October 15 editorial cartoons | The Week

This cartoon takes place in a zoo named the Kangaroo Court. A group of five kangaroos with briefcases look up at a banner that reads, &ldquo;United States Department of Justice: Now Hiring!&rdquo; Pam Bondi stands behind the banner holding a sign that reads &ldquo;No Experience Necessary!&rdquo; One kangaroo says, &ldquo;They&rsquo;ll take any lawyer willing to prosecute the case against James Comey or Letitia James.&rdquo;

This cartoon takes place on Halloween night outside a house and depicts two masked and armed ICE agents arresting a little girl who looks like Dora the Explorer. Another child is nearby dressed as a ghost and says, &ldquo;Told ya not to go as Dora the Explorer.&rdquo;

This editorial cartoon has two panels. The left panel depicts Pete Hegseth as a beer-swilling idiot with a pot on his head. He points at a young man and says, &ldquo;Son, you&rsquo;re gonna be in tip-top shape! A brutal, lethal, violent, battle-ready warrior!&rdquo; In the next panel, the same young man sits at a military command post with monitors showing drones and a laptop that reads &ldquo;Cyber War.&rdquo; All the young man has to do is press a button to fight the war.

This cartoon features Donald Trump and another man standing next to a giant switch on the wall under a sign that reads &ldquo;Vengeance.&rdquo; The switch is in the ON position. Trump says, &ldquo;Even during a government shutdown, this one never turns off.&rdquo;

This cartoon takes place in a briefing room at the White House where a glowering Donald Trump watches a screen that shows a small boat exploding. A general points at the screen and says, &ldquo;The thinking now is this boat may have been bringing your Nobel Peace Prize&hellip;.&rdquo;

This cartoon shows a man and a woman sitting in chairs in the office of a marriage counselor. The woman has a protest sign that reads, &ldquo;Ban AI Data centers.&rdquo; The man has a sign too and it reads, &ldquo;Hooray for AI data centers.&rdquo; The marriage counselor sits behind a desk and asks the couple, &ldquo;So what seems to be the problem?&rdquo;

This is an editorial cartoon that depicts Uncle Sam and two figures that represent Hamas and Israel standing atop a precariously balanced set of wooden Jenga blocks. Uncle Sam says, &ldquo;Shake on it, but not too vigorously.&rdquo;

This cartoon shows a T-Rex dinosaur on the right side of the image that is labeled &ldquo;Fossil Fuel use&rdquo; next to its little hands that are trying to applaud. The left side of the image is filled with the words &ldquo;CLAP&rdquo; to represent applause. Voices in the crowd say, &ldquo;Woo-hoo! Let&rsquo;s give a big hand to solar and wind! For the first time, global renewable energy use surpasses coal!&rdquo;

This political cartoon takes place outside John Bolton&rsquo;s home where two FBI agents are carrying boxes to a dark car. The car has a bumper sticker that reads &ldquo;Banana Republic 1&rdquo; and a &ldquo;Lawfare&rdquo; license plate. One FBI agent speaks into a phone and says, &ldquo;Mr. Bolton, all classified documents should be properly stored in the bathroom at Mar-A-Lago.&rdquo;

This cartoon is titled &ldquo;More Cuts at the Pentagon.&rdquo; It depicts an angry Pete Hegseth scowling as he uses a pair of scissors to cut the first amendment out of the Bill of Rights.

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Explore More