Charles Olney
@olneyce.bsky.social
VAP at Emory Political Science. Until recently, Associate Professor at UTRGV. I study justice, democracy, political identity, and law. But mostly post about women's football and my dog.
Uppsala, Sweden
Uppsala, Sweden
Over many interviews, the fox told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake the henhouse defense system. Can he lead the security establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Over many interviews, the fox told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake the henhouse defense system. Can he lead the security establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
The claim that ‘leftist violence is just as scary as rightest violence’ may or may not be true but it’s very clearly not the same thing as ‘political violence is bad’
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The claim that ‘leftist violence is just as scary as rightest violence’ may or may not be true but it’s very clearly not the same thing as ‘political violence is bad’
The depressing part isn’t the content of the deal. It’s what this moment says about the party’s willingness to acknowledge the scale of the problem open.substack.com/pub/topkomme...
Senate Democrats stubbornly refuse to learn any lessons
The shutdown gambit was Senate Democrats drawing to an inside straight. They got the card they needed. And then folded for some reason
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November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The depressing part isn’t the content of the deal. It’s what this moment says about the party’s willingness to acknowledge the scale of the problem open.substack.com/pub/topkomme...
Little bit of women's world cup 2019 reminiscing today
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October 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Little bit of women's world cup 2019 reminiscing today
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Announcers being obsessed with the shadows making it impossible for the hitters during the half-inning that contains five of the seven runs scored in the whole game is [chefs kiss]
October 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Announcers being obsessed with the shadows making it impossible for the hitters during the half-inning that contains five of the seven runs scored in the whole game is [chefs kiss]
The saga of James Comey is basically three monkey's paws all simultaneously trying to strangle each other.
September 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The saga of James Comey is basically three monkey's paws all simultaneously trying to strangle each other.
Opinions differ about who was president from March 2020 through January 20, 2021.
It says something about Trump’s all-out war on free speech that the New York Times couldn’t find a more credible person than “presidential historian” Craig Shirley to defend it. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/u...
September 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Opinions differ about who was president from March 2020 through January 20, 2021.
“I searched through literally millions of posts to find the dozen that would make me the Most Angry. What I found made me really angry.”
September 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“I searched through literally millions of posts to find the dozen that would make me the Most Angry. What I found made me really angry.”
Kicking the ball away to delay a throw-in or free kick should be an immediate red card
Everybody should absolutely view this as an invitation to drop your spiciest soccer takes.
lol I’m gonna need bluesky’s biggest soccer post ever to balance out all the politics engagement im burying myself under.
September 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Kicking the ball away to delay a throw-in or free kick should be an immediate red card
Let the kids vote!
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September 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Let the kids vote!
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4-1 at halftime, and both teams have hit the woodwork. Not the highest quality football we’ve ever seen but Eric is getting plenty of chances to wave his flag.
August 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
4-1 at halftime, and both teams have hit the woodwork. Not the highest quality football we’ve ever seen but Eric is getting plenty of chances to wave his flag.
Seems to me that folks are pretending to believe that the Democratic Party is comprised exclusively of politicians because it allows them to sidestep the question of whether talking like this might genuinely annoy some gettable voters.
which is to ask, what is the standard by which we conclude democrats no longer use this language, if actual evidence of its rarity doesn’t count? if the standard is “republicans no longer accuse them of it,” then you’re just illustrating the basic problem with this discourse
August 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Seems to me that folks are pretending to believe that the Democratic Party is comprised exclusively of politicians because it allows them to sidestep the question of whether talking like this might genuinely annoy some gettable voters.
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interestingly, "your fans making you feel like you're cool when you're not" is also the big problem with audience capture on social media
Hate to break it to you, but your fan isn’t keeping you cool. Studies show fans don’t actually lower body temperature, and instead create a false sense of cooling that could worsen in heat exhaustion.
Here are science-backed ways to stay cool:
Here are science-backed ways to stay cool:
Column | Fans aren’t actually cooling you down. Try this instead.
In hot weather, fans can trick our brains into believing we’re not entering heat exhaustion. Wetting your skin can help keep you safe.
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August 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
interestingly, "your fans making you feel like you're cool when you're not" is also the big problem with audience capture on social media
A Girl in Port - Okkervil River
An Ocean in Between the Waves - War on Drugs
Jungleland - Springsteen
Talk to Me Now - Ani DiFranco
Untitled - Neutral Milk Hotel
Basically: songs that weren’t my absolute favorites on the records but which absolutely killed live.
An Ocean in Between the Waves - War on Drugs
Jungleland - Springsteen
Talk to Me Now - Ani DiFranco
Untitled - Neutral Milk Hotel
Basically: songs that weren’t my absolute favorites on the records but which absolutely killed live.
Yeah ok: first song that comes to mind at the thought "I'm glad I heard that live," go
July 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
A Girl in Port - Okkervil River
An Ocean in Between the Waves - War on Drugs
Jungleland - Springsteen
Talk to Me Now - Ani DiFranco
Untitled - Neutral Milk Hotel
Basically: songs that weren’t my absolute favorites on the records but which absolutely killed live.
An Ocean in Between the Waves - War on Drugs
Jungleland - Springsteen
Talk to Me Now - Ani DiFranco
Untitled - Neutral Milk Hotel
Basically: songs that weren’t my absolute favorites on the records but which absolutely killed live.
Sweden playing so chaotically these days. Still can't get used to it. It's fun! But really strange.
July 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Sweden playing so chaotically these days. Still can't get used to it. It's fun! But really strange.
I knew she didn't have much experience, but did not realize that Wamser's FIRST national team appearance was two months ago. Wild
July 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I knew she didn't have much experience, but did not realize that Wamser's FIRST national team appearance was two months ago. Wild
The hidden Beatles albums: 1970-1975
What if they stuck together for another half-decade? Here are my tracklists for (and extended discussions about) the five additional classic albums they would have released
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What if they stuck together for another half-decade? Here are my tracklists for (and extended discussions about) the five additional classic albums they would have released
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The hidden Beatles albums: 1970-1975
Everyone knows the Beatles broke up in 1970. What this post presupposes is... maybe they didn't.
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July 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The hidden Beatles albums: 1970-1975
What if they stuck together for another half-decade? Here are my tracklists for (and extended discussions about) the five additional classic albums they would have released
open.substack.com/pub/topkomme...
What if they stuck together for another half-decade? Here are my tracklists for (and extended discussions about) the five additional classic albums they would have released
open.substack.com/pub/topkomme...
Sweden has been a delight to watch so far, but if they don't start converting more of these beautiful chances, they're going to pretty quickly hit a wall.
July 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sweden has been a delight to watch so far, but if they don't start converting more of these beautiful chances, they're going to pretty quickly hit a wall.
Mamdani claims to love Neutral Milk Hotel but can't name three of their albums.
July 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Mamdani claims to love Neutral Milk Hotel but can't name three of their albums.
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Father Time is undefeated, but Kosovare Asllani is giving him a good fight.
July 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Father Time is undefeated, but Kosovare Asllani is giving him a good fight.
I am old enough to remember when exciting goals were exciting instead of simply being invitations to spend the four minutes of the VAR check pondering life's great mysteries.
July 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I am old enough to remember when exciting goals were exciting instead of simply being invitations to spend the four minutes of the VAR check pondering life's great mysteries.
Tactics schmactics, have you considered Being Tall
July 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Tactics schmactics, have you considered Being Tall
Everything about that goal was hilarious, and I'm offended that it got overturned.
July 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Everything about that goal was hilarious, and I'm offended that it got overturned.
The only thing more annoying than people who won't shut up about how much they hate The Wave is: The Wave.
July 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The only thing more annoying than people who won't shut up about how much they hate The Wave is: The Wave.
Six months from now: "Why I've written 50 posts on Mamdani's refusal to answer questions about the leaks"
Patrick Healy, NYT assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, wrote a thread on how the Zohran Mamdani/Columbia story came together:
July 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Six months from now: "Why I've written 50 posts on Mamdani's refusal to answer questions about the leaks"