Olive
@olive187.bsky.social
Sitting in the back of the room knitting.
Love history - prefer reading about it vs living it.
Lean towards the light.
Love history - prefer reading about it vs living it.
Lean towards the light.
Pinned
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There has been no debate here among constitutional scholars, historians, political scientists, anyone with a pulse really.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Anyone who knows this history should know there’s no contested issue.
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
There has been no debate here among constitutional scholars, historians, political scientists, anyone with a pulse really.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
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"Treating finance as the central constraint sidelines…questions of what gets built, by whom &in whose interest. …The belief that markets alone can deliver the necessary scale and direction has not only delayed progress but also distorted priorities"
#climatechange
www.break-down.org/real-constra...
#climatechange
www.break-down.org/real-constra...
Real Constraints
Finance for climate action is limited by orthodoxy, not reality
www.break-down.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"Treating finance as the central constraint sidelines…questions of what gets built, by whom &in whose interest. …The belief that markets alone can deliver the necessary scale and direction has not only delayed progress but also distorted priorities"
#climatechange
www.break-down.org/real-constra...
#climatechange
www.break-down.org/real-constra...
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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Israel is committing genocide, using weapons supplied by the U.S. — a moral stain that cannot be removed.
- via Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Adviser under President Barack Obama
- via Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Adviser under President Barack Obama
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Israel is committing genocide, using weapons supplied by the U.S. — a moral stain that cannot be removed.
- via Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Adviser under President Barack Obama
- via Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Adviser under President Barack Obama
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The claim that Hep B vaccines only have 5 days of safety testing is false: www.voicesforvaccines.org/jtf_topics/w...
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The claim that Hep B vaccines only have 5 days of safety testing is false: www.voicesforvaccines.org/jtf_topics/w...
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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Friendly reminder that insurance companies profit substantially more from private/employer plans..
See? I did a whole 🧵
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. -M.M.M
bsky.app/profile/msme...
See? I did a whole 🧵
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. -M.M.M
bsky.app/profile/msme...
Trump: "THE ONLY HEALTHCARE I'LL SUPPORT OR APPROVE IS SENDING MONEY DIRECTLY BACK TO THE PEOPLE W/ NOTHING GOING TO THE BIG, FAT, RICH INSURANCE COMPANIES, WHO HAVE RIPPED OFF AMERICA LONG ENOUGH. THE PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO NEGOTIATE & BUY THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER, INSURANCE. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!"
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Friendly reminder that insurance companies profit substantially more from private/employer plans..
See? I did a whole 🧵
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. -M.M.M
bsky.app/profile/msme...
See? I did a whole 🧵
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. -M.M.M
bsky.app/profile/msme...
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It’s a real shame that life in America has come to this but it’s a real blessing to have community surrounding you, looking out for each other. Go community, now.
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It’s a real shame that life in America has come to this but it’s a real blessing to have community surrounding you, looking out for each other. Go community, now.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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We're now up to over 40 persons pardoned by Trump facing charges for new crimes. The recidivism rate is exceptionally high. Showing that the people sentenced were in fact hardened criminals... but wealthy enough to buy their pardons. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ponzi Schemer Who Got Trump Clemency Faces 50 Years in New Fraud
A convicted Ponzi schemer whose 24-year prison term was commuted by President Donald Trump in 2021 now faces as much as 50 years behind bars for an investor fraud that took place after his clemency.
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We're now up to over 40 persons pardoned by Trump facing charges for new crimes. The recidivism rate is exceptionally high. Showing that the people sentenced were in fact hardened criminals... but wealthy enough to buy their pardons. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Through every shutdown in history, the government has still provided economic data to the American people.
They aren’t doing it this time because the numbers are fucking terrible.
They aren’t doing it this time because the numbers are fucking terrible.
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Through every shutdown in history, the government has still provided economic data to the American people.
They aren’t doing it this time because the numbers are fucking terrible.
They aren’t doing it this time because the numbers are fucking terrible.
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So we're using the economic indicator that is Door Dash.
WTAF!
WTAF!
🔥 The White House released an article on Monday citing a DoorDash report as confirmation that "inflation has been tamed."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
NEW DATA: Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks
President Donald J. Trump’s bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce
www.whitehouse.gov
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
So we're using the economic indicator that is Door Dash.
WTAF!
WTAF!
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Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. 🫶
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. 🫶
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Yeah, no shit.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Yeah, no shit.
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“World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its retreat from those efforts, …”.
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming
World leaders are gathering in a coastal city in the Brazilian Amazon for the U.N.'s annual climate summit.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its retreat from those efforts, …”.
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
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you can win without billionaires supporting you
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
Can’t stop thinking about all the robber baron fucks that held secret meetings and spent MILLIONS AND MILLIONS in bribes and campaign investments and attack ads and media manipulation trying to tank Mamdani currently having the dawning realization that their money is completely and utterly useless.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
you can win without billionaires supporting you
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
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It’s been needed for 30 years. Dems have good ideas but absolutely SUCK at getting their messages across to the general public. Republicans, on the other hand, aren’t just masters of messaging, they’re masters of language manipulation. Democrats need to get REALLY EFFING GOOD at messaging NOW.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
It’s been needed for 30 years. Dems have good ideas but absolutely SUCK at getting their messages across to the general public. Republicans, on the other hand, aren’t just masters of messaging, they’re masters of language manipulation. Democrats need to get REALLY EFFING GOOD at messaging NOW.
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If you need a laugh today please read this glorious thread about day 2 of Sandwich Guy’s trial 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Back for Day 2 of Sandwich Guy’s trial. In government opening statement: “This case is about the fact that you can’t go around throwing stuff at people when you’re mad.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If you need a laugh today please read this glorious thread about day 2 of Sandwich Guy’s trial 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…
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You know what tonight proves more than anything else? Local elections matter.
Local. Elections. Matter.
Local. Elections. Matter.
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
You know what tonight proves more than anything else? Local elections matter.
Local. Elections. Matter.
Local. Elections. Matter.
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Change doesn’t happen overnight, but tonight, we saw the tide turn. Let’s keep pushing for the future we believe in.
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Change doesn’t happen overnight, but tonight, we saw the tide turn. Let’s keep pushing for the future we believe in.
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Hey MAGAts -
Can you hear us now?
Signed,
We the PEOPLE
Can you hear us now?
Signed,
We the PEOPLE
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Hey MAGAts -
Can you hear us now?
Signed,
We the PEOPLE
Can you hear us now?
Signed,
We the PEOPLE
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Vote them out, turn this ship ‘round,
hold these maga mutineers responsible.
hold these maga mutineers responsible.
BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Vote them out, turn this ship ‘round,
hold these maga mutineers responsible.
hold these maga mutineers responsible.
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OMG YOU GUYS!
Prop 50 passed!
Prop 50 passed!
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
OMG YOU GUYS!
Prop 50 passed!
Prop 50 passed!