Cartoon of the Day (8/28/26)

POLITICAL CARTOONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 8/26/26:

Despot Targets Midterms

Promises “a Totally Fixed” Voting Process

Marc Elias Explains Supreme Court’s Mail Ballot Ruling (Brian Tyler Cohen News - video)

They Know a Political Wipeout Is Coming (David Pakman Show - video)

The Big Idea: Winning (In These Times)

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US Threatens Allies

Trump Willing to Blow Up World Economy as War With Iran Goes Badly

Iran War Trump Said Would Be Quick Has Now Lasted 6 Months With ‘No End in Sight’ (Common Dreams)

How the Iran War Unfolded: Every Attack and Oil Price Change — Visualised (The Guardian)

A Brief History of How Countries Sleepwalk Into War (Asia Times)

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Debt Hits Record High

Trump: “This Is the Best Economy in American History!”

Weighing Priorities: What U.S. Spending on the Iran War Could Fund Instead (Center for American Progress)

Yikes! Billion-Dollar Merger Thrown Into Chaos After Shocking Leaks!! (Katie Phang - video)

The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills (Robert Reich and Inequality Media - video)

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Melania Replacement Found

“Actually, Natalie Is Way Better,” Adulterer Says

Jon Ossoff Shakes Things Up: MAGA’s Latest Obsession Is Natalie Harp? (Crooks & Liars)

The Natalie Harp Letters are Crazier Than We Thought (Philip DeFranco - video)

Fox News Goes Quiet on Natalie Harp — After Introducing Her to Trump (Daily Kos)

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Trump Gifts Kim

President Reprimands South Korea

Trump Gets 'Humiliating' Response After Kim Jong Un Boast (AlterNet)

South Korean President Pushes for Military Control Independent from the U.S. (Democracy now! - video)

The US Military’s Fatal Stance on Climate Change (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)

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ICE Arrests Hit Record High

Concentration Camp Population Does, Too

Senate GOP Requests $1 Billion in Funding for Trump’s Ballroom (The Conversation)

Put the CEOs in Handcuffs: Trump’s ICE Is Arresting the Wrong People (The hartmann Report)

Police Are Spending Opioid Settlement Funds on Flock Cameras (Mother Jones)

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Trump Lauds New Construction

Americans Incredibly Impressed

Fountains, Ballroom, and a Helipad: Trump’s White House Projects Cost Nearly $1B (Truthout)

‘A Farce’: Symone Rips Trump’s ‘Completely Unnecessary’ Ballroom Renovation (MS NOW - video)

Supreme Court Issues Shocking Ruling on Emergency Docket (Brian Tyler Cohen and Glenn Kirschner - video)

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In Other News

AG Blanche Deperately Tries to Appeal as Deadlines Loom in My Epstein Lawsuit!?! (Katie Phanng - video)

The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control (The Ezra Klein Show - video)

The Maga Zone| A Twilight Zone-Inspired Political Satire (Mr. Newberger's AI Funnies - video)

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