This is about Congo Bongo, except for the parts that aren't.

Okay, so. I'm developing this Star Trek Lower Decks fan fiction I call The Wedding Crusher.

I am anguished, I am heartbroken, I am afraid of what's coming for people I love. I am shocked that my country just gave 247 years of Democracy away over one night. We live in a different country now, than we did when we woke up, yesterday. Exactly how violent and cruel and hateful this new country is has yet to be revealed, but it's going to be pretty terrible.

Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! It is Friday: the day of the week when I showcase the top comment that were posted on […]

Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Blondie, 11/11/24 Remember just weeks ago, when Dagwood dismissed the pumpkin spice concept, now in its second decade, […]

Republicans seem to be proud of their ‘solution’ for abortion: they’ll just devolve everything to the states and local authorities, so they don’t have their callousness and brutality thrown into their faces on the national level anymore. As far as I’m concerned, this is the worst possible solution. It puts women under the thumb of […]

The latest Stephanie Stirling video dropped a tantalizing mention. There exists something called a “woke content detector“, which is basically a small group of self-appointed censors who are busily telling everyone which video games are bad. Not particularly interesting, except that the criteria they use to decide which games are too woke are hilarious. They […]

I am not going to hover over the news tonight. As a distraction, I’m going to talk about evolution on the internet. You’re welcome to join in.

Remember, pretty does not mean it doesn’t have a savage bite.

If all of us take little steps to deprive billionaires of some of their power, maybe we can eventually make them care about us little people. Here are some simple things that could make them sting a little bit. Obviously, get off Twitter. There’s no excuse anymore — tweeting enables fascists. Unsubscribe from any big, […]

There is a group of people who monitor deportation flights out of Boeing Field, and other airports. The observation room at Boeing Field offers what is arguably America’s best real-time window into our vast network of privately run deportation flights, a system that has generated troubling reports of passenger mistreatment and in-flight emergencies. … While […]

The rich have a well-funded network that has been poisoning the collective mind of the country, yet somehow they have failed to penetrate my soft, permeable, liberal skull. How could that be? There it is, they targeted “gaming, sports, fitness” thereby completely bypassing all of my interests. Another point not mentioned: have you ever noticed […]

A common sense act has been introduced in congress, HR 926, asking for basic ethical requirements for the Supreme Court. It sounds like something that ought to be in place. This bill makes various changes related to the ethical standards, financial disclosure requirements, and recusal requirements that apply to Supreme Court Justices. Among the changes, […]

The last time I was in Washington, we had cleaned out a lot of my parent’s old stuff, and I was leaving after having booked a real estate agent to sell off the property. There were boxes and bags of miscellaneous papers that were going to be thrown out or destroyed, and I scooped up […]

A liberal feminist, Marla Rose, knocked on Nick Fuentes’ door. He reacted by immediately pepper-spraying her, knocking her down, and and stealing her phone. All she did was knock! In a Facebook post, Rose elaborated on her motivations, citing Fuentes’ controversial reputation. “What would you do if a neo-Naz*, white supremacist who called on a […]

[Scottish] word.......Sweetie-wife: n. [purveyor] of [gossip]. A man who likes to gossip. A man who is in the affairs of women.

I’m designing for the web. The infinitely flexible web.

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Why did leading designers in 2000 look down their nose at the web? And are things any better today?

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In the dying stages of innovation, companies at the top of the heap use their market power to maintain their high profits.

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Help to help, because we’re built to help.

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Zoom has always included a clickable button/badge at the top left of its primary meeting interface window. Click the badge to copy the URL of that meeting. You can then, with just one more click in any messaging system, send that URL to the other meeting participants. Fast. Simple. Drop-dead easy. Elegant. It comes in […]

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If you’re finding today a bit stressful for some reason, grab a respite by sinking into any of these web design inspiration websites.

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The government's official forecaster raises its prediction for UK growth in 2024 and 2025 but reduces it for later years.

Labour's first Budget in 14 years had a lot to say about growth, but forecasts paint a mixed picture.

Estimates of the number of farms affected range from 100 to 70,000.

Kemi Badenoch is a political fighter and she now has a battle on her hands to rebuild her party.

With the government announcing big spending and tax, the differences between the two main parties feel sharper, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

Kemi Badenoch is a political trailblazer with a combative style and a mission to renew her party.

David Lammy is on his first visit to the continent since he became foreign secretary.

Trump has promised tariffs on all foreign goods. If he follows through, many smaller economies may be forced to respond in kind.

The president-elect's positions on issues ranging from Ukraine to trade have implications for the UK.

The Labour government is expected to make major changes to the Right To Buy scheme launched in the 1980s.

Angela Rayner told the BBC restrictions would be placed on new social homes in England.

The former First Minister will be joined by crime author Val McDermid for a night entitled "Books & Banter".

The housing secretary will decide if plans for 8,400 homes near Sittingbourne can go ahead.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones talks to the BBC about his childhood.

The foreign secretary previously called Trump a "tyrant" and "xenophobic" when he was a backbench MP.

Jonathan Powell will replace Sir Tim Barrow, who has held the role since September 2022.

Hospitality bosses are calling for changes to what they describe as "unsustainable" tax rises.

Darren Jones says there "shouldn't be an element of conceding to illegal invasions from Russia".

Paul Patterson raises concerns about the system at the heart of sub-postmasters' wrongful convictions.

The leaders' discussions also focused on the Middle East and the problems caused by migration in Europe.

New law would allow councils to charge tourists to stay overnight in Welsh hotels.

The PM insists the government will not "tell people how to live their lives" in achieving the aim.

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.