Cartoon of the Day (6/13/25)

POLITICAL CARTOONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 6/4/25:

Americans Respond to Bill

Millions to Lose Health Care Coverage, Serves ’em Right Republicans Say

The Three Huge Lies Trump is Telling Republican Senators About His Medicaid Cuts — to Finance a Big Tax Cut Mostly for the Wealthy (Robert Reich)

Joni Ernst's “We’re All Going to Die” Pushes MAGA’s Toxic Christian Compassion on Us All (Salon)

No Tax on Tips? Democrats Could Learn Something From Effective GOP Pandering to the Working Class (The Smirking Chimp)

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Musk Quits/Fired

Drug Addict Turns on President, Blasts Tax Bill as a “Disgusting Abomination”

Elon Drops Nightmare News on Trump, Republicans (Brian Tyler Cohen - video)

Elon Musk Versus MAGA: Republicans Have Reached a Tipping Point (Salon)

Trump and Musk Feud Goes Nuclear, Threats Fly, Kanye Calls For Ceasefire (The Daily Show - video)

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Trump Escalates Harvard War

President Also Threatens Columbia and Other Universities

Trump Figured Out How to Hit Harvard Where It Really Hurts (Vox)

Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing (ProPublica)

Despite Columbia’s Acquiescence, Trump Admin Targets the School's Accreditation (Common Dreams)

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Trump’s Earnings Increase

“He’s Doing What He Was Elected to Do,” White House Spokeswoman Says

Trump’s Gulf Interests Conflict With the Interests of the American People (Center for American Progress)

Pete Hegseth Notified That He Is Breaking The Law by Accepting Plane From Qatar (PoliticusUSA)

The Billionaires Backing the Neoliberal ‘Abundance Coachella’ Gathering Draw Ire From Progressives (Common Dreams)

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Trump Selling Pardons

US Supreme Court Ruling Granting Immunity for Official Acts Makes It All Perfectly Legal

Trump Has Granted Clemency to 16 Corrupt Politicians — So Far (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington)

In Pardoning Reality TV Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, Trump Taps Into a Sense of Persecution Felt by His Conservative Christian Base (The Conversation)

Palantir: Peter Thiel’s Data-Mining Firm Helps DOGE Build Master Database to Surveil, Track Immigrants (Democracy Now! - video)

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Ukraine Strikes Russian Bases

'Drone Attack Shocks Putin, Trump

Ukrainian Attack on Russian Bombers Shows How Cheap Drones Could Upset Gobal Security (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)

Ukraine’s Drone Swarms Are Destroying Russian Nuclear Bombers. What Happens Now? (Center for Strategic & International Studies)

The Far Right’s Tipping Point (Foreign Policy in Focua)

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RFK Jr. Lives Up to Promises

Measles Spreading in Unvaccinated Areas

RFK Jr.’s Answer to US Health Crisis Is Citations Made Up by AI (Truthout)

The FDA Just Approved a New Covid Vaccine (Mother Jones)

‘Totally Unconscionable’: Sanders Rips GOP Bill That Would Kick 11 Million Off Medicaid to Enrich Billionaires (Common Dreams)

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President Given New Nickname

“Taco” Is the New Moniker for Author of “Art of the Deal”

‘Striking Contrast’: Expert Says Trump’s Viral New Nickname About More Than Just Economy (AlterNet)

DNC Trolls GOP With Free Tacos Outside Republican Offic (Crooks & Liars)

Taco Taco Taco (Trump Always Chickens Out) (Mr. Newberger's AI Funnies - video)

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Biden Dead, Trump Says

Executed in 2020 and Replaced by Robots, President Posts

Trump Goes Nuts With Unhinged Post in Awful Robot Clone Conspiracy (The Damage Report - video)

‘Unhinged Elephant in the Room’: Jim Acosta Warns Trump Is ‘Spiraling Further Into Incoherency’ (AlterNet)

Colbert Points Out the Flaw in Trump’s Robot Biden Conspiracy (Daily Beast - video)

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In Other News

Greta Thunberg Speaks from Aid Ship Heading to Gaza Despite Israeli Threats: It’s My Moral Obligation (Democracy Now! - video)

St. Louis Says “Not Another Nickel” to Human Rights Violators (Yes! Magazine)

Criminalizing Masks at Protests Is Wrong (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

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