Jon Thompson

A political cartoon depicts four prominent world figures celebrating around a gravestone marked “USAID.” Former U.S. President Donald Trump grins while leaning over the tombstone. Elon Musk, wearing a “DOGE” hat, raises his hands in mock celebration. Vladimir Putin appears shirtless, smirking as he scratches the tombstone. Chinese President Xi Jinping, wearing a red armband with the Chinese flag, laughs sinisterly with a hand on his chin. A fresh grave lies open at the foot of the tombstone, symbolizing the burial of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The overall tone is critical and satirical.

Trump didn’t cut “waste.” He fed 91 million lives to a woodchipper. USAID’s death wasn’t budget discipline—it was strategic surrender. The world’s poorest children are already dying. Read the truth about what we destroyed:

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Typical Ramirez.

Death threats over a poignantly dark political cartoon about the unhinged insane MAGA cult followers in America blindly supporting Trump, is sadly expected from these individuals in need of cult deprogramming specialists unfortunately. 💙🇺🇸💙

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July 9, 2025 On July 9, 1868, Americans changed the U.S.

Heather: “Having just fought a war to destroy the South’s ideology, they were not going to let it regrow in peacetime.”

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July 8, 2025 One hundred and eleven people are dead and more than 160 are still missing in Texas after Friday’s tragic flood.

Heather: “Republican politicians have won voters by promising to cut taxes they claimed funded wasteful programs for women and racial and ethnic minorities.”

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July 7, 2025 At about 10:30 this morning local time, heavily armed masked agents in trucks, armored vehicles, a helicopter, on foot, and on horseback, accompanied by a gun mounted on a truck raided the MacArthur P...

Heather: “… it appears that officials in the Trump administration are using immigration as a way to establish a police state.”

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July 6, 2025 At least 80 people are dead and more than 40 are still missing in Central Texas after almost a foot (30 centimeters) of rain caused flash floods overnight on Friday.

Heather: “The tragedy in Texas is the most visible illustration of the MAGA attempt to destroy the modern U.S. government, but it is not the only one.”

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July 3, 2025 And on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed...

Heather: “But just as in the 1850s, we are now, once again, facing a rebellion against our founding principle as a few people seek to reshape America into a nation in which certain people are better than others.”

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Supreme Court Rules That it no Longer Exists The conservative majority unwittingly downsized themselves, legal experts said.

This just in….

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June 23, 2025 In a timeline of Trump’s decision to drop 12 of the reportedly 20 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs the U.S.

Heather: “Andrew Perez and Asawin Suebsaeng of Rolling Stone reported conversations with administration officials who confirmed there was no new intelligence to suggest Iran was on the brink of producing nuclear weapons.”

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June 22, 2025 Last night, exactly a week after his military parade fizzled and more than five million Americans turned out to protest his administration, President Donald J.

Heather: “Katie Bo Lillis and Zachary Cohen of CNN noted that while U.S. intelligence says Iran was years away from developing a nuclear weapon, Israel has insisted Iran was on the brink of one.”

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June 19, 2025 Just a week ago, the Trump administration was preparing for a sixth round of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, scheduled to be held in Oman on June 15.

Heather: “Trump’s flirting with joining a Middle East war has badly split his supporters.”

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June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) Tomorrow is the federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, the celebration of the announcement in Texas on June 19th, 1865, that enslaved Americans were free.

Heather: “Texas freedpeople gathered on June 19, 1866, to celebrate the coming of their freedom with prayers, speeches, food, and socializing.”

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This political cartoon reminds us that ICE is being criticized for the face masks that its goons fearfully wear while they are terrorizing good people:

Political Cartoon 17 June 2025 by @davewhamond.bsky.social

Andy Bunday @bundaycartoons on #Trump #iranisraelwar #IranIsrael #IranUnderAttack #Ukraine #Gaza – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Clay Bennett @BennettCartoons on #Trump #NobelPeacePrize #IranIsraelConflict – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

political cartoon from trump’s first presidency:

Nick Anderson @Nick_Anderson_ on #Trump #NobelPeacePrize #IranIsraelConflict – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

This is a great political cartoon.
During times like these, political cartoons keep me feeling hopeful, and focused. Thank you to the artists providing art like this. 🏆 💖

Political Cartoon of the Day. Trump's press secretary Kkkaroline Leavitt.

~Jeff Danziger.

June 16, 2025 At a news conference today, acting U.S.

Heather: “Being sidelined in foreign affairs at the same time as the American people turned out in huge numbers to protest his administration and as his military parade fizzled shows Trump has less power than he tries to project.”

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June 12, 2025 At a press conference for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in Los Angeles today, Noem’s security assaulted Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), dragged him into the hallway, forced him to the floor,...

Heather: “In other words, the Trump administration is vowing to get rid of the democratically elected government of California by using military force. That threat is the definition of a coup.”

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June 11, 2025 While President Donald Trump is trying to project strength by ordering a federalized National Guard and the Marines into Los Angeles, a new Quinnipiac poll of American registered voters out today rein...

Heather: “Voters are opposed to the budget reconciliation bill the Republicans have dubbed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” (and Democrats have called the “Big, Beautiful Betrayal”) by 53% to 27%.”

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June 10, 2025 Today President Donald J.

Heather: “Simon Rosenberg of Hopium Chronicles noted that Trump is ‘turning the world’s powerful military away from its focus on Russia and China toward a new enemy—the American people themselves.’”

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June 9, 2025 At 10:19 last night, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media: “Stand with ICE.

Heather: “The Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” is the MAGA regime’s attempt to replace the American government we’ve had since the 1930s with one that reflects the antidemocratic values of Project 2025.”

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June 8, 2025 Flatbed train cars carrying tanks rolled into Washington, D.C., yesterday in preparation for the military parade planned for June 14.

Heather: “There is no doubt that as their other initiatives have stalled and popular opinion is turning against the administration on every issue, the Trump regime is trying to establish a police state.”

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June 7, 2025 In April, John Phelan, the U.S.

Heather: “Trump is using false history to make his followers believe they are fighting a war for the soul of America.”

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June 6, 2025 Last night, billionaire Elon Musk indicated he would be willing to paper over his fight with President Donald J.

Heather: “It does seem likely that the administration will try to pin blame on Musk for the chaos that the “Department of Government Efficiency” launched against the United States government.”

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June 5, 2025 Today the U.S.

Heather: “Musk’s behavior is erratic in its own right, but if there is anything but pique behind it, it appears he is threatening Trump by making a play to control the Republican Party.”

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