under attack
Jun
9
2025
On June 9, 2025, artist Graeme MacKay portrays President Donald Trump as the Roman emperor Nero, standing on a White House balcony and playing a violin while flames rise from the building's windows. The image draws on the historical tale of Nero fiddling during the Great Fire of Rome. Trump wears a red jacket and laurel wreath, eyes closed in concentration as smoke fills the background. The cartoon references ongoing national tensions including border issues and civil unrest mentioned in related tags.
May
23
2025
The cartoon depicts the John Harvard statue seated on its pedestal with the figure covering its face as heavy dark scribbles loom overhead like storm clouds. The base clearly reads JOHN HARVARD. The image responds to recent developments including Harvard's lawsuit against Trump administration orders, a judge's ruling on those orders, and ongoing federal scrutiny involving charges of antisemitism on campus and potential impacts on thousands of foreign students. The visual emphasizes the university under pressure without additional figures or text beyond the statue label and website credit.
Feb
6
2025
The cartoon shows Uncle Sam supine and bloodied with a DOGE-labeled arm impaling his torso. Elon Musk appears as an alien intruder delivering an efficiency promise through the wound. The image responds to the February 2025 launch of the Department of Government Efficiency under the Trump administration. Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were tasked with identifying major spending reductions across federal agencies including USAID and Treasury operations. The visual frames those cuts as an external assault on core government functions rather than routine reform.
May
28
2024
R.J. Matson's cartoon depicts a sunny beach where a man and woman apply sunscreen while gazing at a small airplane towing a long banner with text reading 'Happy Memorial Day to All, including the Human Scum that is the Judge who RIGGED the trial against Me! UNFAIR!!!' The scene includes beach umbrellas, a towel, and distant figures in the sand and water. Below, a caption states '"PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET AROUND A GAG ORDER!"' Tagging elements like Trump, gag order, Judge Merchan, trial, New York, 2024 presidential election, Memorial Day, the image satirizes efforts to evade legal restrictions through visible means like aerial messaging.
May
9
2024
A worm emerging from an apple comments on RFK Jr. appeal as a job creator despite reluctance to vote for the candidate. The scene references recent reports of a brain parasite affecting the independent presidential contender during the 2024 election cycle.
