Lines on the Map

Crude Humor: What Venezuelan Oil Memes Are Telling Us

my friend Gabriela in Caracas has been sending oil memes. I thought I got the joke.

Jan 14 • Gregory Warner

Getting Your Nails Done During a Drone Strike

and other acts of defiance

Dec 19, 2025 • Gregory Warner

Did Zelensky Need an Anger Translator?

“A part of me was ashamed to have this reaction — Zelensky should have kept his mouth shut.”

Mar 3, 2025 • Sana Krasikov and Gregory Warner

America is a Post Dated Check

The USAID freeze sends a message to Putin.

Feb 15, 2025 • Gregory Warner

A Malagasy Word to Beat the Lonely Season

Recently I got a party invite attached to a warning… from the surgeon general.

Dec 11, 2024 • Gregory Warner

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