Cartoon of the Day (10/17/26)

POLITICAL CARTOONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 10/14/26:

US Allies With Russia

Trump Links Diesel Deal, Money to Help Putin Fund War Against Ukraine

Trump Puts New Russia Sanctions That He Recently Signed Into Law On Hold, Citing National Interest (HuffPost)

Starlink Slowdown Underscores Ukraine’s Reliance on the US in the Battle for the Skies (The Conversation)

Russian Troll Farms Are Back — and They're Boosting the GOP: NYT (AlterNet)

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US Execution to Be Televised

Hegseth, Trump Claim Ratings Will Be Killer

Hegseth Wants America to Watch a Firing Squad Execution. It’s Drawing Backlash (CNN)

Death Penalty Coverage, Domestic Violence Justice (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)

Futious Retired General Slams Trump Over Military Propaganda!! (Katie Phang - video)

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Inflation Rises

Trump Says Economy Is “Perfect”

Trump Denies Reality: 'We Don't Have Inflation' (Crooks & Liars)

Follow the Money: How Billionaire Wealth Became Political Power (Common Dreams)

Trump's "America First" Agenda Is a Big Fat Lie (Robert Reich and Inequality Media Civic Action - video)

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Midterm Elections Near

Despot Vows Victory at Any Cost

Fox Delivers Nightmare Projection to GOP (Rebel HQ - video)

The Midterm Convention Didn’t Sink the GOP. Republicans Did. (Daily Kos)

Trump’s DOJ Is Now Suing to Stop People’s Votes From Counting (Democracy Docket - video)

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Trump’s Dementia Worsens

Despot Spends Early Hours Posting Inane Videos

Beyond Parody: Fox News Fawns Over Trump as ‘What a Hardworking President Looks Like (News Corpse)

Chuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar (Truthout)

“Devoid of Any Factual Basis”: Again and Again, Judges Have Dismissed Trump’s Voter Data Lawsuits (ProPublica)

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AI Regulations Considered

But Nothing Likely to Happen

Weekend Update: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on AI’s Threat to Humanit (SNL - video)

AI Godfather WARNS: It's Already Learning to Deceive Us (Neural Nutshell - video)

AI Doesn’t Need ‘Superintelligence’ or Evil Intent to Start a Nuclear War (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)

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Ambassador to Greece Resigns

Former Finance of Donald Trump Jr. Accused of Selling Services

Kimberly Guilfoyle Ousted as US Ambassador to Greece After Alleged Misconduct (The Guardian)

Megyn Kelly on Kimberly Guilfoyle's Exit: Trump “Did Not Appreciate Her Trying to Make Money Uff of the Trump Presidency. Only He Gets to Do That.” (Media Matters)

Civil War: Trump Allies Clash as $5 Million Theft Gets Exposed (Brian Tyler Cohen and Glenn Kirschner - video)

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Tennessee Botches Execution

Second Attempt on Hold While Victim Recovers

Botched Execution Reignites Debate Surrounding Death Penalty (PBS)

US Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Awake and Speaking After Failed Execution, Lawyers Say (BBC)

Botched Executions (Death Penalty Information Cebter)

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In Other News

New Documents Expose Exxon’s Attempt to Suppress Damning Climate Evidence (Truthout)

From the Green Line to the Yellow Line: A Story of Colonization in Palestine (In These Times)

French Students Are in the Streets. Donald Trump and Fox News Are Freaking Out (Salon)

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