October 15 editorial cartoons | The Week

published 15 October 2025

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.

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