“The bottom line is this, when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them, and you get to keep your life.” — Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX)

“If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what’s coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved.” Rep. Randy Fine — (R-FL). Evidently impeding officers includes trying to drive away from them.

“If this was IRS agents, you know, going after somebody in Florida, and right-wing protesters were getting in the way, there will [sic] be a lot of people on the left saying how dare you get, you know, this is insurrectionist, and that kind of thing. It’s dumb on either side.”– Jonah Goldberg, confused about the distinction between trying to collect taxes and dragging families out of their homes and locking them in cages. To give credit where it’s due, Jonah does seem to have evolved appreciably since my personal brush with him a quarter of a century ago. He even characterized the two comments above as “idiotic”, and expressed outrage that anyone would think that refusal to comply with federal officials is worthy of “summary execution”. But he still found it obligatory to work in an equally idiotic bothsidesism. And he began his remarks with , “Look, protesters shouldn’t get in the way of law enforcement action.” Which is especially interesting considering that his heritage is Jewish.

“Scott Adams was the Mark Twain of King Solomons. It’s likely that he saved millions of lives if not hundreds of millions—from lifting the hopeless out of depression with life-changing hypnotic reframes, to bringing his once-in-a-civilization influence directly to the President of Peace, Donald J. T—p.” –Joshua Lisec. Maybe someone should give the guy a third-hand Nobel Prize posthumously.

Speaking of recently deceased goofballs, Candace Owens takes Charlie worship to a whole new level: “He told me he was a time traveler repeatedly… I said to him in response that I didn’t feel the same way, and I thought I was from another planet. That I was an alien. My entire life. Just do not get it here… this planet is ghetto… Charlie may have been marked since he was a child… We’ve discussed these GATE programs they have in school, and I just think on the basis of what he told me that when he was really young they wanted to drug him, but his mother said no, and he was really grateful for that. And instead they decided that they could send him to this X-Men school.”

(On Anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota). “I mentioned this the other day as sort of tongue in cheek, but I actually do think it’s a real dynamic. I don’t think any of these people are having sex. I really don’t. I think it’s not coincidental that all these women are obese and unattractive with multiple piercings, no makeup, skin issues — I’m sorry, but if you are, like, if you’re having positive interactions with men where you’re going to bed with them, and they’re treating you well, and they’re — you know, you’re enjoying it, and you feel the euphoria that comes after that, you’re not going out there and looking at all these men as the devil enemies who you want to hurt and kill and stop.” — Megyn Kelly of Fox “News”, demonstrating once more that with MAGA Cultists, every accusation is a projection.

(On the new Star Trek series being — shudder– too “woke”) “Tragic. But it’s not too late for @paramountplus to save the franchise. Step 1: Reconcile with @WilliamShatner and give him total creative control.” — Stephen Miller. So, Steve, tell us you know nothing about William Shatner or the history of Star Trek without telling us you know nothing about William Shatner or the history of Star Trek.

[The White House Occupant]”really does have America on his heart and he doesn’t want to do things that are going to make it worse for America.” — Tim Barton