Empty Seats, FCC Workarounds, Iran Midterms, ICE Surveillance & the Reflecting Pool
Politics Is Absurd
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September 11, 2026
Five new cartoons today.
I THINK WE CAN RISK IT.
Trump says thousands are outside trying to get into the Republican convention while the arena’s upper deck sits largely empty. The fire marshal thinks letting them in is probably safe.
NO, THAT’S NOT FAIR!
FCC pressure keeps James Talarico’s interview off ABC television, so Jimmy Kimmel points to the same interview on YouTube and Brendan Carr discovers the workaround.
THEY STILL HAVEN’T CALLED WISCONSIN!
Trump’s claim that Iran will end the war after the midterms becomes an Iranian election-night watch party waiting on Wisconsin before anyone presses END WAR.
THE DATABASE.
A lawsuit says DHS and ICE agents photographed, identified and tracked people observing enforcement activity. The observers discover the government is keeping its own scrapbook.
WHO WERE THE VANDALS?
The contractor says flawed repair work damaged the Reflecting Pool. Trump hears the confession and keeps looking for the vandals.
Political cartoons by M. Soares. More at Politics Is Absurd