Robert Blaszkiewicz
@robertblaszk.bsky.social
Marketing and communications at Franciscan Health, formerly of Chicago Tribune and Times of Northwest Indiana, indie music fan, Disney vacation planner, husband, dad, neurodivergent ally, opinions are my own.
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Halftime show > This game
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Halftime show > This game
Remembering how the DC press corps united to defend Fox News during the Obama administration for something that now seems quaint. There better damn well be a loud and clear message from all of them that this will not stand.
www.rcfp.org/white-house-...
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White House attempted to shut out Fox News reporter
Tension between the White House and Fox News continued to mount this week after broadcast bureau chiefs in Washington refused to go along with the Obama’s administration’s attempt to squeeze Fox News ...
www.rcfp.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Remembering how the DC press corps united to defend Fox News during the Obama administration for something that now seems quaint. There better damn well be a loud and clear message from all of them that this will not stand.
www.rcfp.org/white-house-...
www.rcfp.org/white-house-...
I used to walk to the Beach Pharmacy to buy candy when I was in elementary school.
Miller natives Brian and Bonnie Luick grew up going to the Beach Pharmacy on Shelby Street. Now they're opening a place to grab steaks, seafood, pasta and pizza there.
Miller natives opening Driftwood Grill in old Beach Pharmacy they visited as kids
Miller natives Brian and Bonnie Luick grew up going to the Beach Pharmacy on Shelby Street. Now they're opening a place to grab steaks, seafood, pasta and pizza there.
nwitimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I used to walk to the Beach Pharmacy to buy candy when I was in elementary school.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
This is the album we need for these times. Really powerful from Lucinda Williams music.apple.com/us/album/wor...
World's Gone Wrong by Lucinda Williams on Apple Music
Album · 2026 · 10 Songs
music.apple.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:54 AM
This is the album we need for these times. Really powerful from Lucinda Williams music.apple.com/us/album/wor...
Really well done story here. An amazing read.
"'I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,' she said" www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Two women, detained by ICE, say they helped agent having seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Really well done story here. An amazing read.
I was a Rotary Club member for a long time and donated to the Polio Plus program aimed at eradicating the disease worldwide. The program has been so effective that it's only endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan. If polio comes back to the U.S., these ghouls need to be held responsible.
Breaking News: Rejecting decades of science, the chair of the federal panel that recommends vaccines for Americans said that shots against polio and measles — and perhaps all diseases — should be optional. The vaccines are credited with preventing disability and millions of deaths worldwide.
Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I was a Rotary Club member for a long time and donated to the Polio Plus program aimed at eradicating the disease worldwide. The program has been so effective that it's only endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan. If polio comes back to the U.S., these ghouls need to be held responsible.
I'm glad Kmet got that last TD, because he's a solid player that has been overshadowed by Loveland's emergence. The Bears' future is bright. I think they're one elite edge rusher away from the Super Bowl. It's been a great year for long suffering Bears fans.
January 19, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I'm glad Kmet got that last TD, because he's a solid player that has been overshadowed by Loveland's emergence. The Bears' future is bright. I think they're one elite edge rusher away from the Super Bowl. It's been a great year for long suffering Bears fans.
Fox ignores the Bo Nix story and then vaguely teases it during halftime show going into a commercial.
Talk about burying the lede.
Talk about burying the lede.
January 18, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Fox ignores the Bo Nix story and then vaguely teases it during halftime show going into a commercial.
Talk about burying the lede.
Talk about burying the lede.
Trump screamed, Young cowered.
I wonder what Richard Lugar would say about this.
I wonder what Richard Lugar would say about this.
🚨 51-50, Senate votes to block Venezuela war powers resolution after 2 Republicans succumb to Trump's pressure tactics
Josh Hawley & Todd Young flip, vote to sink it.
All Dems + Paul, Murkowski & Collins vote to advance.
Vance breaks tie, blocking it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Josh Hawley & Todd Young flip, vote to sink it.
All Dems + Paul, Murkowski & Collins vote to advance.
Vance breaks tie, blocking it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate blocks measure to restrict Venezuela strikes after Trump flips two Republicans
Two Republican senators, Josh Hawley and Todd Young, flipped their votes after backing the measure in a procedural vote last week, enabling the GOP-led chamber to sink the resolution.
www.nbcnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Trump screamed, Young cowered.
I wonder what Richard Lugar would say about this.
I wonder what Richard Lugar would say about this.
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“Be not afraid.”
January 13, 2026 at 2:50 AM
“Be not afraid.”
The Bears are a sad excuse for a 2 seed, but as a Bears fan, I'll take it.
January 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The Bears are a sad excuse for a 2 seed, but as a Bears fan, I'll take it.
They couldn’t inform Congress because Congress leaks. Congress should subpoena Polymarket for the identity of this bettor.
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
They couldn’t inform Congress because Congress leaks. Congress should subpoena Polymarket for the identity of this bettor.
He just called it an “attack on sovereignty”
a man in a suit sitting at a table with the words he admit it written below him
ALT: a man in a suit sitting at a table with the words he admit it written below him
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
He just called it an “attack on sovereignty”
A CD's worth of 2025 music I enjoyed.
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music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
2025 Mix CD by Robert Blaszkiewicz on Apple Music
Playlist · 22 Songs
music.apple.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A CD's worth of 2025 music I enjoyed.
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With #measles cases detected at two major US airports amid holiday traffic, know what steps to take if you or your child may have been exposed.
Franciscan Health infectious disease physician Erika Kaufman-West shares tips. Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Ny7VqppJk
Franciscan Health infectious disease physician Erika Kaufman-West shares tips. Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Ny7VqppJk
December 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
With #measles cases detected at two major US airports amid holiday traffic, know what steps to take if you or your child may have been exposed.
Franciscan Health infectious disease physician Erika Kaufman-West shares tips. Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Ny7VqppJk
Franciscan Health infectious disease physician Erika Kaufman-West shares tips. Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Ny7VqppJk
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"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
Happy 100th Birthday, Dick Van Dyke!
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Expialidocious
YouTube video by Pogo
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December 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Happy 100th Birthday, Dick Van Dyke!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Za-...
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Indiana Senate FTW
a man wearing a red helmet is raising his arms in the air in front of a crowd of people .
Alt: Final scene from the movie "Breaking Away" of the Cutters team winning the Little 500 bike race.
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Indiana Senate FTW
Looks like my parents, who have lived in the 1st District for more than 50 years and would have been gerrymandered out of it, are going to get to stay in their district.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
Indiana redistricting bill fails in Senate, as lawmakers reject new Republican-favored congressional map
The Indiana Senate voted 31-19 to defeat a mid-census redistricting map Thursday, ending a months-long effort by the Trump administration to shift Indiana’s congressional districts.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Looks like my parents, who have lived in the 1st District for more than 50 years and would have been gerrymandered out of it, are going to get to stay in their district.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
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One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them
What Sen. Bohacek is demonstrating is basic decency. Sad that it even has to be said.
Indiana GOP Sen. Bohacek on Trump's use of r-word: "When it seems quite clear we're isolating a population by use of a slur, at some point you have to speak out... it's a word used to denigrate the intellectually disabled community... you can't validate slurs like that... it's a matter of character"
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
What Sen. Bohacek is demonstrating is basic decency. Sad that it even has to be said.
Wife is putting our ornaments on the tree and just put up a Bo ornament (modeled after the Obamas' dog) we bought at the gift shop in the East Wing of the White House in 2016. That gift shop, along with the entire East Wing is now rubble in some golf course. Shit.
November 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Wife is putting our ornaments on the tree and just put up a Bo ornament (modeled after the Obamas' dog) we bought at the gift shop in the East Wing of the White House in 2016. That gift shop, along with the entire East Wing is now rubble in some golf course. Shit.
What a massive disappointment.
Northwestern University will pay a $75 million fine to settle allegations of antisemitism from the Trump administration, restoring hundreds of millions of federal funding, officials announced Friday.
Northwestern agrees to $75 million fine to settle Trump dispute
Northwestern’s $75 million settlement, to be paid over three years, is the second-highest amount agreed to by a university.
trib.al
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
What a massive disappointment.
Reposted by Robert Blaszkiewicz
My first piece for the newly-rebranded @msnowreports.bsky.social: RFK Jr.'s changing the CDC's stance on autism and vaccines signifies just another step in the backlash to #Neurodiversity. And it is a disservice to #ActuallyAutistic people.
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
Opinion | RFK Jr.'s latest anti-vaccine move will cause untold harm to autistic Americans
The Trump administration is working toward treating autism as something to be prevented, rather than building a health care system that helps people.
www.ms.now
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
My first piece for the newly-rebranded @msnowreports.bsky.social: RFK Jr.'s changing the CDC's stance on autism and vaccines signifies just another step in the backlash to #Neurodiversity. And it is a disservice to #ActuallyAutistic people.
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...