September 22, 2026

Trump's Declining Approval and Institutional Damage

A significant thread of Aaron's activity focused on Trump's deteriorating political standing and the lasting damage of his administration. He reposted commentary on Trump's approval rating hitting 32% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll — the lowest of his career in that survey — though with some skepticism, amplifying a take that predicted either a massive polling error or a rebound before Election Day as media horse-race coverage kicks in. He also reposted observations about the strange, already-dated quality of the 2025 institutional capitulation to Trump, with one post noting that the scramble to bow before the administration "only looks weirder and weirder in hindsight."

On the corruption and rule-of-law front, Aaron reposted reporting on explosive FBI allegations that Senator Susan Collins was involved in a pay-to-play scheme connecting Super-PAC donors to government contracts — a probe that was shut down after Trump's reelection gutted the relevant DOJ and FBI teams. He also amplified Senator Chris Van Hollen's condemnation of ICE hiding detainees from lawyers and family members, tied to an AP News report on the practice. A repost captured what Aaron apparently sees as an emerging political dodge: the position of opposing Trump while also having "no interest in major reforms to undo the damage of the Trump age."

International Politics

Aaron engaged briefly with international themes. He reposted a sardonic commentary on UK polling showing immigration surging to 51% as the top concern among voters even as a war in Europe registers as less important — the original post framing this as a troubling sign of misplaced priorities. A separate repost offered a dark, wry take on Israeli electoral politics, pointing to on-camera violence as a fault line among voters.

Pop Culture

Aaron weighed in on Moana 2, calling it "so bad" with "painful" music — and noting with some exasperation that it has become his four-year-old's favorite movie. He followed up lamenting that without Lin-Manuel Miranda, Disney failed to maintain even a coherent musical style or lyrics that flow. He also reposted a post from someone exhausted by the demands of trying to please difficult customers, though the specifics of that situation weren't elaborated on.