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President Trump recently announced that Kristi Noem will take on a new role connected to the “Shield of the Americas,” a hemispheric security initiative focused on stopping the forces destabilizing the Western Hemisphere: cartels, fentanyl trafficking, and organized violence. That speech was SO GOOD, it immediately sparked an idea for a political cartoon. In classical…
SOURCE SOURCE PROCESS In this political cartoon, the setting is a grand Ancient Roman structure resembling the Supreme Court. At the center is “King of the World,” where Donald Trump sits, wearing a crown that says IMMUNITY, with a smug smile on his face. Standing at the Chair is Sonia Sotomayor, wearing her judicial robes,…
This week, Gavin Newsom made headlines again today… not for bold leadership, but for funny soundbites and eye rolls, and his answers didn’t make sense. He had a smile, like a duper’s delight, Theatrical. In a widely circulated interview clip, Newsom declared: “There’s nothing I dislike more than a politician that sits there and lies…
The State of the Union is always more than a speech. It’s theater, choreography, and hierarchy an American ritual where power arranges itself in a very specific geometry: the speaker at the podium, the Speaker of the House and Vice President seated behind, and the entire chamber responding on cue. This year, what struck me…
In this political cartoon, Kamala Harris takes center stage holding a pair of shiny pink boots on a platter, symbolizing her out of touch approach to disaster relief. Volunteers, frustrated by FEMA’s bureaucratic blocks, are left wearing work boots, unable to help Hurricane Helene victims. Cameltoe is Dei so Fema is defending her response. Drawn…
