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Trump’s Midterm Comeuppance Is Coming

June 17, 2026 Buck Banks

“Trump has no earthly idea of what’s coming for him. They’re not telling him. The vote against him in November is gonna be like, breathtaking.”

— James Carville, quoted by Mediaite.

The Inflation Lover

June 17, 2026July 9, 2026 Buck Banks

Donald Trump, totally unsurprisingly, said, “I love the inflation.”
That puts him in a tiny minority of the general population.
Yes, he’s one of the billionaire elite,
Who don’t worry about having enough to eat,
And to whom “affordability” is just another liberal ideation.

Our Fascist Idiocracy: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Crimes and Scandals

June 17, 2026June 18, 2026 Jon Ponder

With his rise to the presidency, criminal conman Donald Trump inaugurated a nrew era of right-wing corruption. It would appear to be an ideal environment for elevating another corrupt politician, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, to the U.S. Senate. He’ll be facing Democrat James Talarico in November, and the rest of teh country will find out just how much criminality and corruption Texas voters can tolerate from their leaders.

Here’s his (alleged) rap sheet:

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Trump’s Marie Antoinette Moment

June 10, 2026 Buck Banks

Trump decided to attend the NBA Finals Game 3,
James Dolan invited him, so he got in for free.
The cheapest tickets were four grand,
So few regular folks were in the stands,
But Trump said — monarchically — “Let them watch it on TV.”

Upstaging the Nation

June 9, 2026July 6, 2026 Buck Banks

All the “third-rate artists” bailed, so now it’s all up to Don,
But Trump is a consummate performer who is taking the baton.
He says he’s bigger than Elvis Presley,
So he’ll turn the 250 party into a political rally,
And one thing we know, no matter how lame, the Trump Show MUST go on.

Hideous and Ridiculous

June 7, 2026 Buck Banks

Just a mile from the airport, the FAA’s concerned about its height,
Though the agency has determined that it presents no danger to flights.
The 259-foot Arc du Trump monstrosity —
A monument to his narcissism and pomposity —
Will be even uglier with a set of blinking red aviation obstruction lights.

Another Santos Charade

June 6, 2026 Buck Banks

That disgraced George Santos thinks he’s pretty cagey,
Betting the prediction markets when he’s feeling wagery.
Maybe he will, maybe he won’t,
Maybe he’ll do, maybe he’ll don’t,
So we’ll take an event contract he’ll end up in jail — on Kalshi.

Majority: America Not Living Up to Its Promise

June 4, 2026 Buck Banks

61%

Quinnipiac Poll: “Sixty-one percent of Americans think the United States today is not living up to the ideal stated in the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, while 35 percent think the United States today is living up to that ideal.”

Rubio’s Take on Iran

June 4, 2026 Buck Banks

“They have no navy, they have no air force, they have no air defenses. Their leadership is fractured. They have hyperinflation, their currency is worthless, and they’re having trouble making payroll… I guess other than that, they’re doing well.”

— Secretary of State Marco Rubio, quoted by the New York Post, on Iran.

Trump’s Atrocious Arch

June 4, 2026 Buck Banks

“If President Trump’s ambition is realized, a triumphal arch will thrust its way into this murmuring conversation like a boastful bore crashing into a huddle of friends swapping stories about a loved one at a wake …. Heavy-handed and overbearing, it would pervert the significance of this uniquely meaningful place, forcing visitors to see these two sites through a crass and generalized assertion of victory and triumph.”

Year: 2026

Trump’s Midterm Comeuppance Is Coming

“Trump has no earthly idea of what’s coming for him. They’re not telling him. The vote against him in November is gonna be like, breathtaking.”

— James Carville, quoted by Mediaite.

The Inflation Lover

Our Fascist Idiocracy: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Crimes and Scandals

Trump’s Marie Antoinette Moment

Upstaging the Nation

Hideous and Ridiculous

Another Santos Charade

Majority: America Not Living Up to Its Promise

61%

Rubio’s Take on Iran

“They have no navy, they have no air force, they have no air defenses. Their leadership is fractured. They have hyperinflation, their currency is worthless, and they’re having trouble making payroll… I guess other than that, they’re doing well.”

— Secretary of State Marco Rubio, quoted by the New York Post, on Iran.

Trump’s Atrocious Arch

— Sebastian Smee

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.