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as you are good-looking!
Want more? Please check out Losing My Religions for my latest and greatest.
Thanks.





TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024


A PERSONAL COMIC, NOT POLTICAL



Not money - points.




It isn't like we've left the hemisphere for any reason. No siree. BTW, we have
three friends in Athens, Greece. One of whom we will shortly meet in person for
the first time. 

Who knew?


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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2024


THE HIPPIES ARE FIGHTING + 2


Note: the Hulu show "Only Murders in the Building" is cute and quite funny. I
think Season 4 is the best.




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Original. Author's commentary: "Oh, no. Now I've gone and killed the poor vegan.
I must have a deep well of guilt and shame."


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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2024


SATURDAY FUNNY (WARNING: COMMENTARY)



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 Also: 








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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2024


TRICK OR TREAT!










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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2024


FREDDY THE FRUITARIAN AND MORE



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Original; author's commentary: "Once I knew the world was filled with humorless
vegans, I felt compelled to do more strips."
BTW, I knew vegans who were all in a tizzy about the airline Jet Blue having
leather seats.


 







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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024


*DON'T READ* LAST ELECTION POST: CAN'T SAY WE WEREN'T WARNED



I am logging off the news and social media. I have posts of comic strips
scheduled for the next 2+ weeks. 

They have gone out of their way to show exactly what they are. Vitriol and
violence. Lying and loathsome. Racist and rancid. Hateful and hurtful. 










At the very location of 1939's American Nazi rally. 

This is what they want. Anyone who votes for them supports this. Even Dick
Cheney can see this. They know he is a fascist.

There is nothing else to say.
(Need more? Colbert with jokes: "Orgy of fascism." Also: Seth Meyers)
























 


















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MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2024


WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE? (WELCOME! A NON-COMIC BUT OUTSOURCED POST.)



Kobe!




One of the top few lessons we taught EK* was to always ask, "What is the
alternative?" Or, as Matt Yglesias writes: 

Tradeoffs are real (Sorry, but it's true)

From "Three tips for you but not my enemies (you know who you are)" in Losing My
Religions:

> 2. Always ask, “What is the alternative?”
> 
> Something might seem good – e.g., Pad See Ew – but there might be something
> better – green curry. (Or vice versa!) Something might seem bad – e.g., voting
> for and working for Hillary. But the alternative – millions of women losing
> the right to basic bodily autonomy – is far, far worse. (Yes, I’m still
> bitter. And Hillary is great!)

Song from that chapter: "The Working Hour."

PS: A warm Tucson welcome to the many new subscribers. And thanks to everyone
who shares these posts.


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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2024


SUNDAY "FUNNY"



I said I'd post comics, but some might be funny 'cuz they're not funny.... 



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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2024


ONLY IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO MIGHT CHANGE THEIR MIND: QUICK POLITICAL LINKS



Reminder: most posts for the next few weeks will be comics.
Today's is not.





 
"Trump has perfected the "accuse your enemies of what you're doing ahead of time
so that when you get accused you can just nyeah nyeah at them and nothing gets
traction" strategy. Every accusation is a confession. It's been 8 years of
gaslighting America and I am so sick of it." 
and
"But successful investors and entrepreneurs have no excuse for ignoring the
extent to which integrity and the rule of law provide the necessary backstop for
everything good that comes out of a capitalist economy."
from here




Conversation between two sides (video)

Trump says it’s “very dangerous” for Kamala Harris voters to identify themselves
because they’ll “get hurt”

JD Vance says ‘Jesus is King’ (comments are funny)

Infants died at higher rates after abortion bans in the US, research shows 

Actual Data: Homeownership is up among the young


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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024


WEEKEND READING: A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF WEALTH CREATION



A reminder: For the next few weeks, most posts will be comics. You're welcome. 

Some context for the financial doom-and-gloomers (and more and more and more,
the latter showing how the US is in the best place any country has ever been):

Excerpt: 

The collective net worth of American households reached roughly $66 trillion by
the end of 2007. The 2008 crash wiped out $11 trillion in wealth, falling to $55
trillion by early-2009.

Today, Americans are worth more than $154 trillion (and yes this is netted out
for debts). We’ve gained $100 trillion over the past 15 years. ...

While the stock market and overall net worth numbers bottomed in the first
quarter of 2009, the net worth for the bottom 50% kept falling into 2011. From a
high of $1.5 trillion before the crash, the net worth for the bottom 50% plunged
all the way to $236 billion by Q1 of 2011.

From there, it climbed all the way back to $1.9 trillion by early 2020, then
went up another level during the pandemic, hitting a record of more than $3.8
trillion in the latest reading.



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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024


VICTOR THE VEGAN 2





For some odd reason, this blog has gotten a lot more subscribers in the past
month (welcome!) and has been steadily getting more views since a low on June 5
(especially since September 6.

And now you're mostly getting comics. 

You're welcome.

(Seriously - isn't life stressful enough right now?)





Commentary on this strip:
"Another strip. Another complaint:
'Dear Mr. Pastis, Why are you so angry at vegans? I have at my fingertips
hundreds of choices of food that do not harm animals. Why are we the target of
your anger?'
Answer: Because I'm a cartoonist. And everyone is the target of my anger."


 




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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024


THE LUCKIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD (SKIP: SELF-INDULGENT)



October 1992




> “I found [Losing] to be a compelling read, and it struck me mainly as a love
> letter to Anne.”

 

Today, the luckiest person who has ever existed* begins year 33 with his
soulmate. 







> “Made me laugh, wince, grind my teeth, ponder, disagree, expostulate, and
> laugh some more! I’m pretty sure if I ever sat down with Matt we wouldn’t
> agree on many things, but I am 100% positive it would be an exhilarating
> conversation. The free-flowing structure of the book will drive anyone OCD who
> needs linear progression nuts, but if you can relax and just go with it he’ll
> take you right along with him. Through ALL the different topics discussed,
> like a low background cello note, the love story between Matt and Anne flows
> through like crystal clear water. Worth the read!”

 

*Me.


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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2024


VICTOR THE VEGAN



In the treasury that contains this strip, this is the author's commentary:
"If you were wondering if vegans have a sense of humor about strips like this,
wonder no more:
'Dear Stephen, Your Victor the Vegan character ... must come from your deep well
of guilt and shame that you feel due to your complicity in the destruction of
the environment and innocent lives because of your food choices.'
The truth is that I feel neither guilt nor shame. But I do wish she'd spell my
name correctly."





 




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MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2024


FIVE MINUTES TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE. NO JOKE.








Put yourself in a position where you don't need to do anything and have no
distractions.

Now, use your free will to choose to think no thoughts at all for just five
minutes.

If you're like me or anyone I know (including heavy meditators), you won't be
able to clear your mind. Thoughts will just ... occur. 

The implications of this are many and profound. But even before considering what
this means, take a second to note how powerful it is to notice the lack of
control. 

Most people assert they have free will because they can feel it. But
experiencing thoughts thinking themselves despite our "conscious choice" is
simple but indisputable proof of our lack of control over our thoughts. (More
examples if needed.)

This is difficult to even consider, let alone accept and internalize. I've heard
many smart people insist they have free will; on a podcast I heard recently, a
brilliant person contended they "could not go on" if they didn't have free will.
But of course they can. It is exactly like saying we know there is a god and we
couldn't go on if there weren't. 

I've said a great deal about the implications of recognizing we have no free
will; I think this is the single best post. Personally, I'll be trying to draw
on those insights in the coming days and weeks.

More on this in the "Brains!" chapter of Losing My Religions, which you can read
for free.


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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024


WEED EATER



Click for larger; original at GoComic


 




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