Saturday Roundup: Fake Job Numbers, Trump Voters FAFO, True Midterm Conspiracies, and Texas Floods

In case you missed it:

In case you missed it, here’s what we covered on The Banter this past week (and apologies for no Friday article — I’m traveling at the moment!):

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Bob Cesca on the high possibility that the Trump administration is so corrupt, they are falsifying the job numbers to make the economy appear stronger than it is:

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Julie Roginsky on Trump voters discovering too late that his policies won’t help them—but destroy them:

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My take on the deeply cynical—and frankly scary—reason Trump doesn’t actually want the GOP to win the 2026 midterms (for Members):

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And finally the F**king Monday column on why cutting funding for weather monitoring isn’t a good idea, Musk’s new political party, and Republican Jeff Flake’s ominous warning about his party:

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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