The Week In Pictures
July 5, 2025 — John Hinderaker
When was the last time an Independence Day was accompanied by so much winning? 1863, probably. It’s morning in America, baby! During the first half of the week, most of the memes I got related to Alligator Alcatraz, a genius method of encouraging self-deportation, as well as being intrinsically funny. But much more happened as the week unfolded. The Big Beautiful Bill passed, as we knew it would, despite the
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June 28, 2025 — John Hinderaker
The big news story of the week was America’s stunningly executed devastation of Iran’s nuclear program–a program to which Barack Obama donated billions of dollars, and which other presidents had been willing to tolerate. The raid was carried out in complete secrecy, with President Trump’s Truth Social post, shortly after B-2 bombers had exited Iranian air space, the first word anyone had. Democrats complained that they hadn’t been told in
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June 21, 2025 — John Hinderaker
This week, Democrats turned out across the country to protest against monarchy–monarchy being, apparently, when the president tries to execute the laws as required by Article II. Anti-law enforcement riots continued, although by week-end they were petering out. Tucker Carlson mounted a defense of the mullahs, for no apparent reason. But we all learned the population of Iran. Here goes: And finally…
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June 14, 2025 — John Hinderaker
Several things came to a head this week. Shadowy dark money groups organized riots in Los Angeles, ostensibly in favor of illegal immigration but mostly at attack on law, order and the Trump administration. Israel ran out of time and patience, and demolished Iran’s nuclear capability, perhaps in the nick of time. Where that conflict will go from here is anyone’s guess. This week’s drama will continue tomorrow, as America’s
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June 7, 2025 — John Hinderaker
It was quite a week. Elon Musk lit a dynamite stick and hurled it at the Trump administration, for reasons that remain obscure. Greta Thunberg set sail for Gaza, and Pride Month kicked off inauspiciously. The Big Beautiful Bill hangs in the balance, with the prospect of the largest tax increase in American history lurking in the background. Democrats continued to wonder how they can get those mysterious creatures called
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May 31, 2025 — John Hinderaker
It was a rather blah week, with news stories mostly carryovers from the past. Budget cutting was in the news, a slap was heard around the world, and the Trump administration did battle on many fronts, against Harvard among others. There was no obvious theme for this week, so I selected something local and parochial. One meme, near the end, embodies the theme. Sports fans will understand. So here goes:
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May 24, 2025 — John Hinderaker
There is a play called “The Unexpected Inspector” in which the detective turns out to be the culprit he is looking for. Life imitated art this week, as Jake Tapper dug deep into the abject history of the Biden administration to find that the villain who deceived the American public about Joe Biden was…Jake Tapper. Speaking of Biden, revelations followed one upon another as it was announced that Biden is
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May 17, 2025 — John Hinderaker
Democrats love to talk about murdering Donald Trump, but when they explicitly call for his assassination, the Secret Service and the FBI are likely to take notice. You would think that James Comey–formerly the FBI Director!–would know that. But apparently he has been so insulated in the Democrat bubble that he didn’t realize calling for the President to be “86ed” would get him into trouble. Then we have the bizarre
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May 10, 2025 — John Hinderaker
Remember the old days when there was such a thing as a slow news week? Good times, good times. The past week has been chock full of news, for better or worse. We have a new pope–sadly, another left-winger–but who knows, maybe he will grow in office. President Trump once again bestrode the world like a colossus, but his most meme-worthy initiative was restoring Alcatraz to its former glory as
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May 3, 2025 — John Hinderaker
There was a lot of continuity in this week’s news. Congressional Democrats doubled down on their alliance with Central American gang members, murderers, rapists and human traffickers, while judicial Democrats continued their attempted coup against the Executive Branch. But a few things changed: the Great Stock Market Crash of 2025 came to an end after a week or two, for example. Herewith, The Week In Pictures: MS-13 Wing of the
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April 26, 2025 — John Hinderaker
Like a juggler keeping multiple plates spinning on top of wooden rods, the Trump administration’s old stories stay in the news–Central American gangs, trimming government, attacking DEI, battling the universities–while each week gives rise to a new one. This week, it was Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy, moving to eliminate artificial dyes from American food. No more Skittles! No more Froot Loops! And it made me wonder:
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April 19, 2025 — John Hinderaker
Wow. What a week. The Democrats continued their policy of taking the most unpopular positions possible, going to the mat on behalf of a human trafficking, wife beating, gang member illegal alien, whom they are trying to bring to the United States despite the fact that it would be illegal for him to be here. They claim to be doing this on behalf of the “rule of law.” Meanwhile, space
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April 12, 2025 — John Hinderaker
The debate over tariffs dominated the news again this week. This time, the battleground was the stock market: down, up, down, up. Fortunes were made and lost, on paper, anyway. Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess. Meanwhile, the Judicial Branch continued its effort to take over the Executive Branch. We don’t have a constitutional crisis yet, but we may have one before long. And stories that maybe should
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April 5, 2025 — John Hinderaker
To be honest, it’s been a pretty depressing week. President Trump unveiled a tariff policy that baffled everyone except Wall Street investors, who hated it. Attacks on Tesla continued, and more federal judges put their thumbs on the scale on behalf of the Democratic Party. In one bright spot, the Democrats lost three out of four elections but declared victory anyway. Rather than dwell on depressing news, and because this
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March 29, 2025 — John Hinderaker
In Week 10 of the Trump administration, battles of one kind or another are raging across the country. Teslas and Tesla dealerships are being torched. Tim Walz has taken his act on the road, reminding everyone why he was the worst major-party candidate in modern history. Leaders of left-wing institutions–National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting–were summoned by the House’s DOGE subcommittee to answer for their tweets. Democratic
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March 22, 2025 — John Hinderaker
What a week! Democratic judges staged a coup, attempting to seize control over the executive branch. Democratic activists turned violent, attacking Tesla dealerships and vandalizing Teslas, while leaders of their party and entertainers openly or tacitly approved. Donald Trump and Elon Musk rescued the astronauts who had been abandoned in the International Space Station by Joe Biden and NASA, a happy event that was hushed up to the extent possible
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March 15, 2025 — John Hinderaker
Yesterday was pi day, the day on which Albert Einstein was born and Karl Marx died. Math nerds and freedom-lovers everywhere celebrated. And St. Patrick’s Day, which the Irish and others who like beer observe, is coming right up. Meanwhile, the Democrats have just surrendered on the continuing resolution, an event that has not yet given rise to memes. And JD Vance memes continue to proliferate, so that the New
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