Peter Olson
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Peter Olson
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· Nov 9
We do need to be better at memes. Not like macro images but just getting ideas in people's heads. We all need to keep repeating and repeating simple ideas. From now on, only call the new administration "the corrupt Trump regime." Make it sticky. Cc @gregpak.bsky.social @owillis.bsky.social
I'm serious. Do this. Hammer this. There will be plenty of real ammunition. Corrupt corrupt corrupt. Everybody hates corruption. It has brought down more than one government. Repeat it until you are sick of it and repeat some more.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Commander Gloval will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
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This! It has to be understood. Every share is broadens their platform. Every one.
“They’re legitimised.
Even if that same platforming is calling them out.”
“They’re legitimised.
Even if that same platforming is calling them out.”
We need to stop platforming fascists.
What’s the natural outcome of platforming fascists?
They’re legitimised.
Even if that same platforming is calling them out.
The very platforming itself suggests they’re legitimate.
Platform answers, solutions, actions, and voices with integrity instead.
What’s the natural outcome of platforming fascists?
They’re legitimised.
Even if that same platforming is calling them out.
The very platforming itself suggests they’re legitimate.
Platform answers, solutions, actions, and voices with integrity instead.
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
This! It has to be understood. Every share is broadens their platform. Every one.
“They’re legitimised.
Even if that same platforming is calling them out.”
“They’re legitimised.
Even if that same platforming is calling them out.”
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PBS had to go. You can’t push fascism while Big Bird’s out here counting diverse friends and teaching kids not to be assholes.
May 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
PBS had to go. You can’t push fascism while Big Bird’s out here counting diverse friends and teaching kids not to be assholes.
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Sickening — the White House has put up a site about 1/6 painting himself as a hero and Pelosi, The Capitol Police, and Mike Pence as the villains.
An attempt to rewrite history before our eyes.
www.whitehouse.gov/j6/
An attempt to rewrite history before our eyes.
www.whitehouse.gov/j6/
January 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Sickening — the White House has put up a site about 1/6 painting himself as a hero and Pelosi, The Capitol Police, and Mike Pence as the villains.
An attempt to rewrite history before our eyes.
www.whitehouse.gov/j6/
An attempt to rewrite history before our eyes.
www.whitehouse.gov/j6/
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While Trump kept the American people in the dark on his plans for Venezuela, Big Oil got a heads up “before and after” the attack. The public deserves to know if they’re footing the bill while oil companies reap profits. Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips must answer.
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 AM
While Trump kept the American people in the dark on his plans for Venezuela, Big Oil got a heads up “before and after” the attack. The public deserves to know if they’re footing the bill while oil companies reap profits. Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips must answer.
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A huge step in the right direction in Wyoming today, affirming Wyomingites' right to abortion!
While this is great news, we must continue to fight to ensure that everybody in Wyoming has access to care & never has to worry about their freedom being stripped in the future.
While this is great news, we must continue to fight to ensure that everybody in Wyoming has access to care & never has to worry about their freedom being stripped in the future.
BREAKING: Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws, including the first U.S. ban on pill abortions.
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws including the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
A huge step in the right direction in Wyoming today, affirming Wyomingites' right to abortion!
While this is great news, we must continue to fight to ensure that everybody in Wyoming has access to care & never has to worry about their freedom being stripped in the future.
While this is great news, we must continue to fight to ensure that everybody in Wyoming has access to care & never has to worry about their freedom being stripped in the future.
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I don't know why patriot Charlie Kirk deleted this patriotic tweet about patriotic buses busing patriots to DC on Jan 6th, but the Internet never forgets.
web.archive.org/web/20210107...
web.archive.org/web/20210107...
January 6, 2024 at 5:03 PM
I don't know why patriot Charlie Kirk deleted this patriotic tweet about patriotic buses busing patriots to DC on Jan 6th, but the Internet never forgets.
web.archive.org/web/20210107...
web.archive.org/web/20210107...
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The Trump administration is pressing Venezuela's interim government to dismiss all suspected spies and other intelligence agents from China, Russia, Cuba and Iran from the South American country, a U.S. official told Axios.
Trump presses Venezuela to dismiss agents from China, Russia, Iran and Cuba
It's the Trump administration's latest effort to force Venezuela to meet U.S. demands.
www.axios.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The Trump administration is pressing Venezuela's interim government to dismiss all suspected spies and other intelligence agents from China, Russia, Cuba and Iran from the South American country, a U.S. official told Axios.
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you can put any gross caption here and it works. "i'm the reason porn sets have mandatory STI panels," "the urban legend about the guy hiding under your car is real and it's me," "you can get court-martialed for farting on a submarine," all of them true
Just the BBC, the national broadcaster, mainstreaming a fascist blogger. I guess this is normal now.
January 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
you can put any gross caption here and it works. "i'm the reason porn sets have mandatory STI panels," "the urban legend about the guy hiding under your car is real and it's me," "you can get court-martialed for farting on a submarine," all of them true
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Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - 27 Million Fewer Car Trips: Life After a Year of Congestion Pricing link.theoverheadwire.com/eufxg @nytimes.com @emmbadger.bsky.social
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
link.theoverheadwire.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - 27 Million Fewer Car Trips: Life After a Year of Congestion Pricing link.theoverheadwire.com/eufxg @nytimes.com @emmbadger.bsky.social
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Trump is dying and wants to take the whole damn country down with him.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Trump is dying and wants to take the whole damn country down with him.
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Got paid AND his job back, lmao. Keep fighting these dweebs
January 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Got paid AND his job back, lmao. Keep fighting these dweebs
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Wait, so Chicago has an indicted, ICE-protesting political candidate named Kat and also an indicted, ICE-protesting political candidate named Cat??
'A decision I needed to make': Cook County Board candidate suspends campaign to fight Midway Blitz indictment
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'A decision I needed to make': Cook County Board candidate suspends campaign to fight indictment
Catherine "Cat" Sharp says it's been "hugely stressful" to face conspiracy charges tied to "Operation Midway Blitz" protests. But even though she's pausing her campaign, she says "I'm not going anywhe...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Wait, so Chicago has an indicted, ICE-protesting political candidate named Kat and also an indicted, ICE-protesting political candidate named Cat??
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“the military “should not have women in combat roles” and that “men in those positions are more capable.””
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Pete Hegseth’s remarks about women in combat are met with disgust and dissent
Hundreds of women have proven their competence and were awarded for their heroism during the nation’s longest war in Iraq and Afghanistan, advocates said.
www.nbcnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
“the military “should not have women in combat roles” and that “men in those positions are more capable.””
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Hegseth has repeatedly said he doesn’t think women should be allowed to serve combat roles in the military and now he’s setting the groundwork to remove them.
www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...
Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions
The review, outlined in a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR, comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and generals in September that women must meet the "highest male standard."
www.npr.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Hegseth has repeatedly said he doesn’t think women should be allowed to serve combat roles in the military and now he’s setting the groundwork to remove them.
www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...
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At what point do we just say invasion?
Trump is talking about invading Greenland.
Period.
Trump is talking about invading Greenland.
Period.
White House floats military action to take Greenland. Story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com:
White House floats military action to take Greenland
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is considering options to acquire Greenland, including possible military operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday, renewing a push for ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:24 AM
At what point do we just say invasion?
Trump is talking about invading Greenland.
Period.
Trump is talking about invading Greenland.
Period.
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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Five years after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, the struggle to define the event and assign blame carried on in events across the city.
Via @statesnewsroom.com
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Via @statesnewsroom.com
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Inside and outside the U.S. Capitol, the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6 reverberates • South Dakota Searchlight
Five years after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, the struggle to define the event and assign blame carried on.
southdakotasearchlight.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Five years after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, the struggle to define the event and assign blame carried on in events across the city.
Via @statesnewsroom.com
buff.ly/GIF8OEe
Via @statesnewsroom.com
buff.ly/GIF8OEe
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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Israel just shot up a university in Palestine, wounding students.
Just thought you should know.
Just thought you should know.
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Israel just shot up a university in Palestine, wounding students.
Just thought you should know.
Just thought you should know.
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Millions of Americans can no longer afford health insurance, food prices are increasing, and electricity costs are skyrocketing.
But Donald Trump is busy “running” Venezuela. Insane.
But Donald Trump is busy “running” Venezuela. Insane.
January 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Millions of Americans can no longer afford health insurance, food prices are increasing, and electricity costs are skyrocketing.
But Donald Trump is busy “running” Venezuela. Insane.
But Donald Trump is busy “running” Venezuela. Insane.
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Also tonight: An “exclusive” interview with Kristi Noem in which she’s seen “confronting” some guy being arrested and a tribute to Rubio that turns the Trump giving him a dozen jobs into a good thing, shows off “funny” AI-generated Rubio memes and ends with TD saying, “Marco Rubio we salute you.”
Tonight on the CBS Evening News, the 5-year anniversary of January 6 got 15 seconds of coverage 25 minutes into the show. The only pictures shown: Pardoned “defendants” marching through DC as Dokoupil said Trump accused Dems of “failing to prevent” J6 while “Jeffries accused Trump of “whitewashing.”
January 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Also tonight: An “exclusive” interview with Kristi Noem in which she’s seen “confronting” some guy being arrested and a tribute to Rubio that turns the Trump giving him a dozen jobs into a good thing, shows off “funny” AI-generated Rubio memes and ends with TD saying, “Marco Rubio we salute you.”