October 30, 2026

01 Nov, 2026

Dealing Illegal Diesel

October 30, 2026 Buck Banks

A three-ship shipment of sanctioned Russian diesel is in transit,
But the specter of sanctions and possible legal woes haunts it.
Most say Trump’s deal with Putin was corrupt and illegal,
And American companies are reluctant to buy tainted diesel,
So Trump has three boatloads of fuel, but no one wants to touch it.

Day: October 30, 2026

Dealing Illegal Diesel

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”