A man holds a sign protesting AI data centers taking land and resources. A Native American protester responds with skepticism. The July 2026 cartoon addresses growing conflicts between technology infrastructure and land use claims.
On July 2 2026 two figures pause outside an ice cream shop whose sign proclaims America Hits 250. The woman in a flag tank top asks if anyone can believe the country is 250 years old today. Her companion replies that the figure matches the current temperature as his cone melts onto the pavement. The exchange occurs two days before the July Fourth holiday during a period of elevated summer readings. Background buildings and greenery place the scene in an urban park setting.
In this political cartoon, a vast army of white chess pawns, each holding protest signs like ICE out and resist, encircles a solitary black king resembling Trump, complete with blonde hair and red tie, uttering a nervous gulp. The scene unfolds on a chessboard, symbolizing confrontation, with banners proclaiming Minneapolis strong and no kings amid American flags and memorial RIP signs for Alex and Renee. Tags such as Minneapolis ICE protests, Trump king chess, ICE out pawns, anti-ICE rally, chess protest imagery, and gulp ICE king highlight the visual satire of resistance against immigration enforcement. The composition captures a moment of overwhelming protest, emphasizing themes of uprising and defiance in a straightforward, unambiguous depiction.
Pro-Trump Supreme Court Rulings by Jimmy Margulies, Politicalcartoons.com
On January 27, 2023, Rick McKee depicts Indiana Jones carefully exchanging a large speckled egg for smaller white ones in a jungle nest. The scene references the ongoing avian flu outbreak that drove up egg prices across the United States that winter. McKee uses the Raiders of the Lost Ark hero to illustrate consumer frustration with sudden grocery cost increases tied to poultry disease.
On September 16, 2022, a political cartoon by Dave Whamond illustrates Sen. Lindsey Graham's recent proposal for a nationwide 15-week abortion ban as an own goal in soccer. The image shows Graham in uniform running away from a goal where the ball labeled Abortion Ban has entered the net. Other figures labeled BIP appear tangled inside. The cartoon responds to Graham's surprise legislation that stunned fellow Republicans and provided Democrats an issue for the midterms. McConnell and others had avoided the topic to focus on other messages.
The image shows Senator Lindsey Graham in a football uniform running with a ball marked national abortion ban while other Republican players including Mitch McConnell pull him in the opposite direction. Blue jersey players watch from the background. A sign at the bottom reads wrong way Lindsey. The scene references Graham September 2022 proposal for a national abortion ban after the Supreme Court Dobbs decision and the negative reaction from Senate Republican leadership during the midterm election cycle.
