JANUARY 6 SLUSH FUND LIMERICKS

by Paul A. Freeman

 

 

Cartoon by Clay Jones

DOJ official told GOP ally that big payouts were coming for Jan. 6 defendants: Months before the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund was announced, Ed Martin predicted Capitol rioters would get millions, even if it took until 2028, two people told NBC News. May 20, 2026

 

 

They climbed up to Capitol Hill,

Mike Pence they were going to kill;

and now, for their crime,

’gainst reason or rhyme,

their pockets they’re hoping to fill.

 

The criminals of January six,

are getting a monetary fix.

Yet women abused

and sorely misused

by Epstein and friends still get nix.

 

Paul A. Freeman is the author of The Movement, a dystopia-Americana novel set in a future United States of America. The book is available from Amazon as an ebook download and as a paperback. His first book, Rumours of Ophir, a crime novel taught at ‘O’ level in Zimbabwean high schools, was also translated into German. In addition to having two novels, a children’s book and an 18,000-word narrative poem (Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers!) commercially published, Paul Freeman is the author of numerous published short stories, poems, plays and articles.

WHO'S GOT THE CARDS?

by Paul A. Freeman

 

 

“My hand,” Donald boasted, “is great!

Two pairs, kings and aces. That’s fate.”

And while he did holler,

the sly Ayatollah

said, “Too bad, coz I hold a Strait.”

Cartoon by Nick Anderson

Paul A. Freeman is the author of The Movement, a dystopia-Americana novel set in a future United States of America. The book is available from Amazon as an ebook download and as a paperback. His first book, Rumours of Ophir, a crime novel taught at ‘O’ level in Zimbabwean high schools, was also translated into German. In addition to having two novels, a children’s book and an 18,000-word narrative poem (Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers!) commercially published, Paul Freeman is the author of numerous published short stories, poems, plays and articles. He works and resides in Mauritania, Africa.

VENEZUELAN PEACE PRIZE GIVEAWAY LIMERICK

by Paul A. Freeman

The not-so-Nobel Peace prize. Cartoon by Marian Kamensky. Cartoon Movement at Instagram.

A second-hand peace prize! My word!

In hopes that St. Donald is spurred

to help out Machado,

yet ’neath her bravado

she’s trying to polish a turd.

Paul A. Freeman teaches English. He is the author of The Movement, a dystopia-Americana novel set in a future United States. It is available from Amazon as an ebook download and as a paperback. His first book, Rumours of Ophir, a crime novel taught at ‘O’ level in Zimbabwean high schools, was also translated into German. In addition to having two novels, a children’s book and an 18,000-word narrative poem (Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers!)commercially published, Paul Freeman is the author of numerous published short stories, poems, plays and articles. He works and resides in Mauritania, Africa.

COP 30 CLOSING DAY LIMERICK

by Paul A. Freeman

With half the world living on gruel,

we’re treating the planet most cruel.

The ice sheets are thawing,

and CO₂’s soaring,

yet still we won't dump fossil fuel.

Paul A. Freeman is an English teacher. He is the author of The Movement, a dystopia-Americana novel set in a future United States. It is available from Amazon as an ebook download and as a paperback. His first book, Rumours of Ophir, a crime novel taught at ‘O’ level in Zimbabwean high schools, was also translated into German. In addition to having two novels, a children’s book and an 18,000-word narrative poem (Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers!) commercially published, Paul is the author of numerous published short stories, poems and articles. He works and resides in Mauritania, Africa.

TRUMP V BBC

by Paul A. Freeman

A rambling Donald incites

his fans to treacherous fights.

So, shame if he sues,

the BBC news

for daring to air the highlights.

The BBC’s out on a limb,

for splicing a story. How dim!

With folk loudly booing,

and Trump maybe suing,

the BBC’s outlook is grim.

The Beeb is known sometimes to boast,

“We’re global, not just coast-to-coast.”

But due to spliced news,

if Donald Trump sues,

the BBC might just end up toast.

Paul A. Freeman is an English teacher. He is the author of The Movement, a dystopia-Americana novel set in a future United States. It is available from Amazon as an ebook download and as a paperback. His first book, Rumours of Ophir, a crime novel taught at ‘O’ level in Zimbabwean high schools, was also translated into German. In addition to having two novels, a children’s book and an 18,000-word narrative poem (Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers!) commercially published, Paul is the author of numerous published short stories, poems and articles. He works and resides in Mauritania, Africa.

NEW YORK MAYORAL RACE LIMERICK

by Paul A. Freeman

Ass Kicking by Nick Anderson

The Donald was made to take note

(when Mamdani sank Cuomo’s boat)

that normal folk weather

a storm when together,

while billionaires just have one vote.

Paul A. Freeman is an English teacher. He is the author of The Movement, a dystopia-Americana novel set in a future United States. It is available from Amazon as an ebook download and as a paperback. He works and resides in Mauritania, Africa.

END GAME

by Paul A. Freeman

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been ifentified as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet, the respected international medical periodical, has revealed. —The Guardian, October 8, 2025

 
The end game always was annihilation;
no two-state compromise—a single nation
arising from two genocides, one borne,
the other wreaked on Palestinians torn
from city, town and village decades past,
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip their last
two footholds. See the hospitals and schools
bombarded out of malice. We’re not fools!
As bombs rain down from drone-filled skies on homes,
encampments, playgrounds, mosque and masjid domes;
as roads are ripped to smithereens and aid
is bait, a lure, where civil lives are paid
through bullets to enhance starvation’s bite;
as trudging refugees endure a plight
designed to force them from ancestral lands,
anyone who’s human wrings their hands,
knowing when the war creeps to cessation,
the end game always was annihilation.

Paul A. Freeman is an English teacher. He is the author of The Movement, a dystopia-Americana novel set in a future United States. It is available from Amazon as an ebook download and as a paperback. His first book, Rumours of Ophir, a crime novel taught at ‘O’ level in Zimbabwean high schools, was also translated into German. In addition to having two novels, a children’s book and an 18,000-word narrative poem (Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers!) commercially published, Paul is the author of numerous published short stories, poems and articles. He works and resides in Mauritania, Africa.

CLEVER KEIR

by Paul A. Freeman

The praises of Trump suck-ups sing,
While others try kissing the ring.
To dodge such debasement,
Keir found a replacement—
An invite from Charlie, our King.

Paul A. Freeman is an English teacher. He is the author of Rumours of Ophir, a crime novel taught at ‘O’ level in Zimbabwean high schools and which has been translated into German. In addition to having two novels, a children’s book and an 18,000-word narrative poem (Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers!) commercially published, Paul is the author of scores of published short stories, poems and articles. He is a member of the Society of Authors and of the Crime Writers’ Association, and has appeared several times in the CWA’s annual anthology. He works and resides in Mauritania, Africa.