Weekend Quotables

Is all-out war imminent?

I saw rapper Eminem take a knee at the end of his half-time performance but had no idea he was doing it to protest racism. The NFL was aware and reportedly tried to stop it. Alright then, Eminem.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

“We understand all the risks, we understand that there are risks,” he said in a broadcast Saturday. “If you, or anyone else, has additional information regarding a 100% Russian invasion starting on the 16th, please forward that information to us.” — Time

Akin Olla

Capitalism is a system that necessarily involves the commodification of human beings and the reduction of the individual into a tiny cog that exists to work and create profit. This dehumanization, exacerbated by racism, is probably why there are strong relationships between poverty and addiction, and why Black men are now the people most likely to overdose and die. — Guardian

Robert Reich

The combination of oligarchic wealth and racist nationalism is treacherous for democratic institutions in the US and elsewhere. Capitalism is consistent with democracy only if democracy reduces the inequalities, insecurities, joblessness, and poverty that accompany unbridled profit-seeking. — Guardian

Trump says, it’s still my party.

“There are plenty of existing politicians who wouldn’t be in power now were it not for my Endorsement (like the Old Crow!),” he added, using his preferred nickname for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). — The Hill