September 19 editorial cartoons

Friday's political cartoons include a new lesson from Mickey Mouse, politics strangling science, and a warning about political anger

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This cartoon depicts Mickey Mouse surrounded by other Disney characters. Mickey Mouse wears a shirt that reads “Vaccines are murder” and says “Hey, kids! Today your ol' pal Mickey’s gonna teach you how to lick a boot!” Snow White has an apron that reads “Proud Trad Wife.” Stitch holds a smoking handgun. Winnie the Pooh eats oil from a pot. Daffy Duck wears a MAGA hat. Goofy wears a Qanon shirt. Tinkerbell flies with a “Trump” flag and Jiminy Cricket’s umbrella says “Only two genders.” One of the seven dwarves wears a Joe Rogan Experience T-shirt.

(Image credit: Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This editorial cartoon depicts the caduceus symbol for medicine with two snakes coiled together. However, these snakes are labeled Politics and Science and the Politics snake eats the science snake. A cracked vial of medicine labeled “CDC Vaccine Panel” is nearby on its site, leaking a liquid.

(Image credit: R.J. Matson / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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