Dear Donnie, No one in their right mind is buying your bunkum. Best, Retiring Guy

 

Top headline:  The White House, 9/25/2025

Line graph:  CBS News, 11/23/2025

Bottom headline:  PBS, 11/5/2025 

Another finding from the CBS/YouGov poll:

Meet representatives of the group of 13% who think Trump makes things sound worse than they are.

According to Merriam-Webster, the first-known use of 'bunkum', a in insincere or foolish talk : NONSENSE, occurred in 1838.

Other coinages from the same year include:

1. blinkered
2. caddish
3. costumery
4. maladjusted
5. nonregulated
6. protective tariff
7. sedition
8. shopworn

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Which way did it go, which way did it go? wonders @nytimes.  (7/25)

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Once the envy of the world in late 2024, Trump slams U.S. economy into reverse during his first 100 days.  (5/1)

Its official: Trump tanked the economy in his first 100 days.  (5/1)