WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Truckers blocked a highway in Kentucky last week in solidarity with coal miners who were protesting over wages that were left unpaid when a mining company abruptly shut down. (Kristian Thacker for The New York Times)

Perplexed Pizza Hut delivery woman

“I’ve got some pizzas here from Bernie Sanders,” said a perplexed Pizza Hut delivery who pulled up on Friday afternoon. Someone involved with the protest had apparently gotten word about it to someone with the Sanders presidential campaign. -- Harlan County miners block a coal train (NYT)

Borowitz Report

“As we have stated, Greenland is not for sale,” a spokesperson for the Danish government said on Friday. “We have noted, however, that during the Trump regime pretty much everything in the United States, including its government, has most definitely been for sale. Denmark would be interested in purchasing the United States in its entirety, with the exception of its government,” the spokesperson added. -- New Yorker

French Resistance fighter Madeleine Riffaud

"I was just 19 when I cycled up to a German officer and put two bullets in his head". -- The Local

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Black Americans have also been, and continue to be, foundational to the idea of American freedom. More than any other group in this country’s history, we have served, generation after generation, in an overlooked but vital role: It is we who have been the perfecters of this democracy. -- 1619 Project

Slavery denier, Newt Gingrich

The NY Times 1619 Project should make its slogan “All the Propaganda we want to brainwash you with”.it is a repudiation of the original NY Times motto.

— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) August 18, 2019

#Israelbarred them too ⬇️ https://t.co/mIKgsdqEpg

— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 18, 2019