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Oh No! My OOO!

October 6, 2025 Buck Banks

If you’re furloughed in a government shutdown, it’s wise
To craft an out-of-office reply that doesn’t proselytize.
But if you work for the Department of Education,
You can expect some unwelcome emendations,
As they fill your OOO with partisan distortions and lies.

If Mamdani’s a Socialist, Trump Is a Socialist

October 3, 2025 Buck Banks

“If you’re going to criticize the socialist Mamdani for wanting to own grocery stores, you better criticize Republicans who want a share of Intel, of Nvidia, or U.S. Steel. Owning even part of the means of production is a step toward socialism. It’s a bad idea and a dangerous precedent.”

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), on X.

Over Half of Americans Think Economy Is Bad

October 3, 2025 Buck Banks

59%

A new CBS News poll finds 59% of Americans say the economy is “getting worse” and 52% describe the job market as “bad.”

Colbert Mocks Shutdown

October 2, 2025 Buck Banks

“Evidently, ‘The Late Show’ has outlasted the United States federal government, because we’re still open, and they done shut down.”

— Stephen Colbert, on his Wednesday night show.

Trump’s Memes Team Creamed

October 2, 2025 Buck Banks

The government shutdown is already taking terrible tolls,
Since Trump sicced Russ Vought on the government’s payrolls.
But there’s one silver lining
That journalists are finding:
The shutdown has cut the number of Trump’s press office trolls.

Shutdown Shit Show

October 2, 2025 Buck Banks

Government shutdowns like this aren’t good for anyone, bub,
And it’s not likely to expand the Donald Trump Fan Club.
But Trump and Republicans seem
To be fulfilling Grover Norquists’ dream —
Make the U.S. government small enough to drown it in a bathtub.

Most Blame Trump and Republicans for Shutdown

October 2, 2025 Buck Banks

47%

According to a new Washington Post poll, 47% of Americans blame President Trump and the Republicans in Congress for the government shutdown. Only 30% blame congressional Democrats, and 23% say they are not sure.

Republicans Growing More Pessimistic About Country’s Direction

October 2, 2025 Buck Banks

51%

Since June, the share of adults who say the country is on the wrong track increased 13 percentage points from 62% to 75%, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The shift occurred primarily among Republicans. In June, 29% of Republicans said the country was heading in the wrong direction. That number is now 51%. The vast majority of Democrats have felt the country is headed in the wrong direction since Donald Trump won the election in 2024.

Americans Think SCOTUS Is too Conservative

October 2, 2025 Buck Banks

43%

A record number of Americans think the Supreme Court has tilted too far to the right, polling released Wednesday shows. Forty-three percent of U.S. adults described the court as “too conservative” in Gallup’s Sept. 2–16 Governance poll—the highest figure the organization has ever measured, surpassing the previous high of 42 percent recorded in 2022. By comparison, 36 percent said the court is “about right,” while just 17 percent labeled it “too liberal.”

Chairman of the Bored

September 30, 2025 Buck Banks

Donald Trump thinks he should chair an international “board of peace”
To rebuild Gaza if the Israelis ever tire of war and desist and cease.
But he wants to take Baghram back from the Taliban
And he’s been doing a lot of blowing up of Venezuelans,
So from his actions, it seems more likely that Trump is already bored of peace.

Year: 2025

Oh No! My OOO!

If Mamdani’s a Socialist, Trump Is a Socialist

“If you’re going to criticize the socialist Mamdani for wanting to own grocery stores, you better criticize Republicans who want a share of Intel, of Nvidia, or U.S. Steel. Owning even part of the means of production is a step toward socialism. It’s a bad idea and a dangerous precedent.”

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), on X.

Over Half of Americans Think Economy Is Bad

59%

A new CBS News poll finds 59% of Americans say the economy is “getting worse” and 52% describe the job market as “bad.”

Colbert Mocks Shutdown

“Evidently, ‘The Late Show’ has outlasted the United States federal government, because we’re still open, and they done shut down.”

— Stephen Colbert, on his Wednesday night show.

Trump’s Memes Team Creamed

Shutdown Shit Show

Most Blame Trump and Republicans for Shutdown

47%

According to a new Washington Post poll, 47% of Americans blame President Trump and the Republicans in Congress for the government shutdown. Only 30% blame congressional Democrats, and 23% say they are not sure.

Republicans Growing More Pessimistic About Country’s Direction

51%

Americans Think SCOTUS Is too Conservative

43%

Chairman of the Bored

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

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.