“It has been overwhelming … We have animals coming in all day long, and they require around the clock care, hand feedings, wound care, specialized diets…” – Rebecca Hamlin, president of the North Texas Wildlife Center, talking about the record number of wild animals the Plano facility is taking care of, including opossums and eastern gray screech owls. (Monday, The Dallas Morning News)

“Director Patel does not drink to excess at these establishments or anywhere else, and this has not, and has never been, a source of concern across the government.” – A complaint filed by FBI Director Kash Patel, who is suing The Atlantic over an article that claimed his excessive drinking and unexplained absences were jeopardizing his job. (Tuesday, The New York Times)

“It’s a reality in 2026 that school districts must be prepared for active shooters … Unfortunately, we’re never prepared when one of those active shooters is a family member, and it happens outside at that child’s home.” — Keith Burton, superintendent of the Caddo Parish Public Schools, talking about a massacre in Shreveport, La., in which a man who shot and killed eight children, seven of whom he had fathered. (Tuesday, The New York Times)

“We’re standing here today as a united coalition to send a clear message that public safety funding should never be used as a political weapon.” – State Rep. Venton Jones, who chairs the Dallas-area Democratic delegation, speaking against Gov. Greg Abbott’s threat to withhold tens of millions of dollars from Dallas over a police policy on immigration enforcement. (Wednesday, The Dallas Morning News)

“I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be … that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” – President Donald Trump, shortly after the U.S. military seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil (Thursday, Associated Press)

“The film panders to a very specific section of my dad’s fandom that still lives in the fantasy … And they’re going to be happy with it.” – Paris Jackson, talking about the new film “Michael”, a biopic about her father, Michael Jackson. (Wednesday, CNN)

“I have noticed that while HHS has done relatively little promotion of the life-saving measles vaccine […] you have been doing a lot of your own self-promotion using official government channels and resources.” – Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., asking Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about a series of promotional videos, including one of Kennedy with the musician Kid Rock drinking milk in a hot tub, and others of Kennedy shirtless as a WWE fighter and as a video game hero. (Wednesday, NPR)

“There’s no way to program a robot by hand to play table tennis. You have to learn how to play from experience.” – Sony AI researcher Peter Dürr, talking about a paddle-wielding robot that is beating elite players using artificial intelligence learning methods. (Wednesday, Associated Press)

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