“The Rubio Doctrine” Something extraordinary happened this week and I had to capture it. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave one of the most quietly radical speeches of the year, declaring an end to the U.S.’s decades long habit of routing foreign aid through bloated NGOs. In its place, new thing, a sharp pivot ,…
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A Month of Signals, Stories, and Turning Points November was a month that refused to move quietly.Every headline came with a shadow. Every political gesture had a double meaning. And every day, it felt like new information surfaced from the underground currents of American power — those subtle, silent shifts that only reveal themselves if…
https://open.substack.com/pub/mariagrasmick/p/the-game-they-never-told-you-about?r=1o361g&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true Audio Description is HERE but its the wrong substack. https://suvine.substack.com/p/some-nations-melt-others-overflow This piece came to me more like a remote view than a sketch a path unfolding in front of me. It began with that beautiful photograph: Jair Bolsonaro, seated at a quiet table, lush Brazilian green behind him. Regal, serene but heavy with unspoken…
I thought, Elissa Slotkin, looks JUST LIKE A PIGGY. There’s a reason libraries used to be silent. This week, I found myself reflecting on two moments that collided in the cartoon I share today. The first: Donald Trump’s now viral rebuke, “Quiet, piggy,” spoken during a media scuffle, quickly spun into memes, headlines, and even…
“The Weight of the Room” ⭐ WHAT THIS WORK MEANS There are moments in politics when the present collides with the past in a way so sharp, so symbolic, that the room itself delivers a verdict.This cartoon was born out of that moment. When President Trump introduced Zohran Mamdani a loud, eager newcomer to national…
🎨 Political Cartoon Feature: “§ 2387 – Live and Wriggling” On November 21st, I released a cartoon satirizing the viral video in which six Democrat lawmakers urge U.S. military members to “refuse illegal orders.” Former President Donald Trump responded by invoking 18 U.S. Code § 2387 — a law criminalizing interference with military loyalty and…
Most beautiful face. He exudes Kindness. And the ABC reporter was so rude accusing a WORLD LEADER of killing a journalist. To his face. After his GIFT OF THE MAGI gift to us Americans, and all this investment.. I mean, the fake news.. how is it they are still allowed around the president>but for a…
