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Loren A Olson MD
@iowashrink.bsky.social
I'm 82 and this is the best time in my life. Girl dad. Grandpa. Psychiatrist (and still working., Author and public speaker. US Navy veteran. And I'm gay. Born-again Democrat. My views are personal and not medical advice.
Off to New Zealand shortly with knitting in hand. #menwhoknit #guyswhoknit
November 29, 2024 at 10:47 PM
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We must all refuse to bow down to this wannabe dictator. We must never succumb to fear, or hatred. Not today. Not tomorrow. Never.

My Thanksgiving message:
Thankful For You
Onward.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
November 27, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Exactly
November 26, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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🚨NEW: GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski has announced she will not vote to confirm a single Trump Administration appointment until they are fully vetted by the FBI.

REPOST to thank Murkowski for standing up for our democracy!
November 22, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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I’VE COMPOSED ALL OF THE LESBIAN AND GAY HOLIDAY THEMED MOVIES!
Please Share So It Can Reach Other LGBTQ+ Community Members! You’re welcome 🩷
November 15, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese: "We'll do what's necessary to take on this arrogant billionaire who thinks he's above the law, but also above common decency."
November 26, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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This is a good starter pack. I’ve followed it and so should you:
I put together a starter pack full of my favorite fighters for democracy. We’re gonna need them over the next 4 years.

Give them a follow ⬇️

go.bsky.app/6LfuEXu
November 22, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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Well, since 40k of you have followed, I might as well reintroduce myself. My name is Santiago Mayer. I’m 22 years old and the Executive Director at @voterstomorrow.bsky.social.

I’m working hard to get Gen Z out to vote for progressive values.

Can you repost and follow to help me reach others?
November 16, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Working on a top down sweater for my partner. First time doing one with sleeves. He chose the yarn. I should finish the body on my 15 hour flight to New Zealand next week. #knitting. #menwhoknit
November 22, 2024 at 7:48 PM
My work visa has arrived! I will be starting work in New Zealand on 3 Dec 2024 in Wellington, Kapiti, and Masterton.
#NewZealand #MentalHealth #Psychiatry
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
FINALLY OUT: LETTING GO OF LIVING STRAIGHT, IBPA Gold Award for #LGBTQ nonfiction.
Answers: "How could you not know that you were #gay until the age of forty?"
5* review: "...a book that meaningfully maps the dynamics and issues of men dealing with #comingout later in life."
www.lorenaolson.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
My work visa was just approved. New Zealand here I come.
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
The first attempt at #knitting a sweater was for Pepper, and she's not all that happy about it. But this is #Iowa, and in a few weeks, she'll love it.
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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Hi Loren, great to see you here 🦋 rather than Twitter/X. 🙏
November 19, 2024 at 3:34 PM

Old dog, new tricks. Started #knitting one year ago and just finished first sweater vest (with the help of more experienced knitting friends.
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
My life as an old man.
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
5* review of No More Neckties: "What a great compilation of stories. Impossible to put down. I finished almost 1/2 of it in one sitting."
www.amazon.com/product-revi...
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
I'm 81, and this is the best time in my life!
Im also a dad and grandpa, a psychiatrist and author of two awards winning books, NO MORE NECKTIES, and FINALLY OUT. I'm gay and learning to knit. I'm returning soon to work in New Zealand for several months.
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
French Bakery in Greytown Ne Zealand
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Can't wait to get back to New Zealand and out of the Iowa winter.
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
First post and happy to find Bluesky
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM