Praetorian Guard

“FACT FOCUS: Experts say Trump’s claims linking Democrats to communism are inaccurate.” —Associated Press headline (“According to the AP, fascism accusations are nuanced, but when a Democratic candidate has a record of praising Kim Il-Sung, Fidel Castro, and Joseph Stalin, and endorsing government-run agricultural cooperatives, that is to be brushed aside as no big deal.” —NewsBusters’ Alex Christy)

Re: The Left

“If you are talking about ‘seizing the means of production,’ then you should not be too surprised when people think you are a communist. … The word ‘socialist’ has always been a key part of the vocabulary of communism, in the 20th century and today.” —Byron York

“To conquer a nation, first rob it of its history and heroes. That’s a quick summary of Marxist strategy. … When you strip a country of its heroic past, you limit its future aspirations and achievements.” —Betsy McCaughey

Political Futures

“Even if you clean [Graham] Platner up — take away his Nazi tattoo; turn him into Don Juan, who woos women rather than rapes them; get rid of all the bizarre and disgusting social media posts — he would still be a dangerous candidate. … That’s why I have always felt that simply pointing out a candidate’s character flaws isn’t enough to win elections. The problem with Platner is that he’s a Marxist, just like much of the Democrat base.” —Gary Bauer

“It’s not the Nazi tattoo, or his lying about it, or his statement that all cops are bastards, or his use of an app that targets teens, or his admission he was a communist that led Ds to dump Platner. It’s fear he will lose that caused this stampede. Never forget that.” —Ari Fleischer

Dark Satire

“Democrats are shocked that Platner won’t take no for an answer. His previous victims tried to warn them.” —Nick Freitas

“Platner isn’t the only Nazi to spend the last days of his campaign in a bunker hiding.” —Erick Erickson

Re: Iran

Q: “What is your reaction on the recent U.S. attacks on Iran, and why don’t you feel that this will overshadow this summit?” —reporter

A: “Well, I think it was absolutely necessary, because when you have a ceasefire, and Iran is basically violating the ceasefire … I think it is totally crucial that the U.S. forcefully react.” —NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

For the Record

“I’m very bullish on Israel from an economic perspective. … Imagine if Silicon Valley was a country. That’s what Israel is. You have this incredible density of talent and IP and IQ in a very small country.” —hedge fund manager Bill Ackman

Observations

“Candace Owens is an IQ test. If you watch Candace and come away thinking that you are smarter, better informed, or more moral…you are retarded. If you echo or excuse her evil and vicious stupidity…you are worse than retarded. Don’t be retarded.” —Ben Shapiro

“If there were a rise in acts of hatred against blacks comparable to the rise in antisemitic attacks against Jews, the public outcry would make the 2020 George Floyd/BLM protests look like a neighborhood block party.” —Larry Elder

“Gone are the days when Democrats would at least pretend to be patriotic.” —Greg Gutfeld

And Last…

“From the start, a key tactic of the gender identitarians has been linguistic prescription, and it’s proved shockingly successful. Trans activists’ shibboleths and euphemisms have been allowed to penetrate the upper echelons of our culture with devastating consequences to freedom of speech and belief. … As the vibe shifts, and a lot of people in the elite professions start trying to reposition themselves, the obvious place to start is, ‘it’s not that I couldn’t see your point, but did you have to say it that way?’ … We’ve always needed blunt people, but we need them most of all when being asked to bow down to a naked emperor.” —author J.K. Rowling