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Kids puzzle over FIFA road signs and detour chaos
Ingrid Rice, British Columbia, Canada
A cartoon shows two children seated beside road closure and detour signs tied to a FIFA event. One child asks what the acronym stands for while the other relays a frustrated, censored remark from a parent about finding alternate routes.
Astronauts float toward a porta-potty in space as Plan B for Artemis toilet glitch during mission around moon.
ARTEMIS II TOILET PROBLEM by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
Dave Granlund\'s cartoon captures the absurdity of potential toilet glitch in the Artemis mission around moon, showing astronauts drifting toward a floating porta-potty labeled as Plan B for future Artemis toilet problems. The scene includes a spacecraft, the moon below, and Earth in the background, highlighting backup plan necessities in space travel. With tags like mission around moon, astronauts, toilet glitch, alternate, and one toilet, the image pokes fun at logistical challenges in lunar expeditions. Such humorous takes remind viewers of the everyday hurdles even in high-tech endeavors like NASA\'s Artemis program.
Mar
17
2026
Military Spending
MILITARY SPENDING by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
In this political cartoon, Donald Trump surveys a ruined Iran, quipping about a future ballroom amid nuclear tensions.
WHY ARE WE BOMBING IRAN by John Darkow, politicalcartoons.com
This biting political cartoon features a caricatured Donald Trump in a construction hard hat, overlooking a bombed-out landscape labeled 'IRAN,' with a missile launching in the background. His speech bubble confesses confusion over US actions but promises 'one heck of a ballroom,' a sly pun on Trump's real estate empire clashing with foreign policy blunders. Incorporating tags like political satire, Trump caricature, Iran nuclear program, US-Iran relations, geopolitical humor, and Trump hotel pun, the image mocks the haphazard withdrawal from the nuclear deal, suggesting it paves the way for Iran's nuclear ambitions while Trump envisions luxury redevelopment. The ruined buildings and debris emphasize the destructive fallout, blending humor with insightful critique on Middle East instability.
May
19
2025
Commencement speaker flips from intifada chant to free inquiry lecture
COMMENCEMENT 2025 by Ratt, politicalcartoons.com
The four-panel cartoon depicts a graduation speaker in academic robes addressing graduates. Visible text shows the speaker first shouting globalize the intifada then shifting to statements about free inquiry and campus safety. A silhouetted figure at a podium comments on public support and core values. The final panel returns to the speaker requesting more intifada.
The Billionaires Club
THE BILLIONAIRES CLUB by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
Xi Jinping Outmaneuvers Trump in Trade War Standoff
CHINA WINNING TRADE WAR by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
On April 15 2025 cartoonist Dave Whamond shows Chinese leader Xi Jinping facing US President Donald Trump across a card table. Trump declares he will fold because he lacks the cards. Xi responds that the contest is actually chess. The image references the continuing US China trade conflict including tariffs and critical mineral exports. Xi appears confident while Trump looks defeated from behind.
Nov
18
2024
UN Climate Conference
UN CLIMATE CONFERENCE by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
Voting while I still can
VOTING WHILE I STILL CAN by John Darkow, politicalcartoons.com
Sep
10
2023
New Viagra Study
NEW VIAGRA STUDY by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
Welcome to Magadonia
WELCOME TO MAGADONIA by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
Billionaires in an alternate universe
BILLIONAIRES IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
TENNESSEE Chattanooga mass shootings (alternate)
TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA MASS SHOOTINGS (ALTERNATE) by John Cole, politicalcartoons.com
In a world where they didn't ban books
IN A WORLD WHERE THEY DIDN'T BAN BOOKS by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
Dec
5
2021
Alternate universes
ALTERNATE UNIVERSES by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
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