We have yet another report from the League of Animal Justice today! Multiple astute readers alerted me to this very important story about a Cape Buffalo who dispatched a trophy hunter down in the Limpopo game reserve. Seems like there is an organized effort there to counter violent extremists who invade their peaceful paradise.
Karma’s a bitch, ya know?
Just sayin’! What goes around comes around, if there is anyone *ahem* who needs to hear this.*
Hopefully they are not reading the Panda Chronicles.
Okay, I’m not really on vacation, it’s just that some days I don’t get the things done that I think I will. Meanwhile, over at the Substack, I posted the whole story of Ping being targeted by the evil ICE. The second installment drops soon today.
But it IS the Panda Birthday Season, and we do have some important Panda Birthdays looming, so I’ll just take a little dive into the archives and pull up a few things!
Guess who has a birthday in August?
Pinky: if you guessed any bear other than me, try again.
There must be cake!Oh dear….are you going to leave her there?Is this any way to treat our Nation’s most adorable icon?Pinky needs stuff and she needs it now!And it was ever thus….Meihem, not Mayhem.
Remember when Six and Sebben’s older sisters were Pinky’s nemesis?
I was really afraid this was going to happen.What is Pinky reading?
Don’t make Pinky mad!
Be the Bear Bob T I’ll probably have some new ‘toons next week Panda
…and I can’t believe I forgot Mr. Wu’s birthday on the 29th! I am so ashamed! He turns 13 this year and you know what that means!
Today, I am a bear!
And now for today’s ‘toon…
In penance for missing Mr. Wu’s birthday, I shall forgo the cake, and just eat a bowl of frosting! Happy birthday, Wu Bear! You are still the best. Sorry that those other pandas stole your birthday for themselves!
Be the Bear Bob T I can’t remember everything Panda
I’m not gonna lie. It feels pretty dark right now. The House Republicans have passed their No Billionaire left Behind Bill, aka Billions for Billionaires Bill. Rural hospitals will close, as people lose their Medicaid health insurance. The ripple effects will be felt in all corners of the country. Spending FEMA money on concentration camps seems like a bad idea, just as hurricane season takes hold. Tent camps in Florida? What could go wrong?
Meanwhile, the only reliable NooZ source is covering the important story of the day.
When at least a dozen people alert me to a NooZ story about bears AND all the major networks, major noozpapers and Youtube cover the story, you know that either the bears have eaten someone important (don’t get your hopes up), or some bears have done something adorable but naughty!
Young Pookies Mish and Lucy, a brother and sister pair rescued in Albania in 2021, had gone to live at an animal sanctuary in Devon, in the UK. A wild release had been attempted when they were a couple years old, but, ever the smartie bears, Mish and Lucy knew a good thing when they saw it, and refused the offer to “be free bears!”
While all the major NooZ outlets had the story, ONLY ZooNooZ got the interview!
The keepers referred to them as “naughty bears” in one story, and said if they ever see those other bears again, you know, the one with the hat and the other one with the fuzzy dice hooked over his ear, they will shoot them on sight.
“They appear to be a bad influence on our sweet, innocent bears,” said one keeper. “We can’t have them corrupting our young bears with their thieving ways.”
Frank and Mikey were unavailable for comment.
Be the Bear Bob T I thought we needed a fun story Panda
Yes, I am working on more ‘toons about PING-GATE (Thank you Aunty Loosilla!) but it’s another busy week, with delivering art work to Seattle on the agenda, so here are some relevant ‘toons from the archives.
Mittens finally has a corrupt enough cabinet to give him the green light for his big boy military parade, but this is not the first time he asked for it…
Do we HAVE to go?
A bear can dream…
We are 8 years down the road, but this hasn’t changed. It’s all too real now
Things are about as real as they can get.“We just want to talk!”The daily Hate (George Orwell got it right)
In 2020, the National Parks were shut down because of the pandemic. Now, there is a more sinister plan at work. The parks have been decimated by the firing of park personnel, and so now they are going to try to sell off OUR public lands.
It was better when the animals took over.
Be a wild thing!Wild thing, I think I love you!
I’ll be back next week with more from PING-GATE!
Be the Bear Bob T can I have another Bootini? Panda
Have you ever noticed how little difference there is between “gift” and “g(r)ift?”
Nixon’s Ghost makes another appearance as an official guest correspondent on the ZooNooZ panel! Who needs 60 Minutes when you have ZooNooZ?
It’s been quite the week, hasn’t it? Call or email your reps, watch some panda videos, (Binky Li and Queen Bee have been romping up a storm in DC. At least something good is happening there) and then go outside!
I’m listening to Taylor Swift and The Boss, because they are both hot as hell and they are much better to chair dance to than the whining coming out of the WH from F45v2.0.
Bob T couldn’t help but be excited that the new Pope’s name was Bob. He…um….doesn’t understand the whole Pope naming thing. I wonder if he’ll have a hard time visiting the US, given that his name of his passport won’t match the one on his birth certificate.
I am taking advantage of both my last minute hustle getting ready for an upcoming art show* and my vast archive of Panda ‘toons, especially those dealing with Mittens’ malfeasance when it comes to making bank out of the Oval Office.
It is a myth that artists can paint up until the last minute before an art show. There is photography and much, much paperwork that needs to be done in advance of delivering the work, let alone the opening of the show. You can read about some of this here! plus, see some of the art that will be in the show.
Anyway, Here We Go! The Mercenary Malfeasance of Mittens!
Are all these paper clips mine?Hey! Why are you making another character of questionable ethics a CAT???“Be yourself – Everyone else is already taken”
-Oscar WildeClear as mud!
Fear not! I’ll be back with some new ‘toons next week!
Be the Bear Bob T is trying not to stress out Panda
I can’t remember where I first came across this story, but even if it hadn’t crossed my screen spontaneously, at least 3 of my friends shared it “HEY HAVE YOU SEEN THIS????”
Of course this brings to mind another connection and one of my comics inspirations, the one, the only Dr. Lynda J Barry, one of the best cartoonists still writing and drawing today. If you’ve never read her ‘toons, what the hell are you waiting for? She has multiple books out, going back more than 40 years. She also received an honorary doctorate from my Alma Mater, University of the Arts. I hope the school going t*ts up didn’t invalidate her genius. (She also got a MacArthur Genius grant, BTW)
Pay particular attention to her classic Poodle With a Mohawk, which inspired ZooNooz’s special guest’s demeanor.
I thought we needed a bit of silliness to get us through the end of the week.
