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Sunday Political Cartoons: Boom

Posted: May 31, 2026 | Author: | Filed under: just because |3 Comments

Boom is right! Did you all see what hit the Boston area yesterday? BB has sent me some amazing links:

NASA has now confirmed that the unknown explosion heard Saturday afternoon over Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and other parts of the Northeastern United States, was indeed caused by the entry and burn up of a meteor, which broke up at an altitude of 40 miles over Northeastern Massachusetts.

— OSINTdefender [UNOFFICIAL] (@sentdefender-mirr.selfhosted.social) 2026-05-31T04:14:54.000Z

According to NASA, the energy released at breakup is estimated to have been equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.

— OSINTdefender [UNOFFICIAL] (@sentdefender-mirr.selfhosted.social) 2026-05-31T04:14:54.000Z

🌠 BOOM! Bright meteor over Boston today — flash caught by NOAA GOES lightning sensor, boom recorded by Raspberry Shake!GOES shows stunning white-blue flash w/ purple halo over New England. Waveform from AM.R199D spikes at ~18:11 UTC.#Meteor #Boston

— Radio&Nukes (@radioandnukes.com) 2026-05-30T19:15:24.682Z

Wait for it! Another angle of the meteor passing through the atmosphere just east of Boston on Saturday afternoon. #mawx #boston #meteor @bostonglobe.com

— Ken Mahan (@weatherken.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T19:42:02.498Z

That big boom heard around Boston was like a meteor:

— WBUR (@wbur.org) 2026-05-30T19:49:13.640Z

Meteor explodes off Massachusetts coast, causing loud boom, meteorologist confirms

— WBZ News (@wbztv.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T19:18:05.243Z

There was another bomb that hit late Friday night, Trump’s medical summary:

Here’s a side-by-side comparison of Trump’s April 2025 physical (first pic) with his physical this week (second pic). Page one:

— Roger Sollenberger (@sollenbergerrc.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T15:17:44.971Z

get the fuck out of hereExamination was normal, except for scarring of the right ear consistent with prior gunshot injury.Examination of the dorsal hands revealed ecchymosis (bruising), consistent with minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking

— Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T03:30:03.025Z

Just a few more items of interest:

A walk in the cemetery led to Cornell researchers discovering an underground colony of bees with an estimated population of 5.5 million—one of the largest ever recorded. http://www.wired.com/story/millio…

— WIRED (@wired.com) 2026-05-30T09:04:50.796Z

Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit.

— WIRED (@wired.com) 2026-05-30T18:40:00.713Z

Cartoons via Cagle:

Those post from Trump…geez!

Enjoy your day, this is an open thread.

3 Comments on “Sunday Political Cartoons: Boom”

  1. dakinikat's avatar dakinikat says:
    May 31, 2026 at 11:35 am

    Trump the Chump. He’s dementia is just making him more unhinged everyday. We’ve got Fleet Week down here. Nice to see all the Navy boats here from our country and a lot of Latin America countries too. It’s more like 4th of July here right now than it ever will be on the actual celebration. Good thing he can’t force us to keep our tvs on.

    Nearly 3,000 sailors and a fleet of historic and modern vessels have descended on New Orleans this week to begin celebrating America's 250th birthday, including 18th-century-style tall ships that once served in trade and wartime missions around the world.

    — Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T03:53:27.359Z

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  2. dakinikat's avatar dakinikat says:
    May 31, 2026 at 11:37 am

    While we got a man made set of fire works, here’s what BB had yesterday.

    That big boom heard around Boston was like a meteor:

    — WBUR (@wbur.org) 2026-05-30T19:49:13.640Z

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