Kevin
@kevinolson.bsky.social
"It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so".
Fiat justitia, ruat caelum
Fiat justitia, ruat caelum
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Efton Chism III dominated that @Patriots drive with 3 huge plays, including a TD!
Stream on @NFLPlus
Stream on @NFLPlus
August 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Efton Chism III dominated that @Patriots drive with 3 huge plays, including a TD!
Stream on @NFLPlus
Stream on @NFLPlus
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Efton Chism III, are you serious?
What a play.
Lock him in.
What a play.
Lock him in.
August 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Efton Chism III, are you serious?
What a play.
Lock him in.
What a play.
Lock him in.
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1. Individual freedom over the power of the state.
2. The rule of law and fidelity to a liberal constitutional order.
3. Incremental change and respect for the positive aspects of history and tradition.
There are more, but I don’t think today’s GOP shares any of these three
2. The rule of law and fidelity to a liberal constitutional order.
3. Incremental change and respect for the positive aspects of history and tradition.
There are more, but I don’t think today’s GOP shares any of these three
Tom, as a conservative, what would you say are the top two or three of your "guiding principles of conservatism", and how they constrast with what is going on in Republicanism these days?
August 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
1. Individual freedom over the power of the state.
2. The rule of law and fidelity to a liberal constitutional order.
3. Incremental change and respect for the positive aspects of history and tradition.
There are more, but I don’t think today’s GOP shares any of these three
2. The rule of law and fidelity to a liberal constitutional order.
3. Incremental change and respect for the positive aspects of history and tradition.
There are more, but I don’t think today’s GOP shares any of these three
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Sending the Guard to police DC citizens politicizes the military--just like using it and active duty troops against protesters and in immigration and counter cartel missions does.
This is no accident. It's part of a broader effort to transform the military into a partisan force.
This is no accident. It's part of a broader effort to transform the military into a partisan force.
NYT reporting today that the admin. is planning to use the U.S. military ag/ cartels. This has actually been in the works for awhile as I argued in this Foreign Affairs piece from April.
It's part of what I see as an effort to politicize the military and transform it into a partisan force. 1/
It's part of what I see as an effort to politicize the military and transform it into a partisan force. 1/
August 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Sending the Guard to police DC citizens politicizes the military--just like using it and active duty troops against protesters and in immigration and counter cartel missions does.
This is no accident. It's part of a broader effort to transform the military into a partisan force.
This is no accident. It's part of a broader effort to transform the military into a partisan force.
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There is no evidence, [ISW] wrote, that Russia is willing to compromise on its longstanding aims of preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, installing a Kremlin-friendly government in Kyiv and demilitarizing Ukraine. @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/w...
A Sidelined Zelensky Warns That Russia Will Try to Deceive the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
There is no evidence, [ISW] wrote, that Russia is willing to compromise on its longstanding aims of preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, installing a Kremlin-friendly government in Kyiv and demilitarizing Ukraine. @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/w...
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Two things can be true:
1) The President has legal authority over the D.C. police and the D.C. National Guard that he doesn't have *anywhere else* in the country; &
2) Even if this doesn't set a legal precedent, it sets an ominous *political* precedent for pretextually overriding local government.
1) The President has legal authority over the D.C. police and the D.C. National Guard that he doesn't have *anywhere else* in the country; &
2) Even if this doesn't set a legal precedent, it sets an ominous *political* precedent for pretextually overriding local government.
August 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Two things can be true:
1) The President has legal authority over the D.C. police and the D.C. National Guard that he doesn't have *anywhere else* in the country; &
2) Even if this doesn't set a legal precedent, it sets an ominous *political* precedent for pretextually overriding local government.
1) The President has legal authority over the D.C. police and the D.C. National Guard that he doesn't have *anywhere else* in the country; &
2) Even if this doesn't set a legal precedent, it sets an ominous *political* precedent for pretextually overriding local government.
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With Sam Harris, talking about the new world order, or lack thereof
samharris.org/episode/SECB...
samharris.org/episode/SECB...
Sam Harris | #429 - The New World Order
Sam Harris speaks with Anne Applebaum about the erosion of democracy at home and abroad.
samharris.org
August 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
With Sam Harris, talking about the new world order, or lack thereof
samharris.org/episode/SECB...
samharris.org/episode/SECB...
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In 2016, Ghislaine Maxwell falsely stated, under oath, that she was not aware that Jeffrey Epstein recruited underage girls for sex (you know, the ones she was actually recruiting on his behalf). She was charged with two counts of perjury for this.
Remind me why we give a shit what she says now?
Remind me why we give a shit what she says now?
August 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In 2016, Ghislaine Maxwell falsely stated, under oath, that she was not aware that Jeffrey Epstein recruited underage girls for sex (you know, the ones she was actually recruiting on his behalf). She was charged with two counts of perjury for this.
Remind me why we give a shit what she says now?
Remind me why we give a shit what she says now?
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Day 12 coming. Pats-Commanders. Full pads.
Let’s go.
Let’s go.
August 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Day 12 coming. Pats-Commanders. Full pads.
Let’s go.
Let’s go.
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PS: No one takes Medvedev seriously - even in Russia.
Don't panic over this. (We don't even know if the subs are really moving, or if they're just where they were headed to anyway)
August 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
PS: No one takes Medvedev seriously - even in Russia.
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What being a Red Sox fan feels like at the deadline every year since ownership stopped caring
July 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
What being a Red Sox fan feels like at the deadline every year since ownership stopped caring
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If the internet didn't exist, no one would walk up to a city or town news stand, point at all the dozens of magazines and newspapers, and say to the vendor: "Listen, I can't afford *all* these. Let me just leaf through a few of them for an hour and I'll give you, say, a buck."
July 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
If the internet didn't exist, no one would walk up to a city or town news stand, point at all the dozens of magazines and newspapers, and say to the vendor: "Listen, I can't afford *all* these. Let me just leaf through a few of them for an hour and I'll give you, say, a buck."
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Corrupt recognizes and supports corrupt.
Trump now hinting he may suspend the billions of dollars the U.S. annually supplies to Israel unless the country's prosecutors halt their corruption trial of Netanyahu, who is facing charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes
June 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Corrupt recognizes and supports corrupt.
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What. Come on Lindsey for once quit trying to just defend this dude so he dates you
Lindsey Graham: "I don't know where the 900 pounds of highly enriched uranium exists, but it wasn't part of the target set."
June 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
What. Come on Lindsey for once quit trying to just defend this dude so he dates you
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Oh no doubt.
Ron DeSantis on his new camp for migrants: "We've got showers. There you see the shower and bath facilities."
June 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Oh no doubt.
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New season of AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA coming soon! This time hosted by Garry Kasparov
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
Coming Soon: A New Season of ‘Autocracy in America’
Defenders of the free world can no longer take their liberties for granted.
www.theatlantic.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New season of AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA coming soon! This time hosted by Garry Kasparov
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
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What? Wasn’t Sen Ted Cruz born abroad too? Should we deport him?
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported
He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case
www.austinchronicle.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
What? Wasn’t Sen Ted Cruz born abroad too? Should we deport him?
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
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Trump theory of international relations: wars are over when he gets bored with them.
June 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Trump theory of international relations: wars are over when he gets bored with them.
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The USAID calamity is only just beginning
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…
www.propublica.org
June 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The USAID calamity is only just beginning
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Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
Mike Johnson brazenly lies: "We are not cutting Medicaid. The president has said that and I have said that. We're all said that. We're strengthening the program."
June 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
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Tom Nichols: Radicalizing the Military
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Tom Nichols: Radicalizing the Military
On today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast, I’m joined by The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols for a wide-ranging conversation on a week that felt like it was pulled from a dystopian novel.
open.substack.com
June 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tom Nichols: Radicalizing the Military
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...