The BIG Lie: “We need to not only lean in but we need to work with our area partners to stop the root cause that’s pushing people to come to the northern border. Remember, this is a crisis that Donald Trump has created through executive action.” —Sen. Cory Booker

Braying Jenny: “We have rogue agencies that have no accountability, no transparency, in how they conduct their business. We know that they have spoken in the most vile ways about immigrants. We know that they have certain views about, you know, what brown and black people deserve. And so we should be having a conversation about eliminating their existence.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar

Village Idiots: “‘Criminal’ is my most requested song. In the past I have used my ‘Criminal’ money to help friends or family. However,. [sic] after months and months of reading the news about how my country is treating refugees, I’ve become gutted with frustration trying to figure out the best way to help. Of course you can donate money for the bare necessities … but after much searching I found the organization WhileTheyWait.org[.] It seems to me that the best way I can help detainees is to contribute to payment of their legal fees. … I have decided to pledge all of my earnings from ‘Criminal’ over this year and next to this organization.” —singer Fiona Apple

Non Compos Mentis: “It is on this Fourth of July and in this city that this president has decreed that a procession of combat tanks will line the capital, while the president speaks to the nation flanked by the country’s highest-ranking military chiefs. For the first time in the history of our democratic republic, we are being instructed to honor not the values of our Declaration of Independence but the power of the military and … the grandeur of Donald J. Trump’s personal self.” —MSNBC’s Chris Matthews

Braying Jackass: “Donald Trump is incapable of celebrating what makes America great — because he doesn’t get it. He cannot distinguish between our allies and our adversaries — because he does not grasp that America is the ‘march of the mind’ toward greater openness, greater understanding, greater human freedom to pursue lives of meaning and fulfillment.” —Joe Biden

Annals of the absurd: “I was glad to see [Nike capitulate]. And my hope is that they didn’t just do it to do it. They understand the significance there. And look, there are a lot of things in our history that are still very painful.” —Julian Castro

Belly laugh of the week: “Thank you [Nike] for doing the right thing. CA is open for business and welcomes those that represent the best of our American values.” —California Gov. Gavin Newsom

And last… “If you’re offended by a shoe celebrating the flag of the American Revolution, it’s a good indication that you may be better off living in a permanent safe space. Or Cuba.” —Rep. Dan Crenshaw