Vania Vlashka

Journalist and author; longtime sports journalist; forever fan of M.J. and the Chicago Bulls. Слава Україні (Glory to Ukraine)!

[Vania Vlashka @VVlashka]

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[Vania Vlashka @VVlashka]

@Microinteracti1 @WSJ @WSJopinion Beautifully said. Congratulations!

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Re: “What happens when Europeans find out how poor they are?”

Nothing. We found out years ago, had a long hard look at the alternative, and decided we’d rather not.

GDP is what you get when you put Jeff Bezos and a man sleeping in a Walmart car park into a spreadsheet and take the average. It tells you the country is rich. It does not tell you that a hundred million people inside it are quietly not. And it certainly doesn’t mention the bill: nearly forty trillion in federal debt, another eighteen on the households. This is a man pulling up to valet parking in a leased Lamborghini and calling himself rich because nobody at the table has yet asked to see his bank statement.

Meanwhile, on every parameter that matters to a human being who is alive and would like to remain so in reasonable spirits, Europe wins. The food. The streets. The holidays. The summer that contains an actual summer. The Tuesday afternoon that contains an actual lunch.

Keep the GDP. We’ll keep the life.

[Afshine Emrani MD FACC @afshineemrani]

Melika Azizi is 18 years old. The regime wants her dead because she isn't afraid of them.
​While the world slept, they raided her home. While they beat her in Lakan Prison, she held her head high. When the judge handed down a death sentence, she didn't beg for her life—she demanded justice for the fallen.
​"How can I stay silent?" she asked.
​We cannot be the ones who stay silent while they try to hang a teenager for her bravery. Silence is a death sentence. Noise is a lifeline.
​ACT NOW: Save this post. Share it. Tag three friends who will help spread her name. We have to make the cost of executing her higher than the cost of letting her go.
​#MelikaAzizi #SaveMelika #StopExecutionsInIran #HumanRights

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral and former Navy SEAL William McRaven on Donald Trump: "Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation."

RETWEET if you stand with Admiral McRaven!

[Malena-PRO-CHOICE🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @tweetMalena]

This video is ten minutes, but it'll be the best 10 minutes of your day.

Every single American needs to see this clip.

You can find it on instagram posted by CSPAN and then you can download it yourself and repost this video here and across every platform.

I HOPE, WHEN WE START HOLDING THESE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CRIMES THAT PAM BONDI
GETS THE JUSTICE THAT
SHE DESERVES

[Spring-Nuts @SpringNuts_]

Official @springsteen video of Streets of Minneapolis. Powerful. #springsteen #Minneapolis

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Do You Remember America Before Trump?

NEW VIDEO! WATCH! TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK.

Let's get this to 1 million views fast.

Please retweet and quote tweet.

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Holy Crap these were People that were detained by ICE & are now DEAD! These people are from all over the World & their families still don’t know why they died! Most of these people are young like in their 30’s so it wasn’t from natural causes or old age! Are they killing them too

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

A message from a Danish friend that really hit home:

“Dear Americans, Look Inward

I write this as a Dane, from Denmark. From here — and with Greenland very much in mind — it may appear that we fear the direction the United States is heading. And we do. But the truth is that you — as an American — are far more frightened.

You live in a country where power turns against its own people. Where the military is used at home. Where democratic institutions are weakened while fear becomes a governing tool. In that reality, silence is not neutral. It is a survival strategy.

So, you do things to convince yourself that everything is fine. You scroll. You binge-watch. You drink a little more. You choose sitcoms over news. You post a smiling selfie, add a stronger filter, and write: “Doing great.”

You stay quiet because speaking up can cost you your job. Because your employer fears losing contracts. Because schools, boards, and communities prefer calm over courage. So denial becomes routine. Distraction becomes normal. Comfort replaces truth. But fear does not stop there. You begin to police yourselves. You watch each other. You suspect each other. You question motives. You report. You label. You call fellow citizens extremists. You call them terrorists. In the name of security, you learn to mistrust one another.

And then think about this: when you dream of a bigger gun, a stronger caliber, more firepower. Ask yourself whether that weapon is protection, or a mirror. Whether the need for a larger gun is not a sign of strength, but a measure of how afraid you have become. Fear has many faces. Fear of those who call themselves patriots but threaten instead of arguing. Fear of your neighbor. Fear of the police. Fear of being open, kind, or publicly disagreeing. From the outside, this does not look like freedom. It looks like a frightening society pretending to function.

And then there is the thought you try hardest to suppress: that people willingly choose not to be part of the United States. Not out of hatred. Not out of jealousy. But out of clarity. That must be brutal and deeply disorienting to face — especially because, deep down, you already know why.

So, look inward. Not as a nation. As a person. Because democracies do not collapse in one dramatic moment. They fade while people convince themselves that everything is fine.

Kind Regards,
Jacob @JacobHokland “

[Outspoken™️ @Out5p0ken]

Nobody, especially a child!, should have to beg for safety in the United States of America.

[Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell]

Renee Good wasn’t a threat—she was a mom with stuffed animals in her glove box. If the GOP won’t act, we will.

[(TCAG) Командир Бред Кроуфорд (CDR Brad Crawford) @evo1tactical]

I genuinely try to be the nicest Ukrainian guy on X while still bringing the facts and the truth. You do not have to be loud or hateful to be right. Facts stand on their own.

What I share comes from nearly four years of military experience in Ukraine, standing beside Ukrainian soldiers, not from a keyboard. I welcome tough questions and even critics. Honest debate keeps us sharp and keeps the conversation real.

If you believe in this mission, I ask only that you share this page and help share the story. We all can do something to help Ukraine. I am not here for money, glory, fame, or recognition. I am here to help get men and women home alive.

Thank you all for your help and support.

Slava Ukraini. Heroyam Slava. 🇺🇦

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

This is a DESECRATION‼️‼️‼️

[Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @Mikiashvili_M]

Within just 3 months from this beautiful, joyful Mariupol Christmas footage, the entire city was starved, slaughtered, and levelled to the ground.

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Donald Trump is now officially demolishing part of the White House to make room for his $200 million golden ballroom.

This comes as Americans can’t afford groceries and the government is still shut down.

[Malcolm Nance @MalcolmNance]

Straight up Nazi words used by the White House. Stolen from the Nazis. Used by wannabe Nazis.

We may have just officially lost WW2.

[Antifa_Ultras @ultras_antifaa]

A 6-year-old immigrant child is handcuffed with hands behind their back and arrested.

Trump’s America.

[Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @CongressmanRaja]

This is in our backyard. Hoffman Estates. My district.

I am deeply disturbed by what looks like ICE agents violently detaining a child. A child. She could be yours just as she could be mine.

My team and I are looking into this, but please don’t look away. This is what Donald Trump is doing to our communities — and it’s exactly why I’ve called to subpoena Kristi Noem to appear before the House Oversight Committee. I demand answers on this now.