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Erik Prince: Blackwater and his Mercenary Armies

Jun
18
2026
Erik Prince: Blackwater and his Mercenary Armies
Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com
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A four-panel illustration tracks Erik Prince from the 1997 launch of Blackwater through 2007 Iraq operations, 2010 foreign flag dealings, and a 2026 portrait of wealth in Abu Dhabi. The sequence highlights repeated accusations of civilian shootings under US contracts and arms trafficking claims while showing rebranding to Academi and continued global sales of paramilitary services.

Retiring GOP finally find their voices

May
24
2026
Retiring elephant at lost and found counter with spine
RETIRING GOP FINALLY FIND THEIR VOICES by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
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The image shows an elephant character in a suit next to a lost and found counter where a man holds a spine and a sign reads lost and found. Two speech bubbles contain text about retiring and finding a voice along with genitals.

Earthworms wonder about the backbone

Apr
20
2026
Earthworms wonder about the backbone
EARTHWORMS WONDER ABOUT THE BACKBONE by Gatis Sluka, politicalcartoons.com
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Schumer Leads Senate Democrats After Shutdown

Nov
12
2025
Schumer Leads Senate Democrats After Shutdown
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
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Democrats need to show some spine

Aug
4
2025
Democrats need to show some spine
DEMOCRATS NEED TO SHOW SOME SPINE by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
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Gaza Hunger Skull Skeleton Israel Hamas War

Aug
1
2025
Gaza Hunger Skull Skeleton Israel Hamas War
Emad Hajjaj, Alaraby Aljadeed newspaper , London
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Palestinian Backbone Gaza Famine Child Starve War

Jul
28
2025
Palestinian Backbone Gaza Famine Child Starve War
Emad Hajjaj, Alaraby Aljadeed newspaper , London
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MAGA Mike no spine

Feb
10
2024
MAGA Mike no spine
MAGA MIKE NO SPINE by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
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MEGA Mike no spine

Feb
9
2024
MEGA Mike no spine
MEGA MIKE NO SPINE by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
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Paddington VS Russian Bear

Mar
1
2022
Paddington VS Russian Bear
PADDINGTON VS RUSSIAN BEAR by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
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Pachyderm Skeleton

Jan
25
2021
Pachyderm Skeleton
PACHYDERM SKELETON by Bill Day, politicalcartoons.com
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Search for Cyrils Backbone

Jan
20
2020
Search for Cyrils Backbone
SEARCH FOR CYRILS BACKBONE by Zapiro, cagle.com

Spineless

Feb
7
2017
Spineless
SPINELESS by Adam Zyglis, politicalcartoons.com
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Spineless COLOR

Feb
7
2017
Spineless COLOR
SPINELESS COLOR by Adam Zyglis, politicalcartoons.com
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SNP the Backbone of the Labour Party

Mar
30
2015
SNP the Backbone of the Labour Party
SNP THE BACKBONE OF THE LABOUR PARTY by Brian Adcock, politicalcartoons.com
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