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Joel Pett editorial cartoon dated 24-Sep-2026. Elon Musk poses and smiles for a camera while saying, “DOCUMENTARY? BE SURE TO GET MY GOOD SIDE!” Around him is a sprawling catalogue of controversies and consequences associated with his businesses and political activity. Behind him are rockets labelled “MARS FOLLY” and “SPACE TRASH,” industrial towers, “DATA CENTERS,” and clouds marked “POLLUTION.” Sacks at left read “BILLIONS FROM TAXPAYERS.” Near Musk, a missile-shaped object marked “DOGE” plunges into wreckage; a broken “USAID CUTS” sign lies among debris and bodies. At right, a giant X looms over graves and money bags labelled “MILLIONS TO TAINT ELECTIONS.” Above are signs and heaps referring to “FAR-RIGHT GRANTS,” “CONSPIRACY,” “ANTI-IMMIGRANT HATE,” and “UNION NO.” The joke contrasts Musk’s concern with appearing flattering on camera against the cartoonist’s visual indictment of the record surrounding him.