Battleship, 9/11 Heroes & Ballots Under Warrant
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September 9, 2026
Five new cartoons today.
Battleship.
Trump treats the naval exchange around the Strait of Hormuz like a childhood board game while the generals confront the arithmetic of escalation.
How Did He Get Above Me?
At a 9/11 memorial, Trump discovers that actual heroism has an inconvenient way of outranking self-promotion.
This Is in the Training Manual, Right?
Election officials are now training for a scenario once considered nearly unthinkable: federal agents arriving with a warrant for ballots.
This Stays Between Us, Right?
The IRS promises confidentiality at the counter while taxpayer addresses quietly move out the side door to ICE.
Now Tell One They’ll Laugh At.
Texas congressional candidate Brandon Herrera says his past insults were jokes. His campaign still has to face the general electorate.
Political cartoons by M. Soares.
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