Justin Olson
@olsonwrites.bsky.social
Writer, producer, screenwriter. Earth to Charlie (S&S BFYR) + the upcoming movie. Some short fiction here & there.
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20 billion dollars from the US Treasury **was not enough**. So now it's 40 billion dollars! And why stop there?
All while the US government is shut down.
"America First," amirite?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
All while the US government is shut down.
"America First," amirite?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region
The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
20 billion dollars from the US Treasury **was not enough**. So now it's 40 billion dollars! And why stop there?
All while the US government is shut down.
"America First," amirite?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
All while the US government is shut down.
"America First," amirite?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Donald Trump is forking over $20 billion of YOUR taxpayer dollars to bail out Argentina.
But he won't pay a cent to help American citizens afford health care.
But he won't pay a cent to help American citizens afford health care.
October 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Donald Trump is forking over $20 billion of YOUR taxpayer dollars to bail out Argentina.
But he won't pay a cent to help American citizens afford health care.
But he won't pay a cent to help American citizens afford health care.
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It will never be comprehensible or forgivable that the man who incited a deadly insurrection and attack on our Capitol was able to run again and retake the levers of power.
July 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It will never be comprehensible or forgivable that the man who incited a deadly insurrection and attack on our Capitol was able to run again and retake the levers of power.
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“I’ve never missed a court appearance. I’ve never missed an appointment with immigration or ICE,” Daboin Rall said. “The truth is: I don’t have any criminal record. I’ve done everything correctly according to the rules of this country.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Detainee recounts chaotic near-deportation that was paused amid a court fight
Venezuelan national Eduardo Daboin Rall spoke to NBC News about being boarded onto a bus Friday at a Texas detention facility before the vehicle was turned around.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“I’ve never missed a court appearance. I’ve never missed an appointment with immigration or ICE,” Daboin Rall said. “The truth is: I don’t have any criminal record. I’ve done everything correctly according to the rules of this country.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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"The FDA is suspending a quality control program for testing milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division...
Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"The FDA is suspending a quality control program for testing milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division...
Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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good luck, everyone
US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts reut.rs/42C4h1Z
April 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
good luck, everyone
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Here's the reality: they've backed themselves into a corner. If they bring him home there will be hell to pay. It's clear that they believe that the lesser hell is not bringing him home. So we need to make that hell the worse hell. Start calling and screaming at all of your representatives now! 1/2
April 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Here's the reality: they've backed themselves into a corner. If they bring him home there will be hell to pay. It's clear that they believe that the lesser hell is not bringing him home. So we need to make that hell the worse hell. Start calling and screaming at all of your representatives now! 1/2
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One doesn't have to be a political scientist, economist, or lawyer to understand why this is corrosive to our constitutional democracy.
March 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
One doesn't have to be a political scientist, economist, or lawyer to understand why this is corrosive to our constitutional democracy.
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Maybe the most illustrative sentence about what’s going on that I’ve read in weeks.
February 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Maybe the most illustrative sentence about what’s going on that I’ve read in weeks.
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The GOP is pro-death.
As Trump vents about covid, experts worry his moves could worsen next threat
The president, still angry about the pandemic response, may be cutting into the country’s fundamental ability to identify emerging diseases and head them off.
wapo.st
February 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The GOP is pro-death.
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Nothing will put the “co-president” meme to rest better than an exclusive joint interview of the co-presidents.
February 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Nothing will put the “co-president” meme to rest better than an exclusive joint interview of the co-presidents.
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
In protest to what’s happening federally, and the terrible GOP budget bill, what if we all collectively didn’t pay our taxes this year?
February 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In protest to what’s happening federally, and the terrible GOP budget bill, what if we all collectively didn’t pay our taxes this year?
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This is just insane and you all know that, right? Unelected, unfettered, untouchable, unsupported by facts and completely without transparency: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Musk makes sweeping claims about federal corruption, without providing evidence.
The billionaire, whose federal cost-cutting team has been operating in secrecy, asserted that he had uncovered waste and fraud across the bureaucracy, without providing evidence.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This is just insane and you all know that, right? Unelected, unfettered, untouchable, unsupported by facts and completely without transparency: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Democrats: Don't help Republicans with the spending bill. Let them pass -- or not pass -- what they want. Let voters see what they voted for. Seriously. DO NOT SAVE THEM.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Democrats, don’t save Trump from himself
Republicans have the votes. The minority party ought not give them a single one.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Democrats: Don't help Republicans with the spending bill. Let them pass -- or not pass -- what they want. Let voters see what they voted for. Seriously. DO NOT SAVE THEM.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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🦬 This land is your land. This government is your government. Don't let them take it without a fight.
February 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🦬 This land is your land. This government is your government. Don't let them take it without a fight.
If you're a Democrat Senator voting for ANY of Trump's nominees at this point, you're doing it wrong. They have zero desire to follow the law -- and it'll be bad on you when they break it.
February 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If you're a Democrat Senator voting for ANY of Trump's nominees at this point, you're doing it wrong. They have zero desire to follow the law -- and it'll be bad on you when they break it.
Bill Cassidy logic: I’m going to vote for the guy who has sowed distrust in vaccines to now build trust in them.
February 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Bill Cassidy logic: I’m going to vote for the guy who has sowed distrust in vaccines to now build trust in them.
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Reminder that a tariff is a tax.
Trump is raising your taxes.
Trump is raising your taxes.
February 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reminder that a tariff is a tax.
Trump is raising your taxes.
Trump is raising your taxes.
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Books are humanizing; social media is radicalizing.
Books may appear passive, but they are energizing. Social media may appear active, but it numbs and stupefies.
Books may appear passive, but they are energizing. Social media may appear active, but it numbs and stupefies.
February 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Books are humanizing; social media is radicalizing.
Books may appear passive, but they are energizing. Social media may appear active, but it numbs and stupefies.
Books may appear passive, but they are energizing. Social media may appear active, but it numbs and stupefies.