August 28, 2025

Saving Uncle Herschel
The bloke's not woke ...

August 28, 2025August 14, 2026 Buck Banks

American business and higher ed cross Donald Trump at their peril.
Crawl if they must — it’s capitulation or bust — or Trump goes feral.
But those are just soulless corporations,
Not beloved bastions of American traditions,
So, in this one case, thanks for bending the knee, Cracker Barrel.

National Guard Deployment to D.C. Costing $1 Million a Day

August 28, 2025 Buck Banks

$1 million

“The ongoing National Guard mission in Washington, DC, as part of President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the city, is costing roughly $1 million a day,” CNN reports.

Trump Is Totally a Totalitarian

August 28, 2025 Buck Banks

“Nothing happens in public life without Trump putting his stamp on it. Cooperstown? Cracker Barrel? The Kennedy Center Honors? Trump has a will to dominate them. … He is the living embodiment of the leviathan, the totalized state. … No sector of American life exists beyond the reach of this president. There is no private sphere or civil society he feels should be outside his influence or control. There is only the dear leader, whose views must be considered in all matters.”

— Jonathan Last

Most Oppose Deploying National Guard to D.C.

August 28, 2025 Buck Banks

56% to 41%

A new Quinnipiac poll finds voters oppose the move to send National Guard troops to Washington D.C. in an effort to reduce crime by 56% to 41%. Overall, President Trump’s approval rate is a dismal 37% to 55%.

Big Majority Opposes Military Aid to Israel

August 28, 2025 Buck Banks

60%

A new Quinnipiac poll finds 60% of voters oppose the United States sending more military aid to Israel for their efforts in the war with Hamas, while 32% support it. Meanwhile, 50% think Israel is committing genocide based on what they know about the situation in Gaza, while 35% do not think Israel is committing genocide and 15% did not offer an opinion.

Day: August 28, 2025

Saving Uncle Herschel
The bloke's not woke ...

The bloke's not woke ...

National Guard Deployment to D.C. Costing $1 Million a Day

$1 million

“The ongoing National Guard mission in Washington, DC, as part of President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the city, is costing roughly $1 million a day,” CNN reports.

Trump Is Totally a Totalitarian

— Jonathan Last

Most Oppose Deploying National Guard to D.C.

56% to 41%

A new Quinnipiac poll finds voters oppose the move to send National Guard troops to Washington D.C. in an effort to reduce crime by 56% to 41%. Overall, President Trump’s approval rate is a dismal 37% to 55%.

Big Majority Opposes Military Aid to Israel

60%

Poetic Justice

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.

— 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.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%