Tariff Tantrum and Tinks the Cat

New Sack Cartoon—-Baby’s Blues

Trump’s Supreme Court ruled against him.

Who’d a-thunk?

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FELON TRUMP SCULPTURE GIVEAWAY UPDATE!

This little orange critter is getting closer to a new home.

On March 1, one paid subscriber will win the limited edition “Felon Of The United States” sculpture.

If you’re already a paid member — you’re in. no form, no gimmicks.

If not, there’s still time.

Drawing is March 1. Deadline for entering this giveaway is midnight Thursday. And another giveaway next month.

Details are here. Good luck!

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Fun Art—-Tinks Paintings

About the time I decided to try oil painting we got a new cat. So, naturally, I had a nice subject to pose for me. By “pose” I mean let me take a photo and then paint a copy of it.

“Tinks”, oil on board, 20” x 16”

“Tinks” came into our lives as an emotional rescue kitten, at a time when one of our deeply bonded cats had passed away and the other was clearly grieving. We hoped a new companion might help her heal, so my wife contacted a nearby no-kill rescue service. They didn’t even have a photo to show her—only a description of the tiniest kitten in the litter, barely half a pound, a little Maine Coon with outsized spirit.

We brought her home, and she quickly earned her name. When that tiny creature first used the litter box, she produced a smell so legendary ‘stink’ became “Tinks”—a name that fit her perfectly. From the start, she was willful, energetic, and full of personality, and she soon became not just a comfort to our grieving cat, but an indispensable part of our family.

“Left to Right: One Pound, One Hundred Pounds”, oil on canvas, 20” x 16”

Tinks with our Golden, Cody. And yep, that’s about what each of them weighed.

“Tinks Sink”, oil on board, 20” x 16”

Unfinished oil sketch

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— Steve