TJ Olsen
@tjolsen.blacksky.app
Ridgewood, NY based #smallBusinessOwner, activist, freelancing in and passionate about #music, #culture, #accessibility, #arts and #nightlife. #Disability, #A11Y, leftist, #LeftIsBest #consultant.Perpetually learning, living and adventuring.
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The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.
April 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.
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Absolutely fantastic conversation between my friend @rushkoff.com and writer/artist @mollycrabapple.bsky.social. We have reasons to be frustrated and angry, but must remember to find fun, happiness, and purpose in some aspect in our life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Md...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Md...
Molly Crabapple | Team Human Podcast w/ Douglas Rushkoff ep. #312
YouTube video by Douglas Rushkoff
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April 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Absolutely fantastic conversation between my friend @rushkoff.com and writer/artist @mollycrabapple.bsky.social. We have reasons to be frustrated and angry, but must remember to find fun, happiness, and purpose in some aspect in our life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Md...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Md...
Rip Val Kilmer. You were very nice to a little blind boy, even if he didn’t make it into the movie itself. 
April 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Rip Val Kilmer. You were very nice to a little blind boy, even if he didn’t make it into the movie itself. 
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Val Edward Kilmer, the charismatic actor whose baritone voice and range propelled him to stardom in roles, has died at the age of 65, according to the Associated Press on Wednesday.
Kilmer died of pneumonia, his daughter told the AP.
Kilmer died of pneumonia, his daughter told the AP.
Val Kilmer, who portrayed Batman and starred in ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 65
Val Kilmer died of pneumonia, his daughter told the AP. He had a previous bout with throat cancer, which took away his voice and much of his ability to speak.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Val Edward Kilmer, the charismatic actor whose baritone voice and range propelled him to stardom in roles, has died at the age of 65, according to the Associated Press on Wednesday.
Kilmer died of pneumonia, his daughter told the AP.
Kilmer died of pneumonia, his daughter told the AP.
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A portion of Trump’s Department of Education executive order mentioned student loans and compared the department to Wells Fargo.
March 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A portion of Trump’s Department of Education executive order mentioned student loans and compared the department to Wells Fargo.
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Brooklyn legends @paisleyfields.bsky.social and Laura Stevenson pair up to tell the tale of country music's most iconic frenemies, Pancho & Lefty
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March 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Brooklyn legends @paisleyfields.bsky.social and Laura Stevenson pair up to tell the tale of country music's most iconic frenemies, Pancho & Lefty
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This is really the divide between old and new generation Democratic electeds: Those who believe the GOP is capable of being good faith partners in governance and those who know they’re full of shit.
A lot of delusion happening in that Schumer NYT interview, but this gets to the heart of it: he believes his Republican colleagues will come around and everything will be ok. Absolutely delusional.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/m...
March 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is really the divide between old and new generation Democratic electeds: Those who believe the GOP is capable of being good faith partners in governance and those who know they’re full of shit.
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Don't ever forget that when he got elected the centrist Democrats (and Republicans) all said "Eric Adams is the future of the Democratic Party" and the liberals all said "I don't know, he seems pretty sketchy" and guess who was right
A must-read on the monstrous amount of incompetence and corruption core to Eric Adams’ mayorship. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/m...
How Mayor Eric Adams Lost New York City (Gift Article)
He promised law and order. Instead, his scandal-ridden mayoralty became a symbol — and engine — of the city’s chaos.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Don't ever forget that when he got elected the centrist Democrats (and Republicans) all said "Eric Adams is the future of the Democratic Party" and the liberals all said "I don't know, he seems pretty sketchy" and guess who was right
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if you’re 25 years old with control of the entire treasury system and you don’t delete every student debt file, you are the biggest loser the world has ever seen
February 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
if you’re 25 years old with control of the entire treasury system and you don’t delete every student debt file, you are the biggest loser the world has ever seen
was speaking to someone who works processing grants for cancer research at Cornell and she's been fully out of work since Wednesday. As in funding has fully stopped and has not been restarted, she has no idea when it will, and no idea how they'll even continue the basic care of patients.
February 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
was speaking to someone who works processing grants for cancer research at Cornell and she's been fully out of work since Wednesday. As in funding has fully stopped and has not been restarted, she has no idea when it will, and no idea how they'll even continue the basic care of patients.
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When Trump paused federal funding to all grants and loans, it plunged scientific research into chaos. Though the freeze was rescinded for some sectors, it's still in largely place for universities and research institutions. The damage will be lasting.
The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done
Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only…
wrd.cm
February 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When Trump paused federal funding to all grants and loans, it plunged scientific research into chaos. Though the freeze was rescinded for some sectors, it's still in largely place for universities and research institutions. The damage will be lasting.
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"Under the new partnership, both companies will attempt to eliminate monetization opportunities for pages with less than 1,000 monthly listeners and reallocate money from the general revenue pool to established artists, according to Route Note." So why use them? theneedledrop.com/news/spotify...
Spotify and UMG enter multi-year partnership to restructure monetization and subscription services
The two music industry giants will work together to create more "artist-centric" plans for collecting revenue from listeners.
theneedledrop.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:22 AM
"Under the new partnership, both companies will attempt to eliminate monetization opportunities for pages with less than 1,000 monthly listeners and reallocate money from the general revenue pool to established artists, according to Route Note." So why use them? theneedledrop.com/news/spotify...
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If a Democrat fired 100 FAA employees and put a freeze on hiring air traffic controllers 8 days before an airport plane crash, there would be a right-wing and media frenzy for weeks.
January 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If a Democrat fired 100 FAA employees and put a freeze on hiring air traffic controllers 8 days before an airport plane crash, there would be a right-wing and media frenzy for weeks.
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it was less than 6 months ago a lady threw away her entire career to have an emotional affair with a man that looks like Krang from the ninja turtles
January 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
it was less than 6 months ago a lady threw away her entire career to have an emotional affair with a man that looks like Krang from the ninja turtles
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Hey! I'm sure your blind fans want to enjoy your humor too. Please consider writing alt text. It takes a few seconds, and you can even add a bit of humor in that space as well to great effect 😊
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HEY BESTIES 🥰
please remember to use alt text on images and gifs you upload. this allows low-vision and blind users to be included!
if you tend to forget, you can go to Settings > Accessibility to require alt text on everything you upload going forward.
share this post and pass it on✨
please remember to use alt text on images and gifs you upload. this allows low-vision and blind users to be included!
if you tend to forget, you can go to Settings > Accessibility to require alt text on everything you upload going forward.
share this post and pass it on✨
December 31, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Hey! I'm sure your blind fans want to enjoy your humor too. Please consider writing alt text. It takes a few seconds, and you can even add a bit of humor in that space as well to great effect 😊
bsky.app/profile/polk...
bsky.app/profile/polk...
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Rest in Power, President Carter.
December 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Rest in Power, President Carter.
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I wrote this last year but this seems like a good day to unlock and re-share it!
Christopher Hitchens vs. Christmas Cheer (UNLOCKED)
Christopher Hitchens was a weird grinch about Christmas--but there's no reason atheists have to be. There's a straightforward Godless case for enjoying Christmas (or Hannukah) (or both) (or whatever).
benburgis.substack.com
December 25, 2024 at 4:53 PM
I wrote this last year but this seems like a good day to unlock and re-share it!
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WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
December 17, 2024 at 3:58 AM
WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
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"Every artist owes Suchir Balaji a debt, for confirming what we knew from the inside." - @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
Death of an AI Whistleblower
Thank you Suchir Balaji
mollycrabapple.substack.com
December 15, 2024 at 1:44 PM
"Every artist owes Suchir Balaji a debt, for confirming what we knew from the inside." - @mollycrabapple.bsky.social