Greg Olson
@greg21olson.bsky.social
Pragmatic idealist. Rambling about politics, sport, and global development & affairs. Likes & engagement usually mean you made me chuckle. VA ➡️ WA
Kicking it at the inaugural home game for @pwhltorrent.bsky.social! Hockey time! 🏒 #PWHL
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Kicking it at the inaugural home game for @pwhltorrent.bsky.social! Hockey time! 🏒 #PWHL
Understatement of the night by @apnews.com? Read the headline & summary. Would you be surprised that VA Dems not only "secured again a majority" of the House of Delegates, but actually picked up 13 seats & stand to be at 64/100 vs. the 51/100 going into the night? How does this qualify as reporting?
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Understatement of the night by @apnews.com? Read the headline & summary. Would you be surprised that VA Dems not only "secured again a majority" of the House of Delegates, but actually picked up 13 seats & stand to be at 64/100 vs. the 51/100 going into the night? How does this qualify as reporting?
Wonderful day to start taking back this country! #ElectionDay
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wonderful day to start taking back this country! #ElectionDay
Signed-in to the bad place for the first time in a while... so, I'll repeat it here:
I'm anti-fascist. Fuck Off Donald Trump. 🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
I'm anti-fascist. Fuck Off Donald Trump. 🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
September 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Signed-in to the bad place for the first time in a while... so, I'll repeat it here:
I'm anti-fascist. Fuck Off Donald Trump. 🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
I'm anti-fascist. Fuck Off Donald Trump. 🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
"Can't get caught falsifying business records if frequent records aren't required." -- Donald J. Trump, probably. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/t...
September 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"Can't get caught falsifying business records if frequent records aren't required." -- Donald J. Trump, probably. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/t...
First whoopsies of being an inaugural season member? We just received a discount code for @thepwhl.com Toronto Sceptres season ticket holders. I appreciate the offer, but sorry, I'm not interested! #Seattle
August 20, 2025 at 3:43 AM
First whoopsies of being an inaugural season member? We just received a discount code for @thepwhl.com Toronto Sceptres season ticket holders. I appreciate the offer, but sorry, I'm not interested! #Seattle
Keep that headline in mind the next time you see "nobody wants to be a police anymore."
August 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Keep that headline in mind the next time you see "nobody wants to be a police anymore."
Literally a return to the railroad robber barons of our country's past.
July 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Literally a return to the railroad robber barons of our country's past.
Nearly full sections still available 30 minutes to kickoff because seats that normally go for $25-$35 in club games are priced at $122 plus taxes. #FIFA #ClubWorldCashGrab #CWC
June 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Nearly full sections still available 30 minutes to kickoff because seats that normally go for $25-$35 in club games are priced at $122 plus taxes. #FIFA #ClubWorldCashGrab #CWC
No kings USA 🇺🇸 sic semper tyrannis!
June 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
No kings USA 🇺🇸 sic semper tyrannis!
Wannabe King Donald Trump wants to keep escalating his assault on freedom & democracy in this country, so it might be time to dust off the patriotic flags. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
June 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Wannabe King Donald Trump wants to keep escalating his assault on freedom & democracy in this country, so it might be time to dust off the patriotic flags. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Me watching DC United and the Capitals games back to back today. Ooooof
May 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Me watching DC United and the Capitals games back to back today. Ooooof
Quick look at Habs fans going into the 3rd period...
May 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Quick look at Habs fans going into the 3rd period...
File under "Things we love to see."
April 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
File under "Things we love to see."
This was a *legit* right wing media crisis in our lifetime. Just some context for demonstrably harmful actions they choose to ignore these days--like POTUS openly discussing shipping US citizens to a Salvadoran prison; or on again, off again tariffs crashing markets; or ignoring court orders.
April 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This was a *legit* right wing media crisis in our lifetime. Just some context for demonstrably harmful actions they choose to ignore these days--like POTUS openly discussing shipping US citizens to a Salvadoran prison; or on again, off again tariffs crashing markets; or ignoring court orders.
Reading the reaction to this news in Washington is basically Treebeard and Friends March on Isengard. www.fox13seattle.com/news/trump-l...
April 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reading the reaction to this news in Washington is basically Treebeard and Friends March on Isengard. www.fox13seattle.com/news/trump-l...
Me to Virginia whenever Glenn Youngkin says or does anything.
April 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Me to Virginia whenever Glenn Youngkin says or does anything.
Just happen to be rewatching GoT right now, and this scene made me 🥲 while thinking about our current US political situation.
March 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Just happen to be rewatching GoT right now, and this scene made me 🥲 while thinking about our current US political situation.
These live update timestamps down the side of AP News site is a perfect encapsulation of what it feels like living thru Trump 2.0. Whiplash every 2-5 minutes, all day, everyday.
March 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
These live update timestamps down the side of AP News site is a perfect encapsulation of what it feels like living thru Trump 2.0. Whiplash every 2-5 minutes, all day, everyday.
This really is how it feels watching this Trump 2.0 administration work, and we're only 2 months in.
March 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This really is how it feels watching this Trump 2.0 administration work, and we're only 2 months in.
Utter incompetence -- and, as a VMI Alum, kind of hilarious to see VMI Alum Mike Waltz was the one who included a reporter in this group chat. Further devaluing my diploma. Great process.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Utter incompetence -- and, as a VMI Alum, kind of hilarious to see VMI Alum Mike Waltz was the one who included a reporter in this group chat. Further devaluing my diploma. Great process.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...