September 25, 2025

— Jimmy Kimmel, quoted by CNN.

Kimmel Returned to a Huge Audience

September 25, 2025 Buck Banks

6.3 million

Nearly 6.3 million people tuned in to the Jimmy Kimmel broadcast last night, despite the blackouts in many cities, the AP reports. And there was a larger audience online, with more than 15 million people watching Kimmel’s opening remarks on YouTube by Wednesday evening.

At the United Nations, Donald Trump berated an international crowd,
And said all the internal, secret things that shouldn’t be said out loud.
His performance was intensely embarrassing,
And the media worked overtime sane-washing
What was “a crack-brained elderly man-child shouting at windmills and clouds.”

Trump’s Hourlong U.N. Speech in Seven Bullet Points

September 25, 2025 Buck Banks

Ron Filipkowski has the best summary of President Trump’s address to the United Nations:

1. Your countries all suck.
2. None of you know what you are doing.
3. The U.S. is better at everything.
4. All because of me.
5. I’m right about everything.
6. You should listen to me and do what I say.
7. And give me lots of awards.

Three-Quarters of Americans Say Trump Doesn’t Deserve a Nobel Prize

September 25, 2025 Buck Banks

76%

A new Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds 76% of Americans say President Trump doesn’t deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize, compared with 22% who say he does. Fellow Republicans are on the fence: 49% say yes, while 49% say no.

Day: September 25, 2025

Kimmel Skewers Trump

“Only Donald Trump would try to prove he wasn’t threatening ABC by threatening ABC.”

— Jimmy Kimmel, quoted by CNN.

Kimmel Returned to a Huge Audience

6.3 million

Nearly 6.3 million people tuned in to the Jimmy Kimmel broadcast last night, despite the blackouts in many cities, the AP reports. And there was a larger audience online, with more than 15 million people watching Kimmel’s opening remarks on YouTube by Wednesday evening.

Loose Cannon at the U.N.

Trump’s Hourlong U.N. Speech in Seven Bullet Points

Three-Quarters of Americans Say Trump Doesn’t Deserve a Nobel Prize

76%

A new Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds 76% of Americans say President Trump doesn’t deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize, compared with 22% who say he does. Fellow Republicans are on the fence: 49% say yes, while 49% say no.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

11

30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%