conv.politics

“but as we know what this means is a coalition *within* the Labour Party, not a popular front that recognises in some constituencies the Labour Party no longer…”— ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · full quotes →

“we appreciate the fair coverage”— Donald Trump · full quotes →

“Supreme Court Allows Unconstitutional Tool to Eliminate Voters from the rolls”— mcbridetd.bsky.social, Bluesky commenter · Bluesky · full quotes →

“Bernie has been outspoken about his disdain for Max ... claiming he has tormented their family for years.”— TMZ reporting · Press · full quotes →

“The draft work statement ICE posted to sam.gov appears to have originated from a GEO Group account. A review of the file's metadata performed by Project Salt…”— expertsanta.bsky.social · full quotes →

“This is the kind of comment that makes people even more annoyed at Americans. We're not stupid. We understand that not every single individual American is a…”— MeowyDragon, Reddit commenter · Reddit · full quotes →

“Lining the president and his company's pockets is not a legitimate government interest for restricting timely access to the government's statements.”— Electronic Frontier Foundation · full quotes →

“Getting behind the wheel when you are impaired is inexcusable — especially when it results in the loss of someone's life. Today, we're creating tougher laws…”— Gavin Newsom, Governor of California · full quotes →

“Easing tensions with Washington gives Beijing room to tackle economic troubles at home while reducing its vulnerability to American pressure.”— New York Times, News analysis · Press · full quotes →

“This is a significant and long-overdue breakthrough for Portadown District and the wider unionist community.”— Gavin Robinson · full quotes →

“Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. Unfortunately, the Trump regime has refused to arrest him and corporate media continues to ignore his war crimes and…”— Qasim Rashid, Activist lawyer · Mastodon · full quotes →

“By detaining far more persons in the hold rooms than ever was intended and for far longer than ever was intended, ICE objectively deprived detainees of sleep…”— Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, U.S. District Court judge · full quotes →

“The gravity of the charges, pending motions, and the need to provide defense counsel additional time to prepare for trial promote need for continuance.”— Judge Louise Flanagan, U.S. District Judge · full quotes →

“The two sides agreed to extend by two months a trade agreement that ended last year's trade war and was due to expire in November.”— US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary · full quotes →

“They're like Trump and a beauty pageant dressing room: They're going in anyway. They will not be stopped.”— Jimmy Kimmel · full quotes →

“Polling is a social science, not clairvoyance, and no responsible pollster can guarantee an election outcome.”— J. Ann Selzer · full quotes →

“We respectfully disagree with the court's decision. Another federal court has already held the government's parallel designation unlawful. We remain confident…”— Anthropic spokesperson · full quotes →

“clear violation”— Susan Collins · full quotes →

“He lost any equity in this debate because of his selective enforcement, his lies and now because of the hypocrisy of his approach to China. He's not a reliable…”— carlquintanilla.bsky.social, Bluesky commenter · Bluesky · full quotes →

“If far-right groups can capture or intimidate the institutions that communities rely on, they may be able to reshape the boundaries of what is considered…”— The Conversation analysis · full quotes →

“There are people who wish I wouldn't refer to China as our enemy. But that's exactly what they are.”— Trump · full quotes →

“Everything was done to the highest order of perfection, and there was thought in every little detail.”— Xi Jinping, Chinese President · Press · full quotes →

“Trump's recent kerfuffle with the press is a preview of his next era.”— Quinta Jurecic, Columnist, The Atlantic · full quotes →

“Trump keeps telling people everything's OK, and there's nothing to worry about. People are worried about data centers, and they're concerned about AI taking…”— Darrell West, senior fellow, Brookings Institution · full quotes →

“the architect of a horrific genocide against Palestinians”— Zohran Mamdani · full quotes →

“President Donald Trump is not making it easy for Republicans in Florida to keep their firewall.”— Politico · Press · full quotes →

“China is watching this very closely. If Pedo can take Cuba, he takes Taiwan.”— escapex11.bsky.social · full quotes →

“There's record hatred for the president of the United States going into a midterm.”— Harry Enten, CNN polling analyst · Press · full quotes →

“If President Trump is able to get away with punishing the media because they’re being critical of a president, he can punish every American for being critical…”— Ron Fournier · full quotes →

“We're awaiting confirmation that Blanche delivered to Court the unredacted handwritten FBI notes, along with other materials he was ordered to give.”— Katie Phang · full quotes →

“Only when accountability from the voters is imminent have we seen the emergence of "independent" thought and behavior—that is, evasive action induced solely by…”— David Dayen · full quotes →

“serious about gradually reintroducing compulsory military service”— Bela Breitner · full quotes →