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August 21, 2025

Thursday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from Abby Phillip, Ken Martin, deranged protestors, Michael Knowles, John Lott Jr., Marcus Lemonis, Donald Trump, and more.

Leftist Lecturing

“I share this not as a lecture for you, but as a lesson. America, the superpower, is largely possible only because of the superpowers of people who went lifetimes without the same rights.” —CNN’s Abby Phillip

Dumb & Dumber

“You have a fascist in the White House. … That old playbook, the norms that used to have guardrails on our democracy and protect all of us in this country — that doesn’t exist anymore. We’ve got to throw that playbook out the window because the Republicans have. We cannot be the only party that’s playing by the rules anymore.” —DNC Chair Ken Martin

“The public sentiment is moving our way.” —Ken Martin

Trump Derangement Syndrome

“We need money for healthcare and housing and climate change! … Free DC! Free DC! Free DC!” “Get the f**k out of my city!” —white DC protestors screaming at JD Vance and Pete Hegseth

Re: The Left

“Trump’s enemies are now complaining that he is trying to end a war, expresses humility, and desires to be close to God.” —Michael Knowles

“If you hate America, you have no business demanding to live in America.” —Department of Homeland Security X account

“We are not going let the communists destroy a great American city, let alone the nation’s capital!” —White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller

“Groups like the ADL and the SPLC are the real hate groups. They are driven mad by the existence of Republicans. So mad, in fact, that they find ‘America First’ to be hate speech.” —David Strom

For the Record

“D.C.‘s murder rate ran 169 percent higher than Louisiana’s, the deadliest state, and an astonishing 523 percent higher than that of the average state. No city in the top 20 came close.” —John R. Lott Jr.

Reality Checks

“We will not open or operate retail stores in California … California has created one of the most over-regulated, expensive, and risky environments for businesses in America. It’s a system that makes it harder to employ people, harder to keep doors open, and harder to deliver value to customers.” —Bed Bath & Beyond Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis

“Bed, Bath and Beyond just announced that they won’t operate in California because of the state’s unfriendly business practices. TRANSLATION: Newsom should stop copying Trump’s tweets and start copying his policies. What a LOSER.” —Jimmy Failla

Make America Proud Again

“The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our country is, how bad slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future. … This country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE. We have the 'HOTTEST’ country in the world, and we want people to talk about it, including in our museums.” —Donald Trump

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