Jan J Vopalensky
@jvopalensky.bsky.social
From Prague, now in Toronto working at Firmwater.com.
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
Now through this weekend, I'll donate $1 to @51st.news for each:
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get
And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get
And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
Three days remain to hit the goal in our campaign to hire @maustermuhle.bsky.social full-time.
We know there's a ways to go, but with less than half left to raise...we could reach it easy peasy if each person who donated asked one friend to give too. givebutter.com/SsQ8CG
We know there's a ways to go, but with less than half left to raise...we could reach it easy peasy if each person who donated asked one friend to give too. givebutter.com/SsQ8CG
Time to Grow The 51st
Help us hire Christina and Martin Full-Time!
givebutter.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Now through this weekend, I'll donate $1 to @51st.news for each:
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get
And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get
And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
This appeared in Hustler Magazine in October of 1990. He was an asshole then and a bigger asshole now.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
March 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This appeared in Hustler Magazine in October of 1990. He was an asshole then and a bigger asshole now.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
It kind of feels like we’re all standing on a bridge that we set on fire, waiting for someone to rescue us.
March 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It kind of feels like we’re all standing on a bridge that we set on fire, waiting for someone to rescue us.
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
I'm heartbroken for these men. I fear many of them will not survive this. And those that do will never be the same.
March 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'm heartbroken for these men. I fear many of them will not survive this. And those that do will never be the same.
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
Sandy Hook parent says tragedies are inherently political: “You may not believe in climate change, but insurance companies absolutely do.”
July 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Sandy Hook parent says tragedies are inherently political: “You may not believe in climate change, but insurance companies absolutely do.”
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
We have been trying to warn you all this time that it was never going to stop with immigrants. Every marginalized person is at risk right now. The deaths amd suffering have only just begun.
ICE *already* can't meet their detainment numbers without rounding up children, veterans, people born in the U.S., people with no criminal records, people at immigration hearings, plus academics and visitors with valid visas.
So who do they plan to detain with >10x the budget?
The answer is: you.
So who do they plan to detain with >10x the budget?
The answer is: you.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
We have been trying to warn you all this time that it was never going to stop with immigrants. Every marginalized person is at risk right now. The deaths amd suffering have only just begun.
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
I'm just saying, the kids are all right.
Gen Z represent!
Gen Z represent!
June 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I'm just saying, the kids are all right.
Gen Z represent!
Gen Z represent!
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
How the GRU's Unit 29155 hacking department obsessed over @bellingcat.com, created the biolabs conspiracy and left their targeting server unprotected....among other crazy findings in this latest investigation: theins.press/en/inv/281731
Hidden Bear: The GRU hackers of Russia’s most notorious kill squad
Russian GRU Unit 29155 is best known for its long list of murder and sabotage ops, which include the Salisbury poisonings in England, arms depot explosions in Czechia, and an attempted coup d’etat in ...
theins.press
June 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
How the GRU's Unit 29155 hacking department obsessed over @bellingcat.com, created the biolabs conspiracy and left their targeting server unprotected....among other crazy findings in this latest investigation: theins.press/en/inv/281731
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
DYK we send masks to mask blocs so they can pass them out in their communities, and to nonprofits and community groups to help them hold Covid-safer events? 😷
We stan all the #MaskWarriors out there! 🤩
Support our work by donating: donatemask.ca/fundraiser
#MaskUp #MaskingIsHot
We stan all the #MaskWarriors out there! 🤩
Support our work by donating: donatemask.ca/fundraiser
#MaskUp #MaskingIsHot
May 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
DYK we send masks to mask blocs so they can pass them out in their communities, and to nonprofits and community groups to help them hold Covid-safer events? 😷
We stan all the #MaskWarriors out there! 🤩
Support our work by donating: donatemask.ca/fundraiser
#MaskUp #MaskingIsHot
We stan all the #MaskWarriors out there! 🤩
Support our work by donating: donatemask.ca/fundraiser
#MaskUp #MaskingIsHot
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
The scale of Trump's graft as documented by
@davidfrum.bsky.social in bar chart form (made by o3)
@davidfrum.bsky.social in bar chart form (made by o3)
May 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The scale of Trump's graft as documented by
@davidfrum.bsky.social in bar chart form (made by o3)
@davidfrum.bsky.social in bar chart form (made by o3)
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
SCOOP tonight: Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar not final, despite Pentagon claims
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar not final, despite U.S. claims
The delay reflects lingering concerns over legal liabilities stemming from a White House maneuver to transform a sale between the U.S. and Qatar into a “gift.”
www.washingtonpost.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
SCOOP tonight: Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar not final, despite Pentagon claims
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses.
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.
www.statnews.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses.
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
Republicans have included 300 MILLION in the budget for......Trump's golf trips.
You heard that right. But there is no money to feed hungry kids school lunch.
You heard that right. But there is no money to feed hungry kids school lunch.
May 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Republicans have included 300 MILLION in the budget for......Trump's golf trips.
You heard that right. But there is no money to feed hungry kids school lunch.
You heard that right. But there is no money to feed hungry kids school lunch.
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
Intense spring heat in CANADA from West (specially) to East:
35.9C Ashcroft and Kamloops,35.2 Lytton, BC.
32.3C Beaverlodge lat 55N altitude 745m asl,AB
Tomorrow the Northwest Territories can attack its territorial record of May highest temperature.
35.9C Ashcroft and Kamloops,35.2 Lytton, BC.
32.3C Beaverlodge lat 55N altitude 745m asl,AB
Tomorrow the Northwest Territories can attack its territorial record of May highest temperature.
May 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Intense spring heat in CANADA from West (specially) to East:
35.9C Ashcroft and Kamloops,35.2 Lytton, BC.
32.3C Beaverlodge lat 55N altitude 745m asl,AB
Tomorrow the Northwest Territories can attack its territorial record of May highest temperature.
35.9C Ashcroft and Kamloops,35.2 Lytton, BC.
32.3C Beaverlodge lat 55N altitude 745m asl,AB
Tomorrow the Northwest Territories can attack its territorial record of May highest temperature.
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
🚨 In a stunningly short-sighted move, HHS just canceled its contract with Moderna to test mRNA vaccines for #H5N1 and other pandemic threats.
When the next big outbreak hits, what’s the plan—bleach again?
This will come back to bite us. Hard.
#BirdFlu #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness
When the next big outbreak hits, what’s the plan—bleach again?
This will come back to bite us. Hard.
#BirdFlu #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness
BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses.
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.
www.statnews.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
🚨 In a stunningly short-sighted move, HHS just canceled its contract with Moderna to test mRNA vaccines for #H5N1 and other pandemic threats.
When the next big outbreak hits, what’s the plan—bleach again?
This will come back to bite us. Hard.
#BirdFlu #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness
When the next big outbreak hits, what’s the plan—bleach again?
This will come back to bite us. Hard.
#BirdFlu #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies.
TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
May 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies.
TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
The National Cancer Institute's Board of Scientific Advisors — a group of top researchers and clinicians tasked with guiding the direction of federally funded cancer research — has been entirely disbanded.
I hope no one at risk of cancer voted for Trump...wait. www.splinter.com/national-can...
I hope no one at risk of cancer voted for Trump...wait. www.splinter.com/national-can...
National Cancer Institute Apparently Shouldn't Bother With All That Pesky Science
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The National Cancer Institute's Board of Scientific Advisors — a group of top researchers and clinicians tasked with guiding the direction of federally funded cancer research — has been entirely disbanded.
I hope no one at risk of cancer voted for Trump...wait. www.splinter.com/national-can...
I hope no one at risk of cancer voted for Trump...wait. www.splinter.com/national-can...
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
LOL, the WSJ is so pissed, this is the cover of the weekend print edition (I don't get the print, but I can view it online).
That picture is just brutal.
That picture is just brutal.
April 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
LOL, the WSJ is so pissed, this is the cover of the weekend print edition (I don't get the print, but I can view it online).
That picture is just brutal.
That picture is just brutal.
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
Judge Dale Ho got it wrong on Eric Adams. He shouldn’t have dismissed the charges. Change my mind. www.muellershewrote.com/p/i-disagree...
I Disagree with Judge Dale Ho.
I know I'm probably a lone voice here, but I take issue with Judge Dale Ho agreeing to dismiss the charges against Eric Adams, even though he did it with prejudice.
www.muellershewrote.com
April 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Judge Dale Ho got it wrong on Eric Adams. He shouldn’t have dismissed the charges. Change my mind. www.muellershewrote.com/p/i-disagree...
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
from today's 'this week in stupid,' my weekly round-up of the dumbest fucking shit that happened —
link to the whole thing is here: bit.ly/3FSTfxP
(longer excerpt in the alt text)
link to the whole thing is here: bit.ly/3FSTfxP
(longer excerpt in the alt text)
April 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
from today's 'this week in stupid,' my weekly round-up of the dumbest fucking shit that happened —
link to the whole thing is here: bit.ly/3FSTfxP
(longer excerpt in the alt text)
link to the whole thing is here: bit.ly/3FSTfxP
(longer excerpt in the alt text)
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
A mother and her three children were snatched by ICE from a dairy farm in Sackets Harbor, a rural town in northern New York.
But the location is no coincidence—Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, LIVES THERE. He allowed his own neighbors, including a third grader, to be jailed. Deplorable.
But the location is no coincidence—Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, LIVES THERE. He allowed his own neighbors, including a third grader, to be jailed. Deplorable.
Mom, 3 kids detained in ‘horrifying’ ICE probe in Northern NY
The family has been transferred out of New York state.
www.syracuse.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A mother and her three children were snatched by ICE from a dairy farm in Sackets Harbor, a rural town in northern New York.
But the location is no coincidence—Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, LIVES THERE. He allowed his own neighbors, including a third grader, to be jailed. Deplorable.
But the location is no coincidence—Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, LIVES THERE. He allowed his own neighbors, including a third grader, to be jailed. Deplorable.
Reposted by Jan J Vopalensky
I LOVE TRUMP ♥️
(I have no plan to cross the border anytime soon, but if I do, this will be my Pinned Post)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
(I have no plan to cross the border anytime soon, but if I do, this will be my Pinned Post)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada updates travel advice to warn of U.S. border officers' power to search electronic devices | CBC News
The federal government has quietly updated its online travel advice to remind Canadians to "expect scrutiny" from border patrol officers if they travel to the United States.
www.cbc.ca
April 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I LOVE TRUMP ♥️
(I have no plan to cross the border anytime soon, but if I do, this will be my Pinned Post)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
(I have no plan to cross the border anytime soon, but if I do, this will be my Pinned Post)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...