conv.politics

“It is a response to the urgent and existential threats to historic preservation.”— Brent Leggs · full quotes →

“A lot has changed since he was last here.”— Donald Trump, U.S. President · Daily Kos · full quotes →

“Communism will never be coming to America, but freedom will be coming to Cuba.”— President Trump, U.S. President · YouTube · full quotes →

“There are signs of optimism and even hope, but what has not changed is the way voters are crying out for bold action, fast.”— Veronica Hawking, 38 Degrees Campaigns Director · full quotes →

“No traffic stop should end with a fatality. Something went wrong, and we need to know what and how.”— Hillary Scholten, U.S. Congresswoman (Michigan) · full quotes →

“Given the precarious situation that Europe currently finds itself in, any further restrictions on fuels available to the EU at this stage could quickly become…”— Anonymous industry source · full quotes →

“Gas prices were much higher under Biden than under "TRUMP." So were almost all other prices.”— President Trump, President · full quotes →

“We didn't go to war to protect our own interests. We went to war to serve Israel's interests.”— Tucker Carlson, Former Fox News host · Independent UK · full quotes →

“I wonder if Paul is behind her sudden switcheroo from donating Republican to Dems?”— Political observer · full quotes →

“Raman clearly has the advantage. Her task is a little less onerous than Bass'.”— Mark DiCamillo, Berkeley IGS Poll director · full quotes →

“We'll go for appeal because Fake News people and publications that only write negatively, and who violate our National Security by writing false and defamatory…”— Donald Trump · full quotes →

“Reform UK are now neck-and-neck with the Conservatives, with the parties respectively on 123 and 130 seats in our median projection”— YouGov · full quotes →

“I hope in my lifetime I see this country rejoin the European Union.”— Andy Burnham · full quotes →

“Memorial Drive is ... a very visible and distressing example of what we are seeing across WA.”— Kath Snell · full quotes →

“As Palestinian civilians face a campaign of devastation and fear from violent extremist settlers, the United States must send a strong message that this…”— Chris Coons · full quotes →

“We openly support the assassination of basically every elected Democrat in New Hampshire But if you don't have the balls to do that then you should probably…”— Libertarian Party of New Hampshire · full quotes →

“We're actually making sure that the people receiving Obamacare subsidies are actually entitled to receive them.”— JD Vance, Vice President · New Republic · full quotes →

“The [Xi-Trump] meeting comes as Americans' feelings about China have warmed in recent years, even though they remain cold overall.”— Laura Silver and Laura Clancy, Pew Research Center · full quotes →

“Teachers and professors stand for much of their jobs. I wonder if we'd qualify as having "physically demanding jobs" under this proposal? j/k ... sorta”— rickf · Mastodon · full quotes →

“You would actually hurt me”— Adam Hamilton, Democratic Senate candidate in Kansas · full quotes →

“There's always a tweet…”— Social media poster · full quotes →

“These tactics unacceptably draw from the playbook of the antisemitic boycotts, divestments and sanctions movement”— Draft statement attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of State (draft document) · full quotes →

“selfish, ignorant and cruel forces undermining global humanity”— Pedro Sanchez · full quotes →

“Ugh, someone I was talking to was like we need billionaires to run shit because look how fucked our society is rn. Like mf society is fucked because of those…”— soup3972, Reddit commenter · Reddit · full quotes →

“Trump's diesel ban would hurt America and help China”— @unusual_whales, Social media user · X · full quotes →

“A plane carrying Xi landed at 5.39pm. It said 'Air China', and taxied beyond the jets parked on the tarmac.”— Cat Zakrzewski, White House correspondent, The Washington Post · full quotes →

“At least 21 people have been shot by federal immigration agents during the second Trump administration, according to an ABC News count.”— ABC News · full quotes →

“I do see the Senate as a firewall in a lot of ways. We will spend probably the next two years — if the House flips — trying to do impeachment or investiga…”— John Thune · full quotes →

“One of the great things about Britain, and one of the things that I have a responsibility to defend, is the freedom and democracy that we all enjoy.”— Wes Streeting · full quotes →

“Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are both in the U.S., fulfilling diplomatic engagements as tensions remain high with both…”— CBS News · full quotes →

“I don't see a future where I can go back to not worrying about moving money around constantly to cover bills.”— Sam Trumbull · full quotes →

“Are you unionized? Throw it back at the employer en masse. They cannot sack you all.”— wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · full quotes →

“why standing may be the biggest obstacle to stopping them and what John Roberts' dissent could be signaling to future challengers”— The Bulwark · full quotes →

“What world is Melania living in?”— Mother Jones, Outlet headline/framing · Bluesky · full quotes →

“Why use the name COGE, given that DOGE has "caused so much harm. People lost their jobs and important services were cut. Is that what COGE is?"”— Public commenter · full quotes →