Month: October 2025
Tests With No Proctors
To counter Russia and China, Trump wants to resume nuclear testing.
But Mr. President, sir, surely you must be jesting!
Those National Nuclear Security Administration furloughs
Means there’s almost no one left to handle the workload.
So the idea of nuke testing without NNSA oversight is most distressing.
We’re 6-7 About It
For English majors, modern language is getting to be a bummer,
And Gen Alpha‘s vocab seems based on memes and getting ever dumber.
So with certitude and aplomb,
The folks at Dictionary.com
Tell us their word of the year ain’t even a word, it’s a number.
Shutdown Could Cost U.S. $14 Billion
$14 billion
“The U.S. economy will lose between $7 billion and $14 billion due to the federal government shutdown, according to a new report released by Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper,” the Washington Post reports.
Trump’s Net Approval Hits New Bottom
-18
The Economist finds President Trump’s net approval rating is -18 (39% approve, 57% disapprove) — the lowest it has been since his inauguration and three percentage-points lower than at any point in his first term.
Of Guns and Groceries
In Florida, shopping at Publix used to be a pleasure.
You could walk the aisles and browse at your leisure.
Now, with “Stand Your Ground” and “Open Carry,”
When shopping for groceries you must be wary,
Lest a debate in the dairy aisle become your “last full measure.”
Soy un Agricultor de Soja
China used to buy half our soybeans to make stuff like tofu,
But Trump’s tariffs ended that, now what’s a soybean farmer to do?
Ask millionaire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,
Who owns $25 million in soybean land for rent,
He told ABC News: “I’m actually a soybean farmer. So, I have felt this pain, too.”
Trump the Multitasker
“I’m the speaker and the president.”
— President Trump, quoted by the New York Times, noting how he’s marginalized Speaker Mike Johnson.
Dems Hold Nine-Point Lead in Generic Ballot
50% to 41%
A new Quinnipiac poll finds Democrats leading the generic congressional ballot by nine points, 50% to 41%.
A Low Bar Too Far Pushed out over pushups ...
The ranks of prospective ICE agents are swiftly thinning,
With drug addicts, criminals and slobs those ranks are brimming.
Over a third can’t pass the physical test,
And the rest are, simply, not the best —
They cleave to the notion that black Kevlar riot gear is slimming.
