Village Idiot

“Curious that talented athletes frequently credit God when they win, but we rarely see them blame God when they lose.” —astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson

Gaslighting

“I think this is the most serious constitutional crisis the country has faced, certainly since Watergate. The president is attempting to seize control of power and for corrupt purposes. The president wants to be able to decide how and where money is spent so that he can reward his political friends, he can punish his political enemies.” —Senator Chris Murphy

“They are dismantling the federal government, which will deny the American people the services and the resources that allow them to raise their families, have a secure economy, and a secure future for themselves.” —Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro

Stranger Than Fiction

“What Trump Could Learn From Hitler on NIH Funding.” —headline in The American Prospect

For the Record

“How the federal government is wasting taxpayer dollars: –$2.5 million for electric vehicles for Vietnam. –$2 million for transgender operations in Guatemala. –$1.5 million for DEI in Serbia’s workplaces. –$70,000 for production of a ‘DEI musical’ in Ireland. –Meals for al Qaeda-affiliated fighters in Syria.” —Senator Marsha Blackburn

Re: The Left

“On the one hand it’s hilarious and pathetic — but on the other it’s incredibly instructive — that US corporate media continues to refer to propaganda outlets funded by USAID as ‘independent media.’ Trump and Musk attack ‘independent media’! (by cutting their US Govt funding).” —Glenn Greenwald

“Democrats have finally found someone they hate more than Donald Trump. Elon Musk, who is currently running roughshod over the federal bureaucracy with a sleep-deprived team of brilliant young tech geeks, is the public enemy of the hour.” —Rich Lowry

Observations

“Did everyone else understand that Non Governmental Organizations, ie, NGOs, receive most if not all of their funding from the government, or was I just being ignorant? If NGOs receive most if not all of their funding from the government, what is the basis for calling them non-governmental?” —Bill Ackman

“NGO’s are a way for the deep state to funnel taxpayer money to left wing causes and figures. What they do is basically legalized bank robbery.” —Robbie Starbuck

Upright

“Gazans lost a war they started. People lose land when they lose wars. True for all of human history, true today.” —Buck Sexton

Belly Laugh of the Day

“I love Donald Trump as much as a straight man can love another man.” —Elon Musk

And Last…

“Donald Trump is only busy on days that end in ‘y.’ In other words, he’s the polar opposite of AWOL Joe Biden.” —Nate Jackson