SAID IN THE TONE OF “THE HORROR, THE HORROR”:  The Clanker! The Clanker!

BRYAN CAPLAN: Crusades and You.

Every five years or so, the United States has a major societal-wide crusade. Sometimes there’s a shocking event. Other times, there’s an ongoing evil. Either way, all Americans are supposed to join forces and take decisive action to win the crusade. And even if you can’t personally do anything, you’re supposed to get very angry.

You’re supposed to be very angry about the problem.

You’re supposed to be very angry about anyone who stands between us and victory.

You’re supposed to angrily support our crusaders.

And you’re supposed to be very angry about people who aren’t very angry.

5 years old, but still true. The bit about “effective altruism” hasn’t aged well though.

COMRADE MAMDANI DRAFTS CIVILIANS INTO PEOPLE’S MILITIA TO DEFEND MANHATTAN FROM IMMINENT INVASION!

My latest, over at Ed Driscoll.com.

This is Inez, she was turned away from the NYC shoveling crews, she doesn’t understand how to get an ID after getting married because she is too stupid https://t.co/5KH3uH1Uem pic.twitter.com/5AA9YMysxq

— Dr. Richard Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) February 21, 2026

CUTE. ALSO WEIRD. THIS SEEMS TO BE MUTATING INTO A STREAM OF SHORT STORIES. NOT THAT I MIND:  Analog and Godmother. Sometimes the old ways are… old.

YES.

This is a very good point.

Does @netflix stand by their board member threatening punishment & persecution for half of America that dares to disagree with her? https://t.co/JqZzYmgOkn

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 21, 2026

HEY, IT’S NOT LIKE THEY’RE VOTING OR SOMETHING:

UPDATE: To register to shovel snow in Mamdani’s NYC you must present two forms of ID, plus a social security card 😱 pic.twitter.com/RhAB0inaOu

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) February 21, 2026

HE’S A MOLE PUT IN BY THE REPUBLICANS TO CARRY THEM TO VICTORY IN THE MIDTERMS AND 2028: Mamdani Is Collapsing Faster Than We Thought. “You can’t say we didn’t warn New York what was going to happen if it elected Zohran Mamdani, but I gotta say, I don’t think anyone predicted it would start collapsing so quickly. But, alas, it has. That socialist utopia that Mamdani was supposed to deliver has instead turned into a slow-motion fiscal catastrophe a mere two months in — and even the liberal media is starting to notice.”

WELL… BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW WHAT INDY-CAT WOULD DO TO THE ROCKETS?  A history of… domestic cats (Part 3). Why not attach rockets to them and use them to attack a city?

AT AMAZON: Shop 3 hour delivery. #CommissionEarned

IMPROVISE, ADAPT, OVERCOME:  Tales of the Base Tour Guide (A Diversion).

THERE ARE THINGS THAT BOGGLE THE MIND. JUST CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF UNLICENSED SNOW SHOVELERS!  Mamdani blasted for requiring 5 forms of ID to shovel snow while DSA opposes voter ID.

HE’S AMONG THE TOP:  Is Elon Musk the greatest businessman ever?

IT’S TWUE, IT’S TWUE, IT’S TWUE (TO QUOTE LILI VON SHTUPPE) – DEMS ARE USING TAXPAYER MONEY TO DESTABLIZE OUR SOCIETY:  It’s True: Gavin Newsom’s California Government Has Paid Protestors Over $100 Million.

TEHRAN DELENDA EST:  And overdue at that!  Three Iranian Nationals Indicted For Attempting to Sell Google Secrets to Home Country.

DOUBLE SIGH:  Columbia Students’ Commencement Ceremony Tantrum.

SIGH:  Problem pops up during SLS roll back after wet dress rehearsal countdown.

YOU DON’T HATE JOURNALISTS ENOUGH:  A baker’s dozen.

THIS IS EVERYWHERE AND IT’S GROSS:  Arizona State U. Dean Admits to Rebranding DEI in Undercover Video.

IT WAS BAD ENOUGH FOR CONSERVATIVES BEFORE:  Purges of Conservative and pro-Israel Faculty leave “very few to speak up for Jewish students”.

WHAT DID THE SUPREME COURT THINK WOULD HAPPEN?   Trump Responds To US Supreme Court Decision With New 10% Global Tariff.

COME ON, IT’S THE WEEKEND:  Crack Open Some Cold Memes.

OPEN THREAD: Party like it’s Saturday night.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Firefly Aerospace prepares Alpha rocket for 1st launch since explosive mishaps last year.

To build a working rocket requires going through some explosions along the way.

MAKE THEM PAY:

BREAKING: JPMorgan Admits It Shut Trump’s Accounts After Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

Nation’s largest bank, in response to a lawsuit filed by the president, confirmed his longstanding complaint about “debanking.”

Per the New York Times: “For years, President Trump has complained that… pic.twitter.com/V2Pa20vYiC

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 21, 2026

STOCKPILE FOOD AND BOOZE: Massive blizzard set to wallop NYC with up to 20 inches of snow as bomb cyclone puts millions in danger. Up and down the East Coast, and worse in Boston.