John Kast
@johnkast.bsky.social
Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world
Wake now, discover that you are the song that the morning brings
-- Hunter/Garcia
Call Congress! 202-224-3121. Do it! It helps.
We are powerful. Vote!
(Longhorn, bike parts, Picasso, Paris museum.)
Wake now, discover that you are the song that the morning brings
-- Hunter/Garcia
Call Congress! 202-224-3121. Do it! It helps.
We are powerful. Vote!
(Longhorn, bike parts, Picasso, Paris museum.)
My rep Brad Finstad wrote: "... rid our streets of dangerous criminal illegal immigrants."
ICE isn't seeking dangerous.
Nor criminal.
Nor illegal.
Nor even immigrants.
They seek brown, black. Non-English speakers. They have a quota.
"Dangerous criminal elements?": ICE. Republicans.
ICE out!
ICE isn't seeking dangerous.
Nor criminal.
Nor illegal.
Nor even immigrants.
They seek brown, black. Non-English speakers. They have a quota.
"Dangerous criminal elements?": ICE. Republicans.
ICE out!
January 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM
My rep Brad Finstad wrote: "... rid our streets of dangerous criminal illegal immigrants."
ICE isn't seeking dangerous.
Nor criminal.
Nor illegal.
Nor even immigrants.
They seek brown, black. Non-English speakers. They have a quota.
"Dangerous criminal elements?": ICE. Republicans.
ICE out!
ICE isn't seeking dangerous.
Nor criminal.
Nor illegal.
Nor even immigrants.
They seek brown, black. Non-English speakers. They have a quota.
"Dangerous criminal elements?": ICE. Republicans.
ICE out!
Call Congress! 202-224-3121
Say the name - they direct you & then you leave a message. Numbers are important. Just like street crowds.
For MN me, I cheer on Amy K & Tina S and tell Brad Finstad he's not making human sense.
Writing works too! A bit more effort. Calling only takes minutes.
Do it!
Say the name - they direct you & then you leave a message. Numbers are important. Just like street crowds.
For MN me, I cheer on Amy K & Tina S and tell Brad Finstad he's not making human sense.
Writing works too! A bit more effort. Calling only takes minutes.
Do it!
January 26, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Call Congress! 202-224-3121
Say the name - they direct you & then you leave a message. Numbers are important. Just like street crowds.
For MN me, I cheer on Amy K & Tina S and tell Brad Finstad he's not making human sense.
Writing works too! A bit more effort. Calling only takes minutes.
Do it!
Say the name - they direct you & then you leave a message. Numbers are important. Just like street crowds.
For MN me, I cheer on Amy K & Tina S and tell Brad Finstad he's not making human sense.
Writing works too! A bit more effort. Calling only takes minutes.
Do it!
I saw it. Trigger-happy brutes. Idiot criminal thugs. I'm physically and mentally drained, pure rage.
Be aware! Be strong! Protest!
BUT DON'T LET THEM BAIT US INTO VIOLENCE!
Don't give them an excuse to say "insurrection" and bring on more troops. That's what they want.
Help your neighbors. ❤️
Be aware! Be strong! Protest!
BUT DON'T LET THEM BAIT US INTO VIOLENCE!
Don't give them an excuse to say "insurrection" and bring on more troops. That's what they want.
Help your neighbors. ❤️
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I saw it. Trigger-happy brutes. Idiot criminal thugs. I'm physically and mentally drained, pure rage.
Be aware! Be strong! Protest!
BUT DON'T LET THEM BAIT US INTO VIOLENCE!
Don't give them an excuse to say "insurrection" and bring on more troops. That's what they want.
Help your neighbors. ❤️
Be aware! Be strong! Protest!
BUT DON'T LET THEM BAIT US INTO VIOLENCE!
Don't give them an excuse to say "insurrection" and bring on more troops. That's what they want.
Help your neighbors. ❤️
In MN CD-1 (southern MN), Brad Finstad totally toes the MAGA/Trump line. Example: Empathy for Renee Good's killer, but not for her.
There's a legit competitor for the seat: Jake Johnson from Rochester, math teacher, approachable, smart, caring.
CD-1 has not always been red (Walz!). Let's flip it!
There's a legit competitor for the seat: Jake Johnson from Rochester, math teacher, approachable, smart, caring.
CD-1 has not always been red (Walz!). Let's flip it!
January 23, 2026 at 8:33 PM
In MN CD-1 (southern MN), Brad Finstad totally toes the MAGA/Trump line. Example: Empathy for Renee Good's killer, but not for her.
There's a legit competitor for the seat: Jake Johnson from Rochester, math teacher, approachable, smart, caring.
CD-1 has not always been red (Walz!). Let's flip it!
There's a legit competitor for the seat: Jake Johnson from Rochester, math teacher, approachable, smart, caring.
CD-1 has not always been red (Walz!). Let's flip it!
ICE memo: "go ahead and break in", basically. They know it's bad & hide it.
Trump's utterings are even more deranged, even more embarrassing. 25th, anyone?
Dems aren't impeding enough. Fight!
Repubs allow this to happen. Make them pay.
Epstein. Rape. POTUS
Find a (legal) way and stop Trump now.
Trump's utterings are even more deranged, even more embarrassing. 25th, anyone?
Dems aren't impeding enough. Fight!
Repubs allow this to happen. Make them pay.
Epstein. Rape. POTUS
Find a (legal) way and stop Trump now.
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
ICE memo: "go ahead and break in", basically. They know it's bad & hide it.
Trump's utterings are even more deranged, even more embarrassing. 25th, anyone?
Dems aren't impeding enough. Fight!
Repubs allow this to happen. Make them pay.
Epstein. Rape. POTUS
Find a (legal) way and stop Trump now.
Trump's utterings are even more deranged, even more embarrassing. 25th, anyone?
Dems aren't impeding enough. Fight!
Repubs allow this to happen. Make them pay.
Epstein. Rape. POTUS
Find a (legal) way and stop Trump now.
On a cold night with Chicago fans roaring, the Green Bay kicker missed an extra point late in the game, significantly altering the endgame calculus. The Green Bay loss meant that the miss was the kicker's last play of the season.
His off-season memory.
Sports can be beautiful yet cruel.
His off-season memory.
Sports can be beautiful yet cruel.
January 11, 2026 at 9:53 AM
On a cold night with Chicago fans roaring, the Green Bay kicker missed an extra point late in the game, significantly altering the endgame calculus. The Green Bay loss meant that the miss was the kicker's last play of the season.
His off-season memory.
Sports can be beautiful yet cruel.
His off-season memory.
Sports can be beautiful yet cruel.
Bob Weir. A performer all his life.
Last on stage at Golden Gate Park a few months ago.
Thanks for all the music and the good times, Bob.
Tears of joy. RIP
Last on stage at Golden Gate Park a few months ago.
Thanks for all the music and the good times, Bob.
Tears of joy. RIP
January 11, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Bob Weir. A performer all his life.
Last on stage at Golden Gate Park a few months ago.
Thanks for all the music and the good times, Bob.
Tears of joy. RIP
Last on stage at Golden Gate Park a few months ago.
Thanks for all the music and the good times, Bob.
Tears of joy. RIP
Again, back from a nice rally in St. Peter, and I find out that my GOP Rep Brad Finstad puts out a statement that is all sympathetic with ICE and doesn't even mention Renee Good.
Inhumanity.
In support of what? Rapist senile Trump? Christian nationalism? White supremacy?
Not just dumb - evil.
Inhumanity.
In support of what? Rapist senile Trump? Christian nationalism? White supremacy?
Not just dumb - evil.
January 11, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Again, back from a nice rally in St. Peter, and I find out that my GOP Rep Brad Finstad puts out a statement that is all sympathetic with ICE and doesn't even mention Renee Good.
Inhumanity.
In support of what? Rapist senile Trump? Christian nationalism? White supremacy?
Not just dumb - evil.
Inhumanity.
In support of what? Rapist senile Trump? Christian nationalism? White supremacy?
Not just dumb - evil.
Back from an "ICE Out for Good" protest in little St. Peter, Minnesota. Lots of people out! Hundreds! About 25 degrees with a wind and no sun. (We choose to live here.)
It was heartening. The ratio (from cars driving by & honking) of thumbs up / birds thrown was maybe 30 / 1. Good.
Resist. Vote.
It was heartening. The ratio (from cars driving by & honking) of thumbs up / birds thrown was maybe 30 / 1. Good.
Resist. Vote.
January 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Back from an "ICE Out for Good" protest in little St. Peter, Minnesota. Lots of people out! Hundreds! About 25 degrees with a wind and no sun. (We choose to live here.)
It was heartening. The ratio (from cars driving by & honking) of thumbs up / birds thrown was maybe 30 / 1. Good.
Resist. Vote.
It was heartening. The ratio (from cars driving by & honking) of thumbs up / birds thrown was maybe 30 / 1. Good.
Resist. Vote.
I used to think we were different. I looked at other countries and thought "their leadership simply doesn't value human life the way that we do here."
Trump/Miller/Noem would glibly kill whoever - foreigners, non-white people, people "in the way", shaking it off with casual lies.
Can we recover?
Trump/Miller/Noem would glibly kill whoever - foreigners, non-white people, people "in the way", shaking it off with casual lies.
Can we recover?
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I used to think we were different. I looked at other countries and thought "their leadership simply doesn't value human life the way that we do here."
Trump/Miller/Noem would glibly kill whoever - foreigners, non-white people, people "in the way", shaking it off with casual lies.
Can we recover?
Trump/Miller/Noem would glibly kill whoever - foreigners, non-white people, people "in the way", shaking it off with casual lies.
Can we recover?
An ICE person shot and killed a woman, an observer, this morning in Minneapolis.
Noem is nearby - a photoshoot for an ICE surge.
This is murder. Arrest the shooter, and arrest Noem for instigation. Give them due process.
Who are we?
Let's figure out a way to get the Gestapo off our streets.
Noem is nearby - a photoshoot for an ICE surge.
This is murder. Arrest the shooter, and arrest Noem for instigation. Give them due process.
Who are we?
Let's figure out a way to get the Gestapo off our streets.
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
An ICE person shot and killed a woman, an observer, this morning in Minneapolis.
Noem is nearby - a photoshoot for an ICE surge.
This is murder. Arrest the shooter, and arrest Noem for instigation. Give them due process.
Who are we?
Let's figure out a way to get the Gestapo off our streets.
Noem is nearby - a photoshoot for an ICE surge.
This is murder. Arrest the shooter, and arrest Noem for instigation. Give them due process.
Who are we?
Let's figure out a way to get the Gestapo off our streets.
Rapist Trump.
Imperialist Trump.
Sick man.
NYT quote: "Whatever he has his eyes on next."
We'll not recover MAGA nor oligarchs. They don't "do" politics, only hate & money, respectively.
Let's not lose the fact that we are many and powerful.
Resist. Help protect the vote. Help others vote. Vote!
Imperialist Trump.
Sick man.
NYT quote: "Whatever he has his eyes on next."
We'll not recover MAGA nor oligarchs. They don't "do" politics, only hate & money, respectively.
Let's not lose the fact that we are many and powerful.
Resist. Help protect the vote. Help others vote. Vote!
January 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Rapist Trump.
Imperialist Trump.
Sick man.
NYT quote: "Whatever he has his eyes on next."
We'll not recover MAGA nor oligarchs. They don't "do" politics, only hate & money, respectively.
Let's not lose the fact that we are many and powerful.
Resist. Help protect the vote. Help others vote. Vote!
Imperialist Trump.
Sick man.
NYT quote: "Whatever he has his eyes on next."
We'll not recover MAGA nor oligarchs. They don't "do" politics, only hate & money, respectively.
Let's not lose the fact that we are many and powerful.
Resist. Help protect the vote. Help others vote. Vote!
The folks at www.electoral-vote.com have a good writeup of Trump's 2025 & the differences from what was intended for our government.
It's daunting & discouraging, but it's better to know the facts and not assume a simple enemy.
1st polls: A split on Venezula. Wow. "My fellow Americans"?
Resist!
It's daunting & discouraging, but it's better to know the facts and not assume a simple enemy.
1st polls: A split on Venezula. Wow. "My fellow Americans"?
Resist!
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The folks at www.electoral-vote.com have a good writeup of Trump's 2025 & the differences from what was intended for our government.
It's daunting & discouraging, but it's better to know the facts and not assume a simple enemy.
1st polls: A split on Venezula. Wow. "My fellow Americans"?
Resist!
It's daunting & discouraging, but it's better to know the facts and not assume a simple enemy.
1st polls: A split on Venezula. Wow. "My fellow Americans"?
Resist!
IMPEACH!
C'mon, you Repubs who still might want to be considered sane, and you Dems who know this can't be politics as usual. Get there. We are watching and we vote.
IMPEACH!
Even if conviction is unlikely. Make the evil Trump spectacle public, on the record. Show that this cretin needs to go.
C'mon, you Repubs who still might want to be considered sane, and you Dems who know this can't be politics as usual. Get there. We are watching and we vote.
IMPEACH!
Even if conviction is unlikely. Make the evil Trump spectacle public, on the record. Show that this cretin needs to go.
January 4, 2026 at 10:22 PM
IMPEACH!
C'mon, you Repubs who still might want to be considered sane, and you Dems who know this can't be politics as usual. Get there. We are watching and we vote.
IMPEACH!
Even if conviction is unlikely. Make the evil Trump spectacle public, on the record. Show that this cretin needs to go.
C'mon, you Repubs who still might want to be considered sane, and you Dems who know this can't be politics as usual. Get there. We are watching and we vote.
IMPEACH!
Even if conviction is unlikely. Make the evil Trump spectacle public, on the record. Show that this cretin needs to go.
Trump is reposting evil, that Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman murdered.
He's subhuman.
I try to have some sympathy for almost everybody, even those with whom I disagree about everything. I really try.
But this is subhuman. Not human. I don't have anything left for Trump. I wish the worst for him.
He's subhuman.
I try to have some sympathy for almost everybody, even those with whom I disagree about everything. I really try.
But this is subhuman. Not human. I don't have anything left for Trump. I wish the worst for him.
January 3, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Trump is reposting evil, that Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman murdered.
He's subhuman.
I try to have some sympathy for almost everybody, even those with whom I disagree about everything. I really try.
But this is subhuman. Not human. I don't have anything left for Trump. I wish the worst for him.
He's subhuman.
I try to have some sympathy for almost everybody, even those with whom I disagree about everything. I really try.
But this is subhuman. Not human. I don't have anything left for Trump. I wish the worst for him.
It could be that we are "just enforcing the law" in that there's indictments against Maduro. The scale of the action seems excessive if that's the case. Lies abound, expect a slew of them.
The press conference will be interesting.
I hope someone asks the rapist about the Epstein files. :-)
The press conference will be interesting.
I hope someone asks the rapist about the Epstein files. :-)
January 3, 2026 at 11:43 AM
It could be that we are "just enforcing the law" in that there's indictments against Maduro. The scale of the action seems excessive if that's the case. Lies abound, expect a slew of them.
The press conference will be interesting.
I hope someone asks the rapist about the Epstein files. :-)
The press conference will be interesting.
I hope someone asks the rapist about the Epstein files. :-)
Unnecessary. Illegal. Unconstitutional. Unprovoked. Unintelligent (well, a given with this idiot.) Sadly, not unbelievable, to wake up to US aggression.
Expect unintended consequences.
Where are you, Congress? Impeach.
Republican presidents start wars. Democrats clean up after. Here we go again.
Expect unintended consequences.
Where are you, Congress? Impeach.
Republican presidents start wars. Democrats clean up after. Here we go again.
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Unnecessary. Illegal. Unconstitutional. Unprovoked. Unintelligent (well, a given with this idiot.) Sadly, not unbelievable, to wake up to US aggression.
Expect unintended consequences.
Where are you, Congress? Impeach.
Republican presidents start wars. Democrats clean up after. Here we go again.
Expect unintended consequences.
Where are you, Congress? Impeach.
Republican presidents start wars. Democrats clean up after. Here we go again.
I had an interesting, delightful 2025, even (especially?) without the politics.
My daughter got married; they moved back to the US.
My son and daughter-in-law gave me a granddaughter.
I moved from OR to MN, ending 8 years of commuting.
For 2026 delight == clean voting and Dem wins.
Let's do it.
My daughter got married; they moved back to the US.
My son and daughter-in-law gave me a granddaughter.
I moved from OR to MN, ending 8 years of commuting.
For 2026 delight == clean voting and Dem wins.
Let's do it.
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I had an interesting, delightful 2025, even (especially?) without the politics.
My daughter got married; they moved back to the US.
My son and daughter-in-law gave me a granddaughter.
I moved from OR to MN, ending 8 years of commuting.
For 2026 delight == clean voting and Dem wins.
Let's do it.
My daughter got married; they moved back to the US.
My son and daughter-in-law gave me a granddaughter.
I moved from OR to MN, ending 8 years of commuting.
For 2026 delight == clean voting and Dem wins.
Let's do it.
Happy New Year!
Now that we see the damage with a deranged criminal as President, let's use this next rotation to band together, thwart further atrocities where we can, and start the turnaround via fair elections.
Let's hold onto our own sanity but make sure the baby king doesn't have a good year.
Now that we see the damage with a deranged criminal as President, let's use this next rotation to band together, thwart further atrocities where we can, and start the turnaround via fair elections.
Let's hold onto our own sanity but make sure the baby king doesn't have a good year.
January 1, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Happy New Year!
Now that we see the damage with a deranged criminal as President, let's use this next rotation to band together, thwart further atrocities where we can, and start the turnaround via fair elections.
Let's hold onto our own sanity but make sure the baby king doesn't have a good year.
Now that we see the damage with a deranged criminal as President, let's use this next rotation to band together, thwart further atrocities where we can, and start the turnaround via fair elections.
Let's hold onto our own sanity but make sure the baby king doesn't have a good year.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are powerfully good ideals for our country. They help all of us grow.
VP Vance doesn't see it that way. He likes to get laughs by punching down. Classless bigot.
He might become President, given Trump's "excellent" health.
Let's win Congress in 2026.
Resist. Vote.
VP Vance doesn't see it that way. He likes to get laughs by punching down. Classless bigot.
He might become President, given Trump's "excellent" health.
Let's win Congress in 2026.
Resist. Vote.
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are powerfully good ideals for our country. They help all of us grow.
VP Vance doesn't see it that way. He likes to get laughs by punching down. Classless bigot.
He might become President, given Trump's "excellent" health.
Let's win Congress in 2026.
Resist. Vote.
VP Vance doesn't see it that way. He likes to get laughs by punching down. Classless bigot.
He might become President, given Trump's "excellent" health.
Let's win Congress in 2026.
Resist. Vote.
Trump is diminishing rapidly, but it's an unknown long path to an unknown bottom. He'll wreak destruction on the way down.
We can't relax. We must protect our rights as voters to have fair elections, and must vote MAGA out.
That's what each of us can DO, while watching and lamenting the carnage.
We can't relax. We must protect our rights as voters to have fair elections, and must vote MAGA out.
That's what each of us can DO, while watching and lamenting the carnage.
December 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Trump is diminishing rapidly, but it's an unknown long path to an unknown bottom. He'll wreak destruction on the way down.
We can't relax. We must protect our rights as voters to have fair elections, and must vote MAGA out.
That's what each of us can DO, while watching and lamenting the carnage.
We can't relax. We must protect our rights as voters to have fair elections, and must vote MAGA out.
That's what each of us can DO, while watching and lamenting the carnage.
Things we can't change:
Ugly human (all ways) Trump.
Grifter, mob boss Trump.
Bigoted, misogynistic Trump.
Mentally ill Trump.
Things we can change:
Congressional sycophancy.
Supreme Court sycophancy.
Local politics.
Get people registered.
Promote, protect the vote.
Help people get to the polls.
Ugly human (all ways) Trump.
Grifter, mob boss Trump.
Bigoted, misogynistic Trump.
Mentally ill Trump.
Things we can change:
Congressional sycophancy.
Supreme Court sycophancy.
Local politics.
Get people registered.
Promote, protect the vote.
Help people get to the polls.
December 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Things we can't change:
Ugly human (all ways) Trump.
Grifter, mob boss Trump.
Bigoted, misogynistic Trump.
Mentally ill Trump.
Things we can change:
Congressional sycophancy.
Supreme Court sycophancy.
Local politics.
Get people registered.
Promote, protect the vote.
Help people get to the polls.
Ugly human (all ways) Trump.
Grifter, mob boss Trump.
Bigoted, misogynistic Trump.
Mentally ill Trump.
Things we can change:
Congressional sycophancy.
Supreme Court sycophancy.
Local politics.
Get people registered.
Promote, protect the vote.
Help people get to the polls.
Back from a great concert of Christmas music focused on children, dir. by Eric Parrish @prince-bge.bsky.social, in our small diverse town.
Thinking about my kids, grandkid, the things that this admin has done to damage children across the world, I sobbed in the pew.
We have work to do. Get involved!
Thinking about my kids, grandkid, the things that this admin has done to damage children across the world, I sobbed in the pew.
We have work to do. Get involved!
December 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Back from a great concert of Christmas music focused on children, dir. by Eric Parrish @prince-bge.bsky.social, in our small diverse town.
Thinking about my kids, grandkid, the things that this admin has done to damage children across the world, I sobbed in the pew.
We have work to do. Get involved!
Thinking about my kids, grandkid, the things that this admin has done to damage children across the world, I sobbed in the pew.
We have work to do. Get involved!
I'm probably wrong. Those Supreme Court justices are pretty smart, eh?
Is racial gerrymandering (illegal) okay when the real purpose is partisan gerrymandering (legal)?
In Louisiana, to help blacks, nope.
In Texas, to help whites, yep.
(the pause equals a yep
Is racial gerrymandering (illegal) okay when the real purpose is partisan gerrymandering (legal)?
In Louisiana, to help blacks, nope.
In Texas, to help whites, yep.
(the pause equals a yep
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I'm probably wrong. Those Supreme Court justices are pretty smart, eh?
Is racial gerrymandering (illegal) okay when the real purpose is partisan gerrymandering (legal)?
In Louisiana, to help blacks, nope.
In Texas, to help whites, yep.
(the pause equals a yep
Is racial gerrymandering (illegal) okay when the real purpose is partisan gerrymandering (legal)?
In Louisiana, to help blacks, nope.
In Texas, to help whites, yep.
(the pause equals a yep