federal job cuts
Jul
7
2025
The cartoon depicts Elon Musk atop a partially submerged National Weather Service sign while wielding a chainsaw labeled DOGE. Heavy rain falls across a flooded Texas landscape with damaged homes and trees. The image responds to recent flooding events and proposed reductions to NOAA and weather services under the Department of Government Efficiency initiative. Musk's role in DOGE places him at the center of debates over federal spending cuts. The visual links agency reductions directly to diminished forecasting capacity during the Texas tragedy.
Jul
3
2025
A white diaper printed with Big Beautiful Bill rests on a surface next to a Sharpie marker. The diaper shows yellow discoloration and a torn opening. The scene references recent congressional action on tax legislation and spending reductions.
May
29
2025
May
19
2025
Apr
23
2025
The cartoon shows a large bird figure labeled Elon plus DOGE addressing three mice on a branch. The bird promises protection in exchange for involuntary sacrifices. One mouse labeled MAGA supporting federal workers responds positively and points to another. The image references Department of Government Efficiency efforts and federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration as of April 2025.
Apr
23
2025
The April 23 2025 cartoon by John Cole contrasts a burning Tesla with a torch-bearing figure against a flaming Federal Government building beside Elon Musk holding a lit torch. It responds to recent DOGE efficiency drives and federal employee reductions under the Trump administration. The visual questions selective application of domestic terrorism rhetoric to critics versus implementers of spending cuts and agency restructuring.
Apr
19
2025
A political cartoon by Monte Wolverton shows a large Harvard University building chained to a red tow truck. Donald Trump stands in the foreground pointing toward a sign for El Salvador. The image includes the caption 'WHAT MR. TRUMP WOULD REALLY LIKE...' The cartoon responds to ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and Harvard over federal grants, DEI policies, and institutional resistance. It uses the visual of towing the campus as a metaphor for efforts to relocate or penalize the university.
