Tom Kastamo

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@Mike_kim714 @Titleist 134

[Jeanne Ives @JeanneIves]

Governor DeSantis and Governor Pritzker each just signed their 8th state budgets. The contrast couldn't be starker. And the lesson is that who you elect matters. Change out the politicians and you get different policies.
For reference, Florida is 1.8x more populous than IL, 23.37m people compared to 12.71m people. Now consider these points:
1. FL general revenue budget is $52B, IL is $56B. Because state's have different ways of budgeting, lookimg at the total FY27 budgets, FL =$117B, IL=$130B. This doesn't make sense.
2. Pritzker advocated for and signed the largest budget in state history this year and in previous years. DeSantis has lowered the amount spent every year for the last four years and vetoed over $10B in spending during his time in office. Pritzker's budget is up $16B since he took office.
3. Pritzker brags about his credit upgrades, but IL has the worst state credit rating, FL has the best credit rating.
4. FL has a rainy day fund of $18B. IL rainy day fund is $2B.
5. FL is pushing $78B in road programs and moving planned projects ahead 5-15 years. IL can't even get projects planned, permitted and built in a timely manner, so many projects are left undone and money sits in an account collecting interest. And now that surplus interest is being sent to the CTA to bail them out.
6. DeSantis has given back over $9B in taxes. Pritzker has raised taxes every year for a total of over $77B according to IPI.
9. FL is giving $5,000 signing bonuses for police officers. IL politicians want to defund the police.
10. FL is on the cusp of eliminating property taxes for 60% of home owners and they have no state income tax. IL has the highest property taxes, plus individial income and estate taxes, high corporate taxes, and there's been no attempt to meaningfully lower property taxes.
Yes, elections have consequences. But, it can all ve reversed. DeSantis barely got elected 8 years ago. Your vote matters.

[John Ziegler @Zigmanfreud]

Here, the brilliant @Miss_Snuffy from London explains Zoran Mamdani Mania better than anyone in America has so far done so…

This is a great, but terrifying speech…
😱🤦‍♂️🤮🥲

[franko65 @Raiderfrank65]

ESPN's Leah Hextall interviewing Winnipeg 1st round pick Viggo Bjork :

"I'm from Winnipeg, it gets really cold there so we'll get you a coat"

After a pause, he responds with:

"It gets cold in Sweden too"

What an asinine thing to say to a kid from Sweden 😂

She is SO BAD ! 😀

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@MDOT_MetroDet why build express lanes on 23 and never use them? Closed on a Friday?

[Kurt Pietila @Hockey471282836]

Check out 2025 Bowman's Best, Kevin McGonigle #TP-28 Wave Refractor, Detroit Tigers https://t.co/6yFfN3lRs2 #eBay via @eBay

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@TheEagle3030 @mattfrantti @FromTheSeidline Can you please send me the Finn rules!! I must be black listed

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@PaddyPhilly @ClankoMedia @usahockey Why are dues so expensive with USA Hockey? Where does all that money go? Not sure I have seen any benefits from USA Hockey here in Michigan. Pay to play, coach and ref!!!

[Charlie Roumeliotis @CRoumeliotis]

#Blackhawks officially recall No. 3 overall pick Anton Frondell, who is in New York and could make his NHL debut tonight.

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@ZachHalverson Consider urself lucky. We have a gong show running our hockey playoffs.
@MAHA_Hockey @MHSAA

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@jonathon_kidd @SeanPBali @mikeiavasile @statechampsmich @MHSAA Watched it on the feed provided. No announcers.

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@jonathon_kidd @SeanPBali @mikeiavasile @statechampsmich Sure would have be nice to have a crew like this at CC vs Howell. @MHSAA

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@BillKhan @MHSAA

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@LivCountySports @MHSAA

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@KeithGave USA HOCKEY needs to be abolished immediately

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@BillKhan @MichHSHockey @HowellVHockey @HartlandHockey @dcchockey @MHSAA… Bill sad part is you will be writing the same story again. They don’t care.

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@mphilly19er @statechampsmich @MichHSHockey @_mihshockey Get tickets to the early rounds, that is where all the good games will be. Who doesn’t want top teams playing each other right away like last year!!!

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@CoachGives @mattfrantti @SeanPBali @mikeiavasile @statechampsmich @MHSAA Add mine as well. This system is a joke

[Landon Grove @CoachLGrove]

Very refreshing that the MHSAA can pass NIL for our athletes before they can figure out the geographic anomaly that is not seeding regions for football playoffs due to "travel issues"......

[Tom Kastamo @TKastamo]

@dcchockey Schlack a stud