November 13, 2025

No More Penny-Ante Games

November 13, 2025November 26, 2025 Buck Banks

Yesterday the U.S. Mint made it’s last one-cent penny.
And now, for poetic replacements, there just aren’t any.
“A penny for your thoughts”
Was about all a penny bought,
But for sure, “nickels from heaven” will not be used by many.

What JD Vance Used to Say

November 13, 2025 Buck Banks

“Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don’t talk about it.”

— JD Vance, on Twitter in 2021.

Just a Third of Americans Approve of Trump’s Handling of Everything

November 13, 2025November 16, 2025 Buck Banks

Day: November 13, 2025

No More Penny-Ante Games

What JD Vance Used to Say

“Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don’t talk about it.”

— JD Vance, on Twitter in 2021.

Just a Third of Americans Approve of Trump’s Handling of Everything

33%

A new AP-NORC poll shows just 33% of adults approve of the way President Trump is managing the government, down from 42% in March.

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%