Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, announced plans to invest $200 billion in new AI data centers to support rapid expansion of artificial intelligence systems. The move comes as polls show most Americans oppose such facilities due to noise, pollution, and heavy water consumption. Pichai has described AI as more transformative than electricity or fire and has acknowledged a high risk of existential threats from the technology, while expressing confidence that humanity can avoid catastrophe. The editorial cartoon frames this corporate push as aggressive and tone-deaf to local opposition and environmental limits.
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Sep
4
2026
Christopher Killoy served as CEO of Sturm, Ruger & Co. from roughly 2005 to 2025, during which the company generated billions in revenue from firearms used in hundreds of U.S. mass shootings. The industry earns an estimated $91 billion annually, and more than 400 incidents occur each year. Killoy described guns as inanimate sporting objects. The cartoon criticizes the disconnect between corporate profits and the human cost shown in the accumulating portraits of victims.
Aug
20
2026
Flock Safety, co-founded by Garrett Langley in 2017, has installed cameras in over 4,000 cities across 42 states with backing from Peter Thiel. Langley promoted the system as a way to eliminate crime, yet reports show false arrests and widespread privacy concerns. The cartoon depicts Langley consuming a map of the US as cameras proliferate, underscoring the editorial view that the company's growth represents an unchecked invasion of public privacy.
Jul
31
2026
Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet was sued by stockholders in 2025 for selling $12.8 million in shares before announcing major losses. The company then won a multi-billion contract to replenish weapons depleted in the Iran conflict. The piece criticizes Taiclet and the contractor for insider trading and repeated government overcharging.
Jun
4
2026
A sweating journalist wearing a Freedom of the Press hat leans over a bundle of dynamite sticks wired to a 60 Minutes timer. The timer ticks loudly as the figure warns in a speech bubble that failure to defuse the crisis will cause everything to blow. The image responds to reported turmoil at CBS News involving 60 Minutes correspondents and leadership changes at Paramount.
Jun
2
2026
David Ellison, son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison, transitions from acting flop in Flyboys to leading Skydance Media. By 2025 he acquires Paramount and influences CBS and CNN. The 2026 panel shows him aligned with Trump messaging as Stephen Colbert's show ends.
