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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today’s reminder that athletes are not role models.

John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“The question is no longer whether Russia is probing NATO. It is whether NATO understands that it is being probed, and what signal it intends to send to prevent grey-zone actions from turning into full-fledged confrontation.” economist.com/by-invitatio... #NATO #NAFO #Poland #Ukraine

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Europe cannot protect Russia from itself

Fear of Vladimir Putin going fully rogue has paralysed the West for long enough, writes Radek Sikorski

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Informed Alarmist @informedalarmist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Everyone should be reading up on Article I Section 5 of the constitution where it says each chamber of Congress judges the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members. Because Republicans will use it to block elected Dems from becoming members.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The start of the Kyle Whittingham era at Michigan marks the end of the Wolverines being reviled as cheaters. Discuss.

Photo showing game clock at 0:00 during what proved to be the penultimate play of the Michigan-Western Michigan game.

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Alex Raufoglu @ralexdc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In a letter to Sec. Rubio, a bipartisan group of lawmakers ask State Dept. to immediately release $25M promised in March to track down and return an estimated 20K kidnapped Ukrainian children. 👇

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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"Trump and the Republican Party may be laying the groundwork to question the election process and undermine public confidence. ... [Still,] there are actions that can be taken between now and November to protect election integrity against other threats." democracyrenewal.substack.com/p/threats-to...

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Threats to the 2026 Midterm Elections

By Eric Bjornlund

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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

What is a founding in our country? What does the American experience of a founding look like? In this article, Danielle Reiff dives into the United States' history and constructs of foundings, and why it's essential to find a path to our fourth founding. democracyrenewal.substack.com/p/the-path-t...

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The Path to a Fourth Founding

Part one of two: why our social contract needs renewing — and why renewing it peacefully is our American inheritance

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Reading the first copy of the Declaration of Independence printed in Massachusetts, my eyes were drawn to a sentence that remains relevant today. (Thanks to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., for the exhibit.)

A 1776 typeset copy of the Declaration of Independence, focusing on the words: “A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people"

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The view from East Boston at sunset. Beautiful evening looking across Boston Harbor toward downtown.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"Brent Jindra voted for President Trump three times, drawn by his aggressive immigration agenda. He never imagined the crackdown would ensnare his own wife." Shout out to @informedalarmist.bsky.social for asking: "How do you say schadenfreude in Russian?" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...

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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. (Gift Article)

The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Retired Maj. Gen. Randy Manner: "I think what we are about to see in the United States is going to be the deployment either at the federal level or at the state level of National Guard soldiers to, quote-unquote, 'protect' the security of the vote in November." www.npr.org/2026/08/13/n...

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Could the National Guard play a role in the Midterms?

The National Guard's presence has become routine in D.C., but there's nothing routine about questions over the role the troops could play in the upcoming midterms.

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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

DRG joins dozens of organizations condemning the deployment of National Guard troops to DC. Our democracy experts have seen regimes use military presence to intimidate voters, erode civil liberties & create fear. Governors must withdraw their troops. freedcproject.org/news/solidar...

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An Open Letter Supporting a Free DC and Marking One Year of Occupation — Free DC

More than 200 organizations, congregations, and elected leaders sign an open letter opposing DC’s occupation, urging the federal government to dismantle the "DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force"…

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

After today, price is a bag or bats and a case of IC Light.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Thank God for the man who put the white line on the highway

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

What idiot would gild a bronze statue on the Memorial Bridge to make it look like C3PO on a horse?

A bronze statue at the foot of the Memorial Bridge in Washington covered in gold leaf at the command of Dear Leader.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 18/07/2026

America is strongest when our military deters wars, our diplomats prevent conflicts, and our development professionals stop crises before they begin. Restore America’s experts to service. Restore the missing pillar of American leadership. Restore USAID.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It’s bad enough that they start the regular season in March (or as it’s known in Cleveland, “Month 4 of Winter”). But why not play the first two weeks in southern or domed ballparks?

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Ambassador (ret.) Janet Sanderson @jastucaz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Sending support and respect to our Foreign Service and USAID colleagues fighting back against unlawful termination by this administration.Today’s “Missing Badge” demo at Capitol sponsored by @afsaorg.bsky.social and other organizations standing up for service. Diplomacy matters to all of us.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#England just found out how #Cleveland felt in the 9th inning of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"The president may say he has the power to seize voting machines…to stop mail-in ballots, despite court orders…to censor 'false' election information…to vacuum up state voter lists…to take over electoral functions in the name of preventing foreign interference…" www.defiance.news/p/trump-thin...

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Trump thinks he has ‘doomsday’ powers to steal votes. He's wrong. But take him seriously.

The president has long fantasized about using secret, “break glass” presidential authorities. The midterms might be his chance to abuse them.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#England just found out how #Cleveland felt in the 9th inning of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series.

Jose Mesa of the Cleveland Indians after blowing a lead in the 9th inning of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series.

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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Our political economy analysis found opponents of liberal democracy in the United States in the past decade have accumulated and deployed their power more effectively than the forces of democratic reform and accountability. Josh Kaufman looks at the key political actors: substack.com/home/post/p-...

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A Political Economy Analysis of America’s Democracy Crisis

Additional Findings of the Democracy Assessment of the United States

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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thanks to our friends at the Alliance for American Rule of Law for citing our Democracy Assessment of the United States as one of their five favorite reflections on the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence. Check it out: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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#america250 #independenceday #julyfourth #recommendations | Alliance for American Rule of Law

As Americans gathered together over the July 4th weekend, many of us took time to reflect on where America finds itself in its 250th year. What’s the true state of our constitutional republic? Can we ...

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

They are all unavailable. They are in treatment for PTSD after that Yankees series.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We tried this 50 years ago. It didn’t go well. I still remember my mom ironing reflective tape on my winter jacket because we were walking to the bus stop in the dark. Cleveland sunrise will be 9 a.m. in January.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Always pay for a window on Ryanair. Guy was cheap and learned the hard way that it is a difficult flight without a window.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A little impatient there …

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Ballpark Mustard. Or Stadium Mustard. Can someone in Cleveland tell me what the difference is?

Photograph of bratwurst with Ballpark Mustard. Not to be confused with Stadium Mustard.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

It’s Ryanair. If you don’t pay for a window, you don’t get a window. He should have known better.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

To be honest, I watched it as a kid, and I didn’t know what it was.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

No. He grew up under social democracy. Norway is a capitalist country.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“We’re an anarcho-syndicalist commune. We take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week. But all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special biweekly meeting. By a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs–but by a 2/3 majority in the case of …”

Scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The president of the United States is a communist. Might as well name the stations Gazprom.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

You can’t give a major league team five outs in the bottom of the ninth and expect to win. Can we find a first baseman who can catch the ball?

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

No. I watched that game. 🇨🇭at best. They should have eliminated both teams after regulation and given the quarterfinal slot to Cape Verde.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Dude forgets that when we became a country they were still the Austrian Netherlands.

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Luke Epplin @lukeepplin.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

79 years ago today, Larry Doby integrated the American League. While I'm glad that the Cleveland Guardians are playing at home today, it's a lingering shame that Major League Baseball doesn't allow them to wear Doby's number for one game.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

JD Vance urging the Ukrainians to be defensive is peak pro-Putin lobbying by the Trump administration. Now that Ukraine is doing better than they ever imagined, they want Ukraine to back off and take a deal Putin would go for. Nothing has changed. The US is with Russia.

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

And as our Declaration of Independence tells us, “A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”

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John Lis 🇺🇦 @jjlis.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Sounds like you guys were glad to get rid of us.

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