It's lovely to have some good news, as in Wisconsin and Chicago yesterday. It's good that Trump's arraignment verified the details of the 34 felony charges against him, so now we know they are substantial. I hope future Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz helps to ungerrymander the state and turns things around there in many ways that matter, because Minnesota's twin has been on a broken roller coaster since 2010. I'm glad the faux Democrat, school-privatizer in Chicago lost.
All of that said, I couldn't help but feel affirmed when I received Jen Sorensen's latest email. In it, she wrote:
I have almost zero interest in the Trump indictment. Sure, it's nice to see justice being served, but this media spectacle feels trivial compared to the larger forces that have been unleashed. The authoritarian project will continue with or without Trump at its center. Just look at what's happening in Tennessee, with Democratic lawmakers about to be illegally expelled for supporting protesters calling for gun reform.
A few recent stories got me thinking about the oil industry this week, leading me to actually wonder how fossil fuel CEOs can stand to live with themselves given that the world is burning up in front of their faces, much as their own scientists predicted decades ago.
And with that in mind, she created this:
That last panel describes all the transportation engineers who rebuild (let alone expand) highway infrastructure as well.
As one who spends a few too many waking (and some sleeping) moments wondering about this, I feel affirmed to have a cartoon to refer to.
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In addition to going out in her subscriber email, Sorensen's work is on The Nib.
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