Vultures perch around a tombstone reading R.I.P. USAID killed by DOGE on July 9 2026. One bird in a speech bubble asks if thanks have been given to President Trump while another snickers nearby. Skulls and bones litter the ground beneath the marker. The scene follows recent DOGE actions targeting the aid agency.
The cartoon depicts Utah's five major national parks with only five remaining employees standing in the foreground. The image responds to recent federal workforce reductions at the National Park Service linked to efficiency initiatives. The visual emphasizes the scale of the landscape against the tiny surviving workforce.
Donald Trump stands on barren ground and gestures toward a sign for a Trump gilded ballroom. A massive skull behind him carries text about hundreds of thousands of deaths due to USAID cuts. A speech bubble from the figure states large looks by far the best.
The cartoon shows a large bird wearing an Uncle Sam hat placing dollar bills into the beak of a smaller bird nestled with military hardware. This imagery addresses the ongoing federal budget debate where defense allocations increase while funding for social programs such as SNAP, school lunches, and healthcare faces reductions. The work responds to recent policy discussions involving figures like Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem on immigration enforcement and military matters. It underscores tensions between national security spending and domestic welfare needs as of the September 2025 publication date.
