August 29, 2024

One Stupid Stone

August 29, 2024 Buck Banks

The Trump campaign got hacked in a weird plot twist,
So, the media said, “No news here,” and whiffed.
But the Iranian hackers
Knew who they were attackin’ —
And Roger Stone is just another senior sucker who got phished.

The Grifter-In-Chief Now Hawking NFTs, Slices of Debate Suit

August 29, 2024 Pensito Editors

The guys from the Bulwark deconstruct Donald Trump’s latest foray into selling worthless crap in this low-energy infomercial. Notice in the Trump commercial how his hair is purposefully blurred — weird.

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Carville on Turning the Page in American Politics

August 29, 2024 Buck Banks

“The most thunderous sound in all of American politics is the sound of a turning page.”

— James Carville, in an interview with the New Republic.

Latinas’ GDP Economic Impact Rivals Florida’s

August 29, 2024 Buck Banks

$1.3 trillion

Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2021, up from $661 billion in 2010 and at a growth rate nearly triple that of non-Latinos during the same time period, according to a new report funded by Bank of America and conducted by professors at California Lutheran University and UCLA.

Day: August 29, 2024

One Stupid Stone

The Grifter-In-Chief Now Hawking NFTs, Slices of Debate Suit

Carville on Turning the Page in American Politics

“The most thunderous sound in all of American politics is the sound of a turning page.”

— James Carville, in an interview with the New Republic.

Latinas’ GDP Economic Impact Rivals Florida’s

$1.3 trillion

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“Yes they can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), accusing Democrats of creating Hurricane Helene for political purposes.

“Liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.”

— Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney finding that Georgia’s six-week abortion law violates Georgia’s Constitution, reports the AP.

“Maybe we’ll pay off the $35 trillion US debt in crypto. I’ll write on a little piece of paper ‘$35 trillion crypto we have no debt.’ That’s what I like.”

— Donald Trump, floating a plan to address the federal budget deficit and demonstrating his deep understanding of the crypto marketplace.

“To my friends in Nebraska, that one electoral vote could be the difference between Harris being president and not, and she’s a disaster for Nebraska and the world.”

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico, on his trip to Nebraska to push for the state’s Republican leadership to change how it awards its electoral votes.

“I will if he does. That’s a trade-off I’d do.”

— George Clooney, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, responding to Donald Trump’s call for him “to get out of politics.”

Numerati

49% to 46%

Latest results from the New York Times-Siena College poll giving Vice Pres. Kamala Harris a 3-point lead over Donald Trump. This is a noteworthy change in the NYT poll results, which have generally favored Trump in contrast to reputable organizations.

254,000

“The pace of hiring picked up strongly in September and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%, signs the economy had continued momentum in a month the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest-rate cut in four years,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

49% to 44%

A new Susquehanna poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 49% to 44%.

40 trillion

$55 million

Kamala Harris raised about $55 million in high-dollar events in California this weekend, a haul that pads her financial advantage over Donald Trump, Bloomberg reports.