DONARUDO
WEEK 580 / 583 — One Bridge
Vol. 8 ·  Chapter 60 — The Deal · Jul 21 – Jul 27, 2026
Manga panel 1 of 6, Week 580 “One Bridge”: Tuesday a tariff arrives with a fuse on it: nothing for two years, then everything, and the factories are expected to read the calendar.
JULY 21.
Effective August 1st, 2026, all Generic Drugs being brought into the United States will continue to have a TARIFF of ZERO PERCENT for a two year period of time,…
Manga panel 2 of 6, Week 580 “One Bridge”: The same night he sets out the arithmetic of other men's wars beside his own, and the last line of the list is four months and eighteen dead.
Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DEAD.Iraq War: 9 years, 4,600 DEAD.…
Manga panel 3 of 6, Week 580 “One Bridge”: Wednesday his candidates take every race in a state the party has been losing for decades, and he says so in capitals.
“MAGA CANDIDATES WON EVERYTHING LAST NIGHT IN ARIZONA, A COMPLETE SWEEP!!!…”
Manga panel 4 of 6, Week 580 “One Bridge”: The same morning the price of one more attack on shipping is published: one bridge or power plant, including the ones in their capital city.
From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz,…
Manga panel 5 of 6, Week 580 “One Bridge”: Friday a neighbour disinvites him from the opening of a bridge, which is fine — the terms of the bridge have already been rewritten in his favour.
Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which is fine,…
Manga panel 6 of 6, Week 580 “One Bridge”: And on Monday the Senate is told it may not leave town until it passes his election act — or, better still, ends the rule that keeps blocking it.
John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to "leave town" until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER,…
THE SEA TAKES HIS ORDERS. THE SENATE PACKS FOR AUGUST.
TO BE CONTINUED →

This week in the saga

A week of tariffs, tallies and terms. Tuesday the generic drugs get two free years and then a hundred percent. The same night he posts the arithmetic of other men's wars against his own. Wednesday his candidates sweep a state he has been losing for decades, and the same morning he sets the price of one more attack on shipping: one bridge or power plant, including the ones in their capital. Thursday the damages will be paid out of money he already holds. Friday an ally disinvites him from a bridge opening and the terms of the bridge are rewritten. And Monday the Senate is told not to leave town.

Readers' Corner

Letters from the readership on Week 580. Pick a pen name — no account needed.

Opening the mailbag…