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Diesel Aid

A MAGA jet. A Russian flag on the tail. Barrels on the way down.

Paco Baca · Editor and cartoonistOctober 18, 2026 · 1 min read

Editorial cartoon by Paco Baca: a jet with MAGA on the red nose and a Russian flag on the tail drops barrels marked DIESEL AID. A blond pilot with dollar signs sits in the cockpit. Signed PACO BACA. rocketmedia.news.
Cartoon by Paco Baca

Today’s plate runs with the editorial “The Diesel of Democracy.” A jet with MAGA on the red nose and a Russian flag on the tail. Barrels marked DIESEL AID, on the way down. The pilot is counting dollars.

Paco Baca draws for The Rocket News. The cartoon is his, and it runs when he files the plate. This one is filed.

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