Short Take Politics
Cracker Barrel relents
The move to redesign the logo with no cracker and no barrel collapsed under criticism from the anti-woke crowd and even President Trump who aptly noted the mediocre restaurant chain, with its ill-advised logo update had generated a publicity explosion valued at a billion dollars. https://www.yahoo.com/news/article/cracker-barrel-will-ditch-new-woke-logo-after-backlash-from-trump-and-others-220319476.html
Arrest quotas melt ICE
ICE agents, stressed under the pressure of daily arrest quotas, are increasingly discouraged and suffering from low morale according to sources who spoke anonymously out of fear for retaliation. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ice-agent-raids-trump…
Trump reversing Katrina FEMA changes
Disaster response is a state problem and there is no need for FEMA leadership to be disaster experts. https://www.npr.org/2025/08/27/nx-s1-5476531/fema-hurricane-katrina-tru…