Welp, it is what it is.

But with our First Amendment rights, we can still choose to express our frustration, outrage, or bewilderment with political decisions.

One of the oldest and most entertaining ways to do so is the art of the political cartoon.

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And mere hours after the results of the U.S. election have been announced, these are the first to emerge:

Trust the political cartoonists to cheer us all up.

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