The cartoon depicts tariffs as a defeated wrestler on the mat while inflation soars above in a wrestling ring. A figure resembling President Trump lies nearby after the bout. The scene responds to 2025 tariff policies and their economic fallout. Tariffs were imposed on imports earlier in the year. Rising prices followed those measures. The visual shows the policy outcome through the wrestling loss.
The cartoon depicts two black figures labeled DOGE clashing with a leprechaun over a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. One DOGE figure lands inside the pot while the other reaches toward it. The leprechaun flies backward from an impact. This imagery responds to recent actions by the Department of Government Efficiency. The department led by Elon Musk has conducted reviews of federal spending and agency operations in early 2025. The visual frames these reviews as an intrusion on established resources.
The cartoon published February 28 2025 shows Elon Musk and a companion in a stripped government vehicle labeled DOGE and GOVERNMENT. The vehicle flies off a cliff while shedding parts including wheels and panels. A speech bubble claims the vehicle is now faster and lighter. The image responds to the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency initiative targeting federal spending and workforce reductions at agencies including USAID NOAA and the Department of Defense.
A 2030 World Cup scene shows players in orange and red kits chasing a ball under floodlights. An official wearing a VR headset joins the run. A bottom banner states that the VAR assistant has been fully replaced by AI.
A soccer player in traditional robes prepares to kick a ball marked with a prohibition symbol toward a goal defended by another robed figure lying across the net. The scene references restrictions during the 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar, where religious and cultural rules limited certain expressions of the sport.
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.
