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Good cartoons outlive the morning coffee.

A hand-drawn editorial cartoon shows a giant oil barrel redesigned as a checkout terminal, marked “BRENT ~$104.” A conveyor carries a fuel can, grocery basket, and factory toward it while an extremely long receipt winds around them. A smirking checkout clerk holds the receipt and gestures toward the purchases. The scene uses warm ivory paper, dark crosshatched outlines, and muted blue, rust, ochre, and olive accents.

8 October 2026

Uncertainty, Delivered

Brent crude climbed to about $104 a barrel on Thursday as fears over Middle East oil supplies intensified. Shares fell across Europe and Asia, underscoring the international economic fallout of the conflict.

A hand-drawn editorial cartoon shows a large mechanical control panel on a pedestal. Two oversized buttons, a dusty-blue button labeled “HBO Max” and a rust-colored button labeled “Paramount+,” are linked by rods to one central lever with a red-brown handle. A speech balloon above it says, “Two buttons. One decision-maker.” The scene uses warm ivory paper, crosshatched black and brown outlines, and muted colors.

7 October 2026

A Wider Selection of One

Paramount completed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, forming Skydance. The deal brings major film studios, streaming services and news networks under common ownership, concentrating media power.

A hand-drawn editorial cartoon shows Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro outside a grand Brazilian presidential building, each carrying a large incomplete pie-shaped key toward a locked door marked “MAJORITY.” A clerk holds a tray of assorted missing pieces and says, “The missing piece belongs to people you haven’t persuaded.” A calendar shows 25 OCT, and a Brazilian flag and government buildings appear in the background.

5 October 2026

Majority Required

Brazil’s electoral court confirmed that Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face an October 25 runoff after neither secured a majority, extending the contest for Latin America’s largest economy.

A hand-drawn petrol station scene shows a customer beside an orange car while an attendant holds a fuel hose and gestures toward a second pump dispensing an absurdly long paper receipt. A television above the pumps shows an oil facility burning, without attribution. The warm ivory, blue, rust and ochre artwork uses dark ink outlines and crosshatching.

4 October 2026

The risk surcharge

A fire broke out at an Aramco oil facility south of Riyadh on October 3 amid escalating Middle East hostilities. Independent reports confirmed the blaze, but its cause and any effect on oil supplies remained unclear.

3 October 2026

Emergency Cover

G7 leaders agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel reserves over four months to ease soaring fuel prices. They also pledged to avoid energy export restrictions between members.

A hand-drawn editorial cartoon shows a financial safety-equipment shop. A worried customer in a ragged vest marked STOCKS examines a heavy, iron-plated life jacket labeled GOVERNMENT BONDS. The jacket has a large gauge labeled INTEREST PAYMENTS, with a drip falling onto the counter. A smiling shopkeeper gestures toward it while a speech balloon says the safety equipment comes with its own emergency. Shelves and signs display safety gear in the warm, crosshatched shop.

2 October 2026

The Price of Safety

European stocks fell sharply on Thursday as global bond-market turmoil unsettled investors. London, Paris and Frankfurt suffered losses, while US bond yields reversed an earlier rise later in the day.

A hand-drawn editorial cartoon shows an anthropomorphic toy-like drone sitting at a desk covered with paperwork and a folder marked PENDING. Behind it, a long wall of overflowing filing cabinets bears a large NEW DRONE COMMAND sign. A box of gold military stars sits at right with a label about planned reductions in general posts. The drone’s speech balloon comments on pending cuts and multiplying paperwork. The palette uses warm ivory, olive, dusty blue and rust with dense pen crosshatching.

1 October 2026

Less Brass, More Machinery

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new drone command and confirmed a 20% reduction in generals and admirals on Wednesday, reshaping military leadership as autonomous warfare expands.

A hand-drawn editorial cartoon shows a smiling AI-company executive offering an auditor badge to a skeptical woman beside a large closed industrial door labeled “MODEL TESTING.” Several identical “INDEPENDENT AUDITOR” badges hang on a rack, while an empty inspector’s chair sits outside the door. A clipboard has its results obscured by black bars. The executive’s speech bubble says he will allow inspection of anything the company decides to show.

30 September 2026

The Safety Inspection, by Appointment

Trump and leaders of major AI firms announced a voluntary safety accord after a White House meeting Tuesday. It calls for internal controls and external audits but does not require government review.

A cartoon Starship flies above Earth and delivers a box labelled STARLINK to a satellite. A mission controller says, ‘Delivery completed. We’ll take the express route home.’ A sign marks the planned six laps, while an orange arrow turns toward an ocean splash. The scene uses a delivery route to joke about the shortened test flight.

29 September 2026

Starship reaches orbit; its test flight takes a shorter route home

Starship reached orbit and deployed satellites on September 28, but SpaceX shortened its planned test after engine trouble. The spacecraft returned over the Pacific and erupted in flames at splashdown.

A fictional Swiss official moves a neutrality control from “LOCKED” toward “ROOM TO ACT,” beside a Swiss flag and an Alpine lake. She says: “Neutrality stays. The instruction manual doesn’t need a padlock.”

28 September 2026

Switzerland Votes to Keep Neutrality Flexible

Swiss voters rejected stricter constitutional neutrality rules on September 27. The result preserves the country’s ability to cooperate with NATO and impose sanctions against countries at war, including Russia.

A summit table between US and Chinese flags is split by a chasm labelled “DISAGREEMENTS.” A telephone and an unplugged cord sit beside a “CRISIS COMMUNICATION” sign. Fictional dialogue reads: “Excellent. Now we only need to agree where to plug it in.”

25 September 2026

A Hotline on the Summit Agenda

At a September 24 White House summit, Xi Jinping called for stronger US-China communication and military crisis-prevention measures. The appeal matters beyond both countries, though differences over Taiwan, trade and technology remain.

An open doorway marked “TALKS” leads to a meeting table. Outside, a wooden barrier holds back a sign marked “THREAT.” Fictional dialogue reads: “Talks can stay open—but threats stay outside.”

24 September 2026

The Door to Talks

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN that Tehran was willing to negotiate with the United States, but not under threats. His remarks kept diplomacy in view amid a war disrupting a major energy-shipping route.

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