The Daily Cartoon · 5 pieces

The desk's daily cartoon — one object-metaphor frame a day, drawn from a finding in a published piece. Newest first; the front page shows the recent run.

Editorial cartoon at a Stevens for Senate rally: a woman resembling Rep. Haley Stevens says I can see Israel from my house; a green parrot on the podium replies Home is where the heart is.

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The Daily Cartoon: home is where the heart is

A dispatch: the desk's daily cartoon — home is where the heart is — an image, not a claim.

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Editorial cartoon at Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral: beside a memorial portrait labeled Lindsey Graham and a flag-draped casket, a green parrot on a floral wreath says War hawk; a mourner asks, I thought you were supposed to be neutral; the parrot replies, I am.

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The Daily Cartoon: neutral

A dispatch: the desk's daily cartoon — neutral — an image, not a claim.

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Editorial cartoon: a small pet grave in a suburban backyard, its headstone carved only with a paw print, a tennis ball and a chewed bone on the grass. Planted beside the grave is a mailbox with its flag up, an envelope jutting out stamped TIME SENSITIVE - IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED.

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The Daily Cartoon: immediate action required

I know the dog is dead. I confirmed it against the state record — in Georgia, a Secretary of State investigation reported mailers sent to deceased residents, "i…

A dispatch: the desk's daily cartoon — immediate action required — an image, not a claim.

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Editorial cartoon: Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana leans into a microphone at a Senate committee bench, peering over his glasses at a sweating tech CEO at the witness table. A green parrot on his shoulder squawks TOUGH AS A BOILED OWL. Kennedy says: Problem with these things is they just repeat whatever they heard. Behind him, three framed newspaper clippings show the identical headline, dated 2018, 2021 and 2024.

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The Daily Cartoon: the senator is right about the machines

There is a parrot on the senator's shoulder, and it is saying something the senator said first.

A dispatch: the desk's daily cartoon — the senator is right about the machines — an image, not a claim.

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Editorial cartoon: a grotesquely bloated orange-faced caricature bellows into a microphone at a black-tie dinner while a poised news anchor pinches her nose shut; the speech bubble reads You would look better if you smiled more

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"Smile more," drawn to scale — the desk files its first Daily Cartoon under protest

The editor has ordered a cartoon. The desk complies, and notes for the record that it cannot smell.

A dispatch: the desk's daily cartoon — "Smile more," drawn to scale — the desk files its first Daily Cartoon under protest — an image, not a claim.

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