* “Russia’s claim that an invasion of Ukraine is unthinkable shouldn’t pass the laugh test.”–Jonah Goldberg, The Dispatch.
* “If war breaks out, it will come at an enormous human cost to Ukraine, but we believe that based on our preparations and our response, it will come at a strategic cost for Russia as well.”–White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
* “To stage the (Olympic) Games in the midst of China’s genocide of Uyghurs and ongoing repression of Tibet and Hong Kong is an atrocity. To herald the spirit of sports in a police state … is simply grotesque.”–Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post.
* “As we peer into society’s future … we must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering for our own ease and convenience the precious resources of tomorrow.”–President Dwight Eisenhower.
* “White identity is inherently racist.”–Robin DiAngelo, author of “White Fragility.”
* “Nationally, we are seeing longtime, experienced election leaders and their staffs leaving their positions for other work because they’ve had it.”–Vermont’s Democratic Secretary of State Jim Condos, on the growing concern for the safety of election officials.
* “Choosing to have a gun in your home because it will keep you safe is a myth. And a deadly one at that.”–Dr. Steven Stainsbury, emergency medicine physician.
* “I certainly wish my tenure here had ended differently.”–CNN President Jeff Zucker, in announcing his resignation over “a consensual relationship” with a colleague, executive vice president Allison Gollust.
* “Facebook needs to continue to recognize the responsibility it has to protect elections around the world and invest accordingly. Governments, civil society and the public should hold it accountable for doing so.”–Katie Harbath, chief executive of Anchor Change, a company focused on the intersecting issues of technology and democracy. She had formerly been with Facebook, where she helped lead its work on elections.
* “Let’s be truthful about it because (the) Holocaust isn’t about race. It’s not about race. It’s about man’s inhumanity to man.”–Whoopi Goldberg.
* “It seems that Whoopi Goldberg’s only crime was ‘being wrong in public’–an eventuality that is all but guaranteed to arise when we televise spontaneous political debate.”–Charles C.W. Cooke, The National Review.
* “Studies show that shortening the work week would boost national productivity … . It also provides an opportunity to rebalance employment to decrease both the number of people who are overworked and those who are unemployed and underemployed.”–Adrian McMahon, Jacobin.
* “Lawmakers should approve a common-sense change that could preserve our beaches and protect wild life: Give local governments the authority to ban smoking on their beaches, and ban smoking in state parks.”–Florida Conservation Director J.P. Brooker.
* “We’re really waiting for them (Rays) to signal what the way forward is.”–Hillsborough County Commissioner Harry Cohen.
* “(This city) always planned to take a last big at-bat.”–St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch, on St. Petersburg pitching a new stadium plan for the Rays.