Cartoon of the Day (8/6/26)

POLITICAL CARTOONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 8/5/26:

Blanche: “I Love You, Sir”

Hatchet Man Likely to Be Confirmed as Attorney General

Whitehouse Accuses Todd Blanche of 'Thermonuclear' Ethics Violation (Forbes Breaking News - video)

Bombshell: Epstein Case Blown Wide Open in New Update (Brian Tyler Cohen and Glenn Kirschner - video)

AG Blanche Hands Judge Unredacted Epstein Files in My Lawsuit! (Katie Phang - video)

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“Desperate for a Deal”

Trump Threatens “Decapitation” of Iran, Then Claims Imaginary Negotiations Have Resumed

Iran War Updates: Tehran, Oman Agree on Route Coordinates in Hormuz Strait (Al Jazeera)

Pentagon Pete Secretly Begs for More Money as Trump’s War Burns Through the Coffers (Crooks & Liars)

Faith Leaders Collectively Raise Alarm as AI and Nuclear Weapons Systems Merge (Truthout)

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Despot Sounds Alarm

Authoritarian Playbook Deployed as Trump’s Approval Ratings Hit Record Low

Trump’s New Ridiculous and Dangerous Red-baiting (Mother Jones)

OMG: Trump Judicial Nominees Freak Out When Asked Who Won in 2020 (Brian Tyler Cohen - video)

AI and the Enshittification Era w/ Cory Doctorow (The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart - video)

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Fauci Pleads Fifth

Republican Plan to Entrap Goes Sideways

Fauci Takes the 5th Amendment While MAGA Cracks His Diary Open & Calls Him Hitler (The Daily Show - video)

Fanning the Fauci Flames for Republicans (FAIR)

Stephen Miller Family Exposed by Dr. Fauci’s Diary as Shattering Truth Surfaces (The Damage Report - video)

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Consumer Prices Skyrocket

Trump Promises More to Come

Who is the World’s Worst Billionaire? (Robert Reich and Inequality Media - video)

It’s Worse Than You Think for the Middle Class (The Hartmann Report)

United Auto Workers Divests From Israel (In These Times)

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Midterms Lurking

Prelims Divide Democrats

‘Doomsday Scenario for the GOP’: Republicans Have a Serious Midterm Problem (AlterNet)

Michigan Primary: How Standing Up to Israeli Genocide Could Win Democrats Congress in November (Common Dreams)

Fox News Freaks Out as Dems Win Streak Continues! (Democracy Watch - video)

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In Other News

What’s to Blame for Canada’s Wildfires? (Science News)

Altman Shook After AI Hacking Crime Spree (Breaking Points - video)

CBS Gets Caleed Out by Jimmy Kimmel After Unbelievable Stephen Colbert Claims (Democracy Watch - video)

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