
Republicans hate environmental regulation, and have for years,
They’ve removed clean air and water laws, bringing tree huggers to tears.
But this latest move
Proves they have no love
For beleaguered sea mammals like whales, seals, dolphins and polar bears.
Poetic Justice
Buck Banks | Apr. 6, 2026
FEMA executive Greg Phillips used to be a complete unknown,
But that was before he started using teleportation to roam.
He entered some spiritual portal,
To transport 50 miles across Georgia,
But no one ever saw him at any of the three Waffle Houses of Rome.
Verbatim
“Just because it looks like we’re going in the wrong direction doesn’t mean that’s the direction we are going.”
— Energy Secretary Chris Wright, on Fox News.
“What they have done is engage in this act of economic terrorism against the entire world. As the President showed, two can play at that game.”
— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.
“I will not shy away from announcing the message of the gospel and inviting all people to look for ways of building bridges of peace and reconciliation. The message of the gospel is very clear: Blessed are the peacemakers. … I have no fear of the Trump administration.”
— “Pope Leo vowed to carry on speaking out against war after President Trump launched an extraordinary tirade against the pontiff on social media,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Numerati
+50%
US business adoption of AI crosses 50% for the first time in March, according to Ramp AI Index; Anthropic goes from 7% to 30% market share year-over-year, nearly equal to OpenAI (35%).
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4%
“U.S. wholesale prices surged last month as the Iran war drove up the cost of energy,” the AP reports. “The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.5% from February and 4% from March 2025. The year-over-year gains was the biggest in more than three years. Energy prices surged 8.5% from February.”
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72%
A new Yale Youth Poll finds 57% of all voters disapprove of Donald Trump’s job performance as president, including 68% of voters aged 18-22 and 72% of voters aged 23-29. Compared to the fall 2025 poll, Trump has lost the most ground with women under 35 and men under 30.
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47.6
“Consumer confidence plunged to a record low in April as fears mounted over rising energy prices and the broader impact of the Iran war, according to a University of Michigan survey Friday,” CNBC reports.“The university’s headline index of consumer sentiment tumbled to 47.6, down 10.7% from March to its lowest on record. Current conditions and expectations indexes also saw double-digit monthly declines.”
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135
G. Elliot Morris: “New estimates I’ve produced show that Trump’s approval rating is below 50% among registered voters in 135 Republican-held congressional seats — 104 in the House and 31 in the Senate. … And his approval is below 45% in jurisdictions represented by 44 Republican members of Congress — 34 in the House and 10 in the Senate.”
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