6 Comments on “Thursday Political Cartoons: Yeah, OK”

1. dakinikat says:

   April 30, 2026 at 12:15 pm

   we’re definitely not okay down here in Lousyana

   Louisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling

   Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.

   Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates Wednesday that he plans to suspend next month’s primary elections so state lawmakers can pass a new congressional map first, according to two people with knowledge of the calls.

   The move follows a Supreme Court decision earlier in the day that found Louisiana had unlawfully discriminated by race when it created a second majority-Black congressional district under legal pressure. A new Louisiana map would position Republicans to gain one or two seats in the midterms as they fight to hold their narrow majority in the House.

   A spokesperson for Landry declined to comment on his plans for the primary. But the governor, along with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R), said in a statement Thursday that the Supreme Court’s decision no longer requires the state to hold “congressional elections under the current map.”

   “Yesterday’s historic Supreme Court victory for Louisiana has an immediate consequence for the State,” Landry and Murrill said in the statement. “We are working together with the Legislature and the Secretary of State’s office to develop a path forward.”

   The 6-3 decision limited a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act and could lead to Black Democrats across the South losing their House seats. Most states are unlikely to be able to redraw districts in time for the November midterm elections, but Louisiana could be one of the exceptions.

2. dakinikat says:

   April 30, 2026 at 12:17 pm

   Not that this impacts me right now because I still work, but this is insane and violents the spirit of the Medicare act

   https://www.threads.com/@headquartersnewsroom/post/DXwveF1CjKL

   Republican New Hampshire Senate candidate John Sununu says he supports a work requirement for seniors on Medicare:

   “I certainly support a work requirement for able-bodied Medicare recipients.”

   • dakinikat says:

     April 30, 2026 at 1:03 pm

     Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Bill To Send People To Jail For Smoking Marijuana Near College Campuses

     Ben Kilpatrick

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     There’s an economic angle to this that deserves more attention. The sponsor, Rep. Gabe Firment, represents Pollock – a small central Louisiana town whose economy runs on two things: the federal prison complex just outside of town, and the parish jail, which holds state-sentenced felons on contract with the Louisiana DOC. Louisiana leads the nation in state prisoners housed in local jails – the state doesn’t have enough prison beds, so it pays parishes a per diem for every state inmate they hold. More felony convictions means more bodies means more revenue flowing into the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office. Meanwhile, central and northern Louisiana are in serious demographic freefall, with the state leading the nation in population loss two years running and rural parishes like Grant among the hardest hit. When your local economy is built around incarceration and your tax base is walking out the door, bills that add prison time for newly criminalized behavior are worth examining with that context in mind. While this might look like some sort of “Okie from Muskogee” cultural posturing at the expense of human lives and freedom, it actually boils down to dollars and cents.

     This is my vajra brother Ben’s explanation.

3. dakinikat says:

   April 30, 2026 at 1:16 pm

   the past is never dead. it's not even past.

   — E.E. Reed (@poetryforsupper.bsky.social) 2026-04-30T16:49:41.320Z

4. dakinikat says:

   April 30, 2026 at 6:03 pm

   Trump's administration is pulling apart families in the cruelest way imaginable. Wilfredo is a 10 year old Venezuelan child who Trump’s monsters are trying to deport to a 3rd country that he's never been to alone.The depravity is unbelievable. Please share this story of #ICELawlessness widely.

   — Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! (@malena.bsky.social) 2026-04-30T14:53:04.408Z

5. dakinikat says:

   April 30, 2026 at 6:04 pm

   The Cunt of Mostly Crisco is too dim to realise that King Charles has just served him up in a toast rack, smeared with butter and raspberry jam, with a serve of bacon and coddled eggs on the side. Because: sparkly gold bell with his name on it. “I’d like to congratulate Charles on having given a fantastic speech in Congress today…”

   https://www.threads.com/@writtenbymeaghan/post/DXtMt33jzoc