Amy Schulz

@amy-norcal.bsky.social

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Formerly of OH, France, and CA, now surviving in the Inland Northwest. Supporter of decency, humanity, nature, and lots of chocolate.

Photo from Feb 2025 of a large upside-down American flag draped off the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park to signal distress, as in our American democracy is under attack.
Photo of a green NY trash bin with a yellow lid that has a cardboard box sticking out. Handholds in the box make it look like a face which, topped by the yellow lid, resembles Donald Trump, infamous American Dicktator.
Photo of President Obama speaking at a cabinet meeting.
Photo of a gray sky with large dark gray clouds that are punctuated by two circular openings of white clouds.
Photo of Dan the candidate wearing a ridiculous Florida hat that suggests he may not know obscure or famous wide receivers.
Photo of a black cat with gold eyes sitting in front of a pillow with a drawing on it of a black cat with gold eyes.
Cute toddler, seated, sporting short blonde hair wispy around the ears, rocking a sleeveless shirt rolled up above her tummy, smiling at the camera.
Excerpt of an article from The Week titled “Marco Rubio’s rise”
Political cartoon by Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency. The caption across the top of the cartoon reads “AND THEY SAY HE DOESN'T HAVE A PLAN” Beneath the caption is the Dicktator, shown from behind, looking at a simplified map of Iran, as he says “NO TROOPS ON THE GROUND—I'LL NEED THEM AT THE POLLING PLACES”
Political cartoon by Christopher Weyant / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc. A slightly unhappy looking man is lying on a couch in a psychiatrist’s office. The psychiatrist, from her chair near the couch, asks the man “THESE FEELINGS OF SELF-LOATHING AND IMPOTENCE—HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A REPUBLICAN?”
Political cartoon by Mike Luckovich. The cartoon shows the four horsemen of the Apocalypse: DEATH, PESTILENCE, WAR, and FAMINE. The horsemen on the end says “WE ADDED A FIFTH HORSEMAN...” Next to him is the fifth horsemen, a clownish overweight buffoon wearing a red hat and a red shirt labeled MAGA.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: “His name was used as the inspiration by lan Fleming for the name of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond series of books, which came about from Fleming seeing his name on the membership list at Boodle's when looking for a villainous sounding surname. Blofeld himself indulged in the humour of it by once addressing a barrister whose name was Bond in court, by stroking the ermine on his robe like a cat and saying "We meet at last, Mr Bond".
Part of a Guardian article: “Sat 6 Jan 2024. Donald Trump told an audience at a campaign event on Friday in Iowa to "get over" a deadly shooting at a high school in the state a day earlier. After offering sympathy and emotional support for the victims of the shooting in Perry, Iowa, and their families, Trump said at the event in Sioux Center: "It's just horrible - so surprising to see it But we have to get over it. We have to move forward."
Picture of the Dicktator pointing upward with the caption “I did that.”
Picture of the Dicktator’s Truth Social post that announces: “I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026. The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at "Homeland."
An undated photo released by the Department of Defense shows flag-draped coffins of U.S. war casualties aboard a cargo plane.
Picture taken inside the Fox Theater showing the huge movie screen ready to show La La Land, with the orchestra positioned underneath ready to perform the soundtrack live.
Press photo of Melania in her signature green coat stamped with “I really don’t care, do u?” on the back.
Political cartoon by Mike Luckovich / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate: The cartoon shows masked J6 domestic terrorists outside the Capitol building, carrying Trump signs and confederate flags, fists raised in defiance of law, order, and, truth. It’s captioned ”ICE AGENT GROUP PHOTO”
Fluffy cat, her back to the camera, sits in front of a glass-paned door looking outside at a patio edged by grass, with boulders, pine trees, and mountains in the background. The sky is blue and the sun is shining, but the cat wonders where did her safe fenced familiar backyard go?!
Beautiful fluffy cat.
A simple black-and-white drawing of a 1950s era woman wearing a gingham dress with an apron, beating eggs in a bowl. The caption reads “No, you can't have Greenland. You haven't even finished your Venezuela yet.”
Political cartoon by Slyngstad. A couple sits on a couch watching TV and one says to the other “Is this the series finale of America, or do you think they'll release another episode?"
Detailed close-up of a blue jay with a slightly turned head, whose brilliant blues and observant black eye are in sharp contrast against white snow. The photographer Roni Leatherman of WADSWORTH, OH says: “While visiting Chagrin River Park in Willoughby, Ohio, I enjoyed watching beautiful birds like this blue jay forage through the snow for food.”
A crowd giving a Nazi salute.
Quote from comedian Bob Hope: “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?"
Political cartoon from Mike Luckovich, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The cartoon has five boxes, each one showing a different Cabinet member and what they’re thinking: Kristi Noem thinking: “WITH PAM BONDI AROUND, I DONT LOOK SO BAD...” Pam Bondi thinking: “WITH KASH PATEL AROUND, I DONT LOOK SO BAD...” Kash Patel thinking: “WITH RFK Jr. AROUND, I DONT LOOK SO BAD...” RFKJr thinking: “WITH PETE HEGSETH AROUND, I DONT LOOK SO BAD...” Pete Hegseth thinking: “WITH DONALD TRUMP AROUND...”
Political cartoon by Mike Luckovich, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Trump, dressed as Santa, sits in a chair with a young boy on his lap. Trump tells the boy, who’s clutching his wishlist, “IT'S CALLED A PARDON. FOR A PRICE, YOU’RE MOVED FROM THE NAUGHTY TO NICE LIST...”
Photo of Roger Williams’ profile on Open Secrets showing he had an estimated net worth of $66,980,026 in 2018.
Picture of article title and byline: “WHY IS ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. SO CONVINCED HE'S RIGHT? How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health estab-lishment, became the most powerful man in science By Michael Scherer”
Political cartoon by Harley Schwadron / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc. A little boy, holding a piece of paper, stands in front of his father, who is seated in an easy chair in their living room. The father says to his son “DO I STILL BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS? I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE IN CONGRESS."
Photo of Melania in her I really don’t care coat.
Photo of an old-fashioned lamppost, with a missing pane of glass in the lamp part, illuminated with darkness all around. Sheltered inside the open glowing lamp is an obviously clever and practical bird sitting on a nest.
Photo of Trump mocking a disabled reporter.
Photo of Melania Trump in her infamous “I really don’t care, do you?” coat. (She chose to wear that coat.)
Political cartoon by Jack Ohman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency. Dicktator Trump, eyes closed, is slouched in a chair behind The Resolute Desk, his long red tie draped across the desk. “Zzzz” floats in the air over his head. Stephen Miller, standing next to the desk, says “…THE PRESIDENT IS MERELY DEMONSTRATING HE’S NOT WOKE.”
Political cartoon by Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content. A man in a red MAGA shirt and hat is about to pay at a grocery store checkout. The cash register shows the amount “$$$.” The man cries to the grocery clerk "NO, NO...I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND, THE PRESIDENT SAID GROCERIES WERE CHEAP NOW."
Photo is shot at an angle up towards a gray sky. In the foreground is a bright orange sunflower head bent down toward the camera. A brambling finch sits on the flower’s stalk. It has a black head and white-gray body, with a bright orange band around its chest that matches the sunflower. In the background are other tall sunflowers whose bright orange heads droop down.
Picture of a newspaper headline above a photo. The headline reads “Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux was captured looking suave in a picture outside the Paris museum on the day of a crown jewels heist.” The photo shows two French gendarmes leaning on a police car that blocks an entrance to the Louvre, as a handsome young man wearing an elegant tan and gray fedora, a three piece suit, and overcoat, and jauntily carrying an umbrella in one hand while his other hand is in his pocket, strolls by, looking unaffected by the drama.
Close up of a sweet tan puppy with big blue eyes looking quizzically at the camera, simultaneously melting and healing our hearts.
Photo of MTG wearing a MAGA hat shouting “Liar!” at Biden during one of his SOTU addresses.
Political cartoon by Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency). Drawing of an obese, angry, frowning Dicktator Trump. He’s wearing a NY souvenir shirt that, instead of having “I [red heart symbol] NY” printed on the front, has “I [red crosshairs target symbol] NY.” He’s looking straight at the reader and says “I TOLD YOU NOT TO VOTE FOR MAMDANI.”
Political cartoon by John Cole / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc. On the left is a drawing that depicts Dicktator Trump looking at a drawing of his future ballroom labeled “MY $250M BALLROOM.” He clasps his hands in delight and a heart emoji above his head illustrates how enthralled he is. This drawing is captioned “It was the best of times…” On the right is a drawing of two bereft-looking children in front of an empty cornucopia labeled “USDA SNAP BENEFITS.” This drawing is captioned “It was the worst of times! Charles Dickens”
Political cartoon by Phil Hands, WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 2025, TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY. Cartoon shows a young kid in a rocket costume trick-or-treating at the open door of a senior woman’s home. The sweet-looking grandma says to the kid “OH, YOU'RE A ROCKET SHIP. HOW ADORABLE.” The kid responds “ACTUALLY, I'M HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS.”
Political cartoon by Christopher Weyant / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.) Boston Globe. Two young girls are playing in a sandbox at a playground. One little girl says to the other, “I WANTED TO BE A CLOWN FOR HALLOWEEN, BUT MY PARENTS WORRIED TRUMP WOULD TAKE IT PERSONALLY.”
Kim in a god-awful outfit: bedroom slippers, shorts with a matching low-cut v-neck top from which a large portion of her fake boobs has escaped, topped off with a floor-length lightweight jacket or maybe it’s a bathrobe.
Screenshot of the AI summary: “While there is not a list of all Republicans who have voted against SNAP, congressional Republicans have repeatedly introduced or supported legislation that resulted in cuts to the program. In October 2025, during a government shutdown, Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic effort to pass a standalone bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which resulted in a lapse of benefits for 42 million Americans.”
A small tan Lhaso Apso with an impressive off-centered underbite looks up at the camera as he impatiently waits to depart on a walk. His cataract-clouded eyes are open wide in disbelief at the unnecessary delay.
Political cartoon by Horsey, ©2025, The Seattle Times. It shows a map of the Trump White House Redevelopment Plan, with the various buildings labeled: Trump Ballroom & Conference Center (former East Wing); Epstein Porch (former Truman Balcony); Trump products retail store (sneakers, steaks, Bibles, bitcoin, etc.); Monumental Trump Statue; South Lawn Golf Course; Trump Casino (former residence); Underground immigrant detention facility; Throne Room (former Oval Office); Rose Garden Club (billionaires only!); West Wing Office of Propaganda & Mendacity; All-you-can-eat food court; Secret entrance to Stephen Miller's Reichsbunker
Image of JFK next to a quote from him: “"IF BY A 'LIBERAL' THEY MEAN SOMEONE WHO LOOKS AHEAD AND NOT BEHIND, SOMEONE WHO WELCOMES NEW IDEAS WITHOUT RIGID REACTIONS, SOMEONE WHO CARES ABOUT THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE-THEIR HEALTH, THEIR HOUSING, THEIR SCHOOLS, THEIR JOBS, THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS AND THEIR CIVIL LIBERTIES— SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES WE CAN BREAK THROUGH THE STALEMATE AND SUSPICIONS THAT GRIP US IN OUR POLICIES ABROAD, IF THAT IS WHAT THEY MEAN BY A 'LIBERAL', THEN I'M PROUD TO SAY I'M A LIBERAL'
Political cartoon by RAMIREZ, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL 2025. Lady Justice peeks out from the corner of her blindfold, and says: “THEY COMMUTED GEORGE SANTOS' SENTENCE? I MAY BE BLIND, BUT I'M NOT STUPID.”
Political cartoon by Darkow (Columbia Missourian) The Dicktator is operating a gold-colored bulldozer labeled “Trump.” He’s just demolished the East Wing and says “WHEN YOU’RE A STAR-THEY LET YOU DO IT! YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!”
Political cartoon (by ADT). A doctor stands in front of an x-ray illumination board and addresses a female patient, who is seated on an examination table and wearing a gown. The doctor says "Since you can no longer afford insurance that covers X-rays, I can instead show you the plans for the White House ballroom."
Political cartoon from “Deering, Arkansas DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE WITH APOLOGIES TO CHARLES SCHULZ”…. Linus and Sally are in a pumpkin patch at night. Outlined against a large October moon is bootlicker Mike Johnson. Sally cries out in frustration “IT’S JUST MIKE JOHNSON! I WASTED THE WHOLE NIGHT SITTING IN THE MOST INSINCERE PUMPKIN PATCH IN THE COUNTRY!"
Image of iconic Apple ad featuring the Apple logo in rainbow colors and “Think different.” against a black background.
Close up of a darling puppy with light brown fur, even lighter around its wide-open blue eyes, so it appears to lift quizzical brows as it waits expectantly for good things to come.
Photo of evening sun shining on a clump of tall grasses, making them glow a rich russet color.
Photo of ornamental grass fronds glowing golden in late autumn sunshine.