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John Lis πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

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USAID Democracy and Governance consultant. Former Hill staffer. Dad. Cleveland sports trauma survivor. Insights on democracy, foreign aid, Ukraine, Congress & the Curse of Rocky Colavito. "Be not afraid.” - Saint John Paul II

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Bieber, Gimenez, Clement, Straw: Watching the Blue Jays tonight feels like watching the 2022 Guardians. #GuardsBall

08.10.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Powell’s City of Books in downtown Portland, Ore.

Photo of Powell’s City of Books in downtown Portland, Ore.

If you’ve been to Powell’s, you know how true this is. #PDX

08.10.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Browns LB Carson Schwesinger

Browns LB Carson Schwesinger

Browns LB Carson Schwesinger

07.10.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent." The people living near Trump's "grim reaper" of government cuts have put up signs letting him know they stand with federal workers.

I can report firsthand that this is true. The irony here is that this is the same neighborhood where the National Foreign Affairs Training Center is located, the place that trained so many diplomats and aid workers. But Republicans don't do irony. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

06.10.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Do the Democratic Socialists of America really believe in democracy? Zohran Mamdani’s surge has brought the group new prominence. Let’s take a look under the hood.

"... more than a century of history plainly shows that socialism-via-persuasion is a chimera. While democratic electorates may create welfare states and mixed economies, they never opt for full socialism." When democracy comes to a socialist country, people vote out the socialists. wapo.st/47a1Qah

06.10.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Henry Gibson playing the leader of the Illinois Nazis, standing in front of Wrigley Field, in the "Blues Brothers" movie.

Photo of Henry Gibson playing the leader of the Illinois Nazis, standing in front of Wrigley Field, in the "Blues Brothers" movie.

I hate Illinois Nazis.

05.10.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guardians are going to sign him to play first base next season. He will fit right in with Manzardo and Noel.

05.10.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the Trump administration learned to love foreign aid America’s international assistance has not been destroyedβ€”it has been transformed

"Money is on offer to ideological allies, leaders who control something Trump wants and countries he hopes to lure away from China. In the long run, more could be spent on these goals than was once spent on poverty alleviation. The problem is they are in tension." www.economist.com/finance-and-...

04.10.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight BOGO, Cameroon (Reuters) -Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. Mohamat's dea...

Rubio calls himself a Christian while babies die of malaria in Cameroon because his hands tore away USAID. He ended the stipends of health workers, cut the drugs, erased the data. This is his faith made flesh: children buried so he can worship power and call it the word of God.

03.10.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Guardians eliminated from postseason after late rally attempt falls short CLEVELAND -- Progressive Field was rocking in the eighth inning on Thursday as JosΓ© RamΓ­rez charged toward second base. The Guardians third baseman’s routine ground ball drove in two runs thanks to a ...

77 years and counting. Sigh. #GuardsBall www.mlb.com/news/guardia...

03.10.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn’t think they’d pitch to Jose there. #GuardsBall

02.10.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tag team starting pitchers for the Guardians today, using both Cecconi and Cantillo. #GuardsBall

02.10.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I miss Carlos Santana. #GuardsBall

02.10.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pete Hegseth Is Living the Dream A man who retired as a major lectures hundreds of generals about the need to meet his standards.

β€œThere is a certain kind of Army officer who, after the excitement of company command, finds his career stalled, and who perhaps leaves the service as a major in the National Guard filled with bitterness and resentment.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

01.10.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guardians pitching: 18 IP, 1 ER, 0.50 ERA. #GuardsBall

01.10.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

We. Will. See. You. Tomorrow. #GuardsBall

01.10.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Felt like Detroit didn't have enough reliable arms to cover 6 innings out of their bullpen. #GuardsBall

01.10.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ITS ROCCTOBER!! #GuardsBall

01.10.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First: Michael Stanley Band, Blossom, 1980

Best: Huey Lewis and the News, 1985

HM: Springsteen, 1988

Last: Smithereens

01.10.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This could be our outfield next year. It’s not just a fly ball. It’s an adventure.

01.10.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Into the Tigers bullpen in the 4th. Feels promising. #GuardsBall

01.10.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Huge overturned call for the Guards to take a run off the board. Feels like we dodged a bullet. #GuardsBall

01.10.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pope Leo criticizes 'inhuman' treatment of immigrants in US Pope Leo on Tuesday appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Catholic Church's pro-life teachings.

Pope Leo in remarks to journalists tonight: "Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life.” www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

30.09.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1049    πŸ” 309    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 58

9 IP. 0 ER. Loss. #GuardsBall

30.09.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Skubal leaving after 7 2/3=hope. #GuardsBall

30.09.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Two runs on two defensive miscues. Guards can’t afford this. #GuardsBall

30.09.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I miss Carlos Santana catching the ball at first base. #GuardsBall

30.09.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Parents who pull their kids out of school to attend a Guardians playoff game are the coolest. Back in our day, we didn’t have baseball playoff games in Cleveland, which the parents clearly remember. #CurseOfRockyColavito

30.09.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gavin Williams going toe to toe with Cy Young. #GuardsBall

30.09.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another Guardian run without a ball leaving the infield. #GuardsBall

30.09.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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