“Plano has had some great success with Toyota [North America] moving here, Liberty Mutual, Capital One, Boeing … Frito-Lay, PepsiCo, all those have come here for a reason.” – Plano City Council member Rick Horne, talking about the announcement that AT&T will be moving its global headquarters there. (Monday, The Dallas Morning News)
“Every time we lose a major commercial player downtown, it certainly doesn’t help.” — Ari Lowenstein, the owner of Ari’s Pantry, an Italian market at the corner of Ervay and Main streets, lamenting the news about AT&T’s move out of downtown Dallas. (Tuesday, The Dallas Morning News)
“Colombia is very sick, too. Run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he’s not going to be doing it very long.” — Donald Trump, referring to Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Two days later, they had a friendly conversation. (Monday, The Hill)
“If the United States were to choose to attack another NATO country, then everything would come to an end. … The international community as we know it, democratic rules of the game, NATO, the world’s strongest defensive alliance — all of that would collapse if one NATO country chose to attack another.” — Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, commenting on President Donald Trump’s talk about Greenland, a Danish territory. (Tuesday, The New York Times)
Opinion
“The U.S. has such a free hand in Greenland that it can pretty much do what it wants.” — Mikkel Runge Olesen, a researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen, talking about a 1951 agreement that gives sweeping military access to the U.S. (Wednesday, The New York Times)
“It feels like these data center companies have just put a big target on our backs. We are all asking: Where are the people we elected who promised to protect us from these big corporations trying to steamroll us? The people who are supposed to be standing up and protecting us are standing down and caving.” — Kyle Schmidt, leader of the newly formed Protect Sand Springs Alliance, in Oklahoma, where there is growing concern over sprawling data centers. (Tuesday, The Washington Post)
“I never assumed he would be running for Office again, and certainly not as a Democrat. … And now, despite doing him by far the greatest favor of his life, 20 years of FREEDOM, I am fighting him for his seat in Congress.” — President Donald Trump on Truth Social, complaining about U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo, who filed for re-election as a Democrat despite receiving a full pardon from Trump for bribery and money laundering convictions. (Tuesday, The Houston Chronicle)
“Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known. … She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” — Donna Ganger, the mother of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. (Wednesday, The Minneapolis Star)
“With boots on the ground and eyes in the sky, Abbie was located and recovered safely. … A huge thank you to every agency involved for showing up when it mattered most.” — A social media post from Final Victory Animal Rescue after drone technology found Abbie, a 9-year-old golden retriever mix. (Wednesday, The Associated Press)