“A father shooting and killing eight children, including seven of his own, in Louisiana — that’s violence.”

“And it’s violence that guns kill nearly 45,000 people in America each year.”

“Do we need to be reminded, as Cathy Young wrote in the Bulwark, how Trump and MAGA world celebrated the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul?”

“Or what Trump said upon the death of his nemesis Robert Mueller: “Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people.””

“Or of Trump’s vow to “root out the Communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country”?”

“Or of his encouragement, for that matter, for the January 6 insurrections, which would be followed by his blanket clemency for the rioters, including for those who had been convicted of violent attacks on police officers.”

“In his news conference following the shooting, Trump was unusually forgiving, noting the event — sponsored by the media or, as Trump likes to call us, “ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE” — showed a “tremendous amount of love” and said “we have to resolve our differences.””

“Lauren Boebert has already introduced legislation in the U.S. House that would give the ballroom congressional approval, the lack of which has been a sticking point in courtrooms.”

“She calls it the TRUMP Ballroom Act — TRUMP standing for “Tactical Revitalization and Upgrade of Modern Presidential” Ballroom Act.”

“The Trump-wholly-owned Justice Department filed a decidedly unfiltered motion Monday against the National Trust for Historic Preservation to get the ballroom’s construction back on track.”

““Because it is DONALD J. TRUMP, a highly successful real estate developer, who has abilities that others don’t, especially those who assume the Office of President, this frivolous and meritless lawsuit was filed. Again, it’s called TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.””

“former FBI chief James Comey was indicted again — the last indictment against him was thrown out in court — for threatening the president’s life.”

“Here’s Comey’s crime as alleged in the indictment, which could result in a 10-year prison sentence: “He publicly posted a photograph on the internet social media site Instagram which depicted seashells arranged in a pattern making out ‘86 47’, which a reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President of the United States.””

“In a New York Times Magazine article this week picking the 30 greatest living American songwriters, it says of Springsteen that he has “continued to believe in songwriting as a tool to hold his bruised, beloved country accountable.””

“It adds, “He takes seriously his self-appointed role as America’s conscience, its cultural ambassador and its chief firefighter, and he knows that these jobs are never done.””

“As he ended his opening monologue — just as he did in this clip from Los Angeles — he said, “So tonight, we ask all of you to join with us in choosing hope over fear, democracy over authoritarianism, the rule of law over lawlessness, ethics over unbridled corruption, resistance over complacency, truth over lies, unity over division and peace over war.””

“You know the lyric from Edwin Starr’s 1970 No. 1 hit — “War, huh, yeah, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.””