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Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-24-2026

Political cartoon of the day

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

Arend van Dam politicalcartoons.com

Patrick Chappatte La Tribune Dimanche

Peter Kuper PoliticalCartoons.com

Dave Granlund PoliticalCartoons.com

Arcadio Esquivel Costa Rica

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-23-2026

Political cartoon of the day

The progressive comic about Trump's emotional instability.

The progressive comic about the Trump grift machine.

The progressive comic about the ridiculous cost of Trump's ballroom.

Republicans slow walk money for Sept 11 heroes, then gleefully and instantly overpay for an unregulated slush fund that mean reparations for criminal insurrectionist.

Tell me you’re guilty without telling me you’re guilty.

They embrace white supremacy.

Trump incompetence and corruption are an extention of white supremacy. MAGA may try to deny it, but they are the worst at judging their own racism.

Bezos is a free-loader. He pays nothing and takes everything.

Tom Stiglich for 5/21/2026

Dick Wright PoliticalCartoons.com

The progressive comic about Trump being a misogynistic little titty-baby.

Plop and KanKr PoliticalCartoons.com

The progressive comic about the SCOTUS decision about the Voting Rights Act.

John Cole CagleCartoons.com

The progressive comic about recognizing real murderers.

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

A man chisels quotation marks around the word “Justice” on the Department of Justice wall.

The progressive comic about James Comey and the 8647 debacle.

Jeff Koterba patreon.com/jeffreykoterba

Lee Judge for 5/20/2026

John Darkow Columbia Missourian

Joey Weatherford for 5/19/2026

The progressive comic about Trump being a misogynistic little titty-baby.

The progressive comic about Trump and the Thucydides Trap.

Arend van Dam politicalcartoons.com

Jimmy Margulies for 5/20/2026

Joey Weatherford for 5/20/2026

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Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-19-2026

This Week’s “Lay Lines”

Carol Lay’s Lay Lines on GoComics (click the toon to go to the page if you care to.)

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-10-2026

Hi everyone,

My webcomic about a transgender girl’s page, Assigned Male Comics, is currently down because it got hacked during the night, along with my personal page and the french version of the comic. After receiving several thousands of death threats in the past few days for making my art, my address was also posted on several forums. I am currently in a safe place and my roommate and I will move away before the end of the week.

Today. May 17th. International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. I just want people to be aware that this is what you get for being trans on the internet and for reframing transness into something positive and empowering. I’d also like to acknowledge that this attack was mostly planned because of four explicit reasons :
1. I am a woman
2. I am trans
3. I support non-binary people
4. I support intersex people.

I will keep making my comics, no worries. Folks at Facebook are currently making sure this won’t happen again before I can put my page back up. Nothing was lost.

I know many of my readers will be worried. This is my personal profile, also if you can share this as widely as possible so it reaches them, it would be greatly appreciated.

You can still read my comics on tumblr : http://assignedmale.tumblr.com
or on paper : http://assignedmale.etsy.com
and support my work on Patreon : www.patreon.com/assignedmale

I also set up a Paypal donation email if you want to help with the relocating : sophie@assignedmale.com

Thanks everyone for your support. ❤

(sarcastic voice) “All of them! Trans women are the source of all evil

Joey Weatherford for 5/9/2026

President Trump privately advocated for painting the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, located next to the White House, with a “magic paint with silicate." A panel of experts is warning the so-called magic paint could be incompatible with the ornate federal office building's granite exterior.

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2026-04-12T07:02:01.730369355Z

Statue in North Korea.

‘Trump Is Toxic’: Pete Hegseth’s Pastor Says President Is Like ‘Chemo’ For America’s ‘Cancer’

— Mediaite (@mediaite.com) 2026-05-08T20:45:37Z

The No-Bid Contract That Is Turning Washington’s Reflecting Pool Blue – “President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial.”www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/u…

— Jamie Gangel (@jamiegangel.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T19:47:53.572Z

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

Turns out the House candidate endorsed by @hoyer.house.gov in MD-5 is a lobbyist for Ellison-owned Oracle, and didn’t initially disclose his six figure bonuses for that work. Vote for @libradunn1.bsky.social on June 23rd. wamu.org/story/26/05/…

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-05-08T16:41:43.119Z

Press freedom groups allege Larry Ellison promised to fire CNN anchors

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes.com) 2026-05-08T16:27:03.030Z

John Branch for 5/8/2026

John Darkow Columbia Missourian

Political cartoon of the day

The findings indicated a 27% decreased risk of Alzheimer’s among study participants who ate at least five eggs per week. #Health

— NewsNation (@newsnation.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T18:52:06.268Z

#politics from Cartoon Politics

Max Miller… call your office!archive.is/c9VR4

— The Rooster (@rooster.info) 2026-05-07T20:46:26.398Z

#politics from Cartoon Politics

Bill Day FloridaPolitics.com

Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts (Associated Press)#Trump

— TrumpWatch (@trumpwatch.skyfleet.blue) 2026-05-08T19:42:34.879Z

Trump, with no evidence, claims Congo sent prisoners to US border with Mexico

— Politico (@politico.com) 2026-05-08T19:21:18Z

A federal magistrate questioned how Cole Tomas Allen has been placed in near solitary confinement, with little access to visitors and calls. Judge Zia Faruqui said it was like nothing he’d seen with other defendants, including J6ers with prior offenses accused of political violence.

— Zach Montague (@zjmontague.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T18:28:29.403Z

1. ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 MONTHSThe termination of payments to providers has coincided with a MASSIVE SPIKE in detainee deaths.This is a health crisis and a moral crisis. Follow along for details.🧵

— Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T13:48:48.736Z

2. On October 3, 2025, the Trump admin stopped paying 3rd parties for medical care for ICE detainees.In November 2025, ICE said the situation was an “absolute emergency” that needed to be fixed “immediately” to “prevent any further… loss of life.”

— Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T13:50:24.285Z

3. According to the ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), payments to third parties were supposed to resume on April 30. ICE has contracted with a private firm, Acentra Health, to process reimbursements. But April 30 came and went, and still, nothing is being processed.

— Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T13:50:24.286Z

4. Meanwhile, detainee deaths at ICE facilities are skyrocketing.From 2018 to 2024, the average number of people who died in ICE custody annually was 8.9. Since ICE stopped medical reimbursements on October 3, 2025, people have been dying in ICE custody at a rate of 51.7 people annually.

— Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T13:52:29.616Z

5. Beyond the data, there are numerous examples of individual cases that suggest essential medical care is being denied to ICE detainees. Details in today's Popular Information.

— Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T13:52:29.617Z

#politics from Cartoon Politics

Joey Weatherford for 5/8/2026

Joey Weatherford for 5/7/2026

⚡️ Update: Zelensky's decree authorizing Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow includes coordinates of Red Square.It remains unclear whether Ukraine intends to carry out strikes elsewhere.

— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) 2026-05-08T18:59:55.834Z

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 5-9-2026

The Trump administration is demolishing Social Security’s customer service, making it harder and harder for Americans to get their earned benefits. Now, Ted Cruz reveals the full scheme: They are wrecking Social Security so they can rob it.

— Martin O'Malley (@martinomalley.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T13:38:37.402Z

Trump’s ONLY GOALS AS PRESIDENT –
1) Make a lot of money for himself, his family and his rich supporters – and use the presidency to get business deals for him and his sons around the world
2) Use the DOJ to go after literally anyone he feels slighted him, criticized him or “injured” him, while also covering up and erasing his past misdeeds (Epstein) and erasing the history of January 6
3) Slap his name and likeness on everything he can – cash, coins, buildings, airports, highways, and get royalties for the use of his name
4) Strengthen his ties to Vladimir Putin and other dictators and oligarchs to get as much power as much as he can
5) Going down as one of the great men of history, like Alexander the Great or Napoleon

Trump DOESN’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT –
1) The basic job of a president
2) The economic well being of Americans
3) The functions of government to serve the people
4) America’s relationship with allies or reputation around the world
5) The United States if it doesn’t relate to him or his needs

Trump is talking about future inaugurations being held in his ballroom

— Jake Lahut (@jakelahut.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T11:37:48.024Z

— Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) 2026-05-05T19:28:10.786Z

Real estate titan compares 'tax the rich' slogan to racial slurs

— Politico (@politico.com) 2026-05-05T21:58:13Z

Climate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran war

— The Guardian (@theguardian.com) 2026-05-07T06:25:19Z

Shell first-quarter profits up 115% from $3.2bn to $6.9bn.Will rise even more due to Trump's illegal wars.Bumper payouts for execs and shareholders; higher inflation, poverty, misery for us.120,000 Britons a year die in fuel poverty,Must levy windfall taxes.

— Prem Sikka (@premnsikka.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T13:37:49.160Z

NYC board votes to consider rent freeze, keeping Mamdani pledge alive gothamist.com/news/nyc-boa…

— Gothamist (@gothamist.com) 2026-05-08T00:14:12.811682Z

Iran is at it again.

— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T20:00:04.259Z

Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a proposed congressional map that slices into the state’s majority-Black district and will likely secure them an all-GOP federal delegation.Tennessee unveils new congressional map poised to erase Dem seatwww.politico.com/news/2026/05…

— Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T16:11:45.424Z

⚡️UPDATE – NAACP files emergency petition to Block the racist @GovBillLee Republican 9-0 map that strips representation from majority-Black Memphis: “In violation of clear and unambiguous Tennessee statutory law and the mandates of the TN Constitution” http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/p…

— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T22:43:41.255Z

A red-state governor is facing a recall effort in his own state that was launched by voters upset with him canceling elections amid a redistricting effort.

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-05-05T22:50:53Z

BREAKING: Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting referendum results

— Axios (@axios.com) 2026-05-08T14:20:05.341Z

Madison Sheahan campaigned on her background as an ICE official, and it didn't work.

— HuffPost (@huffpost.com) 2026-05-06T02:12:58.230Z

Max Miller… call your office!archive.is/c9VR4

— The Rooster (@rooster.info) 2026-05-07T20:46:26.398Z

BREAKING:ABC has accused Trump's FCC of violating its free speech rights — arguing that regulators had a "chilling effect" on free speech by trying to punish political content they disagreed with.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T15:50:28.873Z

Exclusive: A frustrated President Trump over the weekend upbraided FDA Commissioner Marty Makary for not moving quickly enough to approve flavored vapes and nicotine products.

— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2026-05-05T16:44:05.954907Z

F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe http://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u…

— Rita O’Reilly (@ritaoreilly.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T18:51:46.939Z

A white male New York Times employee filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that the paper discriminated against him by not giving him a promotion because he is a white male.

— New York Magazine (@nymag.com) 2026-05-05T19:54:59.171Z

Anti-woke Vivek Ramaswamy confronts racism in his run for Ohio governor

— Freedom Writers Collaborative (@fwcollaborative.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T09:05:21Z

🔥

— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T22:43:52.276Z

EXCLUSIVE: Since SCOTUS ruled in Callais v. Louisiana, we’ve been answering questions about what it means for elections.But one still stands: who is Callais, one of the plaintiffs who targeted the state’s second majority-Black district?He’s an election denier who attended the Jan. 6 protest.

— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-05T17:12:22.696731869Z

BREAKING: In a PANIC, Kash Patel ordered polygraphs for at least two dozen current and former members of his security detail looking for leaks. Those would be the folks that would see him drinking or wake him the next morning. http://www.ms.now/news/kash-pa…

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-05-07T21:11:00.093Z

Activist who gave out fliers with Stephen Miller’s address won’t face charges

— Freedom Writers Collaborative (@fwcollaborative.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T21:41:16Z

DOJ seeks to take on Trump’s E. Jean Carroll case

— Politico (@politico.com) 2026-05-06T17:33:25Z

DOJ Plans to Intervene in Trump’s Supreme Court Carroll Appealwww.bloomberg.com/news/article…

— Mike Walker (@newnarrative.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T17:00:58.347Z

Trump says he is pausing "Project Freedom" in the Strait of Hormuz already

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-05-05T22:57:39.270Z

Breaking: U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump’s Hormuz blockade for monthswww.washingtonpost.com/national-sec…

— Mike Walker (@newnarrative.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T15:34:59.304Z

US launches review of Mexican consulates reut.rs/4ngD6DP

— Reuters (@reuters.com) 2026-05-08T03:50:09Z

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I’m so sorry, Scottie; I haven’t gotten comics read all week, but here it is in the same week it went up, anyway! Apologies also to any other reader who missed this so far this week. I’ll try to do better!