Chuck Olson
@chuckolson.bsky.social
Engineer citizen pragmatic humanist be kind make things work. Take care of yourselves
The big billionaire bill
June 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The big billionaire bill
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
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“Roosevelt understood that the clearest way for a politician to show that they will fight for those values, that they will fight for those ideals, that they will fight for people like you who share them, is to show who they're fighting against and how they're fighting them.”
A few Democrats are urging the party to make amends with Elon Musk and using a bad take on history to make their case.
New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS on how wrong they are:
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New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS on how wrong they are:
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Welcoming Their Hatred
Yesterday, as the world's richest narcissist and the world's most powerful narcissist engaged in a campaign of mutually-assured destruction, social media platforms witnessed record new levels of schad...
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June 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“Roosevelt understood that the clearest way for a politician to show that they will fight for those values, that they will fight for those ideals, that they will fight for people like you who share them, is to show who they're fighting against and how they're fighting them.”
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Trump can't have it both ways. Either the economy is not only strong but "hot," and therefore doesn't need the Fed to stimulate it further. Or the economy is weak and struggling, and therefore the Fed needs to intervene and cuts rates.
Which is it?
Which is it?
June 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Trump can't have it both ways. Either the economy is not only strong but "hot," and therefore doesn't need the Fed to stimulate it further. Or the economy is weak and struggling, and therefore the Fed needs to intervene and cuts rates.
Which is it?
Which is it?
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The thing about narcissistic psychopaths is they won’t run out of sociopathic shit to lob at each other either.
June 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The thing about narcissistic psychopaths is they won’t run out of sociopathic shit to lob at each other either.
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This Memorial Day weekend, the best way to honor the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice is to honor and protect the freedoms and the democracy they died for.
May 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This Memorial Day weekend, the best way to honor the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice is to honor and protect the freedoms and the democracy they died for.
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if your grand approach to politics is bloodless poll-testing so that you're always aligned with wherever public opinion happens to be, you've already lost
May 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
if your grand approach to politics is bloodless poll-testing so that you're always aligned with wherever public opinion happens to be, you've already lost
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It's not my job. Fair. Who will do it then? People that have the power to change things that don't... @profgalloway.com
It's not my job. Fair. Who will do it then? People that have the power to change things that don't... @profgalloway.com
What's sad in today's world
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May 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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It's not my job. Fair. Who will do it then? People that have the power to change things that don't... @profgalloway.com
It's not my job. Fair. Who will do it then? People that have the power to change things that don't... @profgalloway.com
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Public pressure works! Keep it going.
May 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Public pressure works! Keep it going.
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"Each time the populace shifts to accept a new norm, a new level of cruelty, a new outrage, the White House is further emboldened and the rules are reset. The deportations and renditions of innocent people without due process begins with migrants, but it will not end there."
May 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Each time the populace shifts to accept a new norm, a new level of cruelty, a new outrage, the White House is further emboldened and the rules are reset. The deportations and renditions of innocent people without due process begins with migrants, but it will not end there."
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March 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Wild that Cyber Trucks are trash, SpaceX rockets are exploding all over, and X is a broken shit heap. Wonder if there’s anything in common.
March 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Wild that Cyber Trucks are trash, SpaceX rockets are exploding all over, and X is a broken shit heap. Wonder if there’s anything in common.
Plan c in effect for the Patriots @985thesportshub.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Plan c in effect for the Patriots @985thesportshub.bsky.social
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What Putin wanted was to break the hegemony the U.S. enjoyed from YEARS of diplomacy and global investment.
It wanted the U.S. to no longer be the bid for on the block, the centrifugal force of western democracies.
So Putin started with the low hanging fruit, easily corruptible ammosexual gun nuts
It wanted the U.S. to no longer be the bid for on the block, the centrifugal force of western democracies.
So Putin started with the low hanging fruit, easily corruptible ammosexual gun nuts
March 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What Putin wanted was to break the hegemony the U.S. enjoyed from YEARS of diplomacy and global investment.
It wanted the U.S. to no longer be the bid for on the block, the centrifugal force of western democracies.
So Putin started with the low hanging fruit, easily corruptible ammosexual gun nuts
It wanted the U.S. to no longer be the bid for on the block, the centrifugal force of western democracies.
So Putin started with the low hanging fruit, easily corruptible ammosexual gun nuts
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That is correct.
Like the spoiled children of the rich who squander their unappreciated legacies, a vast swath of Americans are taking for granted the hard-earned freedoms and rule of law that made us a rich and powerful nation. If we are not careful we will lose our inheritance forever.
March 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
That is correct.
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More like this, please
Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall has blamed the turmoil that erupted at a recent town hall meeting in rural Kansas on “paid Democratic operatives.”
But the people who attended the meeting say they are just concerned Kansans who wanted their senator to hear their concerns.
But the people who attended the meeting say they are just concerned Kansans who wanted their senator to hear their concerns.
Roger Marshall called them ‘paid Democratic operatives.’ They say they’re just concerned Kansans
Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall has blamed the turmoil that erupted at a recent town hall meeting in rural Kansas on “paid Democratic operatives.” But the people who attended the meeting say they ...
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March 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
More like this, please
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Do you realize they intend to fire 2 MILLION FEDERAL WORKERS😡😡😡😡😡😡
March 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Do you realize they intend to fire 2 MILLION FEDERAL WORKERS😡😡😡😡😡😡
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An heir to a south african emerald mine calling an American war veteran, astronaut, and elected senator a "traitor" for supporting Ukraine
March 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
An heir to a south african emerald mine calling an American war veteran, astronaut, and elected senator a "traitor" for supporting Ukraine
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This is how you win back a district. New Jersey deserves a Rep who will listen to their constituents!
March 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is how you win back a district. New Jersey deserves a Rep who will listen to their constituents!
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Bacon saying this means there's a crack in the GOP that can be exploited
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "Why is a White House official, that's not even elected, why is that person belittling the Polish foreign minister? It's not appropriate. It's not right. We need more discipline in the White House."
March 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Bacon saying this means there's a crack in the GOP that can be exploited
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Like the spoiled children of the rich who squander their unappreciated legacies, a vast swath of Americans are taking for granted the hard-earned freedoms and rule of law that made us a rich and powerful nation. If we are not careful we will lose our inheritance forever.
March 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Like the spoiled children of the rich who squander their unappreciated legacies, a vast swath of Americans are taking for granted the hard-earned freedoms and rule of law that made us a rich and powerful nation. If we are not careful we will lose our inheritance forever.
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Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
March 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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“Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.”
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries — WIRED
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
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March 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.”