edie olmsted
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edie olmsted
@edieolmsted.bsky.social
· Nov 19
becoming more serious about using bluesky to help my journalism career
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Agents forcibly opened the woman's car door and pulled her out by her legs, dragging her through the street. They did not identify themselves or tell her that she was under arrest.
The citizen was held for hours before being released without charge. trib.al/tYMBPec
The citizen was held for hours before being released without charge. trib.al/tYMBPec
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Agents forcibly opened the woman's car door and pulled her out by her legs, dragging her through the street. They did not identify themselves or tell her that she was under arrest.
The citizen was held for hours before being released without charge. trib.al/tYMBPec
The citizen was held for hours before being released without charge. trib.al/tYMBPec
NEW: After nearly eleven months since Kamala Harris lost the presidential election, it’s still not clear what she thinks the way forward is for her party. Maybe she didn’t feel that was in her job description. Her fans didn’t seem to mind. newrepublic.com/article/2009...
Kamala Harris Still Doesn’t Have the Answers
At the opening event of a book tour promoting her new memoir, it was clear that the former vice president doesn’t know where she—or her party—goes from here.
newrepublic.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NEW: After nearly eleven months since Kamala Harris lost the presidential election, it’s still not clear what she thinks the way forward is for her party. Maybe she didn’t feel that was in her job description. Her fans didn’t seem to mind. newrepublic.com/article/2009...
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A social media user—wrongly accused of posting negatively about Charlie Kirk—was suspended from his job alongside a tidal wave of threatening messages and phone calls, sending his mother and sister fleeing from their home.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A social media user—wrongly accused of posting negatively about Charlie Kirk—was suspended from his job alongside a tidal wave of threatening messages and phone calls, sending his mother and sister fleeing from their home.
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Bondi doesn’t have a clue how First Amendment law works—or she doesn’t care. trib.al/OqSv113
“We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech," she said. Except that there is no legal definition for hate speech in the U.S., so it's generally protected.
“We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech," she said. Except that there is no legal definition for hate speech in the U.S., so it's generally protected.
Does Pam Bondi Actually Know What the Law Is?
The attorney general scrambled to contain the backlash to her bizarre comments on “hate speech.”
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September 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Bondi doesn’t have a clue how First Amendment law works—or she doesn’t care. trib.al/OqSv113
“We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech," she said. Except that there is no legal definition for hate speech in the U.S., so it's generally protected.
“We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech," she said. Except that there is no legal definition for hate speech in the U.S., so it's generally protected.
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Without knowing the identity of the shooter, their politics, or what motivated them, far-right influencers are using increasingly disturbing rhetoric and launching into preparations for a battle against liberals. trib.al/d3CMo8I
September 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Without knowing the identity of the shooter, their politics, or what motivated them, far-right influencers are using increasingly disturbing rhetoric and launching into preparations for a battle against liberals. trib.al/d3CMo8I
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“We have the truth. And the FBI knows the truth. The government knows the truth,” Robson said. “You may pull the wool over the sheep’s eyes, but we are the keys, we know who was involved.”
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September 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“We have the truth. And the FBI knows the truth. The government knows the truth,” Robson said. “You may pull the wool over the sheep’s eyes, but we are the keys, we know who was involved.”
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Less than 24 hours after crying with survivors of the alleged sex trafficker, Rep. Nancy Mace offered a wild defense of President Donald Trump who has dismissed calls for more transparency on Jeffrey Epstein.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Less than 24 hours after crying with survivors of the alleged sex trafficker, Rep. Nancy Mace offered a wild defense of President Donald Trump who has dismissed calls for more transparency on Jeffrey Epstein.
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i genuinely want to know what the hell is wrong with this guy. he is a total monster and i am a little interested in how he got to be this way.
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has begun baselessly claiming that birthright citizenship is a massive welfare scam.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Stephen Miller Unveils Bizarre New Attack on Birthright Citizenship
Stephen Miller has found a new excuse to ignore the Constitution.
newrepublic.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
i genuinely want to know what the hell is wrong with this guy. he is a total monster and i am a little interested in how he got to be this way.
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Read this. Read this. Read this. King shit. newrepublic.com/post/193852/...
Trump’s Dumbest Order Is Hiding His Most Dangerous Rule Change Yet
Donald Trump snuck an insidious change into an executive order on showerheads.
newrepublic.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Read this. Read this. Read this. King shit. newrepublic.com/post/193852/...
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"We have the highest degree of confidence in our ICE agents."
Meanwhile, ICE has openly admitted it has nothing on several of the noncitizens who were deported, and implied the lack of evidence was the very thing that helped the gov't assume their guilt.
Meanwhile, ICE has openly admitted it has nothing on several of the noncitizens who were deported, and implied the lack of evidence was the very thing that helped the gov't assume their guilt.
Trump Press Sec. Dodges Key Question on Identifying “Gang Members”
Karoline Leavitt fumbled when asked why deportee names haven’t been released.
newrepublic.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"We have the highest degree of confidence in our ICE agents."
Meanwhile, ICE has openly admitted it has nothing on several of the noncitizens who were deported, and implied the lack of evidence was the very thing that helped the gov't assume their guilt.
Meanwhile, ICE has openly admitted it has nothing on several of the noncitizens who were deported, and implied the lack of evidence was the very thing that helped the gov't assume their guilt.
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Notably, Cabinet members do not typically endorse products, as the Code of Federal Regulations states that “public servants are generally barred from using their office’s platform to endorse companies and products.”
White House Press Sec. Goes on Bonkers Rant When Asked About Tesla
Karoline Leavitt stumbled when asked about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick shilling for Elon Musk.
newrepublic.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Notably, Cabinet members do not typically endorse products, as the Code of Federal Regulations states that “public servants are generally barred from using their office’s platform to endorse companies and products.”
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As Trump’s lead propagandist, Leavitt attempted to paint the federal judge (who ordered the pause on massive deportations) as “a Democrat activist,” but unfortunately, she got her facts wrong: Judge Boasberg was originally appointed by George W. Bush.
Karoline Leavitt Brutally Fact-Checked on Judge Who Blocked Trump
Leavitt went on the offense about the judge who blocked some of Donald Trump’s deportation efforts.
newrepublic.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
As Trump’s lead propagandist, Leavitt attempted to paint the federal judge (who ordered the pause on massive deportations) as “a Democrat activist,” but unfortunately, she got her facts wrong: Judge Boasberg was originally appointed by George W. Bush.
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Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Russian State Duma, asked the U.S. Tuesday for a list of individuals and opposition groups in Russia who received money from USAID.
Russia Asks Elon Musk to Sell Out Opposition Figures
Elon Musk has access to sensitive information about dissidents and intelligence officials. Russia wants it.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Russian State Duma, asked the U.S. Tuesday for a list of individuals and opposition groups in Russia who received money from USAID.
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It seems like New York Mayor Eric Adams got exactly what he wanted from Donald Trump’s Department of Justice—and then some.
Trump Saved Eric Adams’s Butt More Than We Even Realized
The Department of Justice ordered New York prosecutors to drop charges against the embattled mayor.
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It seems like New York Mayor Eric Adams got exactly what he wanted from Donald Trump’s Department of Justice—and then some.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened Thursday to sue Google after it changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico in its maps, in compliance with Donald Trump’s superficial executive order.
Mexico’s President Threatens to Sue Google for Bowing to Trump
Google has changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America.”
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened Thursday to sue Google after it changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico in its maps, in compliance with Donald Trump’s superficial executive order.
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It seems that as one of Trump’s lead propagandists, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has already taken up one of his favorite tactics: making stuff up on the spot when backed into the corner.
No, Trump Didn’t Block $50 Million in Condoms to Gaza
Donald Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted this was the reason for freezing Medicaid.
newrepublic.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It seems that as one of Trump’s lead propagandists, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has already taken up one of his favorite tactics: making stuff up on the spot when backed into the corner.
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“Jack is a lamebrain prosecutor who was unable to get his case tried before the Election, which I won in a landslide,” Trump added. “THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN!!!”
Trump Melts Down Over Jack Smith’s Damning Report
Donald Trump will not face any consequences from Smith’s investigation.
newrepublic.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“Jack is a lamebrain prosecutor who was unable to get his case tried before the Election, which I won in a landslide,” Trump added. “THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN!!!”
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Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump and architect of the MAGA movement, has turned his ire against yet another supplicant snake from Silicon Valley: Mark Zuckerberg.
Steve Bannon Is Pissed at Trump’s Newest MAGA Acolyte
Bannon warned that Donald Trump’s newest fan boy “can’t be trusted.”
newrepublic.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump and architect of the MAGA movement, has turned his ire against yet another supplicant snake from Silicon Valley: Mark Zuckerberg.
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An appeals court has denied an emergency motion from two of Donald Trump’s co-defendants to stop the release of a report on the president-elect’s felony classified documents case.
newrepublic.com/post/190082/...
newrepublic.com/post/190082/...
Trump Dealt Major Blow as Judge Cannon’s Ruling Struck Down
Judge Aileen Cannon’s reign of error on Jack Smith continues to be thwarted.
newrepublic.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
An appeals court has denied an emergency motion from two of Donald Trump’s co-defendants to stop the release of a report on the president-elect’s felony classified documents case.
newrepublic.com/post/190082/...
newrepublic.com/post/190082/...
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for sociopaths and narcissists, politics is when you pretend to care about other people. rejecting politics is when you embrace your hateful, reactionary human nature.
in retrospect, one of the funniest headlines of all time
January 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
for sociopaths and narcissists, politics is when you pretend to care about other people. rejecting politics is when you embrace your hateful, reactionary human nature.
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The @nytimes.com should hire whoever wrote this headline. Seriously!
January 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The @nytimes.com should hire whoever wrote this headline. Seriously!
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Technocrat billionaire Elon Musk finally owned up Wednesday to restricting his critics’ X accounts. But the self-described “free speech absolutist” doesn’t see anything wrong with it.
Free Speech Lover Elon Musk Defends Petty Way He Censored His Critics
Elon Musk is under fire for supporting H-1B visas.
newrepublic.com
January 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Technocrat billionaire Elon Musk finally owned up Wednesday to restricting his critics’ X accounts. But the self-described “free speech absolutist” doesn’t see anything wrong with it.
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Elon Musk might start suing news outlets that fail to clarify that the Cybertruck that exploded in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas did not simply explode, but rather contained exploding fireworks.
Elon Musk Is Threatening to Sue News Outlets for the Dumbest Reason
How dare people report that a Cybertruck was involved in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion?
newrepublic.com
January 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Elon Musk might start suing news outlets that fail to clarify that the Cybertruck that exploded in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas did not simply explode, but rather contained exploding fireworks.
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To quote Edith Olmsted on The New Abnormal podcast "Happy Government Shutdown Eve"
December 20, 2024 at 2:11 PM
To quote Edith Olmsted on The New Abnormal podcast "Happy Government Shutdown Eve"