The artist, David Cohen is an Asheville-based artist/musician and resident of over forty years. His cartoon work spans various subjects ranging from local issues based in Asheville to more national political events and even to one-off, word-play-oriented jokes. ❤️ Give credit to artists when you can. - ThreadSky

this world was never served by any king. "superiority" is an illusion practiced by those who have not/will not do their own spiritual work !!!

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bodaciusb.bsky.social•148 days ago

Perfect!

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pmcshep508.bsky.social•148 days ago

So true. I love it!

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foxshe.bsky.social•148 days ago

I’ve always admired his work.

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jaygeo24.bsky.social•148 days ago

Well played, David Cohen.

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ampsky1.bsky.social•148 days ago

Pope led crusades.

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frenchmiso.bsky.social•148 days ago

I got (took) this cartoon work without the artist name on it. I corrected that.
Thank you for pointing this out.

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bernhopper.bsky.social•148 days ago

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roosir.bsky.social•148 days ago

good reminder - thanks, David Cohen!

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i-hate-acronyms.bsky.social•148 days ago

Often times I am slow to get a joke. Finally got the chess reference in this one after seeing it for the 5th time

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ladytfan.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you for this. Been seeing this without his name there.

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bluebudda.bsky.social•148 days ago

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ognoneya.bsky.social•38 days ago

REMEMBER the old cartoons section of the Paper - Phewww i havent read a paper in years , Do they still have tyhe Comic sections ? = the Old ones were ALL hand drawn Works of art - i used to collect them , but was told to throw them away-never should

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consensus-reality.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thanks for the reminder-—yes we are a band of thieves.. good to acknowledge the artist and their creativity.

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bebbws.bsky.social•147 days ago

Thanks Dana: I edited my “share” on FB.

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cloudydays9.bsky.social•148 days ago

would love for him to do a t-shirt of this. Would buy it in a heartbeat.

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maggie25.bsky.social•148 days ago

❤️

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bampies.bsky.social•148 days ago

Masterful well done

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dorotheevplessis.bsky.social•148 days ago

Wholeheartedly!💙

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erikbolding.bsky.social•148 days ago

And yet... many people wished her dead. The world is getting mad

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grampafan.bsky.social•148 days ago

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12thdim.bsky.social•148 days ago

Truth.

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justtiredoforange.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you for acknowledging David Cohen.

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mosawi.bsky.social•148 days ago

This is the best!!

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bluebluechristmas.bsky.social•148 days ago

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srpassesiton.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you! That’s what I wanted to know. I reposted the attributed version as often as possible.

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always-taxing.bsky.social•148 days ago

This image is spot-on!!!

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nannybeezus.bsky.social•147 days ago

Russian pawn.

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sounddude.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you! Definitely give attribution for artwork or original journalism!

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meandjim.bsky.social•148 days ago

This was a case of "you didn't have to be there".
The drawing gives you the full story.
PERFECTION!
David Cohen...you are Blessed. 🙏❤️

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ericbanana.bsky.social•148 days ago

💙💙🦘💙💙

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dlcross8628.bsky.social•148 days ago

Will no one read me up this meddlesome priest?

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itisiyouknow.bsky.social•148 days ago

I love it!

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bionicearswoman.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you for this information! I honestly didn’t know the artist!

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lins1959.bsky.social•148 days ago

You mean want to be king ??
He's nothing more than a pawn

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hobolint.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you!

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kickedoffx.bsky.social•148 days ago

A priest that knows how to deal with a pedifile.
Refreshing!

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simplycommonsense.bsky.social•148 days ago

In the game of chess and ultimately, life, Trump is a loser.

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uridev.urieldana.com•148 days ago

!!!!

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deepsydreamy.bsky.social•148 days ago

Is he on blue sky?

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mad-pistachio.bsky.social•148 days ago

in the world of naked kings, be a jester...

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tammybleck.bsky.social•148 days ago

💙

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dgcomedy.bsky.social•148 days ago

🤣

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batcruise.bsky.social•148 days ago

😂😂😂

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nicolasrage.bsky.social•148 days ago

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gageba.bsky.social•148 days ago

I know the Sparrow didnt win, but neither did Cersei or Daenerys

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walkingman1959.bsky.social•148 days ago

He’s one of my hometown heroes!

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scottnoidea.bsky.social•148 days ago

Wonderful

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smitman.bsky.social•148 days ago

Shared - all of it. Thanks Dana (and David Cohen)

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rachelwolf.org•148 days ago

Not "when you can." ALWAYS. Fucking always, Dana.

https://bsky.app/profile/rachelwolf.bsky.social/post/3lggz5l7ugs2s

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thejawnmama.bsky.social•148 days ago

Some people removed his name from the art.

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agora01619.bsky.social•148 days ago

I saw that, too. Why do people do that?

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isthislifeonmars.bsky.social•148 days ago

*Chef's kiss*

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cbtc12.bsky.social•148 days ago

I’ve sent this all around to family and friends- and my maga relatives too

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ttrueman.bsky.social•148 days ago

TY.

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tadhgs.bsky.social•147 days ago

Big fan of David's work!

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kumimono.bsky.social•148 days ago

I don't care. (For the algorithm.)

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canadajim.bsky.social•148 days ago

Brilliant!

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kingle13.bsky.social•148 days ago

Beautiful!🤩

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mayb.bsky.social•148 days ago

Amen

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maryplus.bsky.social•147 days ago

King my ass

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frenchytheamerican.bsky.social•148 days ago

I used to work with Dave at an indie newspaper I wrote for, and was an editor with, in Asheville. His work has always been distinctive, topical and so very, very on-point. He's also a truly phenomenal guy.

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trainer12.bsky.social•148 days ago

💙Great artist cartoon.

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gomezraul.bsky.social•148 days ago

Christianity is all about empathy and loving those who think different from you. Clearly the right only use church to speak against gays and abortions.

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meupton.bsky.social•148 days ago

I've seen this political cartoon all day without giving credit to David Cohen, @cohencidents.bsky.social. Thank you, @dgcomedy.bsky.social for crediting this immensely talented artist!

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1cate.bsky.social•148 days ago

She is speaking for Jesus Christ, not all those fake evangelical christians nationalists

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anonemoosemonk.bsky.social•147 days ago

GOBSHITE:

definition…

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carbonmonoxide17.bsky.social•148 days ago

This is so amazingly sharp; clever man, that David Cohen!

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karmaispatient.bsky.social•148 days ago

I shared the above picture on Facebook and one of my friends from high school didn't appreciate it and told me that the bishop was fired. That's the kind of nonsense that is being spread out there.

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shockerv.bsky.social•148 days ago

The message is clear! You are either WITH the people or you are AGAINST the people and if you are AGAINST the people, then you are an ENEMY of the people. Make your choice, are you ready to be strong?

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pandoraslocksmith.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you for this! ♥️

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nevadadave.bsky.social•148 days ago

Too bad she didn't have a paddle in the other hand. I can't think of anyone more deserving of a good spanking than the convict himself. Maybe if he had a few in his younger years, we might not be dealing with his abhorrent behavior now.

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blkstealthftr.bsky.social•148 days ago

Brilliant!

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catdaddytwo.bsky.social•148 days ago

I love the idea.

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ajcdturner.bsky.social•148 days ago

Bravo

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rj-travel.bsky.social•148 days ago

TOUCHE....

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78minutes.bsky.social•148 days ago

Very familiar with his work as Asheville and vicinity have been where I parked my body until last year. I hope he has a good one for tmp’s visit to A town today.

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southernbluey.bsky.social•148 days ago

I absolutely agree with you, always give credit to these artist.

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klassmi.bsky.social•148 days ago

Biggest bigot and liar 🤥

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garfldcat.bsky.social•147 days ago

That's such an excellent cartoon

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leerowan.bsky.social•148 days ago

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rosewater4.bsky.social•148 days ago

Please thank him from the many of us!

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bdetterules.bsky.social•148 days ago

Love it! great cartoon

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yellowbirdflying.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you so much! I have been seeing this everywhere and loving it and asking for the artist without anyone knowing. I even search-engined it and couldn’t find it. Thank you!

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jrjefferson0102.bsky.social•140 days ago

Awesome 👍

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deusvult1095.bsky.social•148 days ago

Not a Christian bishop. Crack your Bible.

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leslie4653.bsky.social•148 days ago

Checkmate

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jessicamullen.bsky.social•148 days ago

Please don’t put a target 🎯 on his back.

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fredraker.bsky.social•148 days ago

If it’s Friday, it must be the One-Minute Political Update Podcast!

Episode 45: Birthright Citizenship & Bishop Budde Backlash

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Gabify, the new platform for non-stop talkers.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-45-judge-aborts-trump-birthright-citizenship-ban/id1769072538?i=1000685314965

#Trump #Birthright #BishopBudde #Politics

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12thdim.bsky.social•148 days ago

Racism is immoral and unconstitutional.

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bigchil.bsky.social•147 days ago

Bishop said to little toddler. There, There now. Enough playing king for the day, you have some growing up to do. Tomorrow I will teach you how to play. How to respect poor and unfortunate people and show mercy towards others.

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lreale-1-11-13.bsky.social•148 days ago

Nominate her for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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frogulant.bsky.social•148 days ago

💚💚💚🏆🐸🏆💚💚💚

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whoknewyou.bsky.social•148 days ago

Wonderful David Cohen! Thank you and witty way of presenting today’s reality.

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allietoday.bsky.social•148 days ago

This is awesome!!! 💗💗💗

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aliceatlast.bsky.social•148 days ago

@cohencidents.bsky.social 🥰

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texaskiwi70.bsky.social•148 days ago

It’s BRILLIANT!!

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tucanathetoucan.bsky.social•148 days ago

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nanjde.bsky.social•148 days ago

Great job David Cohen!

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ianee5803.bsky.social•147 days ago

Very good! x

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nmcalabacita.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you. I saw that unattributed and wondered who. No one should ever cut off the artist’s signature or fail to give them credit.

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jaguarthrone.bsky.social•148 days ago

Checkmate, Fat Donny...

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bobdebob.bsky.social•147 days ago

Bishop takes Crook

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tj49er.bsky.social•148 days ago

I love these cartoons, as well as other memes, that I can share to Zuck’s platforms!!!

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soule-poet.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you so much for that. I didn't know! I also am an artist. I shared this once but I need to repost this; with proper attribution <3

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justpixelz.bsky.social•148 days ago

well satirized but 'rump's hands are too big

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lelanghe.bsky.social•148 days ago

genius

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nelagirl.bsky.social•148 days ago

🙏🙏

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ilmcvldisobedience.bsky.social•148 days ago

I wish he titled it “Bishop takes Russian pawn”

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eternalrebel.bsky.social•148 days ago

That's more accurate. As in chess the king doesn't get taken, and America doesn't have kings.

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cathi-meyers.bsky.social•148 days ago

Nice.

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thepangolin.bsky.social•148 days ago

Exactly it was low key pissing me off since, in chess, you can't take a king. This is the perfect solution! Such a missed opportunity

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metricnv.bsky.social•148 days ago

I came here to say this. Bravo.

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justachitowngirl.bsky.social•147 days ago

Please help spread the word!

If you encounter ICE…

Know your rights under the U.S. Constitution!

Red Cards can be printed on red paper and handed out at community centers, churches, anywhere. 16 languages.

https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas

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kaml61.bsky.social•148 days ago

Shouldn’t it be “bishop takes pawn,” with a small picture of Putin in the background?

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maristisblue.bsky.social•148 days ago

Touché

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theotherdude.bsky.social•148 days ago

I'm assuming he's not a chess player, because the king is the one piece on the board that can never be taken.

That aside, I agree with the sentiment 100%.

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laurencehauben.bsky.social•148 days ago

It’s called checkmate

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theotherdude.bsky.social•148 days ago

Yes, which is defined as putting the king in jeopardy with no escape, not, repeat, NOT capturing the king. The king can never be captured, period.

https://chess-teacher.com/capture-the-king-in-chess/

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donmcgahan.bsky.social•148 days ago

When Ben Franklin was in France trying to get financing for the revolution, he was playing chess with some rich debutante. When he physically took her king, she remarked, "Monsieur Franklin, in France, we don't capture the king."
"In America, we do," replied Ben

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theotherdude.bsky.social•148 days ago

Be that as it may...

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/why-cant-i-capture-the-king

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donmcgahan.bsky.social•148 days ago

Awesome replies in there.
Personally, I'd shank the fucker.

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stuwas.bsky.social•148 days ago

Bishop makes king her bitch.

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ewr-vinyl.bsky.social•148 days ago

Check mate

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dr-ohm.bsky.social•148 days ago

Immediately thought of this!

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jas-gar.bsky.social•130 days ago

I have her picture up as my avatar on my Facebook page, I liked what she had to say, and the bravery of her saying it even with trump in the room. She had already stated that if she were preaching she would preach the same as she would anyway after he pulled that stunt to get the photo w Bible.

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kimogara.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you! I shared as post that had his name cut off, but I'll share this one and delete the other. ❤️

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joeli913.bsky.social•148 days ago

🙌

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cindapooh.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thanks for posting this. I saw the image earlier and the artist signature was cropped so I didn't want to ♥️ it.

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johnnytequila.bsky.social•148 days ago

A smack in the back of his empty head would have been more suitable.

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brendawesthorp.bsky.social•148 days ago

She was amazing! I love this!!

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elucida.bsky.social•148 days ago

Does he have a bsky acct?

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mrncsu44.bsky.social•148 days ago

Yes
@cohencidents.bsky.social

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elucida.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you!

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fencewire.bsky.social•148 days ago

It's perfect. We need far more cartoons of our Toddler-in-Chief. The golden spoon they fed him with as a baby stopped his emotional maturity around 2 years old.

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ggmajoyc.bsky.social•148 days ago

He sure nailed this.

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tygator.bsky.social•148 days ago

Perfect!!!

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freyalux.bsky.social•147 days ago

🍊💩 anger because she humiliated him with truth and facts about having human compassion without judgement for all proves what a horrible human being he is and definitely not worthy of the position he now owns! 🤬 His uneducated followers believe she is horrible because she mentioned all religions.🤪

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zootymaa.bsky.social•148 days ago

anti-theism is the ONLY way humanity will progress as a species💯

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irisfancier.bsky.social•148 days ago

Excellent!

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opnormal.bsky.social•148 days ago

How wonderful!

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priedmanok.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you for sharing the proper attribution

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viktorialrr.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thanks for letting us know. I removed the one I reposted earlier and reposted yours instead.

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spade3.bsky.social•148 days ago

I think this was an intentional setup by the Mafia Boss himself so he could create yet one more public controversy as a "victim" of a girl no less. I truly admire the Bishop and have bought her book.

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shebasenz7.bsky.social•148 days ago

Love it!

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mt854.bsky.social•148 days ago

Wonderful!

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kathoc.bsky.social•148 days ago

Bravo!

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rawwilliams.bsky.social•148 days ago

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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coste1costello.bsky.social•148 days ago

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hummerg.bsky.social•148 days ago

She should have taken a swing.

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harpercooper.bsky.social•148 days ago

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batcruise.bsky.social•148 days ago

How I see the Bishop arriving! 😉

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themightypa.bsky.social•147 days ago

She sure pissed off little dick Donny.

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thecat854.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you for setting an example

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cynholt.bsky.social•148 days ago

Brilliant

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uudyja.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thanks, Dana!

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cherenson.bsky.social•148 days ago

Awesome for posting AND giving credit where due!
Thanks DG #Leguminati

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elizphotoclique.bsky.social•148 days ago

👍👏👏👏👏

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wokesince1967.bsky.social•148 days ago

Brilliant

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terrierista.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thank you! And thank you for giving credit!

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gring7.bsky.social•148 days ago

Yes. Credits are important.

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sallyo112.bsky.social•148 days ago

I need for my refrig art!

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chiffonelle29.bsky.social•148 days ago

Absolutely!

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marieinsedona.bsky.social•148 days ago

Amazing!

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madmoontide.bsky.social•148 days ago

That’s no king, he’s a Russian pawn!

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shehulking246.bsky.social•148 days ago

I don't know if she would approve but I sure do. Love this!

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nreveillee.bsky.social•146 days ago

Love this!

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xenobird.bsky.social•148 days ago

Love it.

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bjts.bsky.social•148 days ago

🙏

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normadybounder.bsky.social•147 days ago

Bishop takes cRook.

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jennipherb.bsky.social•148 days ago

God I hope the Felon sees this😂🤣😂

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believeinutopia.bsky.social•145 days ago

That's profound at so many levels (not that TFG will ever know)

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belnot.bsky.social•148 days ago

💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

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thecohentribe.bsky.social•148 days ago

👏👏👏👏

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ravenswyng.bsky.social•148 days ago

Well, in check anyway. The king is never actually "taken" in chess.

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cfenfen.bsky.social•148 days ago

Excellent!!

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jmurphy0902.bsky.social•148 days ago

So much love for this!

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evangeline63.bsky.social•148 days ago

RIGHTOUS 🎯🎯🎯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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bootsbrewer.bsky.social•148 days ago

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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eviwool.bsky.social•148 days ago

So Trump takes his petty revenge. A church with no place for speaking the truth to power? FAIL. Better not read out any of the prophets or the words of Jesus any more.

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suew.bsky.social•147 days ago

Fake News. The poster of this post is a Trump cultist.

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eviwool.bsky.social•144 days ago

Wow, thanks for clearing that up, Sue

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bakamar-blackwing.bsky.social•148 days ago

If he doesn't want to be talked to by Grownups, he should stay home in his playpen.

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marylougeorge2.bsky.social•148 days ago

I agree. We have to respect and support our artists. During times like these it is so often that the artists lead the resistance.

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izzy90265.bsky.social•147 days ago

Thank you I was looking for who did this! I’ll give credit.

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tsalagigirl.bsky.social•148 days ago

Good on👏

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platogue.bsky.social•148 days ago

Yes, absolutely.

Thank you, Dana.

I 💙 your Daily Beans podcasts presented by you and Allison Gill ⛅💕

You both and your team are awesome 🙏🍀🌻🥰

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cmaguire3.bsky.social•148 days ago

Perfect. TOTUS is doing a PR stunt in Asheville today. Hope someone holds up Cohen’s work when muskrump arrives to look at what the “hoax” did to NC during 2024’s hurricane season.

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wachkussen.bsky.social•148 days ago

Hmm. I'd have gone with "Bishop pins (c)Rook"

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