The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

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At the Government Services Building, located at 1769 East Moody Boulevard in Bunnell, the Flagler County Contractor Review Board convenes at 5 p.m. Bo Snowden, Chief Building Official, is the staff liaison and can be contacted at (386) 313-4027. Click here for agendas and details.

Flagler County Technical Review Committee Meeting at Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell, first floor conference room, 9 a.m. Project plans are subject to technical evaluation by the Technical evaluation Committee (TRC), a quality control committee. (386-313-4067) Gina Lemon is the staff liaison.

At City Hall, the Palm Coast Planning and Land Development Board convenes at 5:30 p.m.

The Atlantic Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State will hold an open discussion on the subject from noon to 1 p.m. at the Pine Lakes Golf Club Clubhouse Pub & Grillroom (no purchase required), 400 Pine Lakes Pkwy, Palm Coast (0.7 miles from Belle Terre Parkway). The discussion will be free-flowing and open to the public. If you want the best directions, call (386) 445-0852. Everyone is welcome! Everybody’s opinion matters. For additional information, contact Merrill at 804-914-4460 or send an email to [email protected].

Every Wednesday at 1:20 PM, the Circle of Light Course in Miracles study group gathers in a private home in Palm Coast. The store receives a $2 love donation for the usage of their space. Please bring your own book if you have one. Everyone enrolled in the course is welcome. At 1:00 PM, there is also an introductory group. Aynne McAvoy facilitates the group; for information and location, contact her at [email protected].

The Flagler County Public Library hosts a weekly chess club for teenagers aged 9 to 18:Do you prefer playing chess, experimenting with new moves, or perhaps engaging in friendly rivalry? Every Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m., the Flagler County Public Library hosts a chess club at the Teen Spot. From novices who wish to learn how to play to more experienced players, everyone is welcome. For additional information, email us at [email protected] or call the Youth Service department at 386-446-6763, ext. 3714.

Notably, other counters, such as this one (1,250 days left), are counting down the hours, minutes, and days till the end of the Trump administration. Fuck.) Also, there are undoubtedly a lot of requiems written to celebrate the end of the reign, much like obituaries are written years before a death occurs. Of course, these requiems are more Bruckner-esque than Mozart: let’s not unnecessarily velvet the death in sublime beauty that makes you regret the dead, excuse their deeds, or relate them in any way to anyone ever loved by God, such as Amadeus, if you’re keeping score of Notably’s pedantries. The obituary for Trump’s second term would say: The guy who is responsible for all of our nation’s tragedies is now on par with his fellow citizens and no longer has the authority to inflict more harm on the US. If there has ever been a time to rejoice, now is the time when everyone’s hearts should beat in sync with the freedom and happiness of the people, with joy that Trump’s name no longer gives political injustice and corruption legitimacy. There would have been a Clay Jones cartoon of Trump’s face on an ass to go with the column. Here’s the punchline, though: It’s true that the lines you just read appeared in an American newspaper. at 1797, they were composed at the Philadelphia Aurora. The end of George Washington’s eight years was the subject of these writings. I simply changed it to Trump. An ass with Washington’s visage was featured in a cartoon that was popular at the time. Thus, exercise caution. Washington’s successor in 2028 might be on Rushmore more often than not.

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Since I was little, my intense dislike of Wagner’s person and art has only become worse. This extraordinary genius crushes rather than exalts. He’s made a lot of snobs, men of letters, and idiots think they love music, and a few artists think they can learn to be brilliant. Perhaps nothing so magnificent and so savage was ever produced in Germany. (I find Wagner’s persona and work horrifying; my intense dislike has been there since I was a young child. This genius is not so much exalted as he is crase. It has allowed many snobs, letter writers, and sots to think that they enjoyed music, and some artists to think that the g doesn’t understand them. It’s possible that Germany has never produced anything so magnificent or barbaric.

From Andr Gide’s Journals, January 25, 1908.

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