April 29, 2026 - Pensito

Iran Attention Span

April 29, 2026 Buck Banks

The news from Trump’s economy these days is all doom and gloom,
And though he’s ended it twelve times, Trump’s ending the Iran war again soon.
All this bad news really rankles
Trump — from his hairdo to his cankles —
When all he really wants to do is build his big, beautiful ballroom.

Red Meat Rhetoric

April 29, 2026May 8, 2026 Buck Banks

The current state of our national political debate is pathetic,
And politicians’ performative stunts make us crave an emetic.
But when the bullets start flying,
Both sides start denying:
Saying MY violent rhetoric is less violent than YOUR violent rhetoric.

DeSantis’s Redistricting Plan Relies on Fantasy Latino Vote

April 29, 2026 Buck Banks

“For DeSantis’s map to work, he is betting that Latinos will stick with the GOP at 2024 levels. There is not much evidence to support that bet. … The worst-case scenario for a gerrymandered map is that it produces a worse result than the old map. That’s called a dummymander.”

— Dan Pfeiffer

House Republicans Are ‘Clueless’ on Strategy

April 29, 2026 Buck Banks

“They’re clearly not talking to their members. They have no clue on strategy or how to move anything across the finish line, and it’s just frustrating as hell.”

Day: April 29, 2026

Iran Attention Span

Red Meat Rhetoric

DeSantis’s Redistricting Plan Relies on Fantasy Latino Vote

“For DeSantis’s map to work, he is betting that Latinos will stick with the GOP at 2024 levels. There is not much evidence to support that bet. … The worst-case scenario for a gerrymandered map is that it produces a worse result than the old map. That’s called a dummymander.”

— Dan Pfeiffer

House Republicans Are ‘Clueless’ on Strategy

“They’re clearly not talking to their members. They have no clue on strategy or how to move anything across the finish line, and it’s just frustrating as hell.”

— Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), quoted by Punchbowl News, on the House Republican leadership.

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%