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Jul
15
2026
Mitch McConnell appears in a living room scene seated in a green armchair while reading a book. His wife sits nearby in a blue chair and holds up a newspaper whose headline states he is not dead yet. The bottom caption asks what members of Congress will hold in photos to prove they remain alive once print newspapers disappear. The scene centers on the couple and the newspaper as the key visible elements.
Jul
14
2026
A political cartoon depicts two older senators outside the United States Senate building. One man holds a phone and tells the other that he is never too old to make a proof-of-life video. The exchange occurs amid visible columns labeled United States Senate. The image addresses persistent public questions about the advanced age of many sitting senators and their capacity to serve. No specific legislation or recent vote is shown. The visual focuses on the routine nature of such concerns within Congress.
Jul
14
2026
The cartoon shows the Republican-controlled House majority as an elephant patient in a hospital bed, hooked to an IV and covered by a blanket. A smiling man in a suit sits beside the bed holding the trunk. A newspaper on the bed reads that the GOP Majority is in critical condition. A banner overhead reads Proof of Life. The image comments on the narrow and precarious nature of the Republican House majority in mid-2026.
Apr
29
2026
Dave Whamond's cartoon captures a man resembling a political figure leaning over a desk in a classroom, suggesting a bullet-proof 400 million dollar ballroom as a fix for another school shooting. The woman at the desk sighs in response, with a green blackboard showing marks that look like bullet impacts. Tags like school shootings, national issue, security, guns, education, and bullet proof underscore the satire on misplaced priorities, where vanity projects like a top secret ballroom or Trump bunker get funding justifications, echoing build the wall rhetoric and emergency exemptions amid issues like WHCD shooting.
Apr
26
2026
Christopher Weyant's cartoon captures Kash Patel trapped inside a large bottle labeled 'Kash Patel 100 Proof Improprieties,' with the cork marked 'Allegations.' The figure, dressed in a suit with 'FBI' on the sleeve, raises arms and shouts in a speech bubble: 'MIA!?! I've been right here the whole time!' A tipped-over glass spills liquid nearby. Tags like FBI, Kash Patel, alcoholic, allegations, bottle, and fail underscore the visual pun on being 'in the bottle,' tying into themes of inept leadership and ongoing controversies in domestic policy and criminal justice.
Apr
22
2026
Taylor Jones draws a bottle of Mezcal Gusano FBI, labeled as a producto de MAGA, with a worm at the bottom that has the face of Kash Patel, eyes wide and mouth open in apparent freak-out. The image plays on the tradition of mezcal with a gusano, or worm, inside the alcohol bottle, tying it to political themes of FBI director, justice department, and law enforcement. The worm's expression suggests inebriation or passing out, evoking ideas of drunkenness and dereliction of duty. This satirical take uses the moth larva in agave booze to comment on the 100 proof intensity of MAGA influence in such appointments. The cartoon stays simple, focusing on the bottle and its contents without added context.
Two anthropomorphic Republican elephants stand before a large sign listing the SAVE Act and voting restrictions including voter ID, passport, birth certificate, no mail-in ballots, voter roll purges, and limits on early and absentee voting. One elephant points to the list while the other, holding a paper marked POLLS, answers a question about what they are trying to save by replying our butts. The scene comments on Republican support for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act and related measures aimed at requiring proof of citizenship and tightening ballot access.
Jun
18
2025
On June 18 2025 the Salt Lake Tribune published a Pat Bagley cartoon showing masked ICE agents confronting a suited man who demands they prove their affiliation before they tackle him to the ground.
Mar
30
2025
On March 30 2025 Elon Musk is shown as a masked horror figure wielding a DOGE-labeled chainsaw while asking why everyone hates him. The image coincides with reports of his planned departure from the Department of Government Efficiency amid ongoing federal spending cuts and public criticism.
