Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-22-2026

Created during a workshop with Melbourne’s trans and queer youth group Ygender

Made during the comic workshop with Ygender, Melbourne’s trans and gender-diverse youth group.

 

 

 

 

 

Pete Hegseth’s pastor: ‘Women who dress immodestly are sluts’

The Times and Sunday Times (@thetimes.com) 2026-05-05T11:45:51.187Z

 

 

Lee Judge for 5/19/2026

 

The progressive comic about gays in the Republican Party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Political/editorial cartoon

Mike Smith for 5/14/2026

 

Jimmy Margulies for 5/7/2026

 

Lee Judge for 5/18/2026

Lee Judge for 5/13/2026

 

Jimmy Margulies for 5/19/2026

The progressive comic about Trump trying to eliminate birthright citizenship

The progressive comic about the GOP unwilling to make Trump obey the law.

 

 

 

 

 

Jimmy Margulies for 5/18/2026

Jimmy Margulies for 5/11/2026

 

The progressive comic about Trump stealing everything he can get his cheap, greasy, criminal hands on

 

Jimmy Margulies for 5/12/2026

 

 

 

 

Mike Smith for 5/12/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Day FloridaPolitics.com

 

Trump Administration Illegally Demands Names of 2020 Election Workers in Georgia, continuing to litigate the 2020 election http://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/u…

Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T05:19:16.656Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW: Several pro-voting groups sued to block Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ newly enacted gerrymander, arguing it violates a voter-approved state ban on partisan redistricting.The lawsuit comes after another coalition of civil rights groups also sued to block the measure yesterday.

Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-05T15:24:50.559987971Z

 

 

 

Jimmy Margulies for 5/13/2026

 

I must be going to different restaurants. I have never been asked to show ID to eat.

Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2026-05-03T14:48:36.409Z

 

A friend asks: “Has it occurred to anyone that the MAGAs think you have to show IDs at restaurants because they’ve been eating all their meals at strip clubs? This isn’t even an unreasonable theory”

Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) 2026-05-03T15:27:15.447Z

 

Jimmy Margulies for 5/8/2026

Joey Weatherford for 5/12/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

New: A Probe of Trump Foes Upends Justice Department Hub in MiamiDeep dive from Chris Strohm and Michael Smith –>buff.ly/ApWT31g

Zoe Tillman (@zoetillman.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T16:47:20.073Z

 

 

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

 

 

 

Chip Bok for 5/14/2026

 

 

Mike Smith for 5/18/2026

 

Mike Smith for 5/7/2026

 

 

Lee Judge for 5/15/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jimmy Margulies for 5/14/2026

 

 

Mike Smith for 5/13/2026

 

Lee Judge for 5/14/2026

 

Secret Service officer arrested for indecent exposure in Miami after Trump golf event

CNBC (@cnbc.com) 2026-05-05T03:43:08Z

 

 

 

 

VA employees who held vigil for ICE-slaughtered fellow VA employee Alex Pretti are being investigatededition.cnn.com/2026/05/05/p…

Gwen Róisín (@meowthrandir.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T13:25:46.265Z

 

 

Senate GOP unveils $72 billion proposal to fund ICE, Border Patrol through 2029

WKBN 27 First News (@wkbn.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T14:18:05.616Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margolis & Cox PoliticalCartoons.com

 

Mike Smith for 5/6/2026

Lee Judge for 5/12/2026

 

 

Trump describes Iran war horrors in Oval Office full of kids: ‘Right between the eyes’

The Independent (@the-independent.com) 2026-05-05T16:42:02.720027Z

 

 

Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance

The Guardian (@theguardian.com) 2026-05-05T12:29:36Z

Lee Judge for 5/11/2026

 

Mike Smith for 5/5/2026

 

The progressive comic about Trump completely screwing-up his excursion in Iran.

 

 

 

 

Mike Smith for 5/15/2026

 

Joey Weatherford for 5/15/2026

 

 

Jimmy Margulies for 5/15/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While the Strait is showing how fragile and dangerous (not to mention polluting) the oil economy is, the Trump admin is spending 100s of millions in taxpayer dollars to cancel wind farms. Meanwhile, China installed three times as much wind power capacity last year as the rest of the world combined.

Rick Stengel (@rickstengel.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T12:08:00.997Z

 

 

 

 

Mike Smith for 5/19/2026

 

Jon Russo for 5/18/2026

 

THE GUARDIAN: US homeland security put out alert on comedian who created parody ICE tip website

I am in bed unable to walk. I hope to update everyone tomorrow. Hugs

US homeland security put out alert on comedian who created parody ICE tip website
DHS issued ‘Bolo’ for Ben Palmer, whose videos of calls with members of the public who thought they were reporting immigrants went viral

Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/AlgDVO2y_SaqH_7pe1uju9A

Shared from Apple News

Best Wishes and Hugs,Scottie

HUFFPOST: Trump Could ‘Break Everything’ With His $1.8 Billion Slush Fund

Trump Could ‘Break Everything’ With His $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” isn’t just a payout to his supporters — it’s a loophole that could lead to a complete subversion of the Constitution.

Read in HuffPost: https://apple.news/APhaM6f4HR5uqAoMjKAvTUA

Shared from Apple News

Best Wishes and Hugs,Scottie

NPR: What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don’t)

What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don’t)
Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.

Read in NPR: https://apple.news/ALbb1FzOORuG7lJIVf9AXHw

Shared from Apple News

Best Wishes and Hugs,Scottie

USA TODAY: Feds to fine migrants $18,000 to recoup deportation costs

Feds to fine migrants $18,000 to recoup deportation costs
The Trump administration will fine migrants $18,000 for deportation costs, making it harder to return legally.

Read in USA TODAY: https://apple.news/A7LU79f-EQESxaqzm-xC2cA

Shared from Apple News

Best Wishes and Hugs,Scottie

Political cartoons / memes / and news I wish I want to share. 5-21-2026

One of my objectives with my new children’s book “My Dad Thinks I’m a Boy?!” is to show kids how being authentic isn’t unreasonable, unlike many parents’ expectations. Who is stubborn between the child expressing themselves and the adult unwilling to...

 

 

 

 

Image from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

 

 

 

Image from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

 

Image from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#corruption from Oh Canada !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary Varvel for 5/17/2026
Gary Varvel for 5/7/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Under babied’ is a dystopian term. It removes men from responsibility and commitment. It sounds very sterile and detached. Dr. Oz sounds loveless.

Republican men see women as white baby-making machines. They want mothers to be on the verge of destitution. They envision desperate mothers as more controllable. These misogynist men are given way too much influence in conservative politics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Political/Editorial Cartoon by David Horsey on Ultimatum Fails

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary Varvel for 5/18/2026

AI data centers are the surveillance state trojan horse

 

 

 

Two people wearing sunglasses walk in bright sunshine.

“It’s so nice when the temperatures get up to where the President wishes his approval rating was.”

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-20-2026

 

 

 

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Tumblr: Image

 

 

 

#memory from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

 

 

#white people twitter from White People Twitter

 

 

 

#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

 

 

It’s well known he abuses illicit “uppers” and “downers” so maybe he was hopped up on the latter.

 

 

 

 

#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#wall from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

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#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

 

#ManChildTrump from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

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#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

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#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

 

 

 

 

 

#white people twitter from White People Twitter

 

#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

 

 

 

 

 

#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

 

 

 

 

#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

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#politics from Cartoon Politics

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE GUARDIAN: US justice department ‘forever’ bars IRS from auditing Trump’s past tax returns

US justice department ‘forever’ bars IRS from auditing Trump’s past tax returns
Addendum quietly slipped into widely criticized agreement creating a $1.7bn fund to compensate president’s allies

Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/Axpn_E-VnTP6G0uyuGMjVsA

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Best Wishes and Hugs,Scottie

Let’s talk about Trump and children and seniors not getting food….

‘Leave or we’ll kill you’: Settler’s warn Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Old City

It’s horrifying that these Jewish settlers who want to eradicate entirely the Muslim population.  One woman described Islam as a cancer and wants the Islamists killed or reeducated.  Muslims who own businesses can’t even open their shops.  But there is a small minority trying to protect the arabs.  Hugs