Buck Banks, Author at Pensito

It’s Just ‘History Month’

February 13, 2026 Buck Banks

Florida A&M University was forced to punt,
When a law school flyer became an affront.
In an effort to comply
With Florida’s War on DEI,
They took the “Black” out of “Black History Month.”

RFK Jr. Not Afraid of Germs or Brain Worms

February 13, 2026 Buck Banks

“I’m not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.”

— Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, on a podcast.

There once was an attorney general named Pam Bondi,
Who presents like the evil twin of comic strip Blondie.
Pam appeared before Congress
To answer for the Epstein mess,
And gave a performance no one will recall fondly.

Omar Doubles Down on Trump Criticism

February 13, 2026 Buck Banks

“The leader of the Pedophile Protection Party is trying to deflect attention from his name being all over the Epstein files. At least in Somalia they execute pedophiles not elect them.”

— Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), on X.

CBO: U.S. Debt to Hit $64 Trillion in a Decade

February 13, 2026 Buck Banks

$64 trillion

“The United States’ national debt is set to balloon to $64 trillion over the next 10 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday, citing a jump in annual deficits that owes in part to tax cuts enacted by President Donald Trump,” ABC News reports.

Young Miamians Ready to Get the Heck out of Town

February 11, 2026 Buck Banks

51.8%

Portion of young Miami residents who said in a recent survey they were likely to leave, with the area’s cost of living a key factor.

Trump’s Tariffs Cost U.S.Households $1,000 in 2025

February 10, 2026 Buck Banks

$1,000

“President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation,” ABC News reports. “The cost is set to go even higher this year to $1,300 per household, assuming the existing tariffs stay in place.”

Less Than 14% Had Violent Criminal Records

February 10, 2026 Buck Banks

14%

“Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in President Trump’s first year back in the White House had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses,” CBS News reports.

Americans Chose a Criminal Over the Constitution

February 8, 2026 Buck Banks

“Whether you liked Ms. Harris or not, this last election was a choice, a very simple one. You had the choice between the Constitution and the criminal. And this country chose the criminal. You put a criminal at the top of America. A convicted felon.”

Author: Buck Banks

It’s Just ‘History Month’

RFK Jr. Not Afraid of Germs or Brain Worms

“I’m not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.”

— Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, on a podcast.

Bondi Bombast Bombs

Omar Doubles Down on Trump Criticism

“The leader of the Pedophile Protection Party is trying to deflect attention from his name being all over the Epstein files. At least in Somalia they execute pedophiles not elect them.”

— Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), on X.

CBO: U.S. Debt to Hit $64 Trillion in a Decade

$64 trillion

“The United States’ national debt is set to balloon to $64 trillion over the next 10 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday, citing a jump in annual deficits that owes in part to tax cuts enacted by President Donald Trump,” ABC News reports.

Young Miamians Ready to Get the Heck out of Town

51.8%

Portion of young Miami residents who said in a recent survey they were likely to leave, with the area’s cost of living a key factor.

Trump’s Tariffs Cost U.S.Households $1,000 in 2025

$1,000

“President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation,” ABC News reports. “The cost is set to go even higher this year to $1,300 per household, assuming the existing tariffs stay in place.”

Less Than 14% Had Violent Criminal Records

14%

“Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in President Trump’s first year back in the White House had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses,” CBS News reports.

Americans Chose a Criminal Over the Constitution

“Whether you liked Ms. Harris or not, this last election was a choice, a very simple one. You had the choice between the Constitution and the criminal. And this country chose the criminal. You put a criminal at the top of America. A convicted felon.”

— Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I), on a podcast.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”