Semiquincentennial Blues

A cartoon for the July 4th holiday weekend. All text from the original Declaration. Originally published on June 29, 2025.
Semiquincentennial Blues
By Ratt — July 5, 2026

This is the saddest birthday ever, do you agree? I was not in the mood for much beyond hearing that the National Mall was evacuated ahead of a thunderstorm and some wingnuts refused to leave, claiming the libs were engineering the weather.

Because apparently they're too dumb to know that it's all those fossil fuels supercharging the weather.

How was your 4th? Were you in the mood to celebrate or no?

- Karoli

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