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No Credit, Please

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 Buck Banks


Perhaps we shouldn’t judge “Melania” on its artistic merits,
Just because the first lady approved every one of its edits.
Despite all the hype and bluster,
It’s no box office blockbuster,
And most of the crew had their names removed from the credits.

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The White Trashy House

January 30, 2026 Buck Banks


We thought that Donald Trump was going to make America greater,
But instead we get the dumbed-down frippery of a low-brow dictator.
Thus, with UFC fights and IndyCar races,
And a Kennedy Center bereft of famous faces,
It looks like Trump is pulling us down to our lowest common denominator.

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‘Slow, Stiff and Painfully Dull’

January 29, 2026February 6, 2026 Buck Banks


Some say it’s totally lacking in plot, action or drama,
Others say it’s a sure-fire cure for chronic insomnia.
Its director’s a cad,
And Donald will be mad,
When no one pays to see his wife’s fake movie, “Melania.“

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Homan’s a Bad Omen

January 27, 2026February 2, 2026 Buck Banks


Trump told little Greg Bovino to get the heck out of town,
And he’s sending Tom Homan to manage the Minneapolis crackdown.
But if you think ICE thugs have gone too far,
And you’re expecting conciliation from the Border Czar,
Trump’s just ensuring more dangerous behavior by “defining deviancy down.”

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Framework But No Paperwork

January 24, 2026 Buck Banks


Donald Trump bumbled about WEF at Davos like a clown,
But he made a Greenland deal before leaving town.
He came away with a framework,
But alas, with no paperwork,
Because oddly, through a clerical error (?), nobody wrote anything down.

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Prescription for Obfuscation
Buck Banks | Feb. 6, 2026

For Donald Trump, media manipulation is almost a reflex,
Which is how we got to his latest diversion: TrumpRx.
It’s certainly not an affordability solution,
But it is a rather effective prescription
To divert attention away from the Epstein files and illegal sex.

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Verbatim

    “Whether you liked Ms. Harris or not, this last election was a choice, a very simple one. You had the choice between the Constitution and the criminal. And this country chose the criminal. You put a criminal at the top of America. A convicted felon.”

    — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I), on a podcast.

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    “You can kiss the midterms goodbye.”

    — Former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, on NewsNation, after President Trump shared a racist post of the Obamas.

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    “I did this to go on offense. And to put them in a position where they’re tap dancing. To put them in a position where they have to own their choices of using a U.S. attorney’s office to come after a senator.”

    — Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders” — escalating a dispute that President Trump has publicly pushed, the AP reports.

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Numerati

    51.8%

    Portion of young Miami residents who said in a recent survey they were likely to leave, with the area’s cost of living a key factor.

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    $1,000

    “President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation,” ABC News reports. “The cost is set to go even higher this year to $1,300 per household, assuming the existing tariffs stay in place.”

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    14%

    “Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in President Trump’s first year back in the White House had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses,” CBS News reports.

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    37 points

    Chasity Verret Martinez (D) won Saturday’s special election for Louisiana State House District 60, defeating Brad Daigle (R), 62% to 38%, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports. The Downballot reports it was “a massive 37-point overperformance compared to the 2024 presidential result.”

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    108,435

    Employers laid off 108,435 people last month, the highest January number since 2009, according to a new report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. At the same time, hiring intentions haven’t been lower since then.

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