Non Compos Mentis

“Mr. Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, had an unholy acceptance of Hamas as an enemy. … And he had this unholy acceptance because it benefited him … to have an enemy that would not agree to a two-state solution.” —Congressman Al Green (D-TX)

Useful Idiots

“We cannot say that one war crime deserves another. … I think we have to be balanced about bringing in the outrages against Palestinians.” —Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

“I don’t think that’s true.” —Pramila Jayapal when told “a ceasefire would keep that brutal terrorist regime in place in Gaza”

“As Israel defends itself, it matters how. The United States is unequivocal: International humanitarian law must be respected.” —Vice President Kamala Harris

“Innocent civilian lives should not be intentionally targeted and … Israel must do more to protect innocent life in Gaza and innocent civilians in Gaza.” —Kamala Harris

“Our approach for post-conflict Gaza: No forceable displacement, no reoccupation, no siege or blockade, no reduction in territory.” —Kamala Harris

“We have to revitalize the Palestinian Authority.” —Kamala Harris

“There needs to be a permanent state for Palestinian people to live in. That is the way to undermine Hamas.” —Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison

For the Record

“Notice that Blinken and Biden don’t threaten consequences for Hamas or Iran if they fail to immediately release the hostages. Yet they constantly put pressure on Israel to not defend itself. Moral bankruptcy.” —Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)

Hot Air

“We can’t save a burning planet with a firehose of fossil fuels. We must accelerate a just, equitable transition to renewables. The science is clear: The 1.5°C warming limit is only possible if we stop burning fossil fuels. Not reduce. Not abate. Phase out.” —UN Secretary-General António Guterres

“We’re seeing and beginning to pay attention and to count and record the deaths that are related to climate, and by far the biggest killer is extreme heat.” —former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

“Around the world there are those who seek to slow or stop our progress — leaders who deny climate science, delay climate action, and spread misinformation; corporations that greenwash climate inaction and lobby for billions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies. In the face of their resistance … we must do more.” —Kamala Harris

“Under the president’s leadership, the U.S. is turbocharging the speed and scale of climate action, both at home and abroad.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

Swampthink

“Our challenge is just to let folks know who brung it to them. That’s a big part of our challenge. It’s all these individual accomplishments — they are very popular.” —Kamala Harris

“We’ve seen great progress and I think the American people know it on some level.” —Kamala Harris

Baghdad Bob

“We’re going to continue to do the work and talk to the American people. … His focus every day … is to make sure that we deliver on what the president was elected to do. … It’s very hard to break through the noise that we’re seeing right now.” —Karine Jean-Pierre

Theater of the Absurd

“If Congress fails to defend democracy … all because of border policies inspired by Donald Trump and Stephen Miller, the judgment of history will be harsh indeed.” —Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

The BIG Lies

“The president has made sure that he’s used enforcement, deterrence, and diplomacy to deal with [illegal immigration].” —Karine Jean-Pierre

“They have not, even their own witnesses that they’ve brought forward, been able to find a nexus between any of the allegations of Hunter Biden and the president, Joe Biden, or even when he was Vice President Joe Biden. There’s no nexus. There’s no ‘there’ there.” —U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D)

“I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.” —Joe Biden

“We have [sic] more freedom up until this group [Republicans] came along. But what’s at stake now is freedom.” —Joe Biden

Belly Laugh of the Day

“The Democrats now … [are] the liberty party because we stand for liberty. We’re the progressive party because we stand for progress. We’re also the conservative party because we want to conserve the Constitution, the Bill of Rights… Everything they want to tear down is what we want to conserve. So at this point, if you’re for American democracy surviving, you’re for us.” —Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD)