A Canada-U.S. trade deal collapsed after U.S. negotiators cited unreasonable last-minute demands and linked the failure to domestic politics ahead of midterms. President Trump then proposed renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. Canadian officials responded by offering to rename Washington D.C. to Bizarro World DC if the change proceeds. The exchange highlights how trade tensions and political posturing are escalating between the two countries. The cartoon mocks the name-change idea as emblematic of broader dysfunction in bilateral relations.
The 1979 Iran hostage crisis saw militants seize the US embassy in Tehran, holding 52 Americans for 444 days. In 2026, renewed tensions involve US naval assets like the USS Abraham Lincoln amid Middle East conflicts. The cartoon draws a parallel between past embassy demands and present calls involving the carrier, critiquing the recurring cycle of hostage rhetoric from Iranian leadership.
Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet was sued by stockholders in 2025 for selling $12.8 million in shares before announcing major losses. The company then won a multi-billion contract to replenish weapons depleted in the Iran conflict. The piece criticizes Taiclet and the contractor for insider trading and repeated government overcharging.
A Nobel Prize presentation for Dr. Anthony Fauci highlights his public health role during the COVID-19 period. The ceremony focuses on his contributions to medicine while avoiding reference to earlier statements from former President Trump about potential treatments. The moment underscores ongoing public debate over pandemic messaging and leadership accountability. The editorial position frames the award as recognition tied to selective memory rather than solely scientific achievement.
Cole depicts Donald Trump dramatically tearing up the Iran deal only to hastily tape it back together, satirizing his pattern of theatrical destruction followed by quiet reversal. The cartoon references Trump's JCPOA withdrawal and subsequent Iran negotiations. The tape-and-rip cycle captures the chaotic continuity of Trump's foreign policy.
The cartoon depicts a man in dark clothing painting a large red star on a light-colored wall at night. Paint drips from the star. The figure then walks to the right holding a bucket of red paint and a brush. A building with illuminated windows stands in the background along with a yellow circle in the sky. The signature appears near the bottom. The image presents an act of applying a political symbol in a covert manner.
A two-panel cartoon contrasts a South African police officer in uniform demanding a pass during apartheid with a figure in traditional attire and South African flag sash making a similar demand in a modern setting. The bottom banner labels the comparison 'Apartheid Then and Now.' The work appears in the Daily Maverick dated 1-7-26 and is signed by Zapiro.
The July 2026 cartoon depicts a figure resembling President Trump in two panels. The left shows praise for CUSMA as the best trade deal. The right shows the same figure reading a newspaper headline about declining to renew it. The visual points to a shift in position on the agreement covering Canada, the US, and Mexico.
On July 1 2026 Bill Day depicts Donald Trump first dismissing Antifa threats in one panel then igniting the Constitution Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights in another while calling ICE for assistance. The scene shows the president holding a phone and lighter beside a red gas can as flames consume the documents on a table inside a columned hall with an American flag nearby.
A sketched dog sits on its haunches and stretches one paw toward a tall cup resting on a low pedestal. The cup carries bold labels reading POW, BANG and BOOM along with starburst graphics. Large capital letters at the bottom of the frame spell out FOR DOG'S SAKE. The drawing appears on a plain white background with minimal shading and loose line work typical of daily comic strips.
A two-panel cartoon contrasts King George III assuring aides that unhappy colonists have no viable alternative with a modern Republican elephant repeating the identical line while holding a plunging midterms chart marked with Donald Trump's face. The lower scene includes the U.S. Capitol dome and an AIPAC briefcase. The June 28 2026 date places the image weeks before the 2026 midterm elections.
On June 26 2026 two figures appear in a three-panel exchange. The left panel shows a man in a maple leaf shirt noting renewed talk of Canada as the 51st state. The middle panel features a second man calling the notion complete rubbish. The right panel continues the exchange with the second man counting Greenland Cuba Venezuela Gaza and Alberta as prior additions that would make Canada the 56th state.
Donald Trump appears in four panels dated June 2026 preparing for the FIFA World Cup hosted by USA Canada and Mexico. He carries a rock shaped like a ball then paints it to resemble a soccer ball. A player numbered 5 kicks the ball and ends up on the ground while Trump points at him.
A group of graduates in a car labeled GRADS heads toward a yellow JOBS sign but faces a tall brick wall blocking the way. The image highlights difficulties recent diploma holders encounter when seeking employment in a constrained market.
The cartoon contrasts historical industrial pollution of the Great Lakes with modern data center water consumption driven by artificial intelligence growth.
