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As wildfires tore through Los Angeles in early 2025, President Trump blamed California’s management of forests and water, falsely claiming, among other…
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Flooding in Texas
I’ve recently been doing one cartoon a week for The Dallas Morning News. But in light of the devastating flooding in Kerr County, Texas, they asked me…
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Prepare for Pyrotechnics
Republicans have unveiled their latest trick: the “Exploding Debt Fireworks Act of 2025,” perfectly timed for Trump’s July 4th deadline.
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Alligator Alcatraz
President Trump offered some wildly helpful escape advice Tuesday to anyone trying to flee his new Everglades detention center, fondly dubbed “Alligator…
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June 2025

Independence Day
Trump doesn’t have to stage a coup because Congress and the Supreme Court are handing him the keys and a throne.
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Texas Toon
I drew this cartoon for the Dallas Morning News.
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New Powers
In a dazzling display of constitutional gymnastics, the Supreme Court has decided that nationwide injunctions—long used to temporarily stop presidents…
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Shark!
The movie Jaws was released 50 years ago this month.
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Totally Obliterated
It took me longer to write the disclaimer than it took to draw this cartoon.
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War and Peace
Tucker Carlson may be nervous about President Trump’s latest adventure in bombing Iran, but most of MAGA is too busy waving flags and chanting "Trust…
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Bunker Buster
For decades, experts warned that Baby Boomers would eventually bankrupt Social Security and Medicare—and now, surprise!
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Texas Redistricting
So, President Trump’s team has come up with a brilliant new idea: redraw Texas’s congressional maps.
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