Non Compos Mentis

“My administration has made a $15 million investment in gender-affirming care over the next two years.” —New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Spin Doctor

Q: “There are now homeless people on skid row admitting they were bribed with cash, drugs, other incentives to vote Democrat in elections. Does that change your stance at all on whether or not these elections are rigged?” —reporter

A: “Listen, I’m unfamiliar with those reports, and I wouldn’t be surprised if those are part of some far-right conspiracy theory being peddled on the internet to try to convince the American people that there’s evidence of fraud in California.” —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

Double Standards

“The accusations against Graham Platner are not classic MeToo accusations. … I think it speaks to the kind of confusion of the long post-MeToo moment in which gender-related accusations get bundled together, but they’re actually very different.” —New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor

“I am someone that believes in character. I am someone that believes that morals matter. But because of the state of this country … if I lived in Maine, I would hold my nose and I would vote for Platner.” —"The View" cohost Sunny Hostin

Delusions of Grandeur

“You’re seeing a star is born, and you’re seeing how a guy who no one had heard of a year ago, even in Maine, just beat the incumbent governor in a primary.” —former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina

Fact-Check: False

“This is just a partisan attack. [Graham Platner’s] tattoo was a skull and crossbones to remember his fallen comrades from his service in Afghanistan.” —former Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain

The BIG Lies

“[Karmelo Anthony] decided to go under a tent … as it was raining and simply didn’t want to be put out in the rain by some random kid that he didn’t know. … There was little to no mercy seen or humanity seen when this black boy said that ‘I was scared.’” —Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)

“My son didn’t intend to hurt anyone. My son was defending himself.” —Karmelo’s mother Kala Hayes

“What stuck out to me, number one, was the all-white jury.” —Karmelo’s father Andrew Anthony

The Bottom Line

“I really wanted to believe the group defending Karmelo was a limited fringe of radicals. But the show of mainstream support and utter delusion from many black politicians, celebrities & activists quickly dashed that hope. … To defend him, one has to be so far outside of reality and the realm of moral truth that they can no longer tell up from down. It’s so extremely dangerous for people who think this way to have any say whatsoever in matters of law and justice.” —Allie Beth Stuckey

Re: the Left

“For many men, politics is not merely about policy preferences. It is also about whether they feel understood, respected and represented. Increasingly, many men feel that modern progressive politics views them less as constituents and more as problems to be solved. … Political parties succeed when they understand the people they hope to persuade. They fail when they substitute stereotypes for genuine understanding.” —Ben Shapiro

Belly Laugh of the Day

“FINAL: Republicans take an 11-2 victory over the Dumbocrats in the Congressional Baseball Game. The Republicans have now won six years in a row. Still waiting on the mail in runs to come in later tonight.” —Greg Price