John Lis 🇺🇦
@jjlis.bsky.social
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
"Be not afraid.” - Saint John Paul II
The last weekend of Indian Summer. Sigh.
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The last weekend of Indian Summer. Sigh.
Proud to gather this afternoon with a hundred USAID staff, implementers and consultants at the future USAID Memorial Circle (7th St S and S Oakland St) to remember the agency and honor the people who served their country and the world. Thanks to Arlington County Board Member JD Spain for his support
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Proud to gather this afternoon with a hundred USAID staff, implementers and consultants at the future USAID Memorial Circle (7th St S and S Oakland St) to remember the agency and honor the people who served their country and the world. Thanks to Arlington County Board Member JD Spain for his support
I like my cocktails like my cities: neat, no ICE.
November 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I like my cocktails like my cities: neat, no ICE.
Indian Summer in Virginia today.
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Indian Summer in Virginia today.
Left: Destruction of the White House in 1814 by forces under the authority of King George III. Right: Destruction of the White House in 2025 by forces under the authority of King Donald I. #NoKings
October 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Left: Destruction of the White House in 1814 by forces under the authority of King George III. Right: Destruction of the White House in 2025 by forces under the authority of King Donald I. #NoKings
Oregon may have inflatable frogs, but Virginia has a naked eagle pointing out that the emperor has no clothes. #NoKings #FiftyFiftyOne #Indivisible
October 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Oregon may have inflatable frogs, but Virginia has a naked eagle pointing out that the emperor has no clothes. #NoKings #FiftyFiftyOne #Indivisible
Oregon may have inflatable frogs, but Virginia has a naked eagle pointing out that the emperor has no clothes. #NoKings #FiftyFiftyOne #Indivisible #Virginia #BaileysCrossroads
October 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Oregon may have inflatable frogs, but Virginia has a naked eagle pointing out that the emperor has no clothes. #NoKings #FiftyFiftyOne #Indivisible #Virginia #BaileysCrossroads
“It's Oregon. It's like going into Wisconsin.”
“Well I got the shit kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it!”
“Well I got the shit kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it!”
October 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“It's Oregon. It's like going into Wisconsin.”
“Well I got the shit kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it!”
“Well I got the shit kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it!”
Browns LB Carson Schwesinger
October 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Browns LB Carson Schwesinger
I hate Illinois Nazis.
October 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I hate Illinois Nazis.
So, I go to the rink tonight to play my last beer league game with my sons before they go back to school, and an NHL player shows up to play for the other team. Just another Friday night. #ALLCAPS
August 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
So, I go to the rink tonight to play my last beer league game with my sons before they go back to school, and an NHL player shows up to play for the other team. Just another Friday night. #ALLCAPS
What is going on with Ron DeSantis’s pink lipstick? It’s like the Joker decided to switch from blood red to Coral Gloss.
August 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What is going on with Ron DeSantis’s pink lipstick? It’s like the Joker decided to switch from blood red to Coral Gloss.
How bad are things in Washington these days? I went to the Nationals game Wednesday night, and there was a table set up in the concourse to help folks obtain Italian citizenship.
August 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
How bad are things in Washington these days? I went to the Nationals game Wednesday night, and there was a table set up in the concourse to help folks obtain Italian citizenship.