October 2026
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Is there a color more gold than gold?
The decorator has run out of gold. Trump calls that a lack of ambition. Our cartoon checks whether the stapler needs gilding.
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It’s 2026. The 2020 evidence is still loading.
Calendar: 2026. Machine: 2020. Display: EVIDENCE STILL LOADING. The grievance has excellent battery life.
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Form 1040: income, deductions, and one more government question.
The tax form in our cartoon is applying for a second job. Income. Deductions. One more government question.
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Democracy is accessible. Please use the new stairs.
The voter can make a choice. The bureaucrat can build a barrier. Our cartoon knows which one deserves the joke.
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Mailbox improvement kit: chainsaw, ego, no instructions.
Our mailbox was working. Then Trump brought a chainsaw and an upside-down manual. The real court order is less destructive.
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The press room has a bouncer. Facts need a reservation.
The press room has a bouncer in our cartoon. NEWS I LIKE gets a seat. Awkward questions meet the rope.
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The $5,000 dividend comes with a very expensive if.
A $5,000 prize. A Republican-Congress condition. A $1.2 trillion question. Welcome to the presidential game show.
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The refund truck has excellent political navigation.
Our refund truck says TOTALLY NOT POLITICAL. Reuters’ battleground map supplies the awkward part. Follow the receipts.
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Ninety dollars. Hold the check sideways so it looks bigger.
The ceremonial check is enormous. The Medicare rebate is $90. Our cartoon lets the confetti do the heavy lifting.
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Your tax dollars bought the commercial. You got no skip button.
You paid for the Trump commercial. You paid for the airtime. Somehow you still don’t get a skip button.