Price changes since January 1, 2000.
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 18, 2026
Sunday, October 18, 2026
When Government Gets Involved In An Industry... Chart Update
“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?”
“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?” Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century. https://t.co/AmzUaO47Sp
— POLITICO (@politico) October 18, 2026
Michaels: "You can't tie imperialism, racism, and slavery to just one race, which is what almost every exhibit does... Less than 2% of white Americans owned slaves. Do you realize slavery is thousands of years old?"
Michaels: "You can't tie imperialism, racism, and slavery to just one race, which is what almost every exhibit does... Less than 2% of white Americans owned slaves. Do you realize slavery is thousands of years old?" Phillips: "I'm absolutely stunned by your attempt to litigate who benefited from slavery." https://t.co/2lDI0wYMUn
— X Global (@X_Global_tv) October 17, 2026
French people dancing together while their city is literally burning in the background.
You could write an entire book on the fall of the West and still not say as much as this 1 video
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 18, 2026
Bricklayer, 49, travels 1,200 miles for dream girl - only to discover she's AI-generated
Bricklayer, 49, travels 1,200 miles for dream girl - only to discover she's AI-generated https://t.co/3GfstM3zuV https://t.co/lYTX38Jfph
— New York Post (@nypost) October 17, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed remains close to terror-linked mother despite best efforts to hide her from campaign
Abdul El-Sayed remains close to terror-linked mother despite best efforts to hide her from campaign https://t.co/4bbMeAEXYq https://t.co/ZMq3l7VkgU
— New York Post (@nypost) October 17, 2026
The Obama Foundation appears to have an income inequality problem, with the former president’s political allies enjoying six-figure salaries while low-paid workers are fighting for union representation.
The Obama Foundation appears to have an income inequality problem, with the former president’s political allies enjoying six-figure salaries while low-paid workers are fighting for union representation. https://t.co/n1syVyppCm
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) October 18, 2026
Socialism Vs. Capitalism.....
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On my way to the office this morning, I passed a group of young people protesting, a Palestinian flag draped over their shoulders. And I asked myself a question I can't shake: why does this generation always fall into the same trap? No matter the history. No matter the context. Even the ones from wealthy families, who went to the best schools, who were dealt every good card. Always the same trap. I don't think it's stupidity. I think it's a mechanism. And a mechanism can be taken apart, piece by piece. A. The observation: everything the state touches becomes unaffordable. Look at economist Mark Perry's famous chart, the one people call "the chart of the century." It tracks US prices since 2000. At the top, what explodes: hospital services, college tuition, textbooks, childcare, housing. Increases of +100%, +150%, up to +250%, far above general inflation. At the bottom, what collapses: TVs, software, phones, toys, clothing. A TV today costs a fraction of what it did in 2000, for an infinitely better product. Look at what separates the two groups. It isn't technology. It isn't complexity. It's one variable: how much the state is involved. At the top, sectors that are subsidized, regulated, shielded from competition, where the state funds demand and blocks supply. At the bottom, sectors where companies fight every single morning to serve you better and cheaper. B. The mechanism: why it's systematic. When the state subsidizes demand without freeing supply, prices rise. Every time. Guaranteed student loans, and universities raise tuition. Housing aid plus blocked building permits, and rents skyrocket. Administered healthcare, and bureaucracy eats the budget before it ever reaches the patient. In France it's even more vicious, because the price doesn't disappear: it hides. You never see the hospital bill, you pay it through payroll contributions. You never see the cost of school, you pay it through taxes. Public spending at 57% of GDP, one of the heaviest tax burdens in the world, more than €3.4 trillion in debt. And the result? Overflowing ERs, falling PISA scores, young people who can't afford to live in the city where they work. The market didn't fail in these sectors. It was never allowed in. C. Suffering demands a culprit. A 22-year-old lives all of this in their bones. They can't find a place to live. Their degree either buries them in debt or opens no doors. The future feels blocked. That suffering is real, and I don't deny it for a second. But human beings can't stand suffering without a culprit. They need a face. A scapegoat. And this is where everything is decided: who taught them how to read the world? D. Whoever tells the story picks the villain. Schools are public. Universities are public. Culture runs on grants. Film goes through funding committees. Public broadcasting shapes the narratives. The people handing down the interpretive framework are, overwhelmingly, paid by the very system that creates the problem. Do you really think that system is going to name itself as the culprit? No. It names the capitalist. The boss. The landlord. "The rich." The multinational. The commercial West. Same role, same casting, every time. E. One lens, a thousand causes. And this brings me back to that flag. A generation taught to read every situation through a single lens, oppressor on one side, rich, Western, capitalist, oppressed on the other, will apply that lens everywhere. To housing. To climate. To conflicts on the other side of the world. The cause changes, the lens stays. That's why the trap is always the same: it's not the cause that draws them in, it's the way of thinking that was installed in them. F. The perfect inversion. Here's the irony. Capitalism is the force that drove down the price of almost everything it touched. The state is the force that blew up the price of almost everything it captured. And young people blame the first for the crimes of the second. It's like blaming the firefighter for the fire because you saw him at the scene. G. The ballot box confirms it. In the US, a few weeks out from the midterms, a large share of urban young voters is getting ready to vote Democrat for more state, more spending, more regulation. New York elected a self-described socialist mayor, carried by young voters, on promises of rent freezes and city-run grocery stores. Rent freezes, the policy that has made housing scarcer everywhere it's been tried. The cure that worsens the disease. In France, it's the same play in two acts. Part of the youth votes for the radical left, which promises more state. Another part votes for the center, which promises to "manage" the state well, and has dug the debt deeper than ever. Two different ballots, one shared assumption: the problem is the market, the solution is the state. H. The way out. These young people aren't stupid. They're right to be angry. They're just aiming at the wrong target. The day they understand that their rent, their tuition and their hospital are expensive precisely because the state runs them, their anger will change direction. They'll stop protesting against those who create. They'll start protesting against those who capture. That day, the greatest intellectual scam of our time will be over.
— Brivael Le Pogam (@brivael) October 17, 2026
Former MIT scientist wins $6M defamation verdict against colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct
The risk of having a relationship at work.....
Former MIT scientist wins $6M defamation verdict against colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct https://t.co/to4oWOh36L https://t.co/9O3i79KIKr
— New York Post (@nypost) October 18, 2026
A Pro-Muslim organization called Interfaith Alliance that was “created to counter ‘the religious right’ and Christian groups” is taking a bus to 15 states and stopping at Mosques to mobilize Muslim voters for Democrats
Right in front of our eyes
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) October 17, 2026
Poland is having ZERO riots like France because they didn’t allow mass migration
Poland is having ZERO riots like France because they didn’t allow mass migration A man took a vacation to Poland. He is completely shocked by what he witnesses “I just arrived in Poland — I lived abroad for last 23 years — there are only Caucasian people here — it's so f*cking clean over here. I didn't even see one time a homeless person” He says he’s used to countries with a high level of diversity, of different races, is is just shocked to see how clean and peaceful Poland is with only white people Poland looks like this because Poland rejected mass migration This is what a country is supposed to be. You’re supposed to go that country and see the people from that country, the native people. Not an invasion of foreigners
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 17, 2026
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.) just gave an interview where she said the quiet part out loud. She intends to unleash a slew of investigations to deter young people from even considering supporting the Administration … if they know what is good for them.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.) just gave an interview where she said the quiet part out loud. She intends to unleash a slew of investigations to deter young people from even considering supporting the Administration … if they know what is good for them. https://t.co/DIC16JySUs
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) October 18, 2026
A person criticizing the fires in front of the firefighters is accosted by the protesters
This PERFECTLY captures a key element of what's happening in the West. An older white guy tells young minorities they don't have the right to destroying things and to respect the fire fighters. They repeatedly scream "racist" at him.
— Peter Boghossian (@peterboghossian) October 18, 2026
NYC teacher posts antisemitic meme of Lionel Messi
NYC teacher posts antisemitic meme of Lionel Messi https://t.co/HwECcJODWJ https://t.co/H8WFvZazAg
— New York Post (@nypost) October 18, 2026
A New York School District is planning to make ALL meats served in all schools ‘Certified Halal’ to cater to Muslims by the end of the year
WOAH 🚨 A New York School District is planning to make ALL meats served in all schools ‘Certified Halal’ to cater to Muslims by the end of the year South Colonie Central School District in New York now serves Halal and plans TO GO 100% HALAL But that’s not all, school districts all over are implementing permanent Halal meals for students - Brentwood Union Free School District on Long Island, Suffolk County passed a resolution in 2022 for permanent halal options in all of its kitchens - Niskayuna Central School District in Capital Region, Schenectady area offers daily certified halal options - Enlarged City School District of Middletown Orange County has Halal meals available since May 2025 - Bay Shore Union Free School District in Long Island added and labeled halal lunch options starting around September 2025 This is the Islamic takeover of America The crazy thing is most of there programs are new, just implemented within the last couple years. The insanely fast speed at which Muslims are getting our rules changed in America is extremely concerning
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 18, 2026
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