Dave Olson
@daevo77.bsky.social
Dad, nerd, music lover, cooperator.
John Oliver and @lastweektonight.com auctioning off weird shit from the show to raise money for public media was the good news I needed last night. Visit e.givesmart.com/events/LYw/i... to bid or contribute to a station in need at adoptastation.org.
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e.givesmart.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
John Oliver and @lastweektonight.com auctioning off weird shit from the show to raise money for public media was the good news I needed last night. Visit e.givesmart.com/events/LYw/i... to bid or contribute to a station in need at adoptastation.org.
Reposted by Dave Olson
I’m just going to say it…
It’s pretty damn validating to hear Barack Obama say the same things we’ve been shouting for months, and longer.
It’s pretty damn validating to hear Barack Obama say the same things we’ve been shouting for months, and longer.
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I’m just going to say it…
It’s pretty damn validating to hear Barack Obama say the same things we’ve been shouting for months, and longer.
It’s pretty damn validating to hear Barack Obama say the same things we’ve been shouting for months, and longer.
Portlandia, I am so proud of you
October 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Portlandia, I am so proud of you
What a treat to see Chance in DC
October 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What a treat to see Chance in DC
Reposted by Dave Olson
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Reposted by Dave Olson
October 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Cooperatives bring people together
September 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Cooperatives bring people together
Folks on the right don't like to be called fascist or authoritarian, but between the suppression of free speech in the media and this old chestnut, the shoe clearly fits: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
‘We can’t delay any longer’: Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals
In a Truth Social post Saturday, the president specifically called out Sen. Adam Schiff, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James for prosecution.
www.politico.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Folks on the right don't like to be called fascist or authoritarian, but between the suppression of free speech in the media and this old chestnut, the shoe clearly fits: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
I made an online campaign donation in 2022 and indicated a willingness to volunteer, so I gave my number. Then I started to receive 3-5 spam texts each day. You can’t block or opt out - they just send the next spam message from a new number. So now I don’t donate online. End this tactic #DFL, #DNC
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
open.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The first annual Minnesota Cooperative Summit with inspiring presenters like Nkuli Shongwe and Christina Nicholson from @Nexuscp.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The first annual Minnesota Cooperative Summit with inspiring presenters like Nkuli Shongwe and Christina Nicholson from @Nexuscp.bsky.social
This is just so boneheaded apnews.com/live/donald-...
Live updates: House prepares to advance cuts on public broadcasting and foreign aid
The House is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in already appropriated funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid Thursday evening.
apnews.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is just so boneheaded apnews.com/live/donald-...
The art in Detroit is outstanding
July 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The art in Detroit is outstanding
Saints game with the family last night
June 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Saints game with the family last night
This is an assault on democracy, and is becoming more common. Us-vs-them ideology + rhetoric that feeds resentments + a president who models vindictiveness = political violence. Easy access to guns just makes it easier to perpetrate. We must not become inured to it. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Minnesota House DFL leader Hortman, husband killed in apparent ‘politically motivated’ shooting; Sen. Hoffman, wife wounded
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot Saturday in Brooklyn Park in what Gov. Tim Walz said “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.” Walz said anothe...
www.mprnews.org
June 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is an assault on democracy, and is becoming more common. Us-vs-them ideology + rhetoric that feeds resentments + a president who models vindictiveness = political violence. Easy access to guns just makes it easier to perpetrate. We must not become inured to it. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
One of the greatest ever www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...
Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted, Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
One of the greatest ever www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...
May 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
May 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Detroit is such a cool city!
May 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Detroit is such a cool city!
These are fascist tactics - in our own community. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Lawsuit: U of M grad student detained by ICE ‘feared he was being kidnapped’
According to a federal lawsuit, Doğukan Günaydin, who is studying business at the University of Minnesota, was stripped of his phone and belongings, taken to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement fi...
www.mprnews.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
These are fascist tactics - in our own community. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
What a line: “Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness”
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What a line: “Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness”
Happy Birthday, kiddo!
March 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Happy Birthday, kiddo!
Schumer and my “opposition” party dissolved into goo today. Grateful that @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov voted no on the CR, but jeez - what a colossal disappointment the party has become.
March 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Schumer and my “opposition” party dissolved into goo today. Grateful that @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov voted no on the CR, but jeez - what a colossal disappointment the party has become.
