Douglas Ritz

Probably the finest geopolitical insight in 20 years. twitter.com/LHSummers/stat…

Wife of NYC's socialist mayor shuts down old X account after her n-word, homophobic and pro-Palestinian terrorism posts were unearthed trib.al/HzGWMUg

Concerning.

@JulianaStratton “ Tuesday was a big win, Illinois.” 20% voter turnout. You won absolutely nothing.

Tuesday was a big win, Illinois. Now the work continues.

JUST IN: Iranian ballistic missiles hit Haifa moments ago

Kathy Hochul admits it: the rich are fleeing New York for lower taxes. Meanwhile, Florida beats NY in population, spends half as much, and delivers better services. Maybe it’s time NY stops punishing success?

@axios “ AOC is not ruling out endorsing primary challengers” The decline continues.

AOC is not ruling out endorsing primary challengers to fellow House Democrats trib.al/Rezz4TV

"We are currently experiencing what is the largest oil supply disruption in history," said Gregory Brew, a senior analyst at the Eurasia Group. to.pbs.org/4snVNY7

@RayLong The irony is exquisite.

Mayor Brandon Johnson fires community safety chief chicagotribune.com/2026/03/19/may…

@RealJessica @WallStreetMav “New York Gov Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to Florida and Texas to come back to New York and pay taxes.” They never learn. @GovKathyHochul @GovPritzker @NYCMayor @Brandon4Chicago

@WallStreetMav Democrats never want to do anything positive.

New York Gov Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to Florida and Texas to come back to New York and pay taxes. 🤣 "I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we want to have in our state. Now, there are some patriotic millionaires who stepped up. OK, cut me the checks if you want to be supportive, but maybe the first step should be go down to Palm Beach and see who you can bring back home." "I have to look at the fact that we are in competition with other states who have less of a tax burden on their corporations and their individuals. And I would say remote work changed everything." "There were people who could only work in an office in Manhattan and work in New York state. And they were captives to our state, they were going to stay. We saw that that's not the case. Wall Street businesses looking at Texas, they're not going there because they have a nicer governor. They're going there because of the tax rate."

@jonfavs “No more money for this war” Imagine if we didn’t blow $350 billion in Ukraine.

No more money for this war

"This could be catastrophic... There is no good exit strategy!" John Mearsheimer says the US could suffer a "humiliating defeat" if Trump chooses to walk away from the Iran War. 📺 youtu.be/YNcyU4YSp3w @piersmorgan | @MearsheimerJ

@LeighGiangreco @BlockClubCHI “who showed up at the polls in droves” No one showed up in droves. 20% voter turnout.

My latest for @BlockClubCHI looks at who showed up at the polls in droves this primary season in Chicago blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/19/chi…

Iran attacked Israel’s oil refinery in Haifa

@CAgovernor “California is beating its own climate goals ahead of schedule” Well of course. You ran all the businesses out of the state.

California is beating its own climate goals ahead of schedule: ✅ Two-thirds of the state grid powered by clean energy ✅ More than 2.5M electric vehicles ✅ 201K public chargers (more than gas nozzles) ✅ 17,000 MW of battery storage (2nd only to China) The cynics said it couldn't be done.

@EndWokeness “30 prior assauIt arrests.” @GovPritzker does NOT care about your safety.

UPDATE: The man in the video is ID'd as Eric F. Vinson. 30 prior assauIt arrests.

@JeromeAdamsMD “At a meeting in Palm Springs, and ironically one of the sessions was on climate change” Heavens! I’m worried about climate change and chose to live in one of the hottest, driest cities on the planet. 🤣

At a meeting in Palm Springs, and ironically one of the sessions was on climate change. One can debate causes, solutions, and trade offs… but rational people simply cannot not continue to deny that our climate is changing in dangerous way. It’s March y’all. 🥵🤦🏽‍♂️

@Suntimes “Stratton's results in downstate Illinois reflected a much broader coalition than people expected” 15% voter turnout. No one cared.

Stratton's results in downstate Illinois reflected a much broader coalition than people expected — and served as a testament of Gov. JB Pritzker’s popularity among Democrats in the state. chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026…

Loyola University has confirmed that the victim of this morning’s fatal shooting on the pier at Loyola Beach is a first-year student at the school. Police continue to hunt for the masked gunman who took her life. cwbchicago.com/2026/03/first-…

A "heat dome" or ridge of high pressure isn't unusual on its own, but the development and intensity of this event in mid-March seems unprecedented. What's special about this ridge e.g. storyline that leads to an otherwise unobserved or "unseen" extreme?

Today I$rael tried to kill me in a targeted airstrike in southern Lebanon as I was reporting on was the targeting of bridges and the forced displacement of 1 million people, an ethnic cleansing operation on a larger scale than the Nakba I have absolutely no doubt that this was deliberate. Despite claims there were no warnings ahead of the strike and no notifications sent to the Lebanese Army who allowed us to film As we have seen in Gaza they want to silence journalists who document and report their war crimes It is the western powers who provide political and military support for I$rael, arming it to the teeth to carry out genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing here in Lebanon. They are not simply complicit, but active participants and should be held accountable for their actions. But if I$rael thinks today’s strike will silence us and keep us out of the field they are very, very mistaken