Poetic Justice
Buck Banks | Sep. 1, 2026
Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario has created a litmus test —
Yield, and rename it Lake America, at Donald Trump’s behest,
Like Google and Apple, which already capitulated,
Changing the name just like Dear Leader stipulated,
But there’s one defiant holdout — the original mapping site, Mapquest.
Verbatim
“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”
— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.
“Young Americans today have never witnessed Congress authorize a war, they’ve never seen a U.S. administration balance its books, they’ve never watched a well-funded and empowered state department operate, and they see only mistrust between allies. They assume the situation is normal. It is not. … The real cost of forgetting the pre-9/11 world is not a country that has changed, but one that no longer knows it could be different.”
— Jane Haman
“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”
— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.
Numerati
470
Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
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$184 million
“Iranian strikes have damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and other structures at bases across the Middle East, and caused about $184 million worth of damage at U.S. diplomatic facilities, according to a Pentagon watchdog report,” the Washington Post reports. “The inspector general’s report to Congress on Operation Epic Fury — the Trump administration’s name for the war with Iran — also details the extent of U.S. munitions shortages, in the first comprehensive public accounting of the war, which is now in its seventh month.”
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50%
Half (50%) of U.S. adults say they are either very concerned (23%) or somewhat concerned (27%) about the possibility that AI will cause the end of humanity, a new YouGov survey finds. Another 39% of Americans say they’re not very concerned (21%) or not at all concerned (17%) about an AI apocalypse, while 11% aren’t sure.
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38%
A majority of Americans ages 55 and up and a majority of Republicans of all ages support the use of Flock technologies in their communities, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted from August 28 to 31. Split by age, party, education level and gender, no other demographic group had a majority of support for the cameras. Among age groups, younger Americans were the least likely to support Flock, with only 21% of respondents aged 18 to 34 in favor of the technology.
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31%
About one-third (31%) of Americans strongly or somewhat approve of how the U.S. Supreme Court is handling its job, according to the latest Economist/YouGov Survey, while 53% disapprove. Almost all Democrats disapprove of the Supreme Court’s job handling (12% approve and 79% disapprove), while most Republicans approve (63% vs. 26%). Republicans who say they’re MAGA supporters overwhelmingly approve of the Supreme Court’s job handling (73% vs. 19%), while non-MAGA Republicans are more closely divided (49% vs. 36%).
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Love it, Romney is now a birther, so let us play mormonism for all it is worth, after all Romney’s dad was born in a Mexican mormon compound, this shaped his worldview right?
I have a question – how did Romney senior get to run for president when he was foreign born?
He wasn’t eligible. Unless some crooked politicians did cover up. Like with Obama. He was born in Kenya Africa while his father was schooled on foreign aide. He couldn’t produce a legitimate birth certificate. But the cover up allowed it. Obama went to college in America on foreign aide. But for some reason these areas of criminal activity are being swept under the rug. Just like bengazi. And the Obama platform setting them up for 13 hours of hell. Killing sealteam 6. We will never forget what this platform has done and cost America
Every word of that is a lie, including the “a’s” “an’s” and “the’s.”
Simple answer to your question: The elder Romney was a rich white guy therefore no one questioned his eligibility.
was mitt born in mexico and who was his mother
I’m not a wifer but if these facts are true it should be investigated. Like what about that secret compound outside Provo that some say Romney visits frequently? No pictures yet but I heard there’s a video of several women with retro hairdos and pioneer dresses planting corn in the yard. Not saying it’s true but it’s on the internet (well it is now). Of course a polygamist in the White House wouldn’t be as bad as a foreign born Kenyan Muslim. We’ve seen what a disaster that is. It might be kind of fun to have a First Lady and a Second Lady and a Third Lady. . . And if there was a televised tour of the White House like Jackie Kennedy did, it would be a group tour. And each First Lady could take on a different cause or charity. Think how much good a half dozen First Ladies could do. And what about a White House wedding? If Mitt decided to take on another one we could see a sitting President married in the Rose Garden with all the other sister wives as bridesmades. Yes, I would like to see Mitt prove beyond doubt that he has only one wife (I’ll believe it when I see the original marriage certificate). But a Mormon polygamist in the White House could be loads of fun!
Mormon’s give me the creeps and who the hell lives in a compound?
Polygamy just freaks me out! With all the sex-traffic, treating young girls and women like cheep merchandise, how could we, as Americans, dare to consider such an insult to our American heritage by electing a possible polygamist to represent our great country.
Thank you!