Road to ruin

Road to ruin

An Iranian off-ramp, AI assimilation, and more

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This cartoon depicts a presidential limousine on the highway. It is at a fork in the road with a sign leading to the Iran War and a sign leading to an offramp. The car heads toward war and a voice from inside says, “Sir, you blew up the infrastructure already! Now on to plan #38!”

John Darkow / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This cartoon is titled “Resistance is Futire.” It shows Earth from space as a giant, imposing cube labeled “AI” floats nearby. A voice from Earth says, “It feels like AI is assimilating US and not the other way around?”

Jonathan Brown / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This is a two-panel cartoon with wildly-drawn caricatures of Donald Trump on both sides. On the left he says, “We will bomb Iran back to the stone age..” On the right, he gets hit in the head with a small stone.

Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz

Two aliens on the moon speak to each other as Earth looms in the background. One alien says, “Orbiting the moon?!! Next they’ll be claiming birthright citizenship.”

Michael Ramirez / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate

This cartoon is titled “The Democrats Debate” and includes all the Democratic candidates for governor of California and current Governor Gavin Newsom. The candidates say, “I thought I already dropped out.” “I’m not dropping out! There’s still space on my whiteboard!” “The climate isn’t right for me to drop out.” “I’ll drop out when I have achieved peak stubble.” “Yee-haw! My glasses are polling at seven percent.” “I’ll drop out when I have achieved peak stubble.” “My stubble isn’t accountable to billionaires.” Newsom looks at the group and says, “Can I tweet about stubble?” An aid responds, “Relax, you can grow it by 2028.”

Jack Ohman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency

This cartoon is titled “Still waiting to be rescued after being shot down over Iran.” It depicts a rocky landscape where three silhouettes look up at a rescue helicopter with raised hands. The silhouettes are labeled “U.S. Credibility, U.S. Reliability” and “U.S. Respect.”

Joe Heller / Copyright 2025 Hellertoon.com

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This cartoon is titled “Running on Empty.” A female and male hiker in a desert look at a rock formation that is shaped like a gas gauge. The rock is labeled “Water” and the dial is pointing to Empty.

Pat Bagley / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.