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May
25
2026
Graduation Speaker Delivers Apology from Podium
GRADUATION APOLOGIES by Christopher Weyant, politicalcartoons.com
The image shows a graduation stage with red curtains and a speaker at the podium delivering an apology text to graduates whose caps are seen in the front rows. The scene includes a university seal on the podium and a signature in the upper right.
May
14
2026
Graduation Speech Flips from Sky's the Limit to Skynet's the Limit
GRADUATES FUTURE by Joe Heller, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon shows a two-panel graduation scene with a speaker at the podium. In the first panel he delivers an optimistic message about the sky's the limit. In the second panel he corrects himself to Skynet's the limit while an AI robot labeled A.I. JOB TAKE OVER looms nearby. Graduates in caps and gowns sit in the foreground. The image uses tags including college, high school, education, AI, artificial intelligence, sky is the limit, and skynet.
Class of 2026 speaker delivers blunt assessment of future
Bruce Plante, PoliticalCartoons.com
The cartoon shows a commencement speaker at a podium under a Class of 2026 banner. Graduates in blue gowns and caps sit in rows. One speech bubble reads the setup about the future given by elders and three words coming to mind. The second bubble states we are toast. Visible elements include microphone, stage, and bottom left signature area with cagle.com/plante.
Apr
20
2026
Commencement Speaker Debate Shows Academics and Ignorance Side by Side
COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES by Pat Bagley, politicalcartoons.com
The image shows two academics in graduation gowns and caps standing close together. One holds a cup and the other a rolled diploma. Speech bubbles read our commencement speaker and they want suppressed viewpoints. A separate figure on the right wears a black shirt labeled ignorance and stands with hand near face. The drawing includes the cagle.com signature in the corner.
Apr
6
2026
Trump in straitjacket orders destruction of Iranian infrastructure and civilian sites
Marian Kamensky, Austria
On April 6 2026 a cartoon depicts a figure resembling Donald Trump confined in a padded cell wearing a straitjacket and issuing orders to destroy bridges power plants kindergartens and hospitals in Iran. Four officers in green uniforms stand at attention saluting the figure. Discarded syringes lie on the floor. The scene responds to ongoing tensions with Iran and debates over military responses during that period.
In this satirical cartoon on politics and war division, a spacecraft enjoys peaceful space away from earthly conflicts, but reality calls for return.
WANT TO GET AWAY by John Darkow, politicalcartoons.com
This Daryl Cagle political cartoon analysis features the Artemis II spacecraft floating in serene space, with Earth glowing in the background and the moon nearby. The left speech bubble extols the quiet peace away from division of politics and horror of war, while the right one resignedly notes the need to go back. It's a satirical cartoon on politics and war division, poking fun at how space exploration escaping earthly conflicts offers temporary respite. The NASA Artemis program humor illustration underscores the irony of advanced space missions contrasting with unresolved human divisions on Earth. Through this humorous take on returning to political division, the cartoon cleverly comments on the allure of peaceful space vs chaotic Earth without delving into specifics.
Iran War Planning Starts With A Coin Flip
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
Feb
23
2026
Trump's Royal State of the Union: Better for Me!
STATE OF THE UNION by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
This political cartoon depicts a central figure dressed as a king, complete with a crown marked 'T,' seated at a podium with an American flag backdrop. He speaks in a bubble: 'The state of the Union is better than it's ever been... Probably in history...' while a smaller bubble adds '...For ME!' A tall stack of items labeled 'Whoppers' sits on the desk. Two other men flank him, one bearded on the left, one bespectacled on the right, both in suits. The scene uses tags like State of the Union, Trump, King, Congress, lies, and whoppers to satirize exaggerated claims in a straightforward, visible manner without hidden inferences.
Feb
16
2026
Speaker
Oguz Gurel, Istanbul, Turkey
Another Government Shutdown
ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
Obamacare subsidies lost
OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES LOST by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
Madigan Asks Trump For Pardon
MADIGAN ASKS TRUMP FOR PARDON by Gary McCoy, politicalcartoons.com
Republican House Misogynists
Paul Duginski, CagleCartoons.com
House Republicans Quitting Congress Early
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
Mike Johnson Touts GOP Health Plan While Pointing to Tax Cuts for the Rich
Paul Duginski, CagleCartoons.com
On December 6 2025 Speaker Mike Johnson appears in a cartoon promoting a Republican healthcare plan. He stands beside a caduceus-style staff labeled GOP Health-Care that features a smirking snake and wings. To his right sits a large sack marked Tax Cuts for the Rich. Johnson gestures with both hands while a speech bubble states the need to make the effort sound like an actual plan. The image references ongoing GOP efforts to address Affordable Care Act deadlines and replace prior legislation during the Trump administration period.
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