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In their dark robes with their dark thoughts they gather in their ancient stone temple
May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 Gary C Sterling

They gather

Gary reading Robert Reich's latest book: Coming Up Short
May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I could have written that

Diet Water
April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Gary C Sterling

water the plant

Weird Al Yankovic in his famous tin foil hat
April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 Gary C Sterling

New non-medicine

Nipper listens to his master's voice
April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Culling the Heard

Upper Kensington Village in California
April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 Gary C Sterling

We’re Baaack!

Bright orange vintage Frigidaire refrigerator branded with "Trump" wears a blond Trump wig and is filled with food products containing zero nutritional value.
April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Trump Refrigerator

I voted - and you should too
April 25, 2026April 25, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Major Majority

Defendants in the dock at the Nuremberg trials From left to right, front to back: Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, Karl Dönitz, Erich Raeder, Baldur von Schirach, Fritz Sauckel. Superior orders, also known as just following orders or the Nuremberg defense, is a plea in a court of law that a person, whether civilian, military or police, should not be considered guilty of committing crimes ordered by a superior officer or official.
April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 Gary C Sterling

You think you’re safe?

A standard vote by mail ballot as used in most of the country
April 23, 2026April 22, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I heard freedom

Friedrich John nach Matthäus Loder Sisyphus
April 22, 2026April 14, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Beyond the Words

A potato farmer checks his cover crop during the winter
April 21, 2026April 14, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Polish Jokes

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