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Dec
16
2024
Published December 16 2024 the cartoon shows Robert F Kennedy Jr in a red cap reading Make Polio Great Again. A green worm emerges from his head as a speech bubble asks what is wrong with your brain. The image responds to President elect Donald Trump naming RFK Jr as his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. RFK Jr has long promoted vaccine skepticism including past comments on polio and other diseases. The visual highlights ongoing debates over his fitness for the post amid public health concerns.
Nov
30
2024
The cartoon shows Trump inside a circular wall labeled 'TARIFFS,' declaring he built the wall, with a figure marked 'CONSUMERS' puzzled that it's supposed to keep people out. Tags like trump, tariffs, threats, Mexico, Canada, China, trade, wall, prisoner, consumers underscore the irony. The image critiques how tariffs meant to protect against foreign threats from Mexico, Canada, and China end up trapping domestic consumers like prisoners. This visual metaphor draws on Trump's famous wall promise, flipping it to show trade policies harming those inside. The dry humor lies in the reversal, where the wall imprisons rather than excludes, commenting on economic fallout.
Nov
12
2024
