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Apr
7
2025
Red Tesla displays coexist sticker while charging
Margolis/Cox, PoliticalCartoons.com
A red Tesla vehicle appears plugged into a charger with a coexist bumper sticker visible on the rear. The sticker combines multiple religious and social symbols alongside the Tesla emblem. Publication occurred on April 7 2025 during ongoing discussions about electric vehicle acceptance and related protests.
Apr
4
2025
Empty Tomb and Risen Sign Mark Easter Resurrection
Dick Wright, PoliticalCartoons.com
The illustration shows the interior of a stone tomb with the entrance open to a bright sky. A white sign on the right wall reads HE is RISEN! in red letters. Folded linens rest on a ledge in the foreground. Outside, stone steps lead toward a hill with three crosses visible against the horizon. The date of April 4 2025 places the image near the Easter season. The work focuses on the biblical account of the resurrection without additional figures or text.
Apr
2
2025
Message in a Bottle
Oguz Gurel, Istanbul, Turkey
Secretary of Defense
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE by Becs, politicalcartoons.com
Trump's Tariff Flip-Flop Served Up in Cartoon Form
Guy Parsons, PoliticalCartoons.com
Guy Parsons captures Trump in a cartoon where the former president, with his signature blonde hair and red tie, points to tariff-labeled blobs on a table, saying 'How about that, there it is again.' The scene includes a balding man and a woman with tall pink hair looking on. Tags like Trump, tariff, tax, steel and aluminum, duties, reciprocal, USA, America underscore the satire on trade policy shifts. This piece pokes at inconsistencies in economic approaches, typical of political cartoons that blend humor with commentary on current events.
Trump's Tariff Threat on European Booze Sparks Economic Hangover
TRUMP ALCOHOL TARIFF HANGOVER by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
Dave Whamond's cartoon captures the irony of Trump alcohol tariffs, where a 200 percent tariff on European wine and alcohol threatens to escalate trade wars with the EU. Amid bad economic news like rising prices and stock market plunge, a weary viewer laments needing a drink, underscoring how such policies drive us to drink. Investors shaken by potential inflation and retaliatory tariffs on US whiskey and bourbon face higher costs for alcoholic beverages. The image highlights consumer burdens in this economy, blending humor with critique of trade escalation.
Democrats find a message
DEMOCRATS FIND A MESSAGE by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
A democrat struggles to think of a message
Bruce Plante, PoliticalCartoons.com
Feb
28
2025
Castaways Discover IRS 1040 Form in Message Bottle on Desert Island
Harley Schwadron, CagleCartoons.com
The cartoon shows two figures in tattered clothes on a small desert island with ocean waves, a palm tree, and a setting sun. One holds a document, speaking the line about it being an IRS 1040 form, pulled from a bottle on the sand. This setup delivers dry humor on taxes intruding even in isolation, a classic trope in editorial cartoons. Tags like IRS tax form cartoon, desert island castaways humor, tax season satire, message in a bottle parody, 1040 form joke, and funny tax filing cartoon underscore the visual punch. The artwork keeps it simple, focusing on the absurdity without overcomplicating the scene.
JD Vance depicted holding gospel of self-interest beside papal figure
JD VANCE AND THE GOSPEL OF SELFISHNESS by John Cole, politicalcartoons.com
The image shows Pope Francis on the left holding a book titled Gospel of Jesus with the phrase Love All People or Whatever. On the right stands JD Vance wearing a dunce cap labeled DUNCE and holding a book titled Gospel of Me with the phrase Me First. Arrows label the left hat as the Pope's HAT and the right hat as the Dope's HAT. The composition places the two figures in direct visual opposition.
The POTUS Who Cried Tariff: Trump's Repeat Threats Fall Flat
REPEAT TRUMP TARIFF THREATS BECOME INEFFECTIVE by Graeme MacKay, politicalcartoons.com
Graeme MacKay's cartoon reimagines Aesop's fable as 'The POTUS Who Cried TARIFF,' with Donald Trump's exaggerated face shouting on a fiery book cover. Representatives from USA, Mexico, and Canada sit at a table, showing exasperation with speech bubbles like 'Good Grief not him again!' and 'Ugh Repeat flare-up?' The tags USA, Mexico, Canada, trade, diplomacy, tariff, Donald Trump, USMCA, NAFTA, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Aesop, and fable underscore the satire on repeat threats becoming ineffective. This visual pokes at how constant warnings lose impact in international relations.
DOGE Ransomware Targets USAID in New Cartoon
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
The cartoon depicts Uncle Sam reacting to a laptop screen hacked by DOGE ransomware. The screen shows crossed-out USAID logos and a demand to terminate the agency within 24 hours. It responds to the 2025 launch of the Department of Government Efficiency initiative under Elon Musk, which targeted foreign aid programs for cuts.
RFK Jr. Emerges as Parasite in Ear of Trump Health Nominee
RFK JR AS HHS SECRETARY by Adam Zyglis, politicalcartoons.com
On November 16, 2024, Adam Zyglis published a cartoon showing a large head wearing a hat with a small Robert F. Kennedy Jr. figure emerging worm-like from the ear, dripping green fluid. The figure declares intent to make America healthy again. The image references Kennedy's reported brain worm and his nomination by President-elect Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The visual ties directly to ongoing cabinet transition news after the 2024 election.
Sep
30
2024
BIBI'S MESSAGE
by NEMØ, politicalcartoons.com
Trump Kamala debate outcome
TRUMP KAMALA DEBATE OUTCOME by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
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