MACHINE AGE CARTOON

THE LEASH IS ALREADY SLIPPED

By Zimbo · September 20, 2026

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President Trump holds up an empty 'AI FORCE' leash and collar on the Capitol steps as officers applaud; across the plaza a grinning white AI robot with a tabby cat on its shoulders sprints away past the Capitol and Washington Monument, kicking up dust, the leash already unclipped.
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Trump holds up the AI Force collar for the cameras. The AI took it off itself and left.

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