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Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread
April 2017 Meta Thread
Donald Trump's air strikes on Syria could be 'set piece' to 'kill the narrative he's in bed with Putin', suggests analyst
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Chris Matthews speculates Syria airstrike was "set piece" to kill Trump/Putin narrative
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Sorry, Trump didn't suddenly become presidential after firing missiles at Syria
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This week in Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest: He’s not even pretending to divest anymore
Maher slams news coverage of Syria strike: 'Everybody loves this f--king thing'
Trump has visited a Trump-branded property every 2.8 days of his presidency
Hillary Clinton says ‘misogyny played a role’ in her loss. Research suggests she might be right.
Graham to expand Russia sanctions bill to include aiding Assad
Ben Carson DID NOT find $500b in accounting errors at HUD. An audit commissioned two months before Carson was appointed found an aggregate total of $500b in errors but not actual losses; the actual net change in financials was on $3m for the department.
Dan Rather Slams Journalists Who Hailed Donald Trump’s Bombs As ‘Presidential’
Anti-gerrymandering forum draws capacity crowd at EL High School
Putin Could Have Tried to Shoot Down Trump's Missiles. Why Didn't He?
There's no guarantee of a credible investigation into Trump's Russia ties, but Nunes' departure is a start
Republicans want to drug test welfare recipients — they should test bankers as well
Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America
Dan Rather hits journalists who called Trump 'presidential' after Syria missile strike
Commemorating the president’s 10th consecutive weekend at a Trump-branded property
Trumpcare fiasco proved it: Republicans are utterly divorced from reality
Legal Experts Question Whether Trump’s Syria Strike Was Constitutional
Betsy DeVos' brother reportedly held a secret meeting to connect Trump with Russia before inauguration
#FireBannon and #FireKushner trend on Twitter amid reports of WH feud
Trump’s Disillusioned Supporters

Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread

Posted: 08 Apr 2017 08:30 AM PDT

It's Saturday morning, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee, some cereal and share some cartoons!

Feel free to share political cartoons (no memes/image macros, though) in this thread. The subject doesn't have to be US politics and can be from any time. Just keep them political and safe for work.

As an experiment, I will be putting the thread in Contest Mode this week. Let me know if you like the change in our meta thread.

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April 2017 Meta Thread

Posted: 07 Apr 2017 10:56 AM PDT

Welcome all to our monthly round-up where we talk about what's new, what's to come, and what we can all do to help one another have a better time on /r/politics. Let's get down to business!

New Policies

First things first, our ever-popular Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread is now a permanent fixture! Stop in every weekend, sip your coffee, spread whatever kind of funky cream cheese you like on a bagel, and enjoy the finest workings that political cartoonists from all over the field have to offer.

Secondly - and by consistent and insistent popular demand - we have significantly shortened the comment that Automod leaves at the top of each link on /r/politics! What used to take up several paragraphs is now just a couple simple lines and a couple of easy reminders. Folks new to the sub will still get their heads-up, and folks who know what they're doing will have an easier time ignoring what they may not need. It's a win-win!

AMAs

This month has been chock full of AMAs, and we've loved it! Check out our full list here, including the ACLU, the founder of The Intercept, and the Mayor of Austin TX. All twelve AMAs this month were fantastic, and we're very thankful to our guests for coming on board.

Currently we have three more scheduled for the month, though as always, it's liable to grow quite a lot as time goes on! For now, look forward to:

April 12th - Beth Fukumoto, Hawai'i state representative, who recently made news by renouncing her Republican party and announcing plans to seek membership with the Democrats.
April 19th - Ben Shapiro, conservative political commentator, author, podcast host, and attorney.
Date TBA - Simon Sidi, founder of Politicon, the largest political convention in the US!
Date TBA - Abdul El-Sayed, fmr. Director of the Detroit Health Department, Michigan gubenatorial candidate

As always, if you want the mods to reach out for anybody for an AMA, or you know a political expert who you think would like to do an AMA here, please shoot us a modmail!

Other Things

There aren't really other things! This is where you let me know about your favorite funky cream cheese, who you want us to reach out to for an AMA, and what we can change to make your life better. Changes like the automod comment shortening only happen with your feedback, after all! Mods will be in the comments below to answer all of your questions, respond to your concerns, and explain why strawberry cream cheese is unequivocally superior to plain. Let's have a great month, everyone!

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Donald Trump's air strikes on Syria could be 'set piece' to 'kill the narrative he's in bed with Putin', suggests analyst

Posted: 08 Apr 2017 04:57 AM PDT