April 2026 - Page 2 of 7

Khamenei Sees a KushWit
How much peace could a KushWit produce if a KushWit could produce peace ....

April 25, 2026 Buck Banks

Donald Trump created a diplomacy critter called the KushWit,
He made it from two moons within his Sun King inner orbit.
But he didn’t send KushWit to Islamabad —
The Iranians could see right through the charade.
So KushWit stayed home ’cause Trump didn’t like the “expense” of the trip.

All Over the Map

April 24, 2026 Buck Banks

Need something nefarious done? Ron DeSantis will take a gander,
Especially if it’s for Donald Trump, to whom he loves to pander.
As for Florida law, here’s the thing,
DeSantis puts the “dick” in “redistricting,”
By flaunting the constitution to do what they’re calling a “dummymander.”

Warnock Says Kennedy Should Resign

April 23, 2026 Buck Banks

“Personally, sir, even as you seem distracted while I talk to you about deadly diseases, I think you’re dangerous to the American public, and you ought to be fired. And if you’re not fired, you ought to have the decency to resign. You’re way in over your head.”

— Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), at a Senate hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Voters Are Fed Up with Trumponomics

April 23, 2026 Buck Banks

30%

A new AP-NORC poll finds Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy dropped to 30%, down from 38% in last month’s poll.

Maybe Because He’s a Liar?

April 21, 2026 Buck Banks

“I’m not sure why after ten years of covering this president, the American media still cannot understand, when President Trump says he’s gonna do something, he’s going to do it.”

— White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, on Fox News.

Worst President Ever

April 21, 2026 Buck Banks

“The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. … It runs the gamut from public and private institutions to core democratic customs and traditions, from the legal system to universities, from innocent targets of fraud to those duped into believing vaccines do more harm than good.”

— Thomas Edsall

Fake Hormuz Dues

April 21, 2026 Buck Banks

With hundreds of ships and 20,000 sailors the Persian Gulf is jammed,
And with the U.S. Navy on the prowl, blockade runners could get rammed.
Now shipowners are getting anonymous emails,
Saying a little crypto will allow them to sail,
But alas, those poor, desperate shipowners are just getting scammed.

Tariff Refunding Begins

April 21, 2026 Buck Banks

$166 billion

The federal government yesterday began refunding more than $166B from global tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court in February, with interest accruing at roughly $22M per day, reports CBS News.

$71 Billion Needed to Rebuild Gaza

April 21, 2026 Buck Banks

$71 billion

Bloomberg: “Gaza needs an estimated $71.4 billion over the next decade to recover from two years of war that devastated most of the Palestinian territory, a new study by the European Union, United Nations and World Bank shows.”

Trump Holds $550 Million Ahead of Midterms

April 21, 2026 Buck Banks

$550 million

“President Donald Trump’s super political action committee raised $35.6 million in March, bolstering his war chest to $550 million as he tries to defy history by hanging onto congressional Republican majorities in an increasingly difficult midterm election environment,” Bloomberg reports.

“Personally, sir, even as you seem distracted while I talk to you about deadly diseases, I think you’re dangerous to the American public, and you ought to be fired. And if you’re not fired, you ought to have the decency to resign. You’re way in over your head.”

— Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), at a Senate hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

30%

A new AP-NORC poll finds Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy dropped to 30%, down from 38% in last month’s poll.

“I’m not sure why after ten years of covering this president, the American media still cannot understand, when President Trump says he’s gonna do something, he’s going to do it.”

— White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, on Fox News.

— Thomas Edsall

$166 billion

The federal government yesterday began refunding more than $166B from global tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court in February, with interest accruing at roughly $22M per day, reports CBS News.

$71 billion

Bloomberg: “Gaza needs an estimated $71.4 billion over the next decade to recover from two years of war that devastated most of the Palestinian territory, a new study by the European Union, United Nations and World Bank shows.”

$550 million

“President Donald Trump’s super political action committee raised $35.6 million in March, bolstering his war chest to $550 million as he tries to defy history by hanging onto congressional Republican majorities in an increasingly difficult midterm election environment,” Bloomberg reports.

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

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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%