Lou Zacharilla

@vickers_leon @OccupyDemocrats "Brad, all I need is - ugh - 11,780 votes...."

@OccupyDemocrats This move pleases me. The democrats lie so fluently, it is impossible to believe that they are telling the truth about our election integrity. To the contrary, it has already been proven that under their leadership illegals have voted and multiple ballots have been used for one.

BREAKING: In a stunning and deeply alarming move, the Postmaster General has announced that the USPS will REFUSE to deliver mail-in ballots for the 2026 midterm elections to any state that does not comply with Donald Trump’s so-called “election integrity” executive order. Let that sink in. This is a direct attack on voting rights and a blatant attempt to strong-arm states into submission by threatening Americans’ access to the ballot box. The Postal Service….an institution meant to serve EVERYONE—is now being weaponized to influence elections. Democracy is not optional. Voting is not conditional. And no president gets to decide who can and cannot participate in our elections. This should outrage every American, regardless of party.

@ellencarmichael The real difference was 3 goals. Belgium showed up. Our defense left its heart in San Francisco. Great run.

The most interesting part of the red card saga isn't the ruling. It's how differently Americans and Europeans process the idea that they might have been wronged. Europeans are fundamentally different from Americans in one particular way: they expect life to be aggravating and at times unfair. It's just a fact of moving through the world. I joke that in Europe, the customer is always wrong. You didn't read the fine print. The only pharmacy in town is closed every other Tuesday for three hours, and even if the times weren't posted, that's still your problem. Too bad if you want the bill, because the waiter's on his union-mandated half-hour smoke break, and you're just going to have to wait. To quote the great Mark Knopfler: sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. There's something freeing in that. Things are less in your control, so there's less angst in managing your expectations. In America, things couldn't be more different. We simply can't accept a wrong left unrighted. The flight attendant sneezed handing you a drink on your one-hour flight? 15,000 frequent flyer miles. Didn't like your appetizer? A replacement is on the way, and the whole course comes off the bill. There's a reason our interstates are lined with trial lawyer billboards. Europeans have turned complaining into a continental pastime with no expectation that the universe owes them a remedy for their grief. You gripe about the train being late, your friends nod solemnly and everyone goes back to their apéro. In America, we launch a full-blown investigation of the train system, sue the government (and its contractors) that allowed for the tardiness and hold a Congressional hearing on the state of national infrastructure. So to an objective observer, the red card shouldn't have happened, and VAR was a travesty. To Americans, our star player shouldn't be unfairly banned from a match we couldn't afford to lose for a card he so obviously didn't deserve. Who cares that FIFA used a little-used reversal to fix it. Who cares that other people are mad about it. We. Were. Wronged. It was unjust. It must be corrected. We would accept nothing less. Europeans waxing poetic about the sanctity of the game are, of course, talking about a governing body whose last tournament host was decided via confirmed cash bribes — one that imposed dress codes on women, shrugged off widespread allegations of modern slavery and reconfigured the entire tournament calendar to suit the host country. Which is exactly the point. If you've made peace with all of that, at least enough to watch the tournament four years later, a probationary suspension isn't actually a scandal. Maybe that's the real divide. Over millennia, Europeans have made peace with being the bug. Americans have never once considered it, and apparently, we're not about to start now.

Happy Birthday USA. MY home. Great lecture & event last night by philanthropist @DM_Rubenstein at #southamptonartcenter. Also wonderful MOD exhibition of USA patriotic symbols & presidential campaigns @DemocracyMuseum

When I started looking for the "soul of the City" we assumed digital technology was a tool to enable places to be the best version of themselves. The "AMEN" factor is an affirmation & a guarantee that a place is on its way to prosperity - however prosperity is defined. #amen @aargelich #icfop7

@GinaRaimondo You couldn't be more wrong about Taiwan being "taken over" by China. Nor does America being a center-right nation politically make anyone "queasy" in the stomach. It's how Madison and Monroe envisioned it.

@CathVSConf Don't do this to me unless it's true!! #leavenodoubt

Todd McShay was at a loss for words on how CJ Carr performed at the Manning Academy. He said CJ Carr’s performance put him in the same category as Tom Brady and Drew Brees 👀 It got even more eye‑opening. According to McShay, Peyton Manning himself was asking CJ to step in and show other quarterbacks how certain drills were supposed to look.

@FoxNews If I lived in Belarus.

"Welcome, but be good!" President Trump just revealed the new America250 U.S. passport, featuring his image alongside the Declaration of Independence. The limited-edition passports are expected to roll out this summer as part of the nation's 250th anniversary celebration and will be available to Americans who apply for a passport during the rollout. Would you want this version of the U.S. passport? 🇺🇸

@Dkelly4congress @GBC_Press @DPellarolo No.

@GBC_Press @DPellarolo

🚨 BREAKING: ​US forces have confirmed their withdrawal from Germany. ​The first batch of 5,000 US soldiers—we are witnessing the collapse of NATO. This is the beginning of the end. x.com/GBX_Press/stat…

instagram.com/p/DZjSVUdAtpB/… @Newcommunities has over 200 regions & cities like mine that are NOT perfect but are not scared of the digital, societal & economic return to soulfulness in everyday life. It is what people want. We push their leaders to keep at it. #ICFtop7 @JohnGJung1 @rbellicf @NYCEDC

Everybody loves Tempe, #Arizona Now we know why. They are Intelligent AF! Great path to success. And Smart21 status! @ASU @TempeLake #icfsmart21 @thetravelingtam @aargelich #arizona

📢 CONGRATULATIONS to our Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2026 Assaí, Paraná, Brazil Brightlands-Limburg, The Netherlands Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, Türkiye Hilliard, Ohio, USA Kingston, Ontario, Canada Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain Yunlin County, Taiwan #ICF #Top7

And then there were 7. GREAT DAY in The Netherlands for the cities of seven different countries!mailchi.mp/intelligentcom… On to @CBUSRegion! #thenetherlands @aargelich @eipo @BL_Chemelot @maastrichtinfo @BableSmart @EIPO_projects

Who will walk through the portal from Smart21 to Top7 @Newcommunities ? Luncheon & Announcement under way in #brightlandslimburg The Netherlands soon.

My fellow ICF co-founder @JohnGJung1 Chilling in Malaga, Spain and doing an audit for Intelligent Community certification before we hookup next week in Maastricht to name the world's Top7 cities. No place like home. @Newcommunities @aargelich #malaga

Welcome to New York. youtu.be/cNL4W6SHuzQ?is… Walk! But watch those e-bikes! Our community is open. Hate to leave it for a week..... #fifa @Newcommunities

Where did the genius of New York & the @Newcommunities ideas & secret sauce of collaboration come from? youtu.be/aZYC7N4UNrk?is… Come to The Netherlands & ask them. They invented us in a mere 2 weeks! @EIPO_projects #triplehelix @JohnGJung1 #knicks @LasRozasCiudad

Getting ready to "sail" from old New Amsterdam to The Netherlands for @Newcommunities Top7 Conference & Announcement next week. Current IC of the Year @RegionofDurham Canada will be there along with a diverse group from around the world! intelligentcommunity.org @aargelich @thenetherlands

The "secret sauce" for creating better places to live? It's not secret. It ain't sauce. The next time the #Knicks play, watch them put their hands together before taking the Court. This gesture is profoundly related to the survival of our communities. 🏀 @aargelich @nieuwsuit043 #euro

Knicks looking to rng it home (no place like it 2-0 vs @spurs. Mayor does ask us to stay off the hoods of EMS vehicles though..... gothamist.com/news/mamdani-i… Good idea! #goknicks

Thinking of my friend Alexei Navalny and his family today. He would have turned 50 today. Goodbye to my fearless friend, Alexei Navalny washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…