A US leader extends an invitation for Canada to join the country, prompting a firm rejection from the Canadian side. The exchange escalates into cultural demands and classic insults. The piece portrays the overture as unwelcome and doomed to failure through persistent refusal.
Pierre Poilievre faces declining poll numbers for the Conservative Party of Canada ahead of the next federal election. The situation highlights internal party pressure and opposition momentum. The piece portrays his refusal to acknowledge setbacks as a key leadership trait.
A political cartoon dated August 13, 2025, depicts Russian President Vladimir Putin as a large snake coiled around a map of Ukraine colored in the national blue and yellow. The snake's mouth is open over the yellow portion as if consuming it. A speech bubble reads that it takes a while but the supper will be finished. The image references the ongoing conflict in Ukraine including areas such as Donbas and recent diplomatic mentions of a possible summit in Alaska.
The cartoon shows the Supreme Court building transformed into a stone castle. Chief Justice John Roberts, wearing a knight's helmet, emerges from the battlements to deliver a defiant message in a speech bubble. Other justices including Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch appear partially visible behind the walls. Papers labeled US Senate Ethics Questions hang from the columns. The image responds to the Senate's request for Supreme Court justices to address ethics concerns in late April 2023.
