Political Cartoons - Autumn 2016

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Hello to my loyal followers of my curation of the best in political cartoons (and videos)

Heres last night SNL cold open, in case you haven't seen it yet. Not to be missed!

I added it to my prior post so it goes out in today's digest, but here's a notification to my followers!

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And here's a few more excellent videos I'm going to slip in to my post earlier today:

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Stephen tries to soothe our soul

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[Lilith Rogers]

Thanks Barry. Here's some good news. Lilith

What can laughter do?:

• Lower blood pressure
• Increase vascular blood flow and oxygenation of the blood
• Give a workout to the diaphragm and abdominal, respiratory, facial, leg, and back muscles
• Reduce certain stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline
• Increase the response of tumor- and disease-killing cells such as Gamma-interferon and T-cells
• Defend against respiratory infections–even reducing the frequency of colds–by immunoglobulon in saliva.
• Increase memory and learning; in a study at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, humor during instruction led to increased test scores
• Improve alertness, creativity, and memory

Humor and creativity work in similar ways, says humor guru William Fry, M.D., of Stanford University–by creating relationships between two disconnected items, you engage the whole brain.
Humor works quickly. Less than a half-second after exposure to something funny, and electrical wave moves through the higher brain functions of the cerebral cortex. The left hemisphere analyzes the words and structures of the joke; the right hemisphere “gets” the joke; the visual sensory area of the occipital lobe creates images; the limbic (emotional) system makes you happier; and the motor sections make you smile or laugh.
So let’s laugh.

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Some particularly fine Colbert....

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Well Autumn has come and gone and so has this thread. But don't fear, Winter is here, and a new thread for this season's political cartoons.

If you have been getting individual email updates of my ongoing curation of the best in political cartoons and you'd like them to continue, then goto the thread for Winter 2016 and click "Express your Gratitude for this Post" (not on this post) and that will let me know you appreciate them and continue your subscription for the Winter.