From the Loony Left
“Black folks are being found hanged in America. This is a national crisis and we CANNOT stand by while strange fruit hangs from trees across the country. We’re demanding a federal investigation NOW so we can stop modern-day lynchings.” —Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley regarding what are predominantly suicides

“This year, there have already been 10 reported hangings of Black people in the U.S. I’m proud to have signed onto @RepPressley’s letter to address these widespread modern-day lynchings and put a stop to this racial terror.” —New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (At least 90% of those hangings are suicides.)

“When it comes to black communities in America, there are unpaid debts that have long since come due that we are unwilling to acknowledge, let alone pay down. And I understand that we need leaders who are going to understand those debts and address them.” —Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

“What if we ran our world like we run a kindergarten classroom? Because at the end of the day, aren’t we all just really big kindergartners?” —Texas Senate candidate James Talarico

“[September 11] was ... the beginning of intense Islamophobia.” —CNN’s Christiane Amanpour

“When I walked out on the field and they asked us to rise for ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ I had a realization of, ‘Well, why do I take pride in this when, historically, this country has discriminated against black people; we’re seeing black people being killed by police with impunity; and, if we go further into ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ it talks specifically about no slaves shall escape — essentially slavery?’” —former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick

Non Compos Mentis
“We knew that this was a turning point, and this would be something that could change something to make it better for other women in the future, for other families.” —juror Paula Devlin on the effort to acquit Lindsay Clancy

From the Reasonable Right
“Handing out roughly $1.3 trillion to voters, while running an existing $2 trillion deficit, isn’t a ‘dividend’ payment as much as a brazen socialistic redistribution stunt that would add $1 trillion to the deficit.” —David Harsanyi

“Republicans are altering the electorate’s expectations by conceding core arguments to the Left. [Vice President JD] Vance’s fans argue that welfare programs will never be unwound, so they might as well be used for social conservative goals. Once you normalize arguments in favor of dependency, politics devolves into an arms race in who can send voters bigger checks.” —David Harsanyi

“Those who abuse liberty are not merely making private decisions that only affect those involved. Liberty is rare, and license directly assaults the virtues and institutions that liberty requires to endure. License does affect other people because it undermines liberty for future generations.” —Victor Joecks

“Even if one takes an alarmist view of the risks, it’s unclear how the development of AI can be stopped. Any deal with the Chinese to slow down research couldn’t be trusted, and it might simply allow them to pass us in the AI race by subterfuge. ... There’s also the reality that AI will be a necessary tool in protecting against the malicious use of AI — not to mention all of its other positive potential. If we slow or end research in the U.S., we might end up vulnerable to superintelligence developed by actors who mean us ill.” —Rich Lowry

“One man with courage makes a majority.” —Andrew Klavan regarding the lone man who refused to say Lindsay Clancy was not guilty