John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist, Author at CT News Junkie

Biden-McCarthy Buddy Movie: President Biden and Speaker McCarthy are shown with their arms around each other a la Dumb and Dumber, but the title is Debt and Debter. Joe says, "Not a joke!" and McCarthy Says, "I can work with this guy!"

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Gun Violence Awareness, Biden-McCarthy Buddy Movie & Apple Vision

by John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist, Rivers, Editorial Cartoonist and R.J. Matson, Editorial Cartoonist June 6, 2023, 4:30 amJune 6, 2023, 1:03 am

Based on Gun Violence Awareness Day, Apple’s new augmented reality goggles, and the fallout from the debt ceiling negotiation. Editorial cartoons by John Darkow, R.J. Matson, and Rivers.

Memorial Day: A gravestone with a US flag next to it reads, "FALLEN." A white-yellow dog rests sadly in the grass near by

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Memorial Day 2023

by John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist and Bill Day, Editorial Cartoonist May 29, 2023, 4:30 amMay 28, 2023, 10:22 pm

Debt Ceiling Blackmail: A poor child holds up an empty soup bowl as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leans over and says "Sorry, but we have to make sacrifices so we can pay for the Trump tax cuts!" Behind McCarthy, a man in a black coat, with a top hat and smoking a cigar as he clenches a big bag of money to his chest, says, "Hurry up! This is getting heavy!"

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Debt-ceiling Blackmail & Still Alive

by John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist and Rivers, Editorial Cartoonist May 23, 2023, 4:30 amMay 22, 2023, 5:41 pm

Weapons of War: An elderly man sits in a rocking chair with children at his feet and says, "Back in my day we had disturbed folks ... we just didn't give 'em weapons of war!" One child says, "No way!" and an older girl asks, "We used to be sane?!"

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Weapons of War

by John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist May 22, 2023, 4:30 amMay 22, 2023, 12:34 am

Florida Launch Pad: The launch tower is very tall and reads "Expectations," with a "DeSantis 2024" sign along the bottom. The tiny rocket is labeled "Polls" and is dwarfed by the "Expectations." An astronaut approaches and says "The rocket looked bigger during the planning stages..."

Guardrails for AI & Florida Launch Pad

by John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist and Jeff Koterba, Editorial Cartoonist May 18, 2023, 4:30 amMay 26, 2023, 12:39 am

Southern Border Immigration: Migrants crossing a muddy river from Mexico to the USA are confronted by US citizens on their way out to Mexico, saying, "Mass murders, inflation, Republicans ... go back!"

Southern Border Immigration & Debt Ceiling

by Bob Englehart, Editorial Cartoonist and John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist May 17, 2023, 4:30 amMay 17, 2023, 1:38 am

Mother's Day: With the large word "Mom" in the background, she is in bed reading and the child brings breakfast to her on a tray and says, "Dad wants to know what puts out a grease fire..."

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Mother’s Day & Vault the Wall

by John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist and Pat Bagley, Editorial Cartoonist May 15, 2023, 4:30 amMay 15, 2023, 10:24 am

Big Machine On Campus: R2D2 of Star Wars fame – labeled "artificial intelligence" – gets his degree. The professors say "After all, he did a lot of the work."

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Santos and Clarence & Big Machine On Campus

by Christopher Weyant, Editorial Cartoonist and John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist May 12, 2023, 4:30 amMay 12, 2023, 4:12 pm

Ode to Spring: A parent walks away from the illustrator holding a child's hand through a beautiful corridor of pink blooming trees. A quote appears on the sidewalk: "If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant." – Anne Bradstreet

Ode To Spring & Caesar’s Wife

by Pat Bagley, Editorial Cartoonist and John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist May 3, 2023, 4:30 amMay 3, 2023, 10:24 pm

Uncle Sam is wide awake in bed with the following thoughts: IRS, Inflation, China, Fentanyl, National Security, Ukraine, School shootings, war, energy crisis, teacher unions, lawlessness, CRT, economy, Russia, Food costs, Biden crime family, border crisis...

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Sick Earth, Sleepless Uncle Sam & Fox News Defamation

by John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist, Dick Wright, Editorial Cartoonist and Adam Zyglis, Editorial Cartoonist April 24, 2023, 4:30 amApril 23, 2023, 11:36 pm