and/or illustrated over 50 books and his syndicated comic, "Reality Check", has appeared in newspapers since 1995.