Greg Olson
@greg21olson.bsky.social
Pragmatic idealist. Rambling about politics, sport, and global development & affairs. Likes & engagement usually mean you made me chuckle. VA ➡️ WA
Kicking it at the inaugural home game for @pwhltorrent.bsky.social! Hockey time! 🏒 #PWHL
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Kicking it at the inaugural home game for @pwhltorrent.bsky.social! Hockey time! 🏒 #PWHL
Understatement of the night by @apnews.com? Read the headline & summary. Would you be surprised that VA Dems not only "secured again a majority" of the House of Delegates, but actually picked up 13 seats & stand to be at 64/100 vs. the 51/100 going into the night? How does this qualify as reporting?
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Understatement of the night by @apnews.com? Read the headline & summary. Would you be surprised that VA Dems not only "secured again a majority" of the House of Delegates, but actually picked up 13 seats & stand to be at 64/100 vs. the 51/100 going into the night? How does this qualify as reporting?
Me refreshing the king county elections website over the last 7 minutes... #ElectionDay
a man in a police uniform is sitting at a desk typing on a laptop computer .
ALT: a man in a police uniform is sitting at a desk typing on a laptop computer .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Me refreshing the king county elections website over the last 7 minutes... #ElectionDay
Wait, wait, omg... have we finally reached the "so much winning" stage that we were promised last decade? 🥲 #ElectionDay
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Wait, wait, omg... have we finally reached the "so much winning" stage that we were promised last decade? 🥲 #ElectionDay
I'm obv focused on VA and Seattle tonight, but I do think the NYC turnout numbers tonight will be an important area for learning by the Democratic party for elections to come. #ElectionDay
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I'm obv focused on VA and Seattle tonight, but I do think the NYC turnout numbers tonight will be an important area for learning by the Democratic party for elections to come. #ElectionDay
Vamos Virginia, let's fucking go! 💪 #ElectionDay
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Vamos Virginia, let's fucking go! 💪 #ElectionDay
Wonderful day to start taking back this country! #ElectionDay
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wonderful day to start taking back this country! #ElectionDay
Election Day! Get out and vote! Keeping my eyes on you today, Virginia. 🗳🇺🇸
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Election Day! Get out and vote! Keeping my eyes on you today, Virginia. 🗳🇺🇸
Reposted by Greg Olson
Obama: "They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"
November 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Obama: "They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"
Reposted by Greg Olson
I believe ProPublica over Kristi Noem
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I believe ProPublica over Kristi Noem
Love me some Max Scherzer when he does that for the Nats, but do not like when he does that against the Mariners. 🥲
October 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Love me some Max Scherzer when he does that for the Nats, but do not like when he does that against the Mariners. 🥲
As the "most transparent administration ever" moves closer to booting national press access from DoD, remember that the Department's spending has been grossly opaque for years: www.csis.org/analysis/fix...
Fixing the DOD’s Audit Problem
Kristyn Jones, CSIS senior adviser and former chief financial officer of the Air Force, offers her assessment on the DOD’s failure to pass an audit and recommendations for new policymakers to achieve ...
www.csis.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
As the "most transparent administration ever" moves closer to booting national press access from DoD, remember that the Department's spending has been grossly opaque for years: www.csis.org/analysis/fix...
I know the brand has gotten toxic, but #RETWEET
Fewer than 1 in 10 of our Congressional races are considered competitive - in a country that's politically more or less 50-50.
This is madness. And it doesn't have to be this way.
This is madness. And it doesn't have to be this way.
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I know the brand has gotten toxic, but #RETWEET
We've long heard about the growth of "soccer in America." Seeing these prices, it would be so sad to see empty stadiums next year. Don't forget 1994, a record (total attendance) this battered, but beautiful, country still holds! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Wo...
#greed #football #WorldCup
#greed #football #WorldCup
October 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
We've long heard about the growth of "soccer in America." Seeing these prices, it would be so sad to see empty stadiums next year. Don't forget 1994, a record (total attendance) this battered, but beautiful, country still holds! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Wo...
#greed #football #WorldCup
#greed #football #WorldCup
Per AP News: President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary...”
This is an absolute disgrace.
apnews.com/article/trum...
This is an absolute disgrace.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities
President Donald Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle what he is calling “domestic terrorists.”
apnews.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Per AP News: President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary...”
This is an absolute disgrace.
apnews.com/article/trum...
This is an absolute disgrace.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Republicans control all three branches of government, so if it gets shutdown they are the only ones to blame. apnews.com/article/gove...
Thune says a shutdown can still be avoided if Democrats 'dial back' their demands
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still “avoidable.”
apnews.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Republicans control all three branches of government, so if it gets shutdown they are the only ones to blame. apnews.com/article/gove...
Signed-in to the bad place for the first time in a while... so, I'll repeat it here:
I'm anti-fascist. Fuck Off Donald Trump. 🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
I'm anti-fascist. Fuck Off Donald Trump. 🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
September 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Signed-in to the bad place for the first time in a while... so, I'll repeat it here:
I'm anti-fascist. Fuck Off Donald Trump. 🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
I'm anti-fascist. Fuck Off Donald Trump. 🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
Civil society is under attack in 🇺🇸
In a Hitleresque speech, JD Vance says there can be no unity with the left and vows to use the government to dismantle non-profit NGOs and liberal civil society who he says promote violence and terrorism.
September 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Civil society is under attack in 🇺🇸
"Can't get caught falsifying business records if frequent records aren't required." -- Donald J. Trump, probably. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/t...
September 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"Can't get caught falsifying business records if frequent records aren't required." -- Donald J. Trump, probably. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/t...
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
Brazil showing the world how you stand up for your #democracy. No one is above the law. 👏
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of plotting a coup d'état and was sentenced to over 27 years in prison. https://cnn.it/4gqMnG8
September 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Brazil showing the world how you stand up for your #democracy. No one is above the law. 👏
Not surprising, and yet still disappointing. www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/08...
August 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Not surprising, and yet still disappointing. www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/08...