The June 2026 cartoon shows a massive eye formed around the 60 Minutes logo. A trail of dots extends from the pupil toward the right. Text at bottom right echoes the program's closing line while a website reference highlights screening concerns. The image questions the reach of the long-running CBS news program.
The cartoon depicts a UFO hovering over a desert landscape dotted with ruins. Two green aliens inside release a trail of soccer balls toward a group of cavemen armed with spears and clubs. The cavemen react with surprise and aggression as the balls descend. The scene plays on the idea of soccer's mysterious origins ahead of the 2026 World Cup hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
A bear mascot dressed in a football jersey labeled In-Da-Ana Bears holds a sign reading Chicago Team Moving To Hammond. The image, dated June 26 2026, depicts the Chicago Bears in the context of a possible relocation to Hammond Indiana. The bear also wears a cap with a C emblem and grips a marker.
The cartoon contrasts historical industrial pollution of the Great Lakes with modern data center water consumption driven by artificial intelligence growth.
Arms from Trump and Bari Weiss cut the red words Freedom of Speech above three CBS circles with varying eye states. The left CBS eye is open, the middle is squinted, and the right is solid dark. The image responds to ongoing tensions over media coverage and press freedom involving CBS and public figures.
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.
A stopwatch graphic shows Larry Ellison and Bari Weiss positioned on the dial under the altered title 60 Minions. The image references their reported interest in CBS News roles. Publication occurs amid ongoing corporate media consolidation discussions in 2026.
The image shows suited hands holding a stopwatch-bomb labeled 60 Minutes and Silencing. The device is wired with red sticks and aimed at a scroll reading We The and 1st Amendment. Tick text repeats overhead. The June 2026 piece responds to ongoing tensions between CBS and political figures over press coverage and constitutional protections.
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.
