The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Insight: “The only kind of freedom that the mob can imagine is freedom to annoy and oppress its betters, and that is precisely the kind that we mainly have.” —H.L. Mencken (1880-1956)

For the record: “By the way, the United States is responsible for almost none of the plastic in the ocean. 60 percent comes from Southeast Asia. 95 percent comes from Asia and Africa combined. That leaves 5 percent split between every western country. Your straw is not a problem.” —Matt Walsh

Braying Jenny: “You’ve gotta know that I’m here to do the work that I was sent to do, and as [the] pastor said to me when I came in this morning, when God sends you to do something, you just do it!” —Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)

The BIG Lie: “I think that’s an exaggeration. The Democratic party is not a socialist party.” —Maxine Waters

Non Compos Mentis: “A conservative news outlet spliced together a ‘satirical’ interview with Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, published it on Facebook without noting it was satire, and racked up over a million views in less than 24 hours — many from people who appear convinced it’s real. The video is fake, and for the people who are taking it seriously, it’s news. But it’s not ‘fake news,’ and it shows just how confounding talking about misinformation has gotten.” —The Verge

And last… “So liberals think calling Ivanka Trump a feckless c—t is ‘hilarious comedy’ but think Allie Stuckey’s hilarious satire of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is fake news & should be banned from Facebook. I don’t think funny means what the left thinks it means.” —Liz Wheeler