Aric Olnes
@aric-olnes.bsky.social
🎼 Skating away upon the thin ice of the new day ☀️
We had to teach people that you could not catch HIV by touching someone.
A hug meant everything ❤️
A hug meant everything ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
We had to teach people that you could not catch HIV by touching someone.
A hug meant everything ❤️
A hug meant everything ❤️
World AIDS Day 2025
Tell their stories
Say their names
Tell their stories
Say their names
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
World AIDS Day 2025
Tell their stories
Say their names
Tell their stories
Say their names
The vindictiveness of trumpism laid bare in a leaked CDC email:
“The U.S. Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year. To comply with this new directive, please note the following:
• USG funds should not be used for any World AIDS Day-related events or commemorative activities…
“The U.S. Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year. To comply with this new directive, please note the following:
• USG funds should not be used for any World AIDS Day-related events or commemorative activities…
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The vindictiveness of trumpism laid bare in a leaked CDC email:
“The U.S. Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year. To comply with this new directive, please note the following:
• USG funds should not be used for any World AIDS Day-related events or commemorative activities…
“The U.S. Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year. To comply with this new directive, please note the following:
• USG funds should not be used for any World AIDS Day-related events or commemorative activities…
Freddie Mercury died on this day 34 years ago. (Sept 5, 1946 – Nov 24, 1991)
Photo taken in 1978
Photo taken in 1978
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Freddie Mercury died on this day 34 years ago. (Sept 5, 1946 – Nov 24, 1991)
Photo taken in 1978
Photo taken in 1978
Nancy Pelosi
Speaking Truth to Power for 4 decades.
Speaking Truth to Power for 4 decades.
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Nancy Pelosi
Speaking Truth to Power for 4 decades.
Speaking Truth to Power for 4 decades.
The bigger picture:
Yellow Jessamine
Yellow Jessamine
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The bigger picture:
Yellow Jessamine
Yellow Jessamine
Starred cities are:
Red – Columbia
Dark Orange – North
Lt. Orange – Orangeburg
Yellow – Aiken
Green – Anderson
Dark Green – Greenville / Lyman
Cyan – Rock Hill
Lt. Blue – Florence
Blue – Myrtle Beach/Longs
Violet – Georgetown
Lavender – Charleston
Hot Pink – Beaufort
Lt. Pink – Hilton Head/Bluffton
Red – Columbia
Dark Orange – North
Lt. Orange – Orangeburg
Yellow – Aiken
Green – Anderson
Dark Green – Greenville / Lyman
Cyan – Rock Hill
Lt. Blue – Florence
Blue – Myrtle Beach/Longs
Violet – Georgetown
Lavender – Charleston
Hot Pink – Beaufort
Lt. Pink – Hilton Head/Bluffton
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Starred cities are:
Red – Columbia
Dark Orange – North
Lt. Orange – Orangeburg
Yellow – Aiken
Green – Anderson
Dark Green – Greenville / Lyman
Cyan – Rock Hill
Lt. Blue – Florence
Blue – Myrtle Beach/Longs
Violet – Georgetown
Lavender – Charleston
Hot Pink – Beaufort
Lt. Pink – Hilton Head/Bluffton
Red – Columbia
Dark Orange – North
Lt. Orange – Orangeburg
Yellow – Aiken
Green – Anderson
Dark Green – Greenville / Lyman
Cyan – Rock Hill
Lt. Blue – Florence
Blue – Myrtle Beach/Longs
Violet – Georgetown
Lavender – Charleston
Hot Pink – Beaufort
Lt. Pink – Hilton Head/Bluffton
The starred cities on the map are:
Red – Helna (Capital city)
Orange – Butte
Yellow/Orange – Anaconda
Yellow – Missoula
Lite – Green – Cut Bank
Dark Green – Havre
Cyan – Chinook
Blue – Great Falls (Timo)
Dark Blue – Wolf Point
Violet – Hardin
Pink – Billings
Pale Pink – Lewistown
Red – Helna (Capital city)
Orange – Butte
Yellow/Orange – Anaconda
Yellow – Missoula
Lite – Green – Cut Bank
Dark Green – Havre
Cyan – Chinook
Blue – Great Falls (Timo)
Dark Blue – Wolf Point
Violet – Hardin
Pink – Billings
Pale Pink – Lewistown
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The starred cities on the map are:
Red – Helna (Capital city)
Orange – Butte
Yellow/Orange – Anaconda
Yellow – Missoula
Lite – Green – Cut Bank
Dark Green – Havre
Cyan – Chinook
Blue – Great Falls (Timo)
Dark Blue – Wolf Point
Violet – Hardin
Pink – Billings
Pale Pink – Lewistown
Red – Helna (Capital city)
Orange – Butte
Yellow/Orange – Anaconda
Yellow – Missoula
Lite – Green – Cut Bank
Dark Green – Havre
Cyan – Chinook
Blue – Great Falls (Timo)
Dark Blue – Wolf Point
Violet – Hardin
Pink – Billings
Pale Pink – Lewistown
"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
— Maya Angelou
— Maya Angelou
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
— Maya Angelou
— Maya Angelou
When Ole’s 8 months were up in the Pacific, he joined an Experimental Outfit in Moffet Field, CA. He spent time with the Flying Mars Program (Martin JRM-3 Mars Air Tankers). There were only 6 of these aircraft made.
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
When Ole’s 8 months were up in the Pacific, he joined an Experimental Outfit in Moffet Field, CA. He spent time with the Flying Mars Program (Martin JRM-3 Mars Air Tankers). There were only 6 of these aircraft made.
Kim Davis is pissed!
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Kim Davis is pissed!
Since a subset of Americans yearn so much for some fictional past, here are some holiday recipe suggestions to transport you back 75 years.
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Since a subset of Americans yearn so much for some fictional past, here are some holiday recipe suggestions to transport you back 75 years.
“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!"
— Bela Lugosi as Dracula. 1931
— Bela Lugosi as Dracula. 1931
October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!"
— Bela Lugosi as Dracula. 1931
— Bela Lugosi as Dracula. 1931
🧡 Trick or Treat! 🖤
October 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🧡 Trick or Treat! 🖤
“I am an invisible man... I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me… When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination -- indeed, everything and anything except me.”
— Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man. 1952
— Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man. 1952
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“I am an invisible man... I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me… When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination -- indeed, everything and anything except me.”
— Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man. 1952
— Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man. 1952
“How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.”
— Bram Stoker, Dracula. 1897
— Bram Stoker, Dracula. 1897
October 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.”
— Bram Stoker, Dracula. 1897
— Bram Stoker, Dracula. 1897
Democrats Defend Democracy
October 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Democrats Defend Democracy
The gang brewing up some fun.
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.”
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.”
October 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The gang brewing up some fun.
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.”
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.”