Historian Alice Loxton explaining this political satire of Napoleon and William Pitt the Younger, 1805, by James Gillray. Displayed at the London Original Print Fair.
She calls it “one of the most famous political cartoons ever made.”
‘The government has been too terrible to make fun of’: Peter Capaldi on satire, politics and privilege
He brought an unhinged fury to The Thick of It and played a stern Doctor Who. Peter Capaldi talks about his new role as an ageing DCI, his Weinstein encounter – and why recent governments have been so incompetent he can’t even make jokes about them
Dutch cartoonist Jos Collignon is fired by De Volkskrant after 44 years of being one of the the very best political draughtsman in the Netherlands. We are going to miss him.
Biden’s Cabinet Warns That Him Losing Election Would Mean End of ‘Snow Cone Tuesdays’ in White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Calling for people to help them out during this stress inducing time, today President Biden’s cabinet warned the American people that if Biden lost the election, they would no longer be able to participate in “Snow Cone Tuesdays”, a weekly event that Biden set up where all White House staff get free snow cones.
“While we wholeheartedly understand people’s grievances with Biden’s administration, we’re asking the American people to at least feel somewhat sympathetic for us.” Biden’s Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. “If Biden loses this election, that would mean the White House would have to put an end to snow cone tuesdays, and that would obviously be a very hard change to get used to. So we’re asking the American people to keep that in mind when they head to the ballots this November.”
Biden would also later release a statement on the whole situation, stating that if he lost the election, he would lose access to some of the best hairs that he’s ever laid his nose on.
Bloodbath. I figured I’d wade into the bloodbath controversy. Yeah, I got the original context, but I wouldn’t bet that many of his cult heard it that way, either. He can be counted on to go for the most incendiary phrases available. It’s no accident. He’s a menace.