RFK JR. takes scientific advice from his brain worm | June 11 editorial cartoons | The Week

This political cartoon depicts a confused-looking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seated at a desk. Worms are coming out of his ears and he has a glass of &ldquo;crick water&rdquo; next to him. He says, &ldquo;I removed all 17 members of CDC&rsquo;s vaccine advisory comm&hellip;because I&rsquo;m already listening to those in my ears!&rdquo; His nameplate reads, R.F. Kennedy Jr., Sec. of Alternative Thinkin'

This cartoon depicts four of six members of the Village People on a stage: the construction worker, a man in leather, the cowboy, and the Native America. A woman next to the stage says, &ldquo;Hey! I paid for all the Village People to perform at my party!&rdquo; The construction worker performer responds, &ldquo;Sorry.. Trump deployed our cop and soldier to the L.A. protests.&rdquo;

This cartoon depicts three Black Americans in the 1800s outside a modest home. One man is chopping wood. A woman stands in the door. A third man has just arrived and says, &ldquo;We were freed two and a half years ago, but anyone who tried to pass on the message got sued for reverse discrimination.&rdquo;

This editorial cartoon takes place outside The Home Depot. Donald Trump is in a tank labeled &ldquo;National Guard&rdquo;. An arrow points to him with the words, &ldquo;The Home Despot.&rdquo; He's headed to arrest people who have seen a sign that reads, &quot;Day Labor in Parking Lot&quot;.

This cartoon is set in a bookstore. A boy has a book in his hand and says to the female clerk behind the counter, &ldquo;Do you have this in a video game?&rdquo;

This editorial cartoon takes place on the scenes of an anti-ICE protest in Los Angeles. A female newscaster is at left with a camera man and another man. They are surrounded by flames and look at a shirtless man standing on a raised platform holding a Mexican flag. The man says to the newscaster, &ldquo;We have to hire Mexicans to do the rioting Americans won&rsquo;t do.&rdquo;

This editorial cartoon is set at a baseball game. The reader is behind the pitcher, who is an elephant labeled &ldquo;House&rdquo; holding a giant, overstuffed ball labeled &ldquo;2025 Budgetball&rdquo; Its seams are ripped and its overflowing with tax cuts and medicaid cuts. The batter at home plate is a donkey. The catcher is obscured by a giant mitt labeled &ldquo;Senate.&rdquo;

This editorial cartoon is set outside where an alien is standing next to his UFO and a staircase leading into the UFO. A human arrives on the scene with his suitcases packed and says to the alien, &ldquo;Take me to your leader!&rdquo;

This cartoon depicts Vladimir Putin on the left and Donald Trump on the right. Putin looks at a wall map of Ukraine. Trump looks at one of the USA. Putin says, &ldquo;No surrender yet, but hopefully will soon have it completed under my control&hellip;&rdquo; Trump responds, &ldquo;Ditto.&rdquo;

This cartoon shows empty seats at a panel labeled &ldquo;Vaccine committee.&rdquo; RFK Jr. is at right putting a chicken labeled &ldquo;Dr. Quack&rdquo; on the committee. He says, &ldquo;Fixed it.&rdquo;

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