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The Sage
The Sage
@the-sage.bsky.social
5 months ago
Editorial cartoon © 2025 and comments by: By David Horsey Seattle Times cartoonist The Trump administration is staffed with buffoons, extremists and extremist buffoons, from macho clown Pete Hegseth attempting to turn the military into a Visigoth horde, to the Prince of Darkness, Stephen Miller, overseeing the lawless crackdown on immigration. Until lately, though, one of the most consequential actors in the Trump White House has flown under the radar, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought. Vought is one of the authors of Project 2025, the ultra-conservative manifesto that laid out a program to dismantle the federal government and restore traditional morality. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump claimed to know nothing about Project 2025. Now, the president is openly embracing the scheme and making it the blueprint for his aggressive attack on government agencies and programs. Vought is the prime executor of the plan. A man who Utah Sen. Mike Lee characterized as longing to deconstruct government “since puberty,” Vought is seizing the opportunity of the government shutdown to further slash federal jobs. He is a man on a mission and that mission is to take the United States back 100 years or more to a time when the federal government was much smaller. In that pre-New Deal era, destitute older citizens, farmers facing drought, African Americans denied their voting rights, exploited workers and victims of natural disasters were all left to deal with their problems and tragedies with no aid from their government. Polluters were free to pollute. Financiers were free to manipulate stocks. The economy was an unmanaged game of craps that was prone to financial panics. Most Americans would never want to return to that era, but, thanks to Russ Vought, we are on a journey back in time whether we like it or not. "Project 2025” #Project_2025 © 2025 #David_Horsey, Pulitzer Prize Winner 1999 & 2003 for Editorial Cartooning

Editorial cartoon © 2025 and comments by: By David Horsey Seattle Times cartoonist The Trump administration is staffed with buffoons, extremists and extremist buffoons, from macho clown Pete Hegseth attempting to turn the military into a Visigoth horde, to the Prince of Darkness, Stephen Miller, overseeing the lawless crackdown on immigration. Until lately, though, one of the most consequential actors in the Trump White House has flown under the radar, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought. Vought is one of the authors of Project 2025, the ultra-conservative manifesto that laid out a program to dismantle the federal government and restore traditional morality. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump claimed to know nothing about Project 2025. Now, the president is openly embracing the scheme and making it the blueprint for his aggressive attack on government agencies and programs. Vought is the prime executor of the plan. A man who Utah Sen. Mike Lee characterized as longing to deconstruct government “since puberty,” Vought is seizing the opportunity of the government shutdown to further slash federal jobs. He is a man on a mission and that mission is to take the United States back 100 years or more to a time when the federal government was much smaller. In that pre-New Deal era, destitute older citizens, farmers facing drought, African Americans denied their voting rights, exploited workers and victims of natural disasters were all left to deal with their problems and tragedies with no aid from their government. Polluters were free to pollute. Financiers were free to manipulate stocks. The economy was an unmanaged game of craps that was prone to financial panics. Most Americans would never want to return to that era, but, thanks to Russ Vought, we are on a journey back in time whether we like it or not. "Project 2025” #Project_2025 © 2025 #David_Horsey, Pulitzer Prize Winner 1999 & 2003 for Editorial Cartooning

“Project 2025” #Project_2025 #DISASTER
#TRAITORS = #REPUBLICANS and #PEDOPHILE: #trump
are #RACIST #PIGS and #FASCIST #WARMONGERS #FASCISM #USA
© 2025 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner 1999 & 2003 for #Editorial_Cartooning
#Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

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The Sage
The Sage
@the-sage.bsky.social
7 months ago
Editorial cartoon “New Smithsonian Exhibits” © 2025 by David Horsey, Pulitzer Prize Winner 1999 & 2003 for Editorial Cartooning, as follows: A square meme with black shadow people along the bottom apparently looking at "NEW SMITHSONIAN EXHIBITS:" as follows: There are three "book images" as follows: On the left side we see the image of a (smiling) black man wearing a metal collar around his neck and giving a "thumbs up" with his left hand entitled: "SLAVERY - An opportunity for on-the-job training!" In the middle we see an image of a (smiling broadly) native American whose hair has been cut short wearing a black suit, also giving a "thumbs up" with his left hand, entitled: "INDIAN SCHOOLS - Free haircuts, new clothes, English lessons!" On the right we see a caricature of Donald Trump in black suit, white shirt and red tie, both "thumbs up", with a stupid grin on his ugly face, eyes closed, entitled: "OUR GREATEST PRESIDENTS (There's only one!)" “New Smithsonian Exhibits” #TRAITORS = #REPUBLICANS and #PEDOPHILE: #trump are #RACIST #PIGS and #FASCIST #WARMONGERS #FASCISM #USA © 2025 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner 1999 & 2003 for #Editorial_Cartooning Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014 #Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

Editorial cartoon “New Smithsonian Exhibits” © 2025 by David Horsey, Pulitzer Prize Winner 1999 & 2003 for Editorial Cartooning, as follows: A square meme with black shadow people along the bottom apparently looking at "NEW SMITHSONIAN EXHIBITS:" as follows: There are three "book images" as follows: On the left side we see the image of a (smiling) black man wearing a metal collar around his neck and giving a "thumbs up" with his left hand entitled: "SLAVERY - An opportunity for on-the-job training!" In the middle we see an image of a (smiling broadly) native American whose hair has been cut short wearing a black suit, also giving a "thumbs up" with his left hand, entitled: "INDIAN SCHOOLS - Free haircuts, new clothes, English lessons!" On the right we see a caricature of Donald Trump in black suit, white shirt and red tie, both "thumbs up", with a stupid grin on his ugly face, eyes closed, entitled: "OUR GREATEST PRESIDENTS (There's only one!)" “New Smithsonian Exhibits” #TRAITORS = #REPUBLICANS and #PEDOPHILE: #trump are #RACIST #PIGS and #FASCIST #WARMONGERS #FASCISM #USA © 2025 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner 1999 & 2003 for #Editorial_Cartooning Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014 #Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

“New Smithsonian Exhibits”
#TRAITORS = #REPUBLICANS and #PEDOPHILE: #trump
are #RACIST #PIGS and #FASCIST #WARMONGERS #FASCISM #USA
© 2025 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner 1999 & 2003 for #Editorial_Cartooning
#Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

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The Sage
The Sage
@the-sage.bsky.social
7 months ago
Editorial cartoon © 2025 by David Horsey, Pulitzer Prize Winner 1999 & 2003 for Editorial Cartooning, depicting the following: The scene is a squarish meme caricature of an office setting with a very surprised secretary wearing big glasses (and eyes) in a black dress sitting behind her brown office desk at the "OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR". Standing in front of her desk are a troupe of heavily armed masked and helmeted armor-plated men with red "T" armbands (meaning "Terrorist") and "ICE" labels on the back of their bulletproof vests. The ICE terrorist in front is holding out a sheet of paper, showing it to the secretary, as he says this: "IF THE STATE FAILS TO ASSIST US, PAM BONDI GAVE US ORDERS TO DEPORT YOUR GOVERNOR." “'T' Armband = 'Terrorist'” #ICE = #AMERICAN #GESTAPO © 2025 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner 1999 & 2003 for #Editorial_Cartooning Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014 #Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey "ICE: The Largest International Criminal Enterprise in History" #trump & #republicans & #ICE are #TRAITORS & #MURDERERS

Editorial cartoon © 2025 by David Horsey, Pulitzer Prize Winner 1999 & 2003 for Editorial Cartooning, depicting the following: The scene is a squarish meme caricature of an office setting with a very surprised secretary wearing big glasses (and eyes) in a black dress sitting behind her brown office desk at the "OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR". Standing in front of her desk are a troupe of heavily armed masked and helmeted armor-plated men with red "T" armbands (meaning "Terrorist") and "ICE" labels on the back of their bulletproof vests. The ICE terrorist in front is holding out a sheet of paper, showing it to the secretary, as he says this: "IF THE STATE FAILS TO ASSIST US, PAM BONDI GAVE US ORDERS TO DEPORT YOUR GOVERNOR." “'T' Armband = 'Terrorist'” #ICE = #AMERICAN #GESTAPO © 2025 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner 1999 & 2003 for #Editorial_Cartooning Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014 #Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey "ICE: The Largest International Criminal Enterprise in History" #trump & #republicans & #ICE are #TRAITORS & #MURDERERS

“'T' Armband = 'Terrorist'” #ICE = #AMERICAN #GESTAPO
© 2025 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner 1999 & 2003 for #Editorial_Cartooning
Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014
#Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

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The Sage
The Sage
@the-sage.bsky.social
9 months ago
Editorial cartoon “Just Following Orders” © 2025 by David Horsey, two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner for Editorial Cartooning, as follows: A horizontal rectangle with light yellow background overlaid with red shadows of American Nazi Stormtroopers (ICE) in full riot gear and wearing helmets, holding truncheons and rifles, and chasing people through the streets of America and apprehending whomever they wish, all without a warrant. These particular shadows are not wearing masks although most of these "agents" do. In the upper left-hand corner the caption reads "JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS..." In the foreground two figures are talking. The figure on the left is a caricature of an American Nazi Stormtrooper with full riot gear, Nazi helmet and rifle in hand, same general appearance as the red shadows in the background, wearing a red armband on his upper right arm that has a white circle and black letters that says "ICE". The figure on the right is a caricature of an American Nazi SS Agent with brown SS uniform, wearing the same armband as the other, with short hair on the sides and longer hair on top of his head. He has a red "T' on his lapel. He is wearing glasses and looks like a solid Aryan type. He has a huge smile on his ugly face. The Stormtrooper guy on the left says to the SS guy on the right: "DID YOU SEE HOW THE FBI ROUGHED UP AND HANDCUFFED A U.S. SENATOR?!" The SS guy replies: "IF WE'D HAD HIM, WE COULD HAVE SENT HIM TO A PRISON IN EL SALVADOR!" “Just Following Orders” #ICE = #AMERICAN #GESTAPO © 2025 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner 1999 & 2003 for #Editorial_Cartooning Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014 #Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

Editorial cartoon “Just Following Orders” © 2025 by David Horsey, two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner for Editorial Cartooning, as follows: A horizontal rectangle with light yellow background overlaid with red shadows of American Nazi Stormtroopers (ICE) in full riot gear and wearing helmets, holding truncheons and rifles, and chasing people through the streets of America and apprehending whomever they wish, all without a warrant. These particular shadows are not wearing masks although most of these "agents" do. In the upper left-hand corner the caption reads "JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS..." In the foreground two figures are talking. The figure on the left is a caricature of an American Nazi Stormtrooper with full riot gear, Nazi helmet and rifle in hand, same general appearance as the red shadows in the background, wearing a red armband on his upper right arm that has a white circle and black letters that says "ICE". The figure on the right is a caricature of an American Nazi SS Agent with brown SS uniform, wearing the same armband as the other, with short hair on the sides and longer hair on top of his head. He has a red "T' on his lapel. He is wearing glasses and looks like a solid Aryan type. He has a huge smile on his ugly face. The Stormtrooper guy on the left says to the SS guy on the right: "DID YOU SEE HOW THE FBI ROUGHED UP AND HANDCUFFED A U.S. SENATOR?!" The SS guy replies: "IF WE'D HAD HIM, WE COULD HAVE SENT HIM TO A PRISON IN EL SALVADOR!" “Just Following Orders” #ICE = #AMERICAN #GESTAPO © 2025 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner 1999 & 2003 for #Editorial_Cartooning Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014 #Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

“Just Following Orders” #ICE = #AMERICAN #GESTAPO
© 2025 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner 1999 & 2003 for #Editorial_Cartooning
Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014
#Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

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The Sage
The Sage
@the-sage.bsky.social
1 year ago
Editorial cartoon by David Horsey 2024 depicting a family riding in a cart heading into the looming mouth of Trump with a sign that says: "YOU ARE NOW RE-ENTERING TRUMP'S HOUSE OF HORRORS" “You Are Now Re-Entering Trump's House of Horrors” © 2024 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner for #Editorial_Cartooning 1999 & 2003 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014 #Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

Editorial cartoon by David Horsey 2024 depicting a family riding in a cart heading into the looming mouth of Trump with a sign that says: "YOU ARE NOW RE-ENTERING TRUMP'S HOUSE OF HORRORS" “You Are Now Re-Entering Trump's House of Horrors” © 2024 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner for #Editorial_Cartooning 1999 & 2003 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014 #Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

“You Are Now Re-Entering Trump's House of Horrors”
© 2024 #David_Horsey - #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner for #Editorial_Cartooning 1999 & 2003
Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014
#Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

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The Sage
The Sage
@the-sage.bsky.social
1 year ago
Editorial cartoon by David Horsey 2023 picturing a spaceship labeled "AMERICAN DEMOCRACY" heading into a black hole labeled 'VOTER IGNORANCE" with the caption "CAPTAIN! WE'RE BEING INEXORABLY DRAWN INTO A BLACK HOLE!" “Democracy Being Drawn Into Black Hole of Voter Ignorance” © 2023 #David_Horsey #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner for #Editorial_Cartooning 1999 & 2003 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014 #Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

Editorial cartoon by David Horsey 2023 picturing a spaceship labeled "AMERICAN DEMOCRACY" heading into a black hole labeled 'VOTER IGNORANCE" with the caption "CAPTAIN! WE'RE BEING INEXORABLY DRAWN INTO A BLACK HOLE!" “Democracy Being Drawn Into Black Hole of Voter Ignorance” © 2023 #David_Horsey #Pulitzer_Prize_Winner for #Editorial_Cartooning 1999 & 2003 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014 #Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

“Democracy Being Drawn Into Black Hole of Voter Ignorance”
© 2023 #David_Horsey
#Pulitzer_Prize_Winner for #Editorial_Cartooning 1999 & 2003
Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2014
#Los_Angeles_Times #The_Seattle_Post_Intelligencer #DavidHorsey

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