Pain in the neck

Pain in the neck

Bloodsuckers, holiday blues, and more

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A stereotypical rich guy with a top hat and tuxedo lies inside a data center, raising the roof like a vampire opening a coffin. He speaks, revealing fangs and says, “I vant to suck your water and power!”

Paul Duginski / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

A young boy is in a classroom on the first day of school. He tells the class what he did during his summer vacation and says, “What my parents couldn’t afford on my summer vacation.”

Christopher Weyant / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

Donald Trump sits atop a giant bag of cash labeled “$ Trump family scams.” A reporter with a microphone asks him, “Are you worried about a $40 trillion debt making life hard for the children?” Trump responds, “Not my children.”

Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

This cartoon depicts two elephants climbing a mountain of $40 billion worth of debt. One says, “Why don’t we complain about the debt anymore?” The other responds, “We only do that when Democrats are in power!”

John Darkow / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

Pete Hegseth holds a martini glass and watches TV with Donald Trump, who has a “White Lives Matter” sippy cup and photo of Jesse Helms. The headline on the screen reads, “Harry and Meghan are leaving America.” Hegseth says, “Good news sir…one of them is black…”

Clay Jones / Copyright 2026 Claytoonz

Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro marches with a large sign that reads, “NO DATA CENTERS.” He’s used a can of paint labeled “election politics” to edit the sign, which used to read, “Go data centers!”

John Cole / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

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