You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Statues are being defaced and toppled across the country as the ripple effects from the police shooting of George Floyd continue. I’m all for getting rid of racist monuments to the Confederacy and removing the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park. But even though it might feel immediately satisfying, let’s not do it as part of protest actions. Let’s remove these racist monuments and put them in a place designed to preserve the memory of the pain and suffering people have endured at the hands of, well, racist assholes. This cartoon is only half tongue-in-cheek. Rather than erase our racist past, let’s put it in a museum where it can be remembered as a lesson of the blood-soaked roots of the United States — think of it like a Holocaust Museum but for home-grown racism and genocide. While racist monuments should not exist in places of honor, they should remain in a place of remembrance and education. Never forget. Enjoy the cartoon, and be sure to stop by and visit me over on my Patreon page, where you’ll find prints, behind-the-scenes videos and more — and can help support my work! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Preserve the Racist Statues

June 24, 2020

Statues are being defaced and toppled across the country as the ripple effects from the police shooting of George Floyd continue. I’m all for getting rid of racist monuments to the Confederacy and removing the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park. But even though it might feel immediately satisfying, let’s not do it as part of protest actions.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com With Donald Trump’s Tulsa campaign rally right around the corner, MAGAmmunity is on the way. Even though Tulsa’s top health official warned that the Trump rally could become a “superspreader” event, MAGA rallies are in the works for Oklahoma and elsewhere. The Trump administration and campaign seem to be doing everything they can to pretend all is back to normal and we have nothing to worry about. (Except for that inconvenient little liability waiver when you sign up to attend a rally.) The president keeps using his bully pulpit to tout miracle cures and downplay the risks of the coronavirus pandemic. And let’s not forget how Trump encouraged armed anti-social distancing rebellion in Michigan and other states. Trump’s message keeps spreading like a deadly virus — from unfounded “antifa” rumors that lead to violent confrontations with peaceful protesters to death threats against local public health officials. The president has been playing with fire since he decided to run for office has now spread smoldering embers across the country. Enjoy the cartoon, stay safe — and remember you can support my work, find prints, behind-the-scenes videos and other goodies over on my Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

MAGAmmunity

June 17, 2020

With Donald Trump’s Tulsa campaign rally right around the corner, MAGAmmunity is on the way. Even though Tulsa’s top health official warned that the Trump rally could become a “superspreader” event, MAGA rallies are in the works for Oklahoma and elsewhere.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Amid calls to “defund the police,” Donald Trump and most on the right have come out decidedly against transferring funds from law enforcement to social programs. They’re apparently fine with defunding everything else, though. Education, environmental regulation and financial policing are just fine to defund of course. Something tells me that if people over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or scientists at the EPA started wearing tactical gear and brutalizing people once in a while, Trump might become a fan. Remember that defunding the police is not the same as dismantling the police. Fat police budgets across the country can surely be pared down and that money can be used to help remedy some of the systemic problems in this racially scarred country of ours. Enjoy the cartoon, and remember that you can help support my cartooning over on Patreon — plus, prints, videos and other behind-the-scenes goodies! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Defunding Everything But the Police

June 10, 2020

Amid calls to “defund the police,” Donald Trump and most on the right have come out decidedly against transferring funds from law enforcement to social programs. They’re apparently fine with defunding everything else, though.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com And here I thought we wouldn’t have troops on the street until closer to the election. The George Floyd protests have laid bare the underlying horriffic racism that has marred the United States throughout our history. Of course, Donald Trump is definitely not the guy we want in office to help heal our country’s racial wounds. A perfect storm of Trumpism happened when the administration ordered police and military forces to violently clear peaceful protesters from Lafayette Park next to the White House, just so Trump could make a show of holding a bible in front of St. John’s Church. The president finally behaved like one of the autocrats he admires. He’s a wannabe strongman who unfortunately just showed us he has the tools to be an actual strongman. But it’s not just Trump, Attorney General William Barr, Jared Kushner and Mark Esper are all complicit in this attack on our democracy and their actions should not be laughed off as just “Trump being Trump.” In the United States this sort of thing is illegal, I only hope our laws catch up with this band of criminals bent on undermining our democracy. Stay safe, keep fighting for racial justice and watch out for troop deployments. And remember, you can go behind the scenes with me and help support my work over on Patreon. (Plus, prints, videos and other goodies!) https://www.patreon.com/

Operation Photo Op

June 3, 2020

And here I thought we wouldn’t have troops on the street until closer to the election. The George Floyd protests have laid bare the underlying horriffic racism that has marred the United States throughout our history. Of course, Donald Trump is definitely not the guy we want in office to help heal our country’s racial wounds.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com As we pass the horrible milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths in the United States, the Trump administration is handling the COVID-19 pandemic in the same way the Trump Organization has handled the real estate business — with bluster, overconfidence and fudged numbers. If they talked themselves into some favorable real estate deals, surely they can talk themselves out of a global health and economic crisis, right? Worried about the severely lacking coronavirus testing capability? Don’t. That’s been passed off to the states in one of the most tremendously wonderful Testing Blueprints the world has ever seen — so get back to work now! (Just ask top White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett how thrilled our nation’s “human capital stock” is about the future.) Unfortunately, infectious diseases don’t go away by staying confident and never admitting mistakes. We are witnessing Trump’s deadliest con game yet. Rather than actually doing everything they can to fight the virus and leveraging the power of the federal government, the Trump administration instead focuses on talking down mortality numbers, patting themselves on the back and sending out tweets. Enjoy the cartoon and stay safe. (Oh, and you can help support my work and keep the cartoons coming by joining me on Patreon. Plus, behind-the-scenes goodies!) https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Human Capital Stock

May 28, 2020

As we pass the horrible milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths in the United States, the Trump administration is handling the COVID-19 pandemic in the same way the Trump Organization has handled the real estate business — with bluster, overconfidence and fudged numbers. If they talked themselves into some favorable real estate deals, surely they can talk themselves out of a global health and economic crisis, right?

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Call me pandemic worry wart, but I don’t have a good feeling about this reopening. The fast pace that social distancing restrictions are being lifted across the country is driven much more by politics than by public health. Of course we all want to fire up the ol’ economy and do whatever we want with whoever we want wherever we want — but that level of “freedom” may be in direct conflict with, you know, staying alive. https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

MAGA Mask

May 20, 2020

Call me pandemic worry wart, but I don’t have a good feeling about this reopening. The fast pace that social distancing restrictions are being lifted across the country is driven much more by politics than by public health. Of course we all want to fire up the ol’ economy and do whatever we want with whoever we want wherever we want — but that level of “freedom” may be in direct conflict with, you know, staying alive.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com The biggest cheerleaders for “reopening” the United States (aka, lifting social distancing measures) are President Trump and Fox News. Keep in mind that Trump’s top doc, Dr. Anthony Fauci, thinks going too fast will have dire consequences. Never mind though, full speed ahead to a booming economy, say Trump and Fox News. There are, however, complications. The Trump Administration itself is going in the opposite direction of reopening and is actually trying to tamp down infections within the White House ranks. As Trump says to lift social distancing measures, staffers are being told to stay home and stay away from the president. It doesn’t sound good over at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The same goes for Fox News. As it’s been blaring to reopen the country, the corporation’s employees received a memo telling them to stay away from headquarters until June 15th. So I guess everyone else is supposed to get back to work while Trump and Fox News execs hunker down. I guess there will never be a vaccine for hypocrisy. Enjoy the cartoon — and come check out the prints, videos and other behind-the-scenes goodies you’ll get when you help support my work! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Open For Business!

May 13, 2020

The biggest cheerleaders for “reopening” the United States (aka, lifting social distancing measures) are President Trump and Fox News. Keep in mind that Trump’s top doc, Dr. Anthony Fauci, thinks going too fast will have dire consequences. Never mind though, full speed ahead to a booming economy, say Trump and Fox News.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com As states and counties across the United States begin to relax social distancing measures and “reopen” the economy, just remember— it’s the economists and politicians driving those decisions, not infectious disease doctors. The curve is definitely not yet flat. Still feel like going shopping? The White House is, of course, the main venue where economists push to relax social distancing measures. But not just any economists, bad ones who have repeatedly been wrong about economic predictions and policy advice. Now Trump’s right-wing economists are trying their hand at public health policy. From Kevin Hassett’s rosier outlook to Stephen Moore’s “modern day Rosa Parks,” there is a battle between medical science and conservative pseudo-science. It looks like the pseudo-science is winning. Enjoy the cartoon and be sure to visit me over on Patreon for behind-the-scenes videos, audio, prints and other goodies! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Supply-Siders for Death and Tax Cuts

May 7, 2020

As states and counties across the United States begin to relax social distancing measures and “reopen” the economy, just remember— it’s the economists and politicians driving those decisions, not infectious disease doctors. The curve is definitely not yet flat.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com President Trump just can’t help himself. If a thought enters his head, it must be the most tremendous and correct thought imaginable and he must immediately share it with the world. No need for research or relying on experts, watching Fox News is enough. Trump is clearly the worst possible person to be leading our country in a time like this. The idiotic/narcissistic combination is deadly. The president is a huckster who has made (and lost) billions because of his bravado and lies — not the best skill set for getting us through one of the deadliest pandemics and worst economic calamity of our time. I wish we could just laugh Trump off and focus on getting out of this pandemic, but the president has turned his bully pulpit into a font of misinformation. Here’s hoping infectious disease scientists can work faster than the guy who tries to play a doctor on t.v. Enjoy the cartoon — and be sure to visit me on Patreon where you’ll find prints, behind-the-scenes videos and other goodies — all while helping support my work! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Dr. Donald J. Trump, M.D.

April 30, 2020

President Trump just can’t help himself. If a thought enters his head, it must be the most tremendous and correct thought imaginable and he must immediately share it with the world. No need for research or relying on experts, watching Fox News is enough.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com It’s one thing when right-wingers march around state capitols to rally for gun rights, it’s another when they march around (with their guns, of course) to rally for states to be “liberated” from the tyranny of public health measures. Just by being there together, defying the recommendations of infectious disease scientists and the mandates of governors, they are endangering us all. Sure, the recent anti-social distancing protests were small, but it doesn’t take that many wackos to spread a virus that infects exponentially. And of course, the protests are ginned up by Fox News and President Trump and are backed by groups that want to see Trump reelected. Something tells me this isn’t only about people being annoyed by social distancing. Even if these protests were an attempt to get the economy “restarted,” they run the risk of doing even more harm to the economy by prolonging the pandemic. I’m all for First Amendment rights, but these guys are idiots who are endangering themselves and all of us. Enjoy the cartoon, and consider joining me on Patreon— where you’ll find prints, videos and other goodies, while you help support my cartooning! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Liberty Alert!

April 22, 2020

It’s one thing when right-wingers march around state capitols to rally for gun rights, it’s another when they march around (with their guns, of course) to rally for states to be “liberated” from the tyranny of public health measures. Just by being there together, defying the recommendations of infectious disease scientists and the mandates of governors, they are endangering us all.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com President Trump has taken over the daily coronavirus briefing and turned it into crazytown. His riffs about everything from untested (and potentially very dangerous) miracle cures to television ratings to his favorite corporations are becoming more unhinged each day. Probably by the time you read this, movie reviews and food recommendations will have been added to Trump’s briefing repertoire. This is not how you show leadership during a deadly pandemic that is sending the world economy into a Depression-era tailspin. Ranting that your “authority is total” over the nation’s governors one day and lamely attempting to save face by saying you will approve their plans does not exactly inspire confidence. And when in doubt, beat up on the press. Cue the very nervous laughter. Enjoy the cartoon and be sure to visit me over on Patreon for prints, behind-the-scenes videos and other goodies! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

A Very Unstable Coronavirus Briefing

April 16, 2020

President Trump has taken over the daily coronavirus briefing and turned it into crazytown. His riffs about everything from untested (and potentially very dangerous) miracle cures to television ratings to his favorite corporations are becoming more unhinged each day.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com The extreme narcissistic confidence that exists in the Trump White House is astounding. We all know about President Trump’s brash overconfidence in himself, but his son-in-law is a slim-suited version of the same phony infallibility. How does a kid who’s dad cleared his path to Harvard with a multi-million dollar donation — who has no medical or public health experience — get in a position where he is coordinating the White House response to a pandemic while second-guessing experienced infectious disease professionals? Oh yeah, nepotism. When in doubt, just stay confident. Jared Kushner definitely has Trump’s overconfident Roy Cohn gene which surely endears him to his father-in-law. Unfortunately, that gene has led to unnecessary deaths from coronavirus. I hope you enjoy the cartoon— and come behind-the-scenes with me over on my Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Jared’s Coronavirus Task Force

April 8, 2020

The extreme narcissistic confidence that exists in the Trump White House is astounding. We all know about President Trump’s brash overconfidence in himself, but his son-in-law is a slim-suited version of the same phony infallibility.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Little Suzie Newsykins is back to help other kids make it through this tough time of social distancing and no playdates. It turns out kids are much smarter than most people in the Trump administration when it comes to a basic understanding of social distancing. When most of the United States is staying home and staying six feet apart, some of the dimmer bulbs in our country are standing shoulder-to-shoulder, sharing pens — and likely sharing the COVID-19 virus. This time of coronavirus is no joke, you’d think our top leaders would do a better job of leading by example. Truth be told, I have seen firsthand how difficult it is for little kids to remember to stay 6 feet apart, so I’m hoping Little Suzie will help kids remember and understand the importance of social distancing. Enjoy the cartoon, stay safe and stay distant! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Are You Smarter Than A Grownup?

April 2, 2020

Little Suzie Newsykins is back to help other kids make it through this tough time of social distancing and no playdates. It turns out kids are much smarter than most people in the Trump administration when it comes to a basic understanding of social distancing.

April 2, 2020

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Mar 26, 2020

The Grand Ol’ Death Cult

Mar 26, 2020

So it is beginning to sound like saving the economy is worth a couple million coronavirus deaths, give or take. President Trump is determined to pull back on social distancing measures and fire up the economy again by Easter.

Mar 26, 2020

Mar 19, 2020

Keep Your Distance

Mar 19, 2020

What a difference a week makes. I’m now cartooning while sheltering in place for who knows how long. As infection rates and deaths increase, people in the United States are finally taking the coronavirus pandemic a little more seriously. (Depending on which state you’re in.)

Mar 19, 2020

Mar 12, 2020

The Healthiest Man on the Planet!

Mar 12, 2020

There is nothing to worry about because President Trump is doing a tremendous job, right? Plus, it’s all China’s fault. And if it’s not China’s fault, the Europeans are behind our current virus troubles. After all, it is a “foreign virus.” Paging Stephen Miller!

Mar 12, 2020

Feb 26, 2020

This Is All So Very Normal

Feb 26, 2020

Of course Trump just installed an inexperienced political hack to run the country’s 17 intelligence agencies. Through the magic of inexperience and cult-like fealty, the president’s purge of intelligence continues.

Richard Grenell, the new acting Director of National Intelligence, has plenty of experience sending nasty tweets and appearing on Fox News. Experience in the world of spies and intelligence gathering? Not so much. I wouldn’t mind his lack of experience so much if he didn’t have all that experience acting as a PR shill for shady foreign entities.

Feb 26, 2020

Feb 19, 2020

Our Emerging Autocracy

Feb 19, 2020

Provided his incessant tweeting doesn’t drive him away, President Trump seems to have found his chief legal defender and investigative arm in Attorney General Bill Barr. Need to downplay the Mueller Report? Get Bill Barr. Want to stall that Ukraine whistleblower complaint to Congress? Bill Barr is on the case. Feel like showing some love to Roger Stone? Get me Bill Barr!

Feb 19, 2020

Feb 12, 2020

Time to Panic?

Feb 12, 2020

Well, no one can say the Democratic race for the presidency has been boring. Okay, maybe not as exciting as using the formerly-independent U.S. Department of Justice as your own personal fiefdom, but still.

Feb 12, 2020

Feb 5, 2020

Autocracy, It Just Works Better!

Feb 5, 2020

Well, it’s been a tough week for democracy. First, Democrats in Iowa completely screwed up the first major step to picking a nominee who will hopefully replace President Trump. Of course the Iowa caucuses are fundamentally flawed and ridiculous, but using an untested mobile app as a foundation of a nominating process is just plain stupid.

Feb 5, 2020

Jan 29, 2020

The Grand Ol’ Adaptable Party

Jan 29, 2020

With each new revelation or bit of evidence, Republicans in the Senate (and the House, for that matter), soften their spines a little more. Remember when Lindsey Graham thought withholding an Oval Office meeting wasn’t that big of a deal but withholding military aid, well, that would be just wrong!

Jan 29, 2020

Jan 23, 2020

Join the Trump Legal Defense Team!

Jan 23, 2020

We have now seen — in ranting “legal” briefs — how President Trump’s team is planning on defending him in the Senate impeachment trial. In short, they’re going to rant and rave, blame everyone else and wrap the whole package in faux legalese.

Jan 23, 2020

Jan 15, 2020

The War Powers Resolution

Jan 15, 2020

As the Trump train wreck hurtles toward an impeachment trial in the Senate, keep your eyes peeled for more military distractions like the assassination of Iran’s General Qassim Suleimani. Trump will no doubt continue to take the Commander-In-Whatever-I-Want-To-Do approach to executive power.

Jan 15, 2020