From the Loony Left
“It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. ... If this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.” —Barack Obama, lacking self-awareness

“From the high schools of France to the streets of Madrid to the universities of Tirana, young people are telling their governments the same thing: in an age of massive wealth inequality, they want a future they can believe in.” —California Rep. Ro Khanna

“France’s Far Right Seizes the Moment as Rioting Stuns the Country.” —New York Times headline

“My name is not the reason you can’t afford your gas. My name is not the reason you can’t afford your groceries. My name is not the reason you can’t see a doctor. ... [Republican] policies are the reason why.” —Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

“There is only one remedy in the Constitution when the president violates the law, and that’s for Congress to impeach the president. I voted twice for that. I suspect there will be another effort after the House and Senate changes hands.” —Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley

“President Trump is using his power to intimidate the people who run our elections, putting the voting system under remarkable stress.” —“60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl

“To really steal an election requires some coordination, some competence, some ability, some talent. ... [Republicans are] going to try it. You should be really warned.” —James Carville

“The 75 years of apartheid and occupation ... set the conditions for something like October 7 to happen.” —Hasan Piker

From the Reasonable Right
“It’s a sad day in America when our government is used to target people simply because they’re Jihadi communist illegal immigrants.” —Joel Berry, with tongue in cheek

“Government spending in France is a greater percentage of GDP than it was in the Soviet Union. There is no neoliberalism in France. There is no austerity. If that’s your explanation of the riots then you know nothing, understand nothing.” —Hunter Ash

“What’s happening in France is the progressive political agenda at its natural conclusion. When you build a massive welfare state while increasing your population through third-world migration, it isn’t long before basic social order collapses.” —Texas Rep. Brandon Gill

“The crazy part is that, according to the research, the second generation is far more radical than the first. Turns out, when you put the Third World in front of a leftist professor, you’re lighting the match that will burn your civilization to the ground.” —Nick Freitas

“Western liberals imported the third world into France and other countries in the name of diversity and compassion. They ignored fundamental questions of assimilation and compatibility. They were told it would lead to this and they didn’t listen. ... I hope Americans are paying attention. This is the future congressional Democrats seek for your country.” —Vice President JD Vance

“Fun fact: Not a single mosque was damaged during the riots in France.” —Eli David

“If French store owners were armed their livelihoods would not have been looted and burned.” —Marc Thiessen

“[Abdul El-Sayed’s] talent is taking easy questions and being a giant jerk about them while he doesn’t answer them. And the thing is, these are easy questions to answer if you want to give the correct answer.” —Mary Katharine Ham

“El Sayed’s record is rightly being challenged and you can’t simply wave it off as ‘Islamophobia.’ He’s got real questions to answer...just don’t make an appointment at his medical practice to get them.” —Scott Jennings

“A decade ago, the rainbow flag was the universal banner of progressive protest, flown at marches that had nothing to do with gay rights. Then it gave way to the Progress Pride flag, with the trans colors and chevrons stitched onto the old rainbow, as the movement moved on to its next cause. Today, both have been pushed aside by the Palestinian flag, which now shows up at nearly every protest in the Western world, regardless of its subject.” —Erick Erickson