Elliot Kirschner
@elliotkirschner.bsky.social
Filmmaker, writer, and optimist. Executive Producer at @scicommlab.bsky.social Director of https://www.thelastclassfilm.com Writer of "Through the Fog" newsletter— https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/
open.substack.com/pub/elliotki... “A search for wisdom, insight, and truth is, of course, the very opposite of the Repiblicans’ purpose behind the harassment of Dr. Fauci. Their aim is not to learn from the past but to rewrite it.” By @elliotkirschner.bsky.social
Fauci vs. Trump
What Kind of Leaders Will We Choose?
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One of the great casualties of this era is our growing discomfort, bordering on antipathy, toward nuance, complexity, and depth. It is a trend bigger than any one man or moment, a loss long in the making that is making it harder to confront our problems, much less solve them.
"It is impossible to know how this age will be viewed by people in the future, in part because we do not yet know how it will end. "But one distinct possibility is that they will look back and ask: 'How could they have been so stupid?'" -- @elliotkirschner.bsky.social
Measles Loves MAGA
Stupidity Goes Viral
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If you are covering the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as an event and not an abomination and farce, you may indeed be part of the problem.
It is a grim and deadly irony that, in an age obsessed with “going viral,” one of today’s most successful influencers has been around for at least 1,500 years. Say hello to measles.
Measles Loves MAGA
Stupidity Goes Viral
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The most amazing part of this is when she tells him London is not actually a dystopian hellscape, and he, the world's richest man who spends his days cooking his brain on his Nazi CSAM social media site, responds "You live a cloistered existence." He really is an extraordinary moron.
Luca Migo@victinibcn.bsky.social · 2w agoMusk is a pathetic liar. He tried telling The Economist’s Editor-in-Chief that a British civil war is "inevitable," only for her to calmly point out that he hasn't stepped foot in the UK in years, she actually lives there, and real crime stats prove he made the whole thing up. Pure gold.
We should have learned that you can’t manage a public health crisis by ignoring it. Politicizing science and weakening disease surveillance doesn’t make threats disappear, it only makes us less prepared to respond.
People are right to be mad about the predictable Platner fiasco, but it's worth remembering that last year a ton of establishment Democrats supported disgraced sexual harasser Andrew Cuomo against clean-as-a-whistle Zohran. Tolerating problem men is an issue across the ideological spectrum.
THIS WEEK: Join Robert Reich himself for the final online watchalong of our film THE LAST CLASS this WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET. We'll also be previewing our next film, coming out in September. RSVP at the link below.
RSVP For Our Last Class Live Watchalong
We're excited to offer one final live online watchalong of The Last Class film on Wednesday, July 8, at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:3
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"The radical, destructive & unhinged Supreme Court majority ... are radical, reactionary & revanchist, unrestrained in their methods & imperious in their certainty. "They don't seem to believe they are bound by precedent, Congress, history, institutional legitimacy." -- @elliotkirschner.bsky.social
This Supreme Court Is Not Conservative
The radicals in robes strike again
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Thank you for sharing! It's true, I may have retired from the classroom, but I can never really give up teaching. I hope you'll all join us next Wednesday, July 8 for our final watch-along of THE LAST CLASS: actionnetwork.org/forms/last-c...
RSVP For Our Last Class Live Watchalong
We're excited to offer one final live online watchalong of The Last Class film on Wednesday, July 8, at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET, with Professor and Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Professor Re...
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🚨🚨🚨 Professor Robert Reich recently taught his last class. (Although great scholars like Reich never really stop teaching) Join him in an interactive watch party for "The Last Class" 7/8/2026, 5:30 pm PT/ 8:30 pm ET Sign up 👇 actionnetwork.org/forms/last-c... #Voices4victory #USDemocracy #DV1
RSVP For Our Last Class Live Watchalong
We're excited to offer one final live online watchalong of The Last Class film on Wednesday, July 8, at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET, with Professor and Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Professor Re...
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As a refresher for media outlets. The definition of a TRUCE: : a suspension of fighting especially of considerable duration by agreement of opposing forces. Not seeing a suspension of fighting let alone of considerable duration. If it ain’t a truce let’s maybe not call it one.
“.. The extensive damage done to America’s sole naval base in the Middle East .. has the U.S. re-evaluating its entire footprint in the region, according to U.S. officials ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/middle...
This morning scrolling Bluesky, there is nothing at all in my feed about Putin’s barbaric attack on the Ukraine’s holiest site, the UNESCO protected Lavra so I’m posting this here.
I hate when the press uses “baseless claims” to explain Trump’s lies.
“Weiss does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it, and she’s doing exactly that.” - Elliot Kirschner, former CBS News producer, applauds Scott Pelley's heroic confrontation with the new 60 Minutes producers. @elliotkirschner.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/elliotki...
Tick, Tick, Tick
Scott Pelley says what needs to be said
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"Polls continue to show that Trump’s approval ratings are plummeting. And that means many people who voted for him in the last election, and likely in the previous two, have become disillusioned." — @elliotkirschner.bsky.social [1/2]
Exploiting Trump's Weaknesses
An opportunity to renew American democracy
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The Last Class film about Robert Reich’s final semester of teaching is now available for home viewing! In the film, Prof. Reich says to his 1,000 students: Pessimism is fine, cynicism is not. Together, we will triumph over cynicism. Watch it at home today. www.thelastclassfilm.com
The Last Class Film
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I just finished the “The Last Class with Robert Reich”. It is excellent, in addition there are juicy clips at the end. He is a true champion of the working class.
My film THE LAST CLASS about @rbreich.bsky.social final semester of teaching is now available to stream at home. Please check it out. So exited! elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/im-very-ex...
I’m very excited to share this
Thank you
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You can now rent the Robert Reich film The Last Class from your home! www.thelastclassfilm.com?utm_source=s... @rbreich.bsky.social Alt: text "The Last Class with Robert Reich", photo of Robert Reich (older man) in front of large college class in auditorium
The Last Class Film
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A friend saw this while filling up. Can we make these stickers go everywhere? Has anyone else seen them?
i was just thinking that there isnt a single person involved in this in any way who is currently in jail
I am very tired of the stupid-savvy 'oh you think politicians were honest before Donald Trump' take, like yes there has in fact been a qualitative change in the way modern american politics have been conducted that is largely attributable to him, and is bad.
Are “distracted” and “bogged down” really the words you would use to describe this man and this moment?
Distracted and Bogged Down, Trump and Xi Enter a Summit of Reduced Ambitions
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ESPAILLAT: What happens to a child if a family is split bc they're thrown out of a home bc of the status of the dad? TURNER: Families have to make good decisions E: So the child should pay, even if the mother is a citizen & the child is too? T: If a family is breaking the law, everybody suffers
"One study found that increasing the number of people who receive SNAP benefits by 5 percent could have prevented nearly 32,000 suicides over 15 years. And a $1 increase in minimum wage has been linked to roughly 8,000 fewer suicide deaths over a decade."
How minimum wage hikes and food stamps fit in to suicide prevention
Studies show income, debt and access to basic needs shape mental health outcomes, but U.S. strategies have largely focused on clinical care.
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