The cartoon is drawn to highlight the corruption of the government by the monopolies. You can tell this from looking at the shirts of the people in the top row and the engraving on the wall in terms of monopolies.
Currents distribute heat because they take warm water from the equator to the north and colder places making the water warmer there
I'm assuming that you mean currents with water sorry if u aren't
Answer:
caviling at
Explanation:
The word "caviling" means making unnecessary objections or complaints. In order words it means to raise trivial and irritating objections.
In the context, hardly anyone blamed others for their deeds. But Thaddeus astonished his coworkers or colleagues when he began to cavil at or make objection at their most unimportant mistakes.
Hence the answer is -- "caviling at".