Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 06/10/2026There's news of a plague outbreak in Russia. Here's what we know and here's who in the White House is staffed to handle any U.S. related work on it (hint: it's RFK Jr. and a gutted CDC...) Russia is trying to cover up the media reports on the outbreak, which now has 200 people in quarantine. 851451531
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026NEW: Republican congressional nominee Brandon Herrera laughed and joined in as podcast hosts spent an extended segment joking about necrophilia and sex with dead bodies. And it somehow got more disturbing from there.meidasnews.com“Hot Pocket with a Cadaver”— GOP Candidate Joked About NecrophiliaBrandon Herrera joined in during a podcast segment where hosts discussed having sex with dead bodies. 95861399
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/10/2026Americans: you are not outraged enough about this. Christians: this is absolute blasphemy www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...cnn.com‘God made Trump’ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign | CNN PoliticsThe Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies. 1892306757
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/10/2026Pete Hegseth needs impeached. Obsessing about beards while losing a war 1603242513
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialDavid B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 15/09/2026In today's mail, my friend Kari's great new collection and my Little Kanawha Reading Series Chapbook Competition winner, Somewhere the Nightjar!" #poetry #poetfriends #GlevilleStateUniversity 021
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026So very stupid 671402245
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026It’s still Lake Ontario you fat orange fuck. jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/lake-ameri...jojofromjerz.substack.comLAKE AMERICA GOES HARD IF YOU’RE FUCKING STUPIDSOMEONE TAKE GRANDPA’S SHARPIE AWAY 1541966325
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/08/2026Pritzker: So here’s the truth, plain and simple: Our state is under siege. Not by protesters, immigrants, the deep state, the press, Canada or Mexico or Greenland, Antifa or Jewish space lasers or pride parades. No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington. 613305228910
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Also, given the Maduro…episode…this is basically stealing a sovereign asset - a war crime 741402251
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The Department of Defense keeps beclowning itself, to the national detriment 171019186
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Your regular reminder Republicans in Congress fully support this. 1552389603
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 17/08/2026People are SUFFERING. We have to stop acting like everything is okay. It’s not okay. The conditions under which we ALL are living are killing us. 221429307
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A Billion Fucking Dollars for Mar-a-Lago North. Not a Dime for Dying Kids. jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/a-billion-... 29914256
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Wait,Where's Pizza 🍕 🐀 Rat Gonna Get His Pizza Now,Mayor Mamdani........ 14938861157
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/08/2026SHOCK REPORT: Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, deteriorating conditions, + more, per Military Times.militarytimes.comMultiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families sayMultiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month. 1680154817873
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I didn’t come anywhere near this when I was on the Roosevelt (‘87-‘90) - I think we hit like 85 straight days at sea. But even that was miserable. This is an abuse of the force and will have long term repercussions 921835412
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAndrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 @andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I love that a @propublica.org reporter has Trump's mobile phone number. 😆 16974992405
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Donald Trump shouldn’t be mocking ANYONE’S looks. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom... 87997214
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialRoger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026When the community note proves that the reason the initial post made him sound like a piece of shit is because he's a bigger piece of shit than the initial post made him out to be.🤷♂️ 418156834780
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialSuzanne Roberts @suzanneroberts.bsky.social · 25/07/2026www.terrain.org/2026/reviews...terrain.orgA Book for Troubling Times: Camille Dungy’s America, A Love Story - Terrain.orgSuzanne Roberts reviews America, A Love Story, Camille T. Dungy’s new book of poems. 031
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/07/2026WHOA!! Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) just STRUCK a person asking him a simple question about rural hospital closures. Reporter: Do you still think rural hospital closures are a myth? Nunn: I said I'm with a constituent. You should protect their privacy! *SMACK* 2117111235340
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The only conclusion that can be drawn is that the White House press corps knows and accepts both the appearance and reality of its obeisance 922212519
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/07/2026🚨Caught on camera: Ken Paxton PANICS when asked about owning 15 homes worth $9 million on a $153,000 government salary. Paxton dodges, stammers, then says “I’d like to keep today to law enforcement!” Classic Paxton—refuses to answer, cuts the presser short. Texans deserve better. 1375175216367
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 21/07/2026And vile. You forgot vile 5179182
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialJon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I would like to remind everyone that Robert Mueller was 100% correct: Russia DID help Trump, repeatedly and illegally. His investigation produced 37 indictments, and seven guilty pleas or convictions. There is only one person committing widespread election fraud: Donald Trump. 42042669
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 17/07/2026What separates a democracy from a monarchy and dictatorship is the fundamental right to vote. Lose that, and you lose everything. Donald Trump is telling us right now that he'll do anything to hold onto power. 671872550
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/07/2026NEWS: Epstein survivors just gave Todd Blanche a failing grade after their meeting. "Condescending." "Gaslighting." No plan to go after anyone beyond Epstein and Maxwell. And Sen. Tillis's reaction? Somehow worse.meidasnews.comEpstein Survivors Give Todd Blanche A Failing Grade After Meeting In New StatementLara Blume McGee says the AG nominee was "condescending" and tried to gaslight survivors instead of answering for the DOJ's failures. Sen. Thom Tillis praised him anyway. 445105284055
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/07/2026NEWS: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a 23-point “Rental Ripoff Report” aimed at cracking down on negligent landlords, recognizing tenant unions, requiring disclosure of AI-altered rental listings, and strengthening enforcement against hazardous housing conditions like mold, pests, and leaks. 532448596
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 16/07/2026About that Blue Angel Hornet low pass: 1. If you have no aviation experience, keep on walking 2. I’d have lost my wings at a minimum if I’d done that while I was in 3. The idea that Hegseth is going to wave his hand and make this go away is just another example of how unfit he is for the job 761700242
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026AOC Makes Life Harder For The Supremely Corrupt Grifter 6....... 335101002615
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/07/2026Trump wants to spend tonight rewriting the 2020 election. Meanwhile his own teleprompter guy is under federal investigation for betting on his speeches, Iran and the Houthis are threatening to choke off two of the world's biggest shipping lanes, and more. Your midday update is here:meidasplus.comThursday Afternoon News Updates: Trump's Speech Tonight Is a Distraction — 7/16/26Your Thursday updates are here. 1271800596
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 06/07/2026Just a reminder, the “patriot front” is a bunch of scared cowards who are too afraid to show their faces. Absolute little children who would be the first to run if anything actually went down. Little boys. 2615592981
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/07/2026"In nearly every state, the official humanities nonprofits created by a congress to help make history and literature accessible to all Americans had to give up their 250th anniversary planning when DOGE pulled their federal funding..." www.notus.org/agencies/dog...notus.orgDOGE Cut Off Small Town America’s 250th Birthday MoneyThen Trump redirected the money for his own beautification projects. 681969982
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/07/2026The Founders didn't risk the gallows because they hated America. They risked everything because they loved it enough to confront tyranny. Patriotism isn't pretending everything is fine. It's defending the republic when it isn't. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comThe Test They Left UsThe Founders told the world what tyranny looks like. Before we honor them tomorrow, we must hold their list up to America today. 11239151031
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/07/2026Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein 30594142730
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/07/2026YESTERDAY: Trump admin brags that PJM power grid was relying on fossil fuels instead of renewables. TODAY: Trump admin alerts PJM to cut electricity use as outages, overloaded transmission lines, and extreme heat push the system toward blackouts. PJM escalates emergency actions as a result. 1452335922
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/06/2026Hey just wanted to mention something I just remembered. I thought congress was supposed to investigate the J6 investigation and throw us all in jail? What happened? Maybe they realize we were…. Right? Or am i misremembering? 1284924727
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21/06/2026So Trump shows the new Air Force one and the luxury of it for some reason believing Americans will love that he has such a plush plane. He really believes we are proud of his grift 1942923526
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Everything that motherfucker touches dies. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom... 1091623360
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/06/2026The $1.7 million no-bid contract to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool went to a company ultimately owned by Trump donor John J. Cafaro, who previously pleaded guilty in separate federal cases involving bribery and campaign finance violations. The company's name? Greenwater Services. 147062222557
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I said, "Is it good, friend?" 0158
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15/06/2026So besides crypto and Trump coin, the Saudis sponsored part of the ufc event on the WHITE HOUSE LAWN. The country under actual sharia law. And MAGA is cool with that? Gotcha 1243271845
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/06/2026Sunday fact: Russia has sustained at least 1.4 million casualties in the war with Ukraine. In fact, that’s 50 percent more than the US in all of WW2 on two fronts liberating and occupying the world. Russia now controls less land than they had one month into the invasion. Slava Ukrainii! 864060794
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 06/06/2026The Albanian people have been massively protesting for several consecutive days against slumlord crook Jared Kushner and Crimestress Ivanka seizing land in their country to the sum of billions of dollars to build a trashy resort. I hope they don’t stop until their evil corrupt deal is reversed. 1007286448109
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 06/06/2026Public safety starts with accountability. California's ongoing efforts to combat organized retail crime over the last two years are paying off: ✅ $260M in recovered stolen goods ✅ 32,613 arrests ✅ 25,843 cases referred for prosecution The results speak for themselves. 2548171
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 02/06/2026I was a Republican with strong union support — and I'm proud of it. The working class built this country. They deserve a fair share of it. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comThe Working Class Built This Country. It's Time We Started Acting Like It.The unions played an important role in our economy. We need them back. 751211223
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Let’s find an unqualified nepo-baby with zero experience in military, intelligence or government service who repeatedly says dumb things and has spent his time as housing finance director trying to prosecute Dems & make him DNI. What a joke this admin is. 1326124523552
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialSusan @suziqleathers.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Fck Data Centers!! 383183085321
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialgator89.bsky.social @gator89.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Just consider, if you will: Every President starting with Jimmy Carter has been audited Every Year while in office. It's one of the reforms made after Watergate, to prevent corruption. And Combover Caligula wants to make it impossible to audit him or his family forever 37178302495
Reposted by @johnhoppenthaler.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23/05/2026JB PRITZKER Could Be A Good Candidate For President........ ? 596136173697