💥"Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly" Edition

SpaceX’s latest Starship launch went off with the confidence of a Vegas magician — until the rocket spontaneously unbuilt itself mid-flight in what engineers lovingly call a “rapid unscheduled disassembly.” Yes, folks, another billion-dollar firework show courtesy of Elon Musk, freshly returned from his White House cameo and now re-devoted to colonizing Mars… just as soon as he can get a rocket to stop disintegrating.

The launch was billed as a critical step in Musk’s master plan: getting humanity to Mars before his Twitter posts get him banned from Earth. Instead, the booster faceplanted into the Gulf, the spacecraft spun into chaos, and the mock satellite deployment went about as well as Musk’s attempt to name his child with a Wi-Fi password.

SpaceX insists it’s “learning” with every explosive failure — though at this rate, they’ll master rocket science right around the time Mars applies for U.N. membership. Meanwhile, NASA, which is relying on Starship to land astronauts on the Moon, might want to start backing up their plans... or calling Bezos.

By Joel Pett - Tribune Content Agency

By Nick Anderson - Tribune Content Agency (Nick’s Substack newsletter)

By Drew Sheneman - Tribune Content Agency

And now a couple cartoons from our conservative colleagues. The U.S. Senate moved to block California’s mandate to phase out gas-powered vehicles in favor of electric vehicles (EVs), reversing a Biden-era waiver that allowed stricter state emissions standards. Backed by President Trump, the move is part of a broader rollback of federal climate policies.

By Lisa Benson - Counterpoint Media

By Henry Payne - Andrews McMeel

Meanwhile, Jake Tapper’s book about Biden’s cognitive decline continues to generate controversy and copious commentary.

By Ted Rall - Andrews McMeel

By Mike Luckovich - Creators

Now on to other topics…

By Bill Bramhall - Tribune Content Agency

By Jack Ohman - Tribune Content Agency

By Pedro Molina - Counterpoint Media