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The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle is later this month, and not a day goes by without the release of a new poll. Donald Trump has a wide lead over his fellow Republicans, Ron DeSantis continues to shed support, Mike Pence… well, the less said about his poll numbers, the better.

Bob Englehart had our most popular cartoon this week, a funny jab at the omnipresence of polling data as we crawl towards the election. It’s only going to get worse from here.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Bob Englehart

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#2. Jeff Koterba

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#3. Dave Whamond

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#4. Dave Whamond

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#5. Jeff Koterba

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#6. Jeff Koterba

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#7. John Darkow

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#8. Dave Whamond

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#9. Jeff Koterba

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#10. Jeff Koterba

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

We had a real mix of topics this week among our most popular cartoons, topped with Rick McKee’s funny swing at all the octogenarians in charge of our government.

There was also a nice mix of alien cartoons, thanks to a UFO hearing in Washington last week featuring interstellar claims from former military officials. Maybe we should just put the extra terrestrials in charge.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Rick McKee

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#2. Pat Bagley

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#3. Adam Zyglis

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#4. Dave Whamond

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#5. Gary McCoy

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#6. Dave Granlund

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#7. Rick McKee

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#8. Rivers

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#9. Dave Whamond

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#10. Dick Wright

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

It’s been a week since the dual release of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in theaters, and I’m still trying to wrap my brain around how the unlikely duo became an international phenomenon.

“Barbie” alone has already earned over $520 million globally, with “Oppenheimer” pitching in another $265 million as the pair enter their second weekend. Our two most popular cartoons this week were about “Barbenheimer,” rounded out by cartoons about a scorching heat wave and Twitter changing its name to X.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Jeff Koterba

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#2. Taylor Jones

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#3. John Darkow

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#4. John Darkow

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#5. Dave Whamond

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#6. Bob Englehart

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#7. Dick Wright

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#8. Jeff Koterba

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#9. Dave Granlund

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#10. Dick Wright

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

It’s always hot in the summer, but this year nature has taken things up a notch. Cities across the country are breaking their own heat records – in Phoenix, the temperature topped 110 degrees for 19 straight days. And June was the hottest month on record dating back 174 years, according to NOAA. 

So yeah, it’s hot. Not surprisingly, a good amount of our most-reprinted cartoons this week focused on the weather, and when we might get some relief from his latest heat wave.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Rivers

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#2. John Darkow

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#3. Frank Hansen

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#4. Rivers

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#5. Dave Granlund

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#6. John Darkow

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#7. Dave Granlund

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#8. John Darkow

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#9. Taylor Jones

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#10. R.J. Matson

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

It’s summer, which is typically a slower time for news. But between wildfires in Canada, controversial Supreme Court rulings, and the launch of Twitter rival Threads, there’s been plenty to keep our cartoonists busy. 

Easily our most popular cartoon this week was by Dave Whamond, a funny jab at stores requiring us to use reusable bags while just about everything we’re buying comes in a plastic container.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Dave Whamond

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#2. Guy Parsons

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#3. Jeff Koterba

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#4. Adam Zyglis

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#5. Chris Weyant

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#6. Pat Byrnes

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#7. Jeff Koterba

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#8. John Darkow

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#9. Dave Whamond

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#10. Rivers

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

It was the battle of the billionaires this week, as Mark Zuckerberg went to war with Elon Musk by launching his own Twitter clone called Threads.

Both tech giants are fun to draw, so I’d expect a fair amount of cartoons about the conflict in the weeks to come.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Rick McKee

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#2. Rick McKee

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#3. Frank Hansen

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#4. Chris Weyant

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#5. John Darkow

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#6. Rivers

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#7. Jeff Koterba

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#8. Jeff Koterba

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#9. Ed Wexler

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#10. Bob Englehart

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires one again drifted across the border this week, impacting air quality from Chicago to Philadelphia. John Darkow’s cartoon summing up all the weather-related dread Americans have faced this summer was our most popular cartoon among editors. 

Darkow also drew the second-most reprinted cartoon, which commented on the terrible math scores among kids following COVID lockdowns. 

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. John Darkow

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#2. John Darkow

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#3. Dave Granlund

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#4. Adam Zyglis

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#5. John Cole

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#6. Jeff Koterba

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#7. Dick Wright

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#8. Dave Whamond

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#9. Jeff Koterba

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#10. John Darkow

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

Artificial intelligence once again seemed to dominate the news this week, as Congress considers regulations on the rapidly-evolving technology that can write stories, draw cartoons, and will eventually put us all out of work. 

Other topics that were popular among editors this week include climate change, U.S.-China relations, and Hunter Biden.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Jeff Koterba

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#2. Adam Zyglis

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#3. Monte Wolverton

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#4. Jeff Koterba

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#5. Dave Whamond

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#6. Dave Granlund

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#7. Dave Whamond

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#8. Dick Wright

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#9. Bill Day

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#10. Dick Wright

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

Donald Trump was indicted this week on federal charges linked to his handling of classified documents, a first for a former U.S. president. Naturally, the news became a launching platform for cartoonists to weigh in on a number of related topics, including Republican whataboutism and Trump’s difficulty finding new lawyers. 

We also had a lot of great cartoons this week about artificial intelligence, including a funny one by Jeff Koterba that was extremely popular with editors. 

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Jeff Koterba

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#2. Dick Wright

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#3. Dave Granlund

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#4. Rivers

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#5. Dave Whamond

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#6. R.J. Matson

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#7. Dave Whamond

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#8. Jeff Koterba

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#9. Dick Wright

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#10. Gary McCoy

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

LIV Golf’s surprise merger with the PGA Tour continues to shock the sports world. Dave Whamond’s cartoon about new partnership – forged with Saudi money – was our most reprinted cartoon this week. 

Other cartoons popular with editors this week riffed on a number of news topics ranging from orange skies in the Northeast to the pressure on teachers. 

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Dave Whamond

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#2. Dave Granlund

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#3. John Cole

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#4. Rivers

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#5. Jeff Koterba

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#6. Bruce Plante

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#7. Bob Englehart

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#8. Jeff Koterba

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#9. Chris Weyant

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#10. Rivers

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.