Elliot Kirschner

This war could more likely lead to regime change in the US than Iran.

I’m old enough to remember “Mission Accomplished.”

Graphic showing all the many costs of suburban brawl, explaining how many costs are hidden and indirect costs, and sharing stats and data. Prepared by the Sustainable Prosperity Institute.

Suburban Sprawl may seem cheap, but even the costs we CAN count are far too high, and we ALL pay them.

HT Smart Prosperity Institute #UrbanTruth institute.smartprosperity.ca/library/publ...

This is all true and infuriating. But eras of impunity are often followed by waves of accountability, sometimes quite severe. There are some dominos falling in people close to Epstein like Larry Summers. I think if the Dems win back power, from antitrust to mass prosecutions, a recoking is coming.

If they had walked out, that would’ve been the entire narrative. And they would’ve owned it. And they would’ve owned him. Idiots.

Since this will likely come up in the SOTU: Yes, US stock markets are up since Trump took office (14%).
But in the rest of the world, markets are up WAY more. Cumulative market gains are more than triple ours (43%)

One of the first things we were taught at Quantico was that there is never a moment in which you are not representing the Bureau; but, then again, we earned our place there, and weren’t granted its directorship as a sinecure for partisan malfeasance and a willingness to disregard the constitution.

New Jersey has proposed the F.U.C.K.I.C.E Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...

I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

DESPITE?

The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.

After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.

One thing I think abt a lot: Just imagine how well the economy would be doing if Trump hadn’t spent all of last year trashing the great economy he inherited? Tariffs, huge govt layoffs, slashing research/medical/science spending, torturing US cities with immigration raids. Economy would be humming!

Reading American history will break your heart a thousand times but it will also fill you with such admiration and awe for all the people who were excluded from the protection of America’s founding principles and fought to promote, protect and expand them anyways

Venality and Vanity Painting the full picture of a despotic regime

Venality and Vanity. My latest.

Can we get this chant at the Super Bowl? Would love to hear the announcers try to ignore it like they do here.

I prefer the clarity of using the word "Lies" in headlines instead of things like "Unfounded Claims."

The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.

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This NYT piece never mentions the most important detail of the hearing.

THESE PEOPLE ARE UNLAWFULLY being held--and many are unlawfully being snatched in the first place.

The reason there's such a caseload is bc ICE is kidnapping people illegally.

Trump accused of ‘corruption, plain and simple’ after UAE invested in family firm White House says president is not involved in running his businesses. Ethics experts remain concerned

Two days ago, we discovered Trump has engaged in the most corrupt behavior of any president in history—giving secret technology to China's ally in exchange for the Trump family getting half a billion dollars.

And nobody is still talking about it. #Corruption
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Of course a big reason why the Post is losing money is because he is bowing to the regime so that he can make even more money.

And you can give the public frivolous entertainment and let tech companies destroy business models to gain rapacious profits so the industry collapses.

This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.

To be fair, apparently measles is one of the big donors for the Trump ballroom

Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases

Maybe we can put their faces on milk cartons?

ICE detained multiple kids (all under the age of 10!) in the last week alone. Still kidnapping people based solely on the way they look. Still arresting parents at school pick up.

Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.

““We are a welcoming community, not a detention zone,” Garcia said. “ICE’s current operations do not reflect Dallas County’s values. We believe in keeping families together, protecting due process and investing in people, not in cages and mass incarceration.””

Press statement From Islip Forward: At approximately 9:30 a.m. this morning, federal agents were documented using infrastructure located on the property of the Central Islip Fire Department Station 2, at 110 Wheeler Road-without prior authorization to be on or use that space. When a volunteer with Islip Forward approached to document the activity, federal agents threatened the volunteer with arrest for alleged trespassing, despite the agents themselves operating in an area where no prior permission had been granted. Immediately following this interaction, the Central Islip Fire Department took swift action to protect its property and the public. Temporary restrictions were implemented, including closing the gate to the area being used and preventing external access. The use of municipal fire department property for federal enforcement activity—without authorization-and the subsequent threat directed at a community volunteer raise serious concerns about transparency, overreach, and respect for local institutions. We are deeply grateful to the volunteer firefighters of the Central Islip Fire Department for their decisive and responsible response.

ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org

He has his brown shirts. Now he has his brown pants.