politics
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By Stuart Warner and Al InCognito Donald Trump packed a whole news cycle’s worth of contempt into 48 hours this week. At a Bloomberg reporter questioning him about the Epstein files, he squealed: “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.” At ABC’s Mary Bruce, who asked the Saudi crown prince about Jamal Khashoggi’s bonesaw murder, he fumed that she’d…
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· By Stuart Warner and Al InCognito The news sounds more like a carnival these days, so with apologies to Neil Diamond,’s “Brother Love’s Travelin’ Salvation Show,” let’s all sing along to … Dr. Trump’s Travelin’ Epstein Sideshow Hot September night, the lights hanging down,Reporters all circling, like dogs for a treat. The Big Top…
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By Stuart Warner & Al InCognito We may not agree on how to pronounce Ghislaine Maxwell, but we can agree that America needs jobs. Still, we’re not entirely sure we’re on board with President Trump’s latest plan to boost his employment numbers and stimulate the economy: Work release for child molesters. You were probably as…
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🎩 “Epstein’s Island: A MAGA Shipwreck” (sung to the tune of Gilligan’s Island, with bonus commentary by Al InCognito) Just sit right back and you’ll hear a taleA tale of a tragic flip,That started with some Epstein filesAnd wrecked the MAGA ship. With Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, too,And Trump the Skipper bold,The loyal crew…
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by Al InCognito Ah, Senator Lisa Murkowski. We thought you were a work of art. Turns out you’re just a piece of … work. Murkowski, from the great and ghostly state of Alaska, has built a career on being the Republican who almost says no. She agonizes. She winces. She sometimes even sighs. And then…
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By Al InCognito/Counselor to the Weird This picture was worth 1,000 words … or at least enough for an Al InCognito column: Three kids — two boys and a girl, ages 9 to 12 — zip-tied outside a courthouse in San Antonio. Their wrists bound like they’d stole state secrets, not shown up for a…
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By Al InCognito, Touring With Truth Donald Trump is in full karaoke meltdown mode. In a late-night Truth Social rant, he called for investigations into Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey, and Beyoncé for the crime of supporting Kamala Harris. Because in Trump’s America, freedom of expression only applies if it’s shouted over a Kid Rock guitar…
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By Al InCognito, Minister of Homeland Insecurity Just when you think we’ve reached peak parody, President Trump finds a way to add English subtitles to Triumph of the Will and call it immigration reform. This week, his administration granted refugee status — yes, I said, REFUGEE STATUS — to 59 white South Africans. Apparently, they’re…
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Illustration by ChatGPT Pro By Al Incognito, Minister of Truth (and Satire) I apologize for oversleeping Monday and missing the celebration of President Trump’s second first 100 days in office. I don’t like round numbers anyway. I prefer to celebrate the odd ones, like today, day 101 of the sequel most of us hadn’t bargained…
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