Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec

Armed Man Shot and Killed at Mar-a-Lago, Cartel Violence Rages Through Puerta Vallarta & the Threat of Regime Change in Iran

Feb 23, 2026
A tense recounting of a perimeter breach at a high-profile estate and the fatal shooting that followed. Deep dive into cartel violence in Puerto Vallarta, including military-grade weapons and cross-border threats. Discussion of radicalization patterns online and how filtered conspiracies can drive political violence. Debate over risks of regime change in Iran and the different stakes of targeting a nuclear program.
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INSIGHT

Online Radicalization Plus Isolation Drives Political Violence

  • Online radicalization plus social isolation repeatedly produces lone attackers targeting political figures.
  • Joshua Lysak links the Mar-a-Lago shooter and others to fixation on conspiracy narratives like distorted Epstein files that escalate anti-Trump fervor.
ADVICE

Treat Threats To Conservatives As Real Security Issues

  • Conservative media must stop normalizing political violence and treat threats to conservatives as serious security issues.
  • Jack Posobiec urges extended coverage and attention rather than brief, dismissive news cycles.
INSIGHT

Cartels Use Tourist Attacks As Psychological Warfare

  • Cartels deploy high-visibility attacks in tourist zones as psychological terrorism to create viral footage and signal capability.
  • Posobiec cites Puerto Vallarta episodes after CJNG's leader removal as deliberate messaging to Western tourists.
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