The Decline
@thedeclinecomic.bsky.social
A webcomic for processing American decline. Not affiliated with GYWO/David Rees. Also on IG: https://www.instagram.com/declinecomic
Sources for this comic:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
news.usni.org/2025/09/02/u...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mos...
nvhs.org/treatment-of...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
news.usni.org/2025/09/02/u...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mos...
nvhs.org/treatment-of...
Trump coveted a military spectacle but his parade proved underwhelming: ‘Just kind of lame’
Trump’s army parade was neither the totalitarian North Korean spectacle that critics had grimly predicted, nor the triumph of Maga nationalism fans craved
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Sources for this comic:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
September 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Sources for this comic:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Sources for this comic:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Sources for this comic:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
No, that's not me. I read it back then, though, and I'm using a similar bank of copyright-free images for this comic (with a little bit of overlap). Much appreciation for GYWO.
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
No, that's not me. I read it back then, though, and I'm using a similar bank of copyright-free images for this comic (with a little bit of overlap). Much appreciation for GYWO.
Sources for this comic:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Snyder v. United States, 603 U.S. 1 (2024), www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Snyder v. United States, 603 U.S. 1 (2024), www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sources for this comic:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Snyder v. United States, 603 U.S. 1 (2024), www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Snyder v. United States, 603 U.S. 1 (2024), www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
Sources for this comic:
www.cnbc.com/2022/08/31/4...
www.cnbc.com/2022/08/31/4...
Who wants to be a billionaire? 6 in 10 Americans strive to be mega-wealthy, report finds
Six in 10 adults want to become a billionaire one day, according to a recent report. But as the wealth gap widens, there's also resentment toward the mega-rich.
www.cnbc.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Sources for this comic:
www.cnbc.com/2022/08/31/4...
www.cnbc.com/2022/08/31/4...