April 30, 2026 - Pensito

It’s Construction Mania

April 30, 2026 Buck Banks

Trump The Builder is involved in a number of construction projects,
There’s the ballroom, the Kennedy Center and the Arch, among prospects.
Imelda Marcos and Hitler had the same malady,
Which features a futile grasp at immortality,
And now Donald Trump is showing unmistakeable symptoms of an edifice complex.

Inflation Guage, Prices Rose Sharply in March

April 30, 2026 Buck Banks

+3.5%

the AP reports. “An inflation gauge monitored by the Fed rose 0.7% in March from February, up sharply from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Compared with a year ago, prices rose 3.5%, the biggest increase in almost three years.”

AOC Argues for Redistricting

April 30, 2026 Buck Banks

“We have to all abide by the same rules. If Republicans are going to redraw North Carolina, if they’re going to redraw Texas, if they’re going to redraw and gerrymander every one of their states, then unfortunately we have to provide balance to that until we get to the day when we can all finally agree to put this behind us and pass nonpartisan gerrymandering federally.”

— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), speaking to reporters when asked if New York should respond with its own redistricting.

Carlson Tells Trump He’s Failed

April 30, 2026 Buck Banks

“You have not done a good job running this country. You don’t even care to try. You’d rather run the world or the empire. You don’t want to improve Baltimore. You don’t care about Gary, Indiana. Rural America makes you sick… Normal leaders would ask themselves, ‘Why are people mad? What are they dissatisfied with? How can I help them? They’re clearly in pain.’ … You have failed.”

— Tucker Carlson unloaded on President Trump and his administration, stating he has abandoned everyday Americans and even has contempt for them.

Comey Indictment Looks Flimsy

April 30, 2026 Buck Banks

Day: April 30, 2026

It’s Construction Mania

Inflation Guage, Prices Rose Sharply in March

+3.5%

AOC Argues for Redistricting

— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), speaking to reporters when asked if New York should respond with its own redistricting.

Carlson Tells Trump He’s Failed

— Tucker Carlson unloaded on President Trump and his administration, stating he has abandoned everyday Americans and even has contempt for them.

Comey Indictment Looks Flimsy

“If it really is a picture that says ‘86 47’ — I’ve used ‘86’ a lot of times. I’ve never said it with the intent of killing somebody.”

— Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), quoted by the Washington Post, suggesting the indictment of former FBI director James Comey is flimsy.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“My friend & Co-Chair gave his all in Kentucky! Trump is my President! Jesus is Lord! I look forward to a lifetime filled with joy, purpose, and gratitude. May God continue to bless America and the freedoms that make this nation the greatest.”

— Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sucked up to President Trump, just hours after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was defeated in a Republican primary and Trump threatened to oppose Boebert’s re-election as well.

— Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), quoted by CNBC, on the reported settlement proposal the Justice Department has with President Trump for his lawsuit against the IRS.

“Thank you for everything you’ve done for the country. To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow: Good night, and good luck, motherf**kers.”

— David Letterman, quoted by CNN, speaking to Stephen Colbert as “The Late Show” ends its 33-year run on CBS.

Numerati

59%

A new Pew Research survey finds 59% of Americans say the country’s best years are behind us, while 40% say its best years are ahead.

3.8%

56%

352,000

“About 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in the war against Ukraine through the end of 2025, according to a new estimate, underscoring the high cost that President Vladimir V. Putin is willing to bear to pursue his battlefield aims,” the New York Times reports.

115,000