Steve Olson
@smartino62.bsky.social
Musician, guitar nerd, inveterate tinkerer, luddite, luthier and liberal, justice junkie
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
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“They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are killing citizens to create disruption so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office and suffer criminal sanctions for the crimes they are now committing”
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 AM
“They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are killing citizens to create disruption so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office and suffer criminal sanctions for the crimes they are now committing”
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Incredible.
Right wing influencers spent a whole day trying to convince everyone this was a good shoot.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t say he supports it, and ICE sources are telling Fox News that it’s a bad shoot and the admin’s (Miller, Noem, Vance) messaging isn’t helping.
Right wing influencers spent a whole day trying to convince everyone this was a good shoot.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t say he supports it, and ICE sources are telling Fox News that it’s a bad shoot and the admin’s (Miller, Noem, Vance) messaging isn’t helping.
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Incredible.
Right wing influencers spent a whole day trying to convince everyone this was a good shoot.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t say he supports it, and ICE sources are telling Fox News that it’s a bad shoot and the admin’s (Miller, Noem, Vance) messaging isn’t helping.
Right wing influencers spent a whole day trying to convince everyone this was a good shoot.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t say he supports it, and ICE sources are telling Fox News that it’s a bad shoot and the admin’s (Miller, Noem, Vance) messaging isn’t helping.
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
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Yesterday, a retired white neighbor finally removed his Trump 2020 and Don’t blame me- I voted for Trump signs that have been up since he was defeated by Joe Biden. Only a matter of months since his hero’s return and the only thing now on display is an American flag. Careful what you wish for.
March 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Yesterday, a retired white neighbor finally removed his Trump 2020 and Don’t blame me- I voted for Trump signs that have been up since he was defeated by Joe Biden. Only a matter of months since his hero’s return and the only thing now on display is an American flag. Careful what you wish for.
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“The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public.”
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public.”
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They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
March 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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It was a lie: nypost.com/2024/12/12/u...
FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about $10M Biden bribery payments to Joe, Hunter
A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying about a $10 million bribe that a Ukrainian businessman paid to then-vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter to “protect” his firm…
nypost.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:17 PM
It was a lie: nypost.com/2024/12/12/u...
Nailed it
remember those kids who would smash all their toys within the first half hour of Christmas morning? and then they would come over to your house and smash yours, and laugh?
all those kids have grown up, and they're now members of Donald Trump's cabinet
all those kids have grown up, and they're now members of Donald Trump's cabinet
November 23, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Nailed it
Is the “plan” to start with the most outrageous anti choice for all positions so that the 2nd choice is viewed as reasonable and competent?
November 22, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Is the “plan” to start with the most outrageous anti choice for all positions so that the 2nd choice is viewed as reasonable and competent?
This just happened 3 times in a row over on that other site. Just me?🧐
November 22, 2024 at 12:42 AM
This just happened 3 times in a row over on that other site. Just me?🧐
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Through executive order, President Biden should mandate that the FBI conduct background investigations on Trump’s picks and instruct the FBI to begin the process now. The U.S. Senate should use its power to request the same of the FBI.
November 20, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Through executive order, President Biden should mandate that the FBI conduct background investigations on Trump’s picks and instruct the FBI to begin the process now. The U.S. Senate should use its power to request the same of the FBI.