The 15 years-ago Flashback strip was most apropos this morning, in light of yesterday's rant in which Sen. Tom Cotton expressed concern about one of DC's most recognizable features: "Are we going to tear the Washington Monument down? Are we going to rename it the Obelisk of Wokeness?"

The last panel in today’s trip down memory lane caught my attention. Doonesbury, bringing new meaning to anthropomorphism!

Ooh, going meta! I wonder which strip that "Bang! Bang!" is meant to represent -- Dick Tracy? Or is that strip gone? I'm going to hope that today's strip is meant not just as a game of fourth-wall breakage but as a commentary on the unhelpfulness of applause for health workers, compared to things like wearing masks and keeping socially distant.

Mike's summer daydream leaves me so sad. Every one of his dreams is something we once dreamed our generation could do. I'm 76 now, and not even the level of respect for all races has been accomplished. It's all been 76'd. This world is no better than when we got out of high school to realize the extent to which we had been fed lies. Trumpism is a virus that kills idealism.

I assume you picked today's Classic strip in honor of Jared Kushner.

I wish Mike could use his summer daydream to heal the problems in the U.S. 

I would have to respectfully disagree with Kim and Mike's assessment that this is real-time Darwinism. These protesters/"freedom fighters" don't realize or care that they are not taking the risk alone; they can be completely asymptomatic and pass it on to someone else. It's more like the drunk getting behind the wheel, thinking he's okay to drive. He ends up plowing into a family of four and walks away unscathed. 

In today´s Sunday strip, thank you for being real: Roland´s long nose does need such a protruding face mask. Responsible comic strips represent our new reality. 

In today's Classic strip I see that Mr. Butts is 101 millimeters tall. It reminded me of an ancient TV ad for a cigarette that was one mm longer than the others. (Jingle: "A silly millimeter longer, one-oh-one.") 

I see that our friendly dictator from Central Asia -- the one that Ambassador Duke was managing -- is in the White House today. Lucky he was there to give some back-up. 

It's the return of Trff Bmzklfrpz, onetime President-for-Life of Berzerkistan! I wondered what he'd gotten up to after Duke presumably turfed him. Of course he's a natural fit for the current (wannabe) President-for-Life of the USA. If Duke himself didn't arrange the intro, it seems quite likely that Stone and Manafort could have, given the client list of their former lobbying firm.

What a completely marvelous comic strip this morning! Loads of thanks, appreciation and best thoughts and wishes to you! You help us to survive...day after day.

Wow! Roland Hedley, 10 years ago today, birthed the first use of "alternative reality" which naturally progressed to "alternative facts." Was Fox News way ahead of the curve on this? If so, then Roland is a visionary. 

It's great to see Kim as a baby in the 45-years-ago-today strip. That would make her about 46. I remember when those strips first ran in the Cincinnati Post (R.I.P.).

Re the May 5, 1980 strip: When Ambassador Bush visits his old prep school, all the students have the most heavy-lidded, cynical, knowing eyes I've ever seen. In their late teens! I guess they're so privileged, intelligent and knowing, they don't need innocent guileless belief in illusions. Mike had to mortgage his soul for an advertising job before his lids came down.  

And here we are. I don't know if I feel better or worse that the strip is now caught up with what's passing for reality. Stay safe, everybody!

A different take on Sunday's strip: ageism and sexism are political topics.

I was going to complain about wasting a Sunday cartoon on an apolitical topic, until I realized that B.D. and Boopsie sitting outdoors is either aspirational or meant to depress us.

The face stuffed with a cheeseburger is a classic.

I hope that, for Doonesbury's 50th, we can at least buy some awesome Z+Z Bud tees or something -- haven't had any merch since I bought Mr. Butts swizzle sticks so many years ago. In the meantime, GBT continues to do the Lord's work with every last Trump strip. Carry on, good sir!