Gangbangers From Throughout History

Gangbangers as in gang members, not gangbangers like in a sex act where everybody joins in

The Trump Regime mistakenly deported immigrant Abrego Garcia to the notorious maximum security prison in El Salvador that’s famous for violating human rights. The Supreme Court ruled that the regime broke the law. Currently, the regime is violating a court order to have him returned home.

The regime has argued that Garcia is a terrorist and a member of the Salvadoran gang MS-13, but Garcia has NEVER been charged with a crime, even though he was deported to a prison. To prove that Garcia is a gang member, the White House posted on its Twitter page a photo of one of Garcia’s hands with multiple tattoos and the letters MS-13 typed across the hand.

Donald Trump revealed that he believes the typed letters are a part of the tattoo, that they haven’t been added in Photoshop or some other software.

As Jimmy Kimmell said, it looks like it was created by a five-year-old with Microsoft Paint on a Tandy 1000, but to Donald Trump, it’s evidence Garcia is a gangbanger.

In an Oval Office interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran, Trump pointed to the picture, and Moran was obligated to call Trump out and tell him the photo was manipulated. For that, Trump insulted Moran and said he wasn’t being “nice.”

Trump said, “He said he wasn't a member of a gang, and then you look on his knuckles, they said 'MS-13' — wait a minute — he had 'MS-13' on his knuckles.”

Moran: “That was photoshopped.”

Trump: “That was photoshopped? Terry, I've given you the big break of a lifetime. You're doing the interview. I picked you because frankly, I've never heard of you, but that's OK. Terry, you're not being very nice.”

Trump kept pushing Moran, who was trying to change the subject, until he finally relented enough to say he would “look at” the photo again at a later time.

Trump said, “It's such a disservice. Why don't you just say yes, he does, and go on to something else?”

Trump was gaslighting Moran to his face while holding the evidence that proved him wrong.

It was like having to explain to Grandpa that he doesn’t have to wear tinfoil on his head because the gophers aren’t really spying on him.

Did Trump surround himself with enough Yes People that nobody in the White House told him the obviously fake photo was fake? Is this what he expects from everyone, for them to tell him he’s right on all matters? Maybe Trump forgot this wasn’t an interview on Fox News, where he’s never challenged. Sean Hannity would have said, “That does look like a genuine tattoo, sir.” Laura Ingraham would have used Trump’s Sharpie to write “MS-13” on the photo herself, and then say it was real.

Sure, Trump’s insane, and this was a broadcasted display of his dementia, but he’s surrounded himself with enablers. The next time someone talks about Joe Biden having dementia, remind them of Photoshop knuckles.

Creative note: I worked on a few other ideas on this subject but couldn’t get any of them to work. I worked up at 6 a.m., but didn’t get this idea until around 1 p.m.

Thank you, To my newest paid subscriber. You rock! In fact, all paid subscribers rock. I really couldn’t be doing this without you. Thank you so much.

More Thanks: I just got my mail from the post office after a month, and I have some thanks to give.

Thanks to Susan and Rolf in Maryland, who sent some cash for a paid membership.

Thanks to Leslie in Kansas for sending me a nice card with my own cartoon and her fancy lettering. Check it out.

Thank you to Jean and John in Illinois (You will find Jean in the comments section), who sent me some temporary gang tattoos because they want me deported to El Salvador.

Or maybe deported to Canada to hang out with the moose.

Thank you to Sasha in Florida for sending cash for a year-long paid membership (you can do this too).

Funny story time: You’re going to love me for this. It’s the first of the month, which means I need to send invoices to all my clients tonight. Before I can do that, I need to run to the post office to pick up checks from clients. I did that early today so I could get it over with, and I had pushed it off yesterday. I took the city bus home, and among the passengers were four little kids with their mothers or grandmothers, and an old dude wearing a MAGA cap. The kids were dark-skinned and of course, MAGA fucker was White (this detail might be important for this story). I turned around and told the kids to put their hands over their ears. They looked at me weirdly, of course, but did it. Then I told MAGA dude, “Fuck Trump.”

The kids did a horrible job of covering their ears because I immediately heard a chorus of “ooooooooooh!” The entire bus started laughing, and I think MAGA dude tried to crawl up his own sphincter.

I don’t believe anyone wearing a MAGA cap in public should be assaulted, but they need to be informed that they look like a stupid fuck. That cap is a Sieg Heil on a head. I will call them out, but I haven’t been slapped yet because all MAGAts are cowards. Was I wrong? I’m really a nice guy…usually.

One of those kids gave me a high five.

And another note: I was supposed to do an interview today, and I forgot, and now I feel like a super chunky POS. I rescheduled, but maybe I’ll tell the writer the MAGA cap story.

Drawn in 30 seconds: Yes, this has music, and I’ll keep posting these until Trump bans TikTok.

Timelapse: This is longer with my narration.

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