John Ellis
@johnellis24.bsky.social
Writer. World Traveler. Fan of baseball (specifically — Dodgers) and Springsteen. Former (longtime) journalist now City of Fresno government affairs manager.
CBS hires a babysitter.
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CBS Taps Conservative Policy Veteran for New Ombudsman Role
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September 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
CBS hires a babysitter.
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Beyond the tourist sites that lure millions to #Japan—the temples, dazzling city cores, & national parks—sprawls a world few outsiders see: a rural landscape stripped of people & steeped in loneliness. An @outofedenwalk dispatch from a Japanese ghostlands. https://t.co/hFnCWu0yz7
The Geography of Loneliness
Navigating Japan’s emptied countryside.
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July 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Beyond the tourist sites that lure millions to #Japan—the temples, dazzling city cores, & national parks—sprawls a world few outsiders see: a rural landscape stripped of people & steeped in loneliness. An @outofedenwalk dispatch from a Japanese ghostlands. https://t.co/hFnCWu0yz7
A good amount of June gloom but you can still see that LA is burning. Oh wait, it’s not… at all.
June 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A good amount of June gloom but you can still see that LA is burning. Oh wait, it’s not… at all.
Trump needs to step up his happy meal consumption.
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McDonald's posts biggest US sales drop since Covid-19 pandemic
The burger chain says its customers are "grappling with uncertainty".
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May 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump needs to step up his happy meal consumption.
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Are we winning yet?
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Delta expected 2025 would be its best year ever. Then the tariffs came — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Trump administration’s wide-ranging, unprecedented tariffs seem to have upended Delta's plans.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Are we winning yet?
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US recessions since 1950:
1953 - Eisenhower 🔴
1958 - Eisenhower 🔴
1960 - Eisenhower 🔴
1969-70 - Nixon 🔴
1973-75 - Nixon 🔴
1980 - Carter 🔵
1981-82 - Reagan 🔴
1990-91 - Bush Sr 🔴
2001 - Dubya 🔴
2007-09 - Dubya 🔴
2020 - Trump 🔴
2025-?? - Trump 🔴
1953 - Eisenhower 🔴
1958 - Eisenhower 🔴
1960 - Eisenhower 🔴
1969-70 - Nixon 🔴
1973-75 - Nixon 🔴
1980 - Carter 🔵
1981-82 - Reagan 🔴
1990-91 - Bush Sr 🔴
2001 - Dubya 🔴
2007-09 - Dubya 🔴
2020 - Trump 🔴
2025-?? - Trump 🔴
April 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
US recessions since 1950:
1953 - Eisenhower 🔴
1958 - Eisenhower 🔴
1960 - Eisenhower 🔴
1969-70 - Nixon 🔴
1973-75 - Nixon 🔴
1980 - Carter 🔵
1981-82 - Reagan 🔴
1990-91 - Bush Sr 🔴
2001 - Dubya 🔴
2007-09 - Dubya 🔴
2020 - Trump 🔴
2025-?? - Trump 🔴
1953 - Eisenhower 🔴
1958 - Eisenhower 🔴
1960 - Eisenhower 🔴
1969-70 - Nixon 🔴
1973-75 - Nixon 🔴
1980 - Carter 🔵
1981-82 - Reagan 🔴
1990-91 - Bush Sr 🔴
2001 - Dubya 🔴
2007-09 - Dubya 🔴
2020 - Trump 🔴
2025-?? - Trump 🔴
My investment portfolio.
April 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My investment portfolio.
Vandalize a Tesla you’re a domestic terrorist. Defraud shareholders and you get a pardon.
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Trump Pardons Trevor Milton, Founder of Bankrupt Truck Maker Nikola
President Trump’s intervention came while Mr. Milton was appealing his conviction on securities and wire fraud charges.
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March 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Vandalize a Tesla you’re a domestic terrorist. Defraud shareholders and you get a pardon.
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Only the best and the brightest.
March 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Only the best and the brightest.
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One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
March 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
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Over $1.75 trillion was wiped out from the US stock market today. Trump owns all of this.
March 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Over $1.75 trillion was wiped out from the US stock market today. Trump owns all of this.
This is my neck of the woods. Such a waste.
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Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows
The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.
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March 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is my neck of the woods. Such a waste.
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Walesa would know.
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Poland's Walesa Blasts Trump Over Communist-style Zelensky Grilling
Poland's freedom icon Lech Walesa and dozens of other communist-era dissidents on Monday slammed Donald Trump over his clash with Volodymyr Zelensky, comparing the US president's actions to "communist...
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March 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Walesa would know.
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This should go well. 😳
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Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump's mass layoffs continue — NBC News
Nearly 300 Federal Aviation Administration employees were fired just weeks after a midair collision over Washington, D.C., killed 67 people.
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February 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This should go well. 😳
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Trump hasn't done a lick to address rising grocery costs despite campaigning to bring them down on "day one."
And his CDC deleted reports on the spread of bird flu, which is driving up egg prices.
But don't worry, he just promised an executive order to bring back plastic straws.
And his CDC deleted reports on the spread of bird flu, which is driving up egg prices.
But don't worry, he just promised an executive order to bring back plastic straws.
February 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump hasn't done a lick to address rising grocery costs despite campaigning to bring them down on "day one."
And his CDC deleted reports on the spread of bird flu, which is driving up egg prices.
But don't worry, he just promised an executive order to bring back plastic straws.
And his CDC deleted reports on the spread of bird flu, which is driving up egg prices.
But don't worry, he just promised an executive order to bring back plastic straws.
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What is more disturbing however that on this and every other Government website the American flag has been replaced with the nine star flag. The nine star flag was used by Confederate Veterans for their veteran groups after the Civil War to identify them without the stars and bars.
February 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What is more disturbing however that on this and every other Government website the American flag has been replaced with the nine star flag. The nine star flag was used by Confederate Veterans for their veteran groups after the Civil War to identify them without the stars and bars.
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A day after signing steep new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, Trump finally acknowledged what economists, members of Congress, and even some of his own aides — in their previous lives — have been saying all along: Americans may find themselves paying the costs.
With tariffs signed, Trump warns of ‘pain’ to come for Americans | CNN Politics
A day after levying steep new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, President Trump acknowledged what economists, members of Congress and even some of his own aides — in their previous lives — have bee...
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February 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A day after signing steep new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, Trump finally acknowledged what economists, members of Congress, and even some of his own aides — in their previous lives — have been saying all along: Americans may find themselves paying the costs.
Trump may do more for Canadian unity than any Canadian ever has.
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Trump tariffs: US hits Mexico, Canada and China with import taxes - live updates
Canada is poised to hit back by slapping tariffs on US products, with PM Justin Trudeau speaking now.
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February 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Trump may do more for Canadian unity than any Canadian ever has.
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www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/p... Exclusive: NTSB fought to retain employees after Trump’s federal worker resignation offer
Exclusive: NTSB scrambled to retain employees after Trump’s federal worker resignation offer | CNN Politics
In the wake of the worst American air disaster in two decades, the understaffed and cash-strapped National Transportation Safety Board was scrambling to keep investigators from leaving after federal e...
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February 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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America is going to have to rethink our entire approach to technology.
We may also have to rethink our approach to capitalism.
Some thoughts on the DeepSeek debacle. robertreich.substack.com/p/american-c...
We may also have to rethink our approach to capitalism.
Some thoughts on the DeepSeek debacle. robertreich.substack.com/p/american-c...
American capitalism just got a black eye
The story behind today’s stock market tank
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January 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
America is going to have to rethink our entire approach to technology.
We may also have to rethink our approach to capitalism.
Some thoughts on the DeepSeek debacle. robertreich.substack.com/p/american-c...
We may also have to rethink our approach to capitalism.
Some thoughts on the DeepSeek debacle. robertreich.substack.com/p/american-c...
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Right out of the gate they are detaining U.S. citizens and saying their “papers”are fake. It was always a lie.
January 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Right out of the gate they are detaining U.S. citizens and saying their “papers”are fake. It was always a lie.