Off the Reservation

“This is a satanic administration. We all realize that satanic Zionists occupy the White House and Congress needs to move to have the Mad King Trump removed. All of our lives may depend upon other countries realizing that Trump is deeply unwell and surrounded by religious fanatics who have convinced him that he is a messiah. We are in uncharted territory. Leaders worldwide need to act accordingly.” —Candace Owens

“Iran is fighting for the whole world right now. … Iran right now is fighting for all of humanity. They really are. In a way, they’re fighting for us. Because if Iran falls, it means Israel controls the entire Middle East.” —Nick Fuentes

No Man Left Behind

“Late Thursday night, an American F-15 fighter jet went down deep inside enemy territory in Iran while participating in Operation Epic Fury. … I immediately was asked to make a decision. I ordered the U.S. Armed Forces to do whatever was necessary to bring our brave warriors back home. … In the United States military, we leave no American behind.” —President Donald Trump

“This was an incredibly dangerous mission, an incredibly dangerous undertaking, but a filled promise made to every American warfighter — that you will not be left behind. We will always come find you, and we will always bring you home.” —Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine

“It takes a year to build an aircraft — it takes 200 years to build a military tradition where you don’t leave anybody behind.” —Gen. Frank McKenzie (Ret.)

Friendly Fire

“There’s been a fracturing between me and my party. … That might isolate me politically, but I’ve had no regrets because I’ve always felt that’s the moral clarity.” —Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)

Meritocracy or Bust

“Sadly, Pam couldn’t figure it out. Neither could Kristi, who engaged in cowboy cosplay for Trump and nearly destroyed DHS with her incompetence. Neither could the slew of U.S. attorney wannabes like Alina and Lindsey, who are better suited to Mar-A-Lago than Marbury vs. Madison. … The thought that these women were chosen for their looks and their gender as opposed to their resumes is as repellent to me now, when it’s done to advance so-called conservative goals, as it is when liberals started the whole DEI crap.” —Christine Flowers

American Spirit

“Welcome to my old neighborhood.” —recorded message from the late Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell to the Artemis II crew

“[Earth] was created to give us a place to live in the universe, in the cosmos. I think maybe the distance we are from you makes you think what we’re doing is special, but we’re the same distance from you and I’m trying to tell you — just trust me — you are special.” —Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover

“Getting back to the moon is nice, but it is a manned mission to Mars that should be our ultimate objective. It would truly be another giant leap for mankind, opening up a vista of homo sapiens as a multi-planetary species. The technological challenge would be significant, requiring Apollo-like exertions, while there’s much of scientific importance to be learned on the Red Planet.” —Rich Lowry