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apparently parts of a small number of mailboxes were unlawfully copied

— AfD spokesperson to Die Zeit (ZEIT); referring to a hacker attack on the party's hosting provider in September, during which apparently parts of a small number of mailboxes were copied unlawfully

"He believes in participation in our democracy," Howard Wolfson, Mr. Bloomberg’s political adviser, said in an interview. "And obviously the scale of his participation, given his resources and his means, is greater than other people’s financially. But other people are participating in different ways."— Howard Wolfson, Mr. Bloomberg’s political adviser, said in an interview.

This desperate, disgusting attack reveals exactly who Vivek Ramaswamy is at his core – a pathetic excuse for a man who is willing to hurt anyone as long as it gets him what he wants.

— Acton’s brother, Philip Stearns, in a statement provided by her campaign

Therefore, it makes more sense to invest the money in a building owned by the state.

— Cem Özdemir, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, regarding moving into the service villa at Schloss Solitude; he explains the rationale on security and budgetary grounds.

the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies.

— Ilhan Omar described the raid on her Minnesota home as 'the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies'.

They chose unity, to build together, and to take care of each other.

— Mark Carney, in a statement on X after Alberta voted to remain part of Canada.

New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State! Home Values and Incomes would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag! Maybe even the Crooked Elections, that New Mexico is known for, would become honest again!

— Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post advocating renaming New Mexico to New America

Turkish guest workers have helped build up the industrial backbone of our country.

— Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the German-Turkish guest worker program; praising the contribution of Turkish migrant workers to Germany's prosperity.

We're not going to let that happen to this country," he said. "When you see burning steeples and raging fires in France, just remember that is what the radical Dumocrats want to do to America.— Donald Trump, during a rally in Park City, Kansas, linking unrest in France to political stakes in the United States.

Remember: always be truthful, not neutral.

— Christiane Amanpour, in her statement announcing her departure from CNN.

Just one guy controls all of the media—what could go wrong?

— Jon Stewart, on his Weekly Show podcast, joking about media consolidation under the ownership of David Ellison