John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 4hI think of examples like this every time I hear someone complain about the work ethic of "kids these days". 010
Reposted by John BlaskaBreakingnews @breakingnews06.bsky.social · 10/10/2026More Than 500 Trees to Be Cut Down at D.C. Golf Club That Trump Wants to Redo #Trump #Golf #Environment #NationalParks #Conservationdlvr.itMore Than 500 Trees to Be Cut Down at D.C. Golf Club That Trump Wants to RedoThe National Park Service notified a court of the plan as part of continuing litigation over the president’s proposal to create a “champion-level” course. 097
Reposted by John BlaskaDr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Ohio families are working hard and still being forced to choose between feeding their families, paying their utility bills, and affording medicine. This should never be the reality in our state. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/09...cleveland.comOhio families choosing between food, medicine and utilities, new study findsA statewide hunger study found 52% of Ohio food pantry households skipped meals, while many struggled to afford utilities and medicine. 1782548985
Reposted by John BlaskaGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/10/2026Aminata Seck has been freed. "I'm just ready to go back to school, get my master's and get this surgery done,” she said. ICE kept her in pain in detention for two months for no reason. www.espn.com/womens-colle...espn.comKentucky State player released on bond from ICE custodyKentucky State University women's basketball center Aminata Seck was released on bond Wednesday after spending two months in ICE custody. 61310517
Reposted by John BlaskaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026Trump: "It's interesting -- China makes the windmills, but try finding a wind farm in China. There is no such." (China has the largest wind power capacity in the world!) 75073121965
Reposted by John BlaskaKFF @kff.org · 09/10/2026More than half of Marketplace enrollees (55%) live in Republican districts. The highest shares of state enrollment are in Florida (16%), Georgia (11%), Texas (10%), and Utah (10%) — states that were all won by President Trump in 2024. Get more data here: on.kff.org/4jcR7m8 0116
Reposted by John BlaskaDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Y'all denied her tenure 263315615
Reposted by John BlaskaEric Lind @elindie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026i live in Minneapolis because I like being around people of all types, from around the world; because I believe in true universal public education for all; because of transportation options beyond one car per person per trip. does anyone in power understand this? 083
Reposted by John BlaskaRep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Republicans made the single largest cut to health care in our nation's history -- despite repeated warnings it would make health insurance significantly more expensive. 33417
Reposted by John BlaskaCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“.. Without it, you do have that $200-a-barrel scenario, so it is pretty important it continues,” he said. “There aren’t any more inventories to drain in the west.” @financialtimes.com ⛽️ www.ft.com/content/95db... 9343117
Reposted by John Blaskaderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trump historically wore Brioni, an Italian luxury company that makes suits in Italy. Here he flashes a Jos. A Bank label, a US company that long offshored its production to China and Bangladesh. They carry an associated label called Joseph Abboud, which is made in US. Curious he didn't choose that. 1843824402
Reposted by John BlaskaKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“It’s a promising development, though because shingles is typically rare in people younger than 50, the data can’t prove whether the protection will last as they age, Bartelt said. Still, the new data suggests potential lifelong benefits of chickenpox vaccination.” h/t @jackiantonovich.bsky.socialnbcnews.comShingles cases dropping among people who got chickenpox vaccine, data showsThe virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate during adulthood, causing the painful, itchy rash known as shingles. 24717
Reposted by John BlaskaAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026High school senior Elder Chavez Carranza is an immigrant living in the US legally under a program for abused or neglected children One day he went to buy food when a cop asked for his papers-which he didn’t have that day. So ICE put him in detention He has been incarcerated for more than 200 days 22419362
Reposted by John BlaskaMs. K tweets @whatmsksaid.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Charlie Rybak’s dad, RT Rybak, bares a large responsibility for the managed decline of MPS as one of the charter school movements first & loudest supporters. Michael Baskins WANTS to close MPS schools. he said it at the SAENA candidate forum on wed., sept. 16. plz DO NOT let this man win. 1219
Reposted by John BlaskaJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Immigration has been a major influence on population growth in the U.S. For the first time in a long, long time, it's nearly stagnant. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/… 921865
Reposted by John BlaskaRogerWagnerMDPhD @rogerwagnermdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Vote like your health depends on it. And just remember, this is only one of the many ways the Republicans set up the “BigUgly Bill” to screw over regular Americans, but set it as a time bomb to explode after the elections so you wouldn’t blame them. 132
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 02/10/2026This shows the real threat, it is not AI in and of itself, it is the morons using AI and interpreting results like this. 000
Reposted by John BlaskaOrdinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The gofundme for Nurse Chloe Freeman's legal defense. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comNurse charged with helping man in hospital escape from ICE custodyFBI accuses Chloe Freeman of federal misdemeanor in case of undocumented Mexican migrant arrested in Michigan 5348271
Reposted by John BlaskaDiane Swonk @dianeswonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The inflation we are enduring represents one long collision of demand and supply shocks, which includes the service sector. The rise in healthcare costs is better captured by the PCE index of inflation than the CPI. It also better captures tradeoffs consumers make in their spending decisions. 2184
Reposted by John BlaskaEmma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The nastiest SNAP cuts land next month. I'm sure people are getting in early because they won't have October funds, but also it's going to get so much worse. Also in my life experience, people who are hungry...often try to hide it from shame. So how can you help such people? When you become 47746
Reposted by John BlaskaAmelious N Whyte Jr., PhD @amelious.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If you can donate blood platelets, please consider doing so. It's literally lifesaving for many. time.com/article/2026...time.comWhy the U.S. Urgently Needs More Platelet DonorsThe Red Cross’s fall appeal highlights a fragile part of American health care: a lifesaving blood component that must be replenished every five to seven days, write Robert Glatter and Peter Papadakos. 022
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 26/09/2026So the fraud is to buy insurance, pay money out to large healthcare corporations, and never receive anything in return?? Those are the people committing fraud? 000
Reposted by John BlaskaDave Nelson 🇨🇦 @davenlsn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Don't buy American produce. Another example: Driscoll's sent millions of pounds of fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals to Canada and the company tried to cover it up. #BoycottUSA #CanadaSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caWhistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC NewsA whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri... 9240162
Reposted by John BlaskaKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.nytimes.com 7628981193
Reposted by John BlaskaMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house. 684249285524
Reposted by John BlaskaDavid Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 25/09/2026If the ballroom construction is such a sensitive national security matter, why is Trump inviting the Chinese delegation on a tour??? 1053245783
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 23/09/2026Same people who chastised others using 86 to tone it down? 143
Reposted by John BlaskaProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 13646362245
Reposted by John BlaskaDr. Ruth Marshall is still kicking against the pricks @wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026😳 Reader, I was not prepared. 2276
Reposted by John BlaskaDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Sad excuse for journalism: Big profile of DOGE lord doesn’t say a word about all the damage he did. And it was not an “ill fated cost-cutting effort.” It was a malignant, catastrophic attack on the government and its workers by arrogant and ignorant assholes. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...washingtonpost.comHe spent 11 months inside DOGE. Now he wants to set the record straight.In his first major interview about his tell-all memoir, Tyler Hassen describes the culture clash surrounding DOGE’s mission and the backlash that followed. 1112787666
Reposted by John BlaskaCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What? A sudden 30% decline in national housing prices would be a sign we're in like a serious depression. After the housing bubble burst in 2006/2007, national house prices fell "only" 27% peak to trough fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSH... 1692597666
Reposted by John BlaskaTiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 18/09/2026“If you’re a US citizen you have no reason to fear” – Markwayne Mullin, responding to a video of a teenage US citizen being repeatedly punched in the face by ICE. 18436291218
Reposted by John BlaskaNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The US already got a do over. A mulligan. A second chance. Much of the world, especially US allies, were ready to write off Trump’s first term as a fluke. The American people’s choice to put him back in power—as a convicted felon, after an openly bigoted, anti-democracy campaign—showed it was not. 12247251140
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 17/09/2026Sorry to see this. I have patients that now solely get their dental work in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora or "Molar City" - Andrade, California. I can't vouch for it but these retirees rave about it, they will take a trip just to drive to get their care. 000
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 17/09/2026The Dems not using straight facts is the part that dumbfounds me most. In the last 30 years, Dems have had full control for 3 years and GOP 8 years. @kenmartin.bsky.social Can you offer an explanation? 2122
Reposted by John BlaskaCaptain Willie @cptnwillie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Exactly This!👇🏽👇🏻👇🏾👇🏿 03914
Reposted by John BlaskaJanette Moser @mjmoser.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Say what you will about Bill but our national politicians these days would never. Softer than baby shit. 6131
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 08/09/2026What's the over/under that he remembers the date that this "happened"? 010
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 08/09/2026If he was rescued, why doesn't the greatest name dropper in history name his rescuers? 000
Reposted by John BlaskaMother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.motherjones.comYou don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rulesA Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis. 14916961159
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 06/09/2026I should add, reasonable that this is what is going on in his mind. 010
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 06/09/2026Why is my brain reading this as John Mulaney dubbing for Ice-T? 000
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 04/09/2026Best strategy back in the day, towards the end of our evening shift, was getting a bucket of sweet marthas and sitting right there to refill as needed. 010
Reposted by John BlaskaHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 04/09/2026Interesting side of Hitler I was unaware of "Arguably Adolf Hitler’s greatest passion and pastime outside of his quest for world domination was his obsession with architecture and urban design." Here he is with a model of the 330-foot high triumphal arch he wanted. hitler-pics.com/2023/05/06/h... 701032386
Reposted by John BlaskaKeith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 03/09/2026When companies work together to drive up your rent, they should be held accountable. Now, Minnesota renters who were overcharged can get their money back. Check your property to see if you may be eligible: RealPageSettlement.com 02910
Reposted by John BlaskaDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Korey Stringer died from this 25 years ago. Can’t coaches fucking learn???🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ 3299
John Blaska @johnblaska.com · 02/09/2026static.klipy.comMongo Pawn In Game Of LifeALT: Mongo Pawn In Game Of Life 010
Reposted by John BlaskaMalena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Today I got to hear from Eliott Rodriguez, the candidate running for Florida's 27th Congressional District & I was absolutely blown away by how amazing this candidate is. This is a seat we can flip. Please donate & volunteer for his campaign at eliottrodriguez.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uqM...youtube.comWhy I'm Running for Congress in Florida's 27th Congressional DistrictYouTube video by Eliott Rodriguez for Congress 4259152