John Blaska
@johnblaska.com
Healthcare wonk focusing on primary care - Building a model of essential health care that makes the existing model obsolete.
Tinkerer, explorer, foodie.
Mpls, MN
Tinkerer, explorer, foodie.
Mpls, MN
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John Blaska
@johnblaska.com
· Jan 20
"Put your own mask on first."
A lot is going to happen this week. We should expect that every norm will be pursued and possibly broken. It is going to be too much and that is the strategy. Overwhelm people to prevent action.
Self-care is the first step to being productive.
1/12
A lot is going to happen this week. We should expect that every norm will be pursued and possibly broken. It is going to be too much and that is the strategy. Overwhelm people to prevent action.
Self-care is the first step to being productive.
1/12
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A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.
Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area | CNN
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and c...
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December 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.
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Not a single bike rack anywhere in sight, despite a huge surface parking lot. So once again, I have to resort to the St Paul special, this time locking directly to the gas line next to the downspout dripping all over. But apparently I'm supposed to be a sycophant and only say nice things.
December 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Not a single bike rack anywhere in sight, despite a huge surface parking lot. So once again, I have to resort to the St Paul special, this time locking directly to the gas line next to the downspout dripping all over. But apparently I'm supposed to be a sycophant and only say nice things.
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I earned this certificate in Successful Denials Prevention Strategies! I learned about the top causes of denials, factors for the increase in denials, front-end revenue cycle data collection, mid-revenue cycle prevention, and how to track & report for ongoing trend analysis!
December 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I earned this certificate in Successful Denials Prevention Strategies! I learned about the top causes of denials, factors for the increase in denials, front-end revenue cycle data collection, mid-revenue cycle prevention, and how to track & report for ongoing trend analysis!
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
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The same thing happened when the Harvey Weinstein stuff broke and my mental health was a wreck. You don't have to retraumatise yourself just to keep up with news
HEY SURVIVORS !!
HEY ATTENTION TO ME
beloveds you do not have to read or witness all of this . You do not have to re traumatize
You don’t owe nobody nothing
HEY ATTENTION TO ME
beloveds you do not have to read or witness all of this . You do not have to re traumatize
You don’t owe nobody nothing
December 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The same thing happened when the Harvey Weinstein stuff broke and my mental health was a wreck. You don't have to retraumatise yourself just to keep up with news
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Skilled-worker visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded far from home after their appointments were abruptly canceled by U.S. consular offices and rescheduled for months later.
H-1B workers flew to India to renew U.S. visas. Now they’re stuck.
H-1B holders who returned to India this month to renew their visas had consular appointments canceled, stranding them far from their homes and jobs, lawyers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Skilled-worker visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded far from home after their appointments were abruptly canceled by U.S. consular offices and rescheduled for months later.
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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The #1 movie when you were 10 is how your 2026 is going to go.
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 is how your 2026 is going to go.
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I know some people may have thought the purpose of scholarship was to create and refine better understandings of the world while winnowing and weeding out incorrect and obsolete ideas, but what if we just gave all the ideas equal time all the time instead of discarding the dumb and immoral ones?
The dumbest person in American letters
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
December 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I know some people may have thought the purpose of scholarship was to create and refine better understandings of the world while winnowing and weeding out incorrect and obsolete ideas, but what if we just gave all the ideas equal time all the time instead of discarding the dumb and immoral ones?
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I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
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Tom Emmer scrubbed his website of any mention of a Somalia caucus he once led with Keith Ellison
December 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Tom Emmer scrubbed his website of any mention of a Somalia caucus he once led with Keith Ellison
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GO BUY TACOS
hey white locals, taqueria la hacienda was COMPLETELY FUCKING EMPTY at 5:30 on a friday night when it's usually PACKED. I bet Habañero is empty too :( Go get some tacos. They're both pickup only right now to protect drivers from ice.
December 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
GO BUY TACOS
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"Many people say, 'Oh, they're fearful because they don't have papers.' No, that is not correct. They're fearful because they are Latinos being targeted by ICE."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Twin Cities Latino, Somali businesses struggling amid ICE's Operation Metro Surge: "What did we do?"
Some members of the Twin Cities' immigrant community say Operation Metro Surge is now only striking fear in the Latino and Somali communities, but it's also harming their small businesses.
www.cbsnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"Many people say, 'Oh, they're fearful because they don't have papers.' No, that is not correct. They're fearful because they are Latinos being targeted by ICE."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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I’m in—are you?
I just donated $25 - if anyone can match my donation, quote-post this and encourage your followers to do the same.
"MIRAC is fundraising to distribute gift cards to immigrant families this holiday season... to allow families to buy what they need and get groceries delivered without fear."
"MIRAC is fundraising to distribute gift cards to immigrant families this holiday season... to allow families to buy what they need and get groceries delivered without fear."
Support Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee on GiveMN
We believe no one is illegal and center our work under this belief. MIRAC is an all-volunteer grassroots organization that mobilizes and educates the immigrant community and their allies. The organiza...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I’m in—are you?
Thanks Oba...er, @petebuttigieg.bsky.social!
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Thanks Oba...er, @petebuttigieg.bsky.social!
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Wow, that must be so terrifying to think you're being abducted.
The agent, who’s assigned to another HSI office and is in Minnesota on “temporary detail for an operation,” is unfamiliar with the Twin Cities, did not know where they were going, and “was in fear that he was being abducted.”
FBI: Man, woman drive to police station with Homeland Security agent trapped in vehicle
A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man Wednesday for overstaying his student visa. The pair drove to...
www.mprnews.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Wow, that must be so terrifying to think you're being abducted.
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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Live look at the DNC leadership…
December 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Live look at the DNC leadership…
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EVERYONE should watch this jaw-dropping exchange. Bennie Thompson asks simple questions and receives stammering answers, highlighting the political BS like nothing I’ve ever seen. Astonishing.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
EVERYONE should watch this jaw-dropping exchange. Bennie Thompson asks simple questions and receives stammering answers, highlighting the political BS like nothing I’ve ever seen. Astonishing.
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Bookmarking this to use whenever Republicans tell me how much they care about the national debt
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Bookmarking this to use whenever Republicans tell me how much they care about the national debt
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I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
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The Ten Biggest Impacts of The Coming Oil Crash
YouTube video by Mr Global
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM