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Altamont Sam

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Portrait of a Terrorist
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Portrait of a Terrorist

A cartoon by Michael de Adder

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January 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM

Altamont Sam

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The Constitution Prohibits Trump’s War on Blue States
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The Constitution Prohibits Trump’s War on Blue States

This will be one of the major legal fights to come in the Trump regime.

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January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM

Altamont Sam

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ICE shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
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ICE shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis

The White House wastes no time gaslighting the American people

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January 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM

Altamont Sam

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Best cartoons of the worst people: RFK Jr. edition

Enjoy these cartoons highlighting the many ways that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the worst. And feel free to share more of your favorites in the comments. Cartoon: ....

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January 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM

Altamont Sam

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Stephen Miller’s new bullshit about immigrants
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Stephen Miller’s new bullshit about immigrants

Miller and his boss are now targeting Minnesota’s Somali community

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December 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM

Altamont Sam

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Office Hours: The Shittiest Year?
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Office Hours: The Shittiest Year?

Is 2025 the worst you’ve lived through, or have you lived through worse?

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December 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM

Altamont Sam

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Sunday thought: Progress
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Sunday thought: Progress?

This week’s cave by Senate Democrats was a setback, but we’re still winning

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November 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM

Altamont Sam

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WTF?
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WTF?!!!

That’s it. That’s about all I have right now. Haven’t had the chance to dive into others’ comments, but WTF was the first thing out of my mouth this morning. This is so unbelievable. Just look at this...

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November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM

Altamont Sam

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Sunday thought: the Big Reveal
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Sunday thought: the big Reveal

Friends,

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October 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM

Altamont Sam

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Federal judges call SCOTUS's shadow docket "inappropriate," "opaque," and a "judicial crisis"

The current Supreme Court is making unprecedented use of the ‘shadow docket’. Reaction has been mixed. Liberals say the Court is a rubber stamp enabling Trump’s imperial presidency. MAGAs argue that S...

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October 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM

Altamont Sam

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Judge Pits Alexander Hamilton v. Trump. Spoiler: Hamilton Wins

"If we were even to suppose the national rulers actuated by the most ungovernable ambition, it is impossible to believe that they would employ such preposterous means to accomplish their designs.” -Al...

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October 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM

Altamont Sam

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Trump's plan to invoke the Insurrection Act
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Trump's plan to invoke the Insurrection Act

You need to be aware of his four-point plan

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October 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM

Altamont Sam

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Understanding the Coming Premium Apocalypse
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Understanding the Coming Premium Apocalypse

Why health insurance is about to become unaffordable

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October 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM

Altamont Sam

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Why this is not a normal government shutdown
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Why this is not a normal government shutdown

Friends,

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October 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Altamont Sam

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Trump’s political hack nominee for the Bureau of Labor Statistics is already monkeying with the data.
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Trump’s political hack nominee for the Bureau of Labor Statistics is already monkeying with the data.

The Senate mustn’t confirm him

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August 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM

Altamont Sam

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Another week, another review

Golly, I’ve Never Seen a Pedophile on the Roof of the White House Before

Well, my prayers to the God of Cankles have gone as yet unanswered, so I suppose we may as well chronicle the week’s fuckery. Might try escalating to ritual sacrifice, if I can think of something a ca...

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August 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Altamont Sam

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August 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM

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August 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM

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August 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM

Altamont Sam

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The Trumping of America | The Coffee Klatch for August 2, 2025
Watch; stay informed

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The Trumping of America | The Coffee Klatch for August 2, 2025

With Heather Lofthouse and yours truly, Robert Reich

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August 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM

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Aaron Rupar

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Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."