The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Dezinformatsiya

“Demonstrators took to the streets of New Orleans rallying against a US Supreme Court ruling that gutted a core Voting Rights Act protection.” —Reuters (Actually, SCOTUS struck down race-based districting.)

Demagogue

“Over three million Virginia citizens cast their votes in a free and fair election, yet the State Supreme Court has chosen to invalidate their voice, disenfranchise them and violate their due process rights.” —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

Race Bait

“What the Tennessee Legislature did is tantamount to theft — the theft of fair representation and the deliberate stripping away of political power from Black communities. … The consequences will not be theoretical; they could have life-and-death ramifications for Black families and communities across Tennessee.” —Congressional Black Caucus

“I think that Justice Roberts is gonna take his place alongside some other infamous justices, like Taney, who gave us the Dred Scott decision.” —Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)

Democrat Double Standards

“The reaction to Louisiana v. Callais has been so incandescent on the left because it believes that unless black voters have black representatives, they are disenfranchised. But this is not how representative democracy works. Were white voters in Georgia disenfranchised in the 2022 Senate race when two African-American candidates, Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker, ran against each other? Were the voting rights of Christians in New York City crimped in 2025 because a Muslim man won the mayoral election?” —Rich Lowry

“When the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) handed down its 6-3 decision in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, well, once again, we got to hear all the unrighteous indignation from the left. … But, upon further review, and here is the real hypocrisy, why did we have to have a [Voting Rights Act] in the first place? Yeah, just like with the creation of the KKK, it was the Democrat party that provided probable cause.” —Allen West

“Key reminder: [Abigail] Spanberger’s own team reportedly warned fellow Dems this scheme was illegal, but they pushed forward anyway. The internal recriminations are going to be intense.” —Guy Benson

The BIG Lie

“I can’t even get my Republican colleagues to agree to not deport American citizens.” —Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) (Well, if they ever do, we suggest they start with Johnny Olszewski.)

For the Record

“I see it all the time: ‘12 million illegal aliens in the country.’ We used 12 million 25 years ago. I think it’s well over 20 million [today].” —Border Czar Tom Homan

Drama Queens

“If Jeff Bezos can drop $10 million to sponsor the Met Gala, he can afford to pay his fair share in taxes.” —Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (Forbes estimates Bezos paid $2.7 billion in taxes in 2024.)

“The American Revolution was against the billionaires of their time.” —Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

“Someone can certainly make a billion dollars. That’s not the same thing as earning.” —Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Village Idiot

“Eating meat is inherently wrong. … Two things cannot coincide: ‘I love animals; I love all animals so much’ and ‘I eat meat.’” —singer-songwriter Billie Eilish

Re: The Left

“The Jacobin Democrats of today are systematically destroying the legacy of the Democratic Party. And why not? Their model is not the American Founding, but the radical mandated equality — and violence — of the French Revolution.” —Victor Davis Hanson

“‘Equity’ is a code word for creating a new policy where white men get exactly the reverse discrimination they deserve for about 400 years.” —Tim Graham

The Bottom Line

“I want to draw down to $0 the American financial support, the financial component of the military cooperation that we have, because we receive $3.8 billion a year, and I think that it’s time that we weaned ourselves from the remaining military support.” —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Belly Laugh of the Day

“Trump released the UFO FILES an hour ago and the Democrats are already offering the ALIENS a stimulus check.” —Jimmy Failla