Up and away

Up and away

Ballooning costs, obsession, and more

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This political cartoon depicts a hot-air balloon labeled “SpaceX Stock Market Valuation” taking off with Elon Musk in the basket. The balloon has five punctures which are leaking air.

R.J. Matson / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This cartoon is titled “How to get MAGA obsessed again”. It depicts a man showing a cardboard box filled with Epstein files to an angry man in a MAGA hat. The man with the files says, “And then the rich old man inappropriately touched the reflecting pool.”

Rick McKee / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

A man is shopping at a garden center that advertises “Drought-tolerant plants.” He asks the clerk, “What do you have that’s drought-, fire-, AND flood-resistant?”

Paul Duginski / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

Donald Trump is at the reflecting pool, which is filled with algae and discolored water. The Washington Monument is depicted as a tower of Epstein Files. An aide says to Trump, “The good news is everyone’s focused on the algae…”

Mike Luckovich / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

This cartoon is called “Try that in a small town”. It depicts a man in a suit with a “Big Tech” label and a man in a Tennessee hat with a shotgun. The man with the shotgun has just fired a shot through a large contract for data centers held by the Big Tech man. A cloud of smoke labeled "Moratoriums" rises from the shotgun.

John Cole / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

A man in a high-ranking military officer’s uniform is at a cocktail party in Washington DC. He points to a medal on his chest and says to a woman, “This one is for not questioning Trump’s war mongering…”

Harley Schwadron / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

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