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
This still is: “But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you”
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This still is: “But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you”
Not true. Five Virginia counties shifted red. It was only 128 out of 133 counties and independent cities shifting blue.
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Not true. Five Virginia counties shifted red. It was only 128 out of 133 counties and independent cities shifting blue.
I’m curious: which county? This is more evidence that Democrats must run candidates everywhere, even in places they never win. And if there aren’t any Democrats, support non-MAGA independents.
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I’m curious: which county? This is more evidence that Democrats must run candidates everywhere, even in places they never win. And if there aren’t any Democrats, support non-MAGA independents.
Copy editors were the first to leave, apparently.
November 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Copy editors were the first to leave, apparently.
This speech is 100 percent on the mark and cogently analyzes the threats to democracy from the Trump administration that experts are seeing. It is important that a U.S. Senator recognizes the authoritarian threat and is working with her colleagues to stop it.
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This speech is 100 percent on the mark and cogently analyzes the threats to democracy from the Trump administration that experts are seeing. It is important that a U.S. Senator recognizes the authoritarian threat and is working with her colleagues to stop it.