The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

For the Record

“I know guys whose military careers were destroyed over false allegations of purposely publishing classified information. Biden is recorded as a private citizen giving classified info (to make millions) to his ghostwriter, who doesn’t have clearance, and faces no charges.” —Katie Pavlich

“[Laken] Riley’s murder should ignite demand for rigorous vetting of migrants entering the U.S. Riley is dead because the Biden administration lets anyone in and lies about it.” —Betsy McCaughey

“Considering skin color in employment practices is immoral, and claiming that such actions are necessary to advance DEI — an inherently racist ideology — does not change that.” —Senator Ted Cruz

“The President’s $850 billion request for the Pentagon in 2025 is a mere 1% increase over 2024. That’s a cut after inflation, the fourth in a row Mr. Biden has proposed.” —The Wall Street Journal

Re: The Left

“When people, especially older people who have grown accustomed to talking in a particular way, are unscripted, they often say what they think. [Joe Biden] doesn’t think that [the word ‘illegal’ is] offensive. … I think that it’s so silly to suggest that anyone should have a problem with the use of the word ‘illegal’ when illegal is what those people are. They are illegal immigrants, as distinct from immigrants who are here legally.” —Charles C.W. Cooke

Around the World

“Finding an Israeli exit strategy from Gaza has long been a critical goal for Netanyahu’s government, but that required locating someone else fool enough to take the job, yet at least minimally trustworthy for security. In Joe Biden, he may have spotted the sucker at the table.” —Dan McLaughlin

Election Integrity

Question: “Do you believe that only citizens of the United States should be able to vote in federal elections?” —Senator Mike Lee

Answer: “Documentary proof of citizenship or requirements are often discriminatory.” —Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project

Memo to China

“We can’t take the chance of having a dominant news platform in America controlled or owned by a company that is beholden to the Chinese Communist Party, our foremost adversary.” —Rep. Mike Gallagher, author of the TikTok legislation

Food for Thought

“Researchers have found that resilience is the norm, even for combat veterans. How you understand the ‘trauma’ you went through is far more important than the mark it supposedly leaves on you. That means if you falsely believe you went through childhood trauma, you’re more likely to have problems as an adult than someone who actually went through trauma but who doesn’t think of it as traumatic. In most instances, telling a generation that they’ve been traumatized is so much more profound and harmful than even the trauma itself.” —Abigail Shrier

That Idea’s a Real Spud

“I’m writing on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) … to respectfully suggest an appeeling way to modernize the White House Easter Egg Roll. … Instead of promoting the deleterious factory farming and slaughter industries, will you please initiate the annual White House Potato Roll?” —PETA President Ingrid Newkirk in a letter to Jill Biden