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Nicaraguan-Mexican American TV/Film/Podcast Producer | SA Survivor/Advocate | Podcast Host | Choreographer | Silence Breaker | Mom | Empathy-driven storyteller | Doc in progress: K*lling Theodore
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Celene Beth Olsen @celenebeth.bsky.social · Jan 5
True Crime & Hollywood: A Personal Tale returns in just 3 days with a compelling season opener featuring Kristina Rose , Director of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Director Rose, appointed by President Joe Biden,
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We all need some news - ANY NEWS - that Dem leaders are doing SOMETHING - ANYTHING - to fight back against this seemingly unstoppable coup.

I saw this on FB, and am copying here because it contains important information, and action suggestions.
#StopTheCOUP
Some signs of hope ... A couple of weeks ago -- a week or so into the new Musk-Trump (kind-of-Vance) administration, I posted info from someone who said that calling your (mainly Republican) representatives was much more effective than writing letters. But since then, we've found out that most of those calls are going unanswered (or listened-to), and it turns out that, at this point, writing letters might be more effective. Here is some very interesting info about what is happening that most of us don't know about, and what we can do. This comes from a group phone meeting with Representatives Jamie Raskin, of Maryland, and Melanie Stansbury, of New Mexico, as reported by activist Ariella Elm: She says: "Here is some of what I got out of the call: "Melanie talked at length about what is going on behind closed doors. She said that all 215 Dem are communicating on a scale they never have before and the senators are doing the same. She said they are using their voting power and using actions to put sand in the gears and be unruly even if we’re not seeing or understanding at all. "She is on the DOGE subcommittee and she is using her oversight authority on that committee "Also, every Dem House member is on some sort of task force. Only the Rapid Response one is public, but there are a lot of others as well. "She also said that Republicans who publicly say positive things are not doing the same privately. And when we have letters that work, she referenced the fact that they quietly ended mass layoffs for tribal programs, it is because Republicans were speaking to the secretaries and to the administration and expressing their disdain. "So one way the letters are working, is that they get Republican electeds to act behind-the-scenes. That is probably the same thing that happened with Sen Jon Ossoff and how he got the admin to resume funding for the HBCU agriculture scholarship program. "So we need to stop making fun of the letters and saying they’re not doing anything, they are. "She said “don’t be fooled by the mirage they put on TV” "She also said that the Democratic AG are meeting daily to decide how to push forward, which are the best lawsuits, what organizations to work with for those lawsuits. "Raskin spoke next and he answered a bunch of questions in the clearest terms I have heard so far. First, what do we do if DT refuses to comply with the court orders? "The judges can issue a contempt motion, which criminally we don’t have any standing for because that involves the DOJ, which is not on our side, but civilly it does not involve the DOJ. "The courts can do things like seize property and impose fines, even on a daily basis. So for EM that would mean a fine of 100K a day until he does what the court ordered "And if that doesn’t work, then we are at bigger actions that will be facilitated by the Democrats themselves, BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET "We are winning in court, and he is complying with some cases "Next he talked about our data. "We are winning in the treasury case, but that doesn’t imply our data is safe. "There is a class action lawsuit that we can use. Thanks to a Reagan law from 1986, that Raskin will provide more detail for in the very near future. For us to have standing, we have to have proof that our data has been tampered with and right now we have speculation, not proof. But the idea is that the entire US will be able to be a plaintiff. "He was asked what they are doing to bring Republicans over. "He said that they’re focusing on Republicans who are retiring or who are freshmen and didn’t know what they signed up for, yes, there are some. "He also said that he had Boebert and her family over for dinner. So if you’re asking how they’re talking to their Republican colleagues to try and talk some sense into them it’s really colleague to colleague conversations. They are trying every single tactic in the book. "And he reiterated that the administration is offending and threatening a number of Republicans in moderate districts "He was asked directly about the shadow cabinet idea. "It’s going to require negotiations between the House and Senate and the DNC who will take the lead. "But the biggest concern right now, and the reason that it hasn’t started, is because some electeds are worried that once someone is assigned to be a shadow to a certain agency no one else will do their job. Kind of like how when you have a group project and one person takes charge, the rest of the people don’t do anything. So the people in favor of a shadow cabinet are having to convince the people not in favor of it that will run smoothly and be successful
March 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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We all need some news - ANY NEWS - that Dem leaders are doing SOMETHING - ANYTHING - to fight back against this seemingly unstoppable coup.

I saw this on FB, and am copying here because it contains important information, and action suggestions.
#StopTheCOUP
Some signs of hope ... A couple of weeks ago -- a week or so into the new Musk-Trump (kind-of-Vance) administration, I posted info from someone who said that calling your (mainly Republican) representatives was much more effective than writing letters. But since then, we've found out that most of those calls are going unanswered (or listened-to), and it turns out that, at this point, writing letters might be more effective. Here is some very interesting info about what is happening that most of us don't know about, and what we can do. This comes from a group phone meeting with Representatives Jamie Raskin, of Maryland, and Melanie Stansbury, of New Mexico, as reported by activist Ariella Elm: She says: "Here is some of what I got out of the call: "Melanie talked at length about what is going on behind closed doors. She said that all 215 Dem are communicating on a scale they never have before and the senators are doing the same. She said they are using their voting power and using actions to put sand in the gears and be unruly even if we’re not seeing or understanding at all. "She is on the DOGE subcommittee and she is using her oversight authority on that committee "Also, every Dem House member is on some sort of task force. Only the Rapid Response one is public, but there are a lot of others as well. "She also said that Republicans who publicly say positive things are not doing the same privately. And when we have letters that work, she referenced the fact that they quietly ended mass layoffs for tribal programs, it is because Republicans were speaking to the secretaries and to the administration and expressing their disdain. "So one way the letters are working, is that they get Republican electeds to act behind-the-scenes. That is probably the same thing that happened with Sen Jon Ossoff and how he got the admin to resume funding for the HBCU agriculture scholarship program. "So we need to stop making fun of the letters and saying they’re not doing anything, they are. "She said “don’t be fooled by the mirage they put on TV” "She also said that the Democratic AG are meeting daily to decide how to push forward, which are the best lawsuits, what organizations to work with for those lawsuits. "Raskin spoke next and he answered a bunch of questions in the clearest terms I have heard so far. First, what do we do if DT refuses to comply with the court orders? "The judges can issue a contempt motion, which criminally we don’t have any standing for because that involves the DOJ, which is not on our side, but civilly it does not involve the DOJ. "The courts can do things like seize property and impose fines, even on a daily basis. So for EM that would mean a fine of 100K a day until he does what the court ordered "And if that doesn’t work, then we are at bigger actions that will be facilitated by the Democrats themselves, BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET "We are winning in court, and he is complying with some cases "Next he talked about our data. "We are winning in the treasury case, but that doesn’t imply our data is safe. "There is a class action lawsuit that we can use. Thanks to a Reagan law from 1986, that Raskin will provide more detail for in the very near future. For us to have standing, we have to have proof that our data has been tampered with and right now we have speculation, not proof. But the idea is that the entire US will be able to be a plaintiff. "He was asked what they are doing to bring Republicans over. "He said that they’re focusing on Republicans who are retiring or who are freshmen and didn’t know what they signed up for, yes, there are some. "He also said that he had Boebert and her family over for dinner. So if you’re asking how they’re talking to their Republican colleagues to try and talk some sense into them it’s really colleague to colleague conversations. They are trying every single tactic in the book. "And he reiterated that the administration is offending and threatening a number of Republicans in moderate districts "He was asked directly about the shadow cabinet idea. "It’s going to require negotiations between the House and Senate and the DNC who will take the lead. "But the biggest concern right now, and the reason that it hasn’t started, is because some electeds are worried that once someone is assigned to be a shadow to a certain agency no one else will do their job. Kind of like how when you have a group project and one person takes charge, the rest of the people don’t do anything. So the people in favor of a shadow cabinet are having to convince the people not in favor of it that will run smoothly and be successful
March 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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"Karina's Law" was signed into law on yesterday by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.

The bill requires guns to be removed from an accused abuser's home after the victim in a domestic violence case is granted an order of protection.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
February 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Bernie Sanders: "They will use the enormous media operations they own to deflect attention away from the impact of their policies while they entertain us to death."
February 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Excellent! OPPOSITION to the White House is continuing on the state level where OPPOSITION might be most effective...
FBI’s top New York official urges personnel to ‘dig in’ for ‘battle’ with White House
THE HEAD OF THE Federal Bureau of Investigation’s largest field office sent an email to his staff last night, urging them to “dig in” for “battle” after the White House began scrutinizing the Burea…
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February 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Not who we voted for. Elon rigged the machines to cheat.
January 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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True Crime & Hollywood: A Personal Tale returns in just 3 days with a compelling season opener featuring Kristina Rose , Director of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Director Rose, appointed by President Joe Biden,
January 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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True Crime & Hollywood: A Personal Tale returns for Season II on January 8th with an incredible premiere featuring Kristina Rose, Director of the Office for Victims of Crime at the U.S. Department of Justice!

This season is packed with more powerful stories, expert insights, and must-hear
January 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Starting a phony transgender bathroom debate and hiding behind the guise of “protecting women” to distract from your attempts to push through the confirmations of alleged rapists, sex traffickers, and fraudsters at the highest levels of government is peak Republican Party.
November 21, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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If you’re a fan of true crime documentaries, podcasts, books, and films, you won’t want to miss True Crime & Hollywood: A Personal Tale! This podcast takes you behind the scenes, offering a deep dive into the making of true crime media. I interview both trauma survivors
November 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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I have no words better than these…
November 19, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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November 18, 2024 at 5:49 AM
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Finally…
a woman says " we 're in the good place " while wearing a pink sweater
ALT: a woman says " we 're in the good place " while wearing a pink sweater
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November 15, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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Let me know if you want to be added to this, I just set it up. go.bsky.app/KsoBFMW
November 13, 2024 at 8:36 PM
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Wow! So many new faces/followers! I’m a filmmaker and producer who works primarily in the true crime space, focusing on giving a voice to trauma survivors and addressing the broader issues and experiences they face in Hollywood. I’m actively involved with the Lauren McCluskey Foundation,
November 15, 2024 at 5:49 AM
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If you’re looking for an ethical true crime podcast, check out True Crime & Hollywood: A Personal Tale - Hosted by me, a proud POC/survivor! This podcast explores the journeys of trauma survivors, both well-known and unsung, as they share their experiences of going public with their stories.
November 14, 2024 at 6:27 AM
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Looking to connect with BIPOC, Queer, and blue communities dedicated to ethical storytelling and support during tough times. As a WOC, DV/SA survivor, and true crime producer, I want to fill my feed with like-minded folks and support each other on this journey. Let’s connect and uplift! 💙✨
November 12, 2024 at 5:36 PM