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'We're only following orders' | June 20 editorial cartoons

Friday’s political cartoons include compliments to the chef, Juneteenth wishes from ICE, and the Ayatollah waiting for Signal leaks from Pete Hegseth

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published 20 June 2025

This is a two-panel cartoon set in a fancy restaurant with a waiter in a tuxedo speaking to a man in a suit seated at a table. In the first panel, the man says to the waiter, “Is it possible for me to tell the chef how delicious the food was?” The waiter responds, “That all depends.” In the second panel the chef is being chased by an ICE agent. The waiter says, “How fast can you run?”

This cartoon is set in a male investment advisor’s office. The advisor is speaking on the phone with a client. The advisor says, “Eddie, we live in turbulent war-filled times. So I’m putting you into pain management big pharma stocks.”

This cartoon is dominated by the image of a black truck labeled ICE in large letters. There are two masked men driving the truck. One says, “Happy Juneteenth.” Written on the side of the truck is the message, “If you’ve brown…leave town. If you’re black…go back.”

This cartoon is set in a hangar at a military air base. There’s a large bomb at left labeled “BBB” with a drawing of a skull and crossbones. Two elephants speak to each other. One points at the bomb and says, “Bunker Busting Bomb?” The other responds, “Big Beautiful Bill.”

This cartoon is set in a bar named “Just Another Brew Pub.” The artist has drawn a box in the top-left corner that reads, “Unlike most American communities, high tech cities have more men than women, thanks to numerous tech bros.” A group of four tech bros is at a table in the bar. Two women look at them. One woman says to the other, “In this it’s easy to meet a smart guy with a high salary.” Her friend responds, “If they’re so freakin’ smart, why are they building AI systems that’ll take all their jobs?”

This editorial cartoon shows the Ayatollah and military leaders of Iran gathered around a table. They are looking at cell phones. The Ayatollah says, “Everyone track your Signal app for when Pete Hegseth leaks the war plans!”

This cartoon shows two masked ICE agents handcuffing a mother and separating her from her son. The ICE agent handcuffing the mother says to the other agent, “We’re only following orders.” The other ICE agent, who is holding a crying boy, says, “That’s catchy. Where have I heard that before?”

This cartoon shows an elephant with a MAGA hat and two different colored suits. On one side is a button that reads “No foreign wars.” The button on the other side reads, “Bomb Iran.” The elephant says, “What civil war?”

This cartoon is dominated by the image of a giant, creepy-looking bug labelled “GOP budget bill.” Three men, representing the GOP are at right, and one says, “Trump says highlight its inner beauty.”

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump, an ICE agent, and a large elephant labeled “Big Beautful Bill,” sitting on top of Uncle Sam. Trump points away from the action and says, “Look! Iran’s attacking Israel!” Meanwhile, the ICE agent moves to arrest Uncle Sam, who has had his hand cut off by a DOGE chainsaw next to him.

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