ON this date in 1916 - Adelina and August Van Buren finished the first successful transcontinental motorcycle tour to be attempted by two women.

They started in New York City on July 5, 1916. Bun Man and Mr. Purple shadowed les femmes on their journey, riding their Harley too.

Despite the persistent rumors of shenanigans, the Boyz were good 'Joes' on this trip, they didn't want anyone thinking they were going after Van Buren money.

The Boyz, true romantics, always did it for love...

And Mamoru Mohri became the first Japanese person to fly into space.

Bun Man and Mr. Purple had also attempted to be part of this flight, but I guess Imaginary Friends just don't count in NASA's world!

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ON this date in 1992 - Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first African American woman in space.

She was the payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Endeavor.

Also onboard were Mission Specialist N. Jan Davis and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark C. Lee.

They were the first married couple to fly together in space.

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America loves the Tech entrepreneurs,
So much so that we have allowed these 21st Century giants
to become the 19th Century Monopolists we railed against...

A Reminder to the Vertically Challenged - I b 1

Note to Self...

You CAN buy Waders to fit your feet, you CANNOT overcome shortness...

New Store Idea...

Looters-R-Us

Bringing you the thrill of looting without all that ugly legality nonsense...

The election choice is clear...

Do you want a sustainable future for your children?

You can't get there with these Repubs

EVERYONE SEEKS BALANCE, EVEN THE ANIMALS THE IMMIGRANTS EAT

#pups4peace

Ken-Dogger: Hey Ralph, what the…
Ralph: What?
KD: What’s up with the suitcase my buddy?
R: I’m out of here, going where I get attended to…
KD: What do you mean? We attend to you, you’re fed, walked, and loved.
R: But you are buying new stuff, going to new places, things are changin’.
KD: Yes, they are…So you want more love?
R: I just want balance Bro…
KD: Don’t we all Ralph, don’t we all.

Someone was talking earlier about GIRL MATH...

Here's one place where we need more of it...

#votewomenin

Filing this under UNDERSTATEMENT

“Turns out a disciplined mind is really swell in a presidential candidate.”-KA

Cartoon by Kirk Anderson for Counterpoint

Listen, I know Walmart can screw up royally, but when they start advertising it...

I gotta draw a line.

“It’s one thing for Trump and his cultists to spread lies on Xitter and its ugly little sister, Truth Social; but when he gets up in front of 67 million viewers in a nationally televised presidential debate and starts ranting like a lunatic that migrants are eating your pets, then it becomes a problem for the GOP.”-RM

Cartoon by Rick McKee for Counterpoint

Morning Peeps,

Early teetime this morning...0730

Just a reminder for ya, if you see some weird dudes running around in your backyard counting pets, DO NOT BECOME ALARMED...

They're just Republicans

Apologies, in advance, to the O'Jays

What they do?
They smile in your face
All the time, they want to take your place
The Pussy Grabbers (MAGA stabbers)

They smile in your face
All the time, they want to take your place
The MAGA stabbers (MAGA stabbers)

Living in Utah...

It's a RED STATE

So, I think when REDs say HI to me, I'll respond with

EAT ME

"So many names, there is barely room on the walls of the heart."

- Billy Collins*

*The final line from the poem, The Names, US poet laureate Billy Collins' ode to the victims of the 9/11 attack.

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Historybook: College football coach Bear Bryant born (1913); Chilean President Salvador Allende dies by suicide in midst of coup d'état (1973); Pete Rose breaks baseball’s all-time hits record (1985); Coordinated terrorist attacks in the US kill 2,977, injure over 6,000 others (2001); US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, attacked resulting in death of four Americans (2012).

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Union leaders are imploring Congress to extend funding for the World Trade Center Health Program, which runs out in 2028, through 2090, to ensure that every survivor is able to receive care.

The FDNY said urgency is needed before 9/11 fades from people’s memories: It soon plans to hire people born after Sept. 11, 2001.

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Morning Brew Opening 9/11

Good morning. Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center in NYC, the Pentagon, and Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Earlier this week, New York officials revealed a sobering statistic: For the first time, more FDNY first responders have died from their exposure to toxins at Ground Zero (370) than were killed on the day of the attacks (343), including 28 in the past year.

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Sometimes, LIFE and CARTOONISTS give you a strong dose of reality