We’ll see how well politicians in Europe can resist their inclination to quietly “return to normal.” I don’t have much optimism.

I wish we had 100 Mehdi Hasans.

He’s only got a roughly 12 second memory, so he won’t be humiliated for long.

They’ll probably say “the flood ruined your foundation which would have wrecked your house anyway, so you’re not covered.” or some shit like that.

I’ll write that down for when I’m talking to the insurance agent.

Oh, I had no idea. Maybe we should just have a website that tracks whether Ted Cruz has left the country or not, so we know when we need to check on Texas. The Cruz Cruise Index or something.

I was thinking it’d be better if the owl was looking elsewhere in the first 3 panels and only looked at the viewer in the final panel.

Oh shit - is Texas okay?

This is about as comforting as “Feeling like you haven’t lived up to your potential? Look at this super accomplished person.”

That’s… optimistic. The notion that China wouldn’t get the biggest slice is downright ridiculous.

Well, good, he won’t be as upset when he gets deported.

Don’t forget psychopathy

I guess we’re in the “saving face” phase.

Rich people: Debunking the idea that the rich are the smartest since about 10,000 BCE.

I feel like the admission that AI can’t do anything useful by a major tech CEO is pretty big.

We need to fix the system that allowed him to become president. Both the electoral structure and the right-wing propaganda machine. And the useless opposition.

Exactly: not dull

I thought “rolled over” meant something else, but that would have been far too not-dull.

Better not leave them alone together in a confined space. The big one might get hungry.