Insight

“Among other causes of misfortune which your not being armed brings upon you, it makes you despised.” —Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)

Observations

“When it comes to being trans, it’s amazing that when the body and the mind don’t align, society jumps to blaming and changing the body, not the mind.” —Danielle D'Souza Gill

Non Compos Mentis Award

“Just imagine how all these right-wingers would have reacted with horror if they had been around when Harry Truman desegregated the military. Now that was woke!” —Council on Foreign Relations fellow Max Boot

Hot Air

“Right now, we are witnessing the beginning of one of the most significant events in human history — the clean energy transition. It is long overdue and it can’t progress fast enough.” —Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm

“Climate deniers are really in some ways similar to all of those almost 400 law enforcement officers in Uvalde, Texas, who were waiting outside an unlocked door while the children were being massacred. They heard the screams, they heard the gunshots, and nobody stepped forward.” —Al Gore (“You have to be a special kind of evil to even think this, yet alone say it.” —Joe Bastardi)

Gaslighting

“Gas prices are declining at one of the fastest rates we have seen in over a decade — we’re not letting up on our work to lower costs even further.” —Joe Biden (“This tweet is a masterclass in gaslighting. Deny that your policies played any role in gas prices increasing in the first place, then take credit when those record high prices begin to decrease. This is why nothing changes in government — because people believe this stuff.” —Darrell B. Harrison)

Veep Thoughts With Kamala

“We are a nation in mourning as a result of gun violence. Black people are 13% of America’s population, and I think it’s 62% of homicide victims to gun violence.” —Vice President Kamala Harris (“Well…who is pulling the trigger?” —Katie Pavlich)

“You fight it in the courts, but you also gotta fight it in the streets.” —Kamala Harris

“You’ve got these extremist so-called leaders in places like Georgia, Florida, [and] Texas who are intentionally trying to make it more difficult for people to vote.” —Kamala Harris

“Listen, women are getting pregnant every day in America.” —Kamala Harris

Race Bait

“I rise today to promote HR 40, the commission to study slavery and develop reparation proposals as a way of redress, repair, and restoration for the 246 years of slavery.” —Congresswoman Jackson Lee

And Last…

“Biden got you fired for not getting the vaxx. He called it a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.’ Biden got four jabs. He still got covid. When does he get fired?” —Liz Wheeler