Brian Kirschling

Father, Drummer, Marathoner, Eye Doc, ICCSD School Board, Hawkeye Fan Extraordinaire

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

“If you think the world is selfish and rotten, go to the cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. See what one group of men did for another on D-Day, June 6th, 1944.” — Andy Rooney

[Movie Moments Analyst @Movies_analyst]

Before Falling Down (1993), Michael Douglas planned to take a break after shooting 2 films back to back until Joel Schumacher told him to read the script, which Douglas liked the script so much that he even accepted a lower salary and still considers it his favorite performance.

[Brian Kirschling @HawkEyeDoc]

@GiganticCranium Had to work hard to get a copy of this one when the kids were young. Such a great and yet terrible film at the same time.

[Borys Kit @Borys_Kit]

Early Father’s Day present: MANDALORIAN director Jon Favreau first saw Star Wars when his dad took him to see the original 49 years ago. Now he says thanks for the life-changing outing by bringing his dad to the premiere.

[Mike Damone @damone_mike]

Chad Smith

[Brian Kirschling @HawkEyeDoc]

@tommylang1630 Not ashamed to admit that mom and her friend used to pour long islands from their thermos during my little league games. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do just to survive.

[Eddie S. Glaude Jr. @esglaude]

The United States has only been genuinely a democracy since 1965. Today the Supreme Court gutted the legislation that made it possible.

[George Wallace @MrGeorgeWallace]

Thank you and I love you, @esglaude

[Patrick Stewart @SirPatStew]

To celebrate the birthday of William Shakespeare, I’m sharing a few lines from my most favorite sonnet, Sonnet 116. I’ve converted a few of my friends to its cause, and I’m hoping you’re next. Cheers!

You can hear the entire collection in “Patrick Stewart Performs the Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare” available now: https://t.co/q5wEcT7vj2

@SimonAudio

#NationalShakespeareDay

[Rob Sand @RobSandIA]

First TV ad is officially on the air! If you didn't catch it, here's the gist:

Stealing is bad. Stealing from taxpayers is worse. As governor, I'll make jail time mandatory for those who misuse taxpayer dollars.

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

A new study tracking more than 10,000 people over decades found no evidence that fluoride in drinking water lowers IQ or affects intelligence.

The findings directly push back on claims from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has called for fluoride to be removed from public water systems.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Fred Rogers was a good man. Many of your childhood heroes will let you down but not this one. He was exactly who we thought he was.

[CNN @CNN]

The use of Tylenol by women during pregnancy was not associated with autism in their children, according to results of a nationwide ​study in Denmark. https://t.co/cxC9qgfMbw

[ABC News @ABC]

Taking acetaminophen, also known by the brand name Tylenol, during pregnancy had no effect on children developing autism, according to a study of over 1.5 million children in Denmark published this week. https://t.co/yK8cDdXYx1

[Steve Schale @steveschale]

Inject this kind of ad from Dems directly into my veins.

[Brian Kirschling @HawkEyeDoc]

@TaraSetmayer @StateFarm Contact your states insurance commissioner. That’s what I had to do.

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

You won't hear a better 55-second description of MAGA and Trump than this: in terms of the perspective of any minimally honest MAGA supporter:

[Brian Kirschling @HawkEyeDoc]

@RobSandIA Agree 💯. Running for office in Iowa in 2026 should be centered on EWWW (Education, Women’s Reproductive Rights, Water Quality, and Weed)