Theater of the Absurd
“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” —Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations Office at Geneva

The BIG Lie
“The governor [Tim Walz] has taken the lead here, and the administration has been aggressive internally in working to stop fraud, prevent it from happening in the first place.” —Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan

The Warmth of Collectivism
“City government is stepping in to make people’s lives more affordable. Today, I am proud to announce a collection of essential staples that will be predictably 30% cheaper at all five of our city-run grocery stores.” —New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Hot Air
“It’s drier and hotter because we continue to rely on fossil fuels for our energy. We need to get to 100% renewable energy.” —Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

“We need to completely stop dirty fossil fuel infrastructure.” —Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost

Friendly Fire
“[Abdul El-Sayed] is really the Pontiac Platner, and now he’s really running to be the head of our emerging pro-Hamas wing here in the party. … Bernie Sanders and other people created the Platner disaster.” —Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman

“Abolish prisons, abolish the border, abolish the presidency, abolish the Pentagon — I mean, these are crazy people. … They’re behaving in truly bizarre ways, and that seems like what the DSA wants more and more.” —John Fetterman

Credit Where It’s Due
“It’s not often you hear someone in D.C. admit they were wrong, let alone horribly wrong — and the entire Democratic Party was, including me. … Halfway through my first term, I now recognize how important the [Senate] filibuster is and the state our country would be in without it.” —John Fetterman

Re: The Left
“Progressives don’t want real democracy, where the people choose freely and without hindrance. They want a stage-managed ‘democracy.’ They want a system in which they provide the signals, and voters follow their lead. Progressives have an aesthetic preference for popular election, because they want to believe that they are fighting ‘for the people.’ But, too often, when push comes to shove, progressives reveal that they will implement their preferred policies by any means necessary, even if ‘the people’ are not ready to go along without a nudge.” —Joshua Arnold

“When [DSA elites] talk about helping the working class, they mean giving those who spent more time in an overpriced classroom more authority to make decisions for them. That isn’t working-class representation. It is professional-class paternalism dressed in a union T-shirt. The DSA claims to fight for workers while dismissing what workers actually value: building a better life without government interference. That contradiction shows why its message often fails with the very people it claims to represent.” —Samantha Koch

“DSA wants to make the whole country like California, only worse. That’s their idea of democracy — the socialist version. It’s the revolutionary French version as well, and it’s as un-American as anything can be.” —Daniel McCarthy

For the Record
“Many medical experts, scientists, and public health officials have asked why public trust in them has declined so severely since the start of the Covid pandemic. More than any other American, Anthony Fauci reinforced the public’s suspicions about the honesty of public health officials — and we’re still paying the price for his duplicity.” —National Review

“Looks like almost 70 percent of Fauci’s diary are just press clippings about Fauci, w/ his own self-flattery sprinkled between. He should be sent to a laboratory, studied & observed, so scientists can try to understand how an ego can consume its host.” —Tom Elliott

“The Fauci files reveal not just a sociopathic narcissist, but also a pathological schizophrenic.” —Victor Davis Hanson

“The Biden administration actually hung a portrait of a smiling Fauci near the entrance of the National Portrait Gallery. One wonders if the museum also has a portrait of Benedict Arnold. … Never again should we allow politicians and mad scientists to shut down our mighty economy.” —Stephen Moore