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Editorial Cartoons
Spicy, topical cartoons minted daily from the news cycle.
Feb 2, 2026
Kardashev Level II, Ethics Level -1
SpaceX wants a million satellites to back up your data in orbit. Because if there’s one thing our civilization needs, it’s Elon Musk literally owning the sky *and* the cloud.
SpaceXElon Muskorbital data centresurveillance capitalismbig techspace policyStarlinkKardashev scale
Jan 31, 2026
The Lolita Express Lane
When ‘law and order’ politicians meet the ultimate frequent flyer program: sealed files, open hypocrisy, and a loyalty program for predators.
Epstein filesTrump aidesMelaniaGhislaine Maxwellelite impunitystate secrecypolitical hypocrisyUS politics
Jan 29, 2026
Zero-Trust, Meet Zero-Thinking
Acting US cyber chief allegedly uploads sensitive contracting docs into public ChatGPT. The firewall is strong; the meatware is not.
CISAMadhu GottumukkalaUS cybersecurityChatGPTdata leaksurveillance capitalismnational securityAI governance
Jan 27, 2026
Pay-to-Play Democracy: Meta’s Premium Reality Pack
Meta carves the internet into class tiers: basic surveillance for the peasants, premium hallucinations for the paying faithful.
MetaMark Zuckerbergsocial mediaAIsubscriptionssurveillance capitalismBig Techpoliticsprivacy
Jan 25, 2026
Gridlocked Nation: Snowflakes vs. Shareholders
A continent-wide blizzard exposes what ERCOT and friends have really been winterizing: their earnings calls.
energyTexasERCOTclimateinfrastructurebailoutsprivatizationFEMAsnowstormpower_grid
Jan 23, 2026
Peace Talks, War Stocks
US, Russia, and Ukraine meet in the UAE to ‘end’ the war—while the arms lobby runs room service.
USUkraineRussiaUAEwardiplomacypeace talksmilitary-industrial complexenergy politics
Jan 21, 2026
Bank of England’s New AI Overlords
When Westminster outsources the future to fintech bros and calls it a safety strategy.
UK politicsAI policyfinanceBig TechregulationRishi Sunaksatire
Jan 19, 2026
Red to Saffron: The Great Ideological Clearance Sale
S. Rajendran trades in class struggle for ‘development in the plantation sector’ at the BJP customer service desk.
IndiaKeralaS RajendranCPMBJPparty-switchingplantation politicsTripura referenceideological drift
Jan 17, 2026
The DIY Retirement Hunger Games
When the State Pension is a participation trophy and the City sells you the weapons.
UK politicsausteritypensionsfinanceclassCity of London
Jan 15, 2026
Top Employer of Thirsty Workers, Bottom Employer of a Thirsty Planet
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa gets a gold star for HR while the continent gets the bill for the beverages.
Coca-Cola Beverages AfricaTop Employers InstituteAfricawater politicscorporate PRlaborclimate capitalism
Jan 13, 2026
Maple Syrup, Fool’s Gold
Canada’s biggest gold heist turns out to be less Ocean’s Eleven, more WhatsApp Group Chat with Passports.
Canadagold heistRCMPIndiacrimecross-bordersatire
Jan 11, 2026
Hospitality Index: Strong Buy on Humanity
A Maharashtrian village quietly upgrades its rating on strangers while the rest of India doomscrolls ‘language wars’ on X.
IndiaMaharashtralanguage_politicsHindi_vs_Marathisocial_mediaviral_videoidentity_politicsrural_vs_media
Jan 9, 2026
Gold Rush 2.0: ETF Temple of Doom
When Indian savers stop trusting policy, they start worshipping yellow pixels.
Indiagold ETFsWorld Gold CouncilRBIfinancializationinflationDalal Streetsatire
Jan 7, 2026
Operation Freedom Barrel: The Hostile Takeover Bid
Washington finally does an oil nationalization it approves of—just happens to be in Caracas.
VenezuelaUnited StatesoilPDVSANicolás Madurogeopoliticsmilitaryenergy markets
Jan 5, 2026
Terms and Conditions Apply: Now Available in Damascus
QNB and Mastercard bring tap-to-pay to a country where the power cuts out mid-swipe.
QNBMastercardSyriasanctionsdigital_paymentsfinancial_inclusionsurveillance_capitalismMiddle_East_politicsbankinggeopolitics
Jan 3, 2026
Democracy Walkover: Maharashtra Edition
When the ‘world’s largest democracy’ discovers the debug menu: skip voters, auto-assign seats, loot optional.
IndiaMaharashtraBJPMahayutielectionsunopposedvoter-suppressionlocal-politicsdemocracy
Jan 1, 2026
Defection Dividend: Now Listed on the Political Stock Exchange
Hon. Jafaaru Yakubu rings the bell on Nigeria–China ‘friendship’ futures as PDP stock mysteriously tanks and APC suddenly trades at ‘buy at any price.’
NigeriaAPCPDPdefectionNigeria-China relationspolitical-cartoonpatronage-politicsparliament
Dec 31, 2025•Casey Foil
Tariffed and Terrified
When ‘America First’ means ‘Earth Last’ and ‘Wall Street Firster.’
tariffsUS economyWall Streetinequalityclimatetrade policy
Dec 28, 2025
War Profits, Vintage Edition
Belgrade finally digs up a 470kg WWII bomb. The arms industry rushes in to make sure the next one is bigger, newer, and perfectly monetized.
BelgradeSerbiaWWIIarms industrymilitary-industrial complexEuropewar economy
Dec 27, 2025
ServiceTitan: The House Always Wins
Wall Street calls it a ‘Moderate Buy.’ Homeowners call it ‘Why did my leaky faucet cost a car payment?’
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