December 15, 2025

Majority Are Having Challenges Buying Groceries

December 15, 2025 Buck Banks

53%

A new NBC News Decision Desk survey shows that 53% of adults have changed their grocery-buying habits to stay within budget, while 55% have cut back on entertainment and “extras” so that they can afford life’s necessities.

Most Disapprove of Trump’s Recent Pardons

December 15, 2025 Buck Banks

66%

A new Economist/YouGov poll finds 66% of Americans disapprove and 15% approve of the pardon of Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and his wife, who had been charged with accepting $600,000 in bribes. And 66% disapprove and 13% approve of the pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to 45 years in prison.

Gift Keeps on Grifting

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 Buck Banks

There’s a failed state park in New York named for Donald J. Trump.
He donated the land after his golf course plan hit a slump.
It’s just trash, asbestos, brambles and no amenities,
Though he took a $100 million tax cut with a grifter’s ease,
May we suggest a new name: the Donald J. Trump State Dump.

Trump Killed Rob Reiner
At least he seems to take credit for it ...

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 Buck Banks

Trump watches the news like an evil, demented Elf on the Shelf,
He hates to share the news cycle because of his declining mental health.
When Rob and Michele Reiner were murdered in their home,
Trump blamed the family tragedy on Trump Derangement Syndrome,
Because the Narcissist-in-Chief just has to make EVERYTHING about himself.

Regarding Russia, Trump Is the New Neville Chamberlain

December 15, 2025 Buck Banks

Day: December 15, 2025

Majority Are Having Challenges Buying Groceries

53%

A new NBC News Decision Desk survey shows that 53% of adults have changed their grocery-buying habits to stay within budget, while 55% have cut back on entertainment and “extras” so that they can afford life’s necessities.

Most Disapprove of Trump’s Recent Pardons

66%

Gift Keeps on Grifting

Trump Killed Rob Reiner
At least he seems to take credit for it ...

At least he seems to take credit for it ...

Regarding Russia, Trump Is the New Neville Chamberlain

“They’re saying he’s the new Reagan. He’s the new Chamberlain.”

— Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), quoted by Roll Call, comparing Donald Trump to Neville Chamberlain for consistently deferring to Russia’s demands.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“My friend & Co-Chair gave his all in Kentucky! Trump is my President! Jesus is Lord! I look forward to a lifetime filled with joy, purpose, and gratitude. May God continue to bless America and the freedoms that make this nation the greatest.”

— Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sucked up to President Trump, just hours after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was defeated in a Republican primary and Trump threatened to oppose Boebert’s re-election as well.

— Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), quoted by CNBC, on the reported settlement proposal the Justice Department has with President Trump for his lawsuit against the IRS.

“Thank you for everything you’ve done for the country. To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow: Good night, and good luck, motherf**kers.”

— David Letterman, quoted by CNN, speaking to Stephen Colbert as “The Late Show” ends its 33-year run on CBS.

Numerati

59%

A new Pew Research survey finds 59% of Americans say the country’s best years are behind us, while 40% say its best years are ahead.

3.8%

56%

352,000

“About 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in the war against Ukraine through the end of 2025, according to a new estimate, underscoring the high cost that President Vladimir V. Putin is willing to bear to pursue his battlefield aims,” the New York Times reports.

115,000