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Justice
“I’m here live. I’m not a cat.”
The Texas lawyer struggles to switch off a filter that made him appear as a cat during a trial conducted via Zoom. The New Yorker’s staff likely wish Jeffrey Toobin had used a filter.
Accountability
“The Liberals treat taxpayer money as if it is Liberal Party money.”
The Labor MP lashes Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton over $880,000 awarded to the National Retail Association. To be fair, since the grant came after the NRA made a donation to the LNP explicitly for Dutton, wouldn’t it have been a bit rude not to?
Family
“Tell your girlfriend to get out of my box.”
The tennis player appears to instruct his brother to eject his world champion bodybuilder girlfriend, Alicia Gowans, from his player’s box at the Australian Open. Christmas dinner with the Kyrgios family should be fun.
Sport
“I don’t listen to women that much.”
The former Japanese president announces his resignation from the Tokyo Olympics organising committee after saying women shouldn’t be on committees because they talk too much. Always good to go down swinging.
Mea culpa
“I try my best and I don’t always get it right, but I don’t stop trying.”
The Millionaire Hot Seat host steps down as Collingwood president after 22 years in the job. Former player Héritier Lumumba described this speech as “somehow even worse than his last press conference”, which is fairly generous.
Freedom
“Fox cannot be held liable for fairly reporting and commenting on competing allegations in a hotly contested and actively litigated election.”
The media conglomerate hits back at a $US2.8 billion lawsuit from electoral voting machine manufacturers Smartmatic. Relying on the integrity of its newsroom for its defence, the broadcaster’s mission is clear: make QAnon seem relatively sane.
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