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Andy Olsen

@andyo.bsky.social
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Advocate, home improvement amateur, and fan of rural places. Flabbergasted, but not speechless. Paul Revere was an alarmist, too.

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 10h
Cartoonist: Clay Bennett
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 1h
bad.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 1h
Some kind of bad logic there. So if a man is lonely he must be a douchebag! And one man saying dumb things represents all men everywhere. Stereotypes are a baf substitute for thought.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 3h
Couldn't agree more 👇
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 2h
What a scam.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 15h
Except we did pass health care reform under a black president...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h
Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 22h
But, also, bad and flaccid messaging.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 22h
Happy Energy Geek Day, Ben! Keep on geeking! Unless you're retired, then you can say the hell with it.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 23h
It's not just Trump, it's Republicans. Vote them all out.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That's my favorite picture of him, even if the coat covers up his handcuffs.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Smells like greedom.
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Brett Shaw @brettshaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We're the same age and, I gotta say, many memories have faded! Cheers!
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is how you do it. This is how you write it. “The Trump administration says none of this is happening…. We’re showing you every case — the reality that the administration denies — along with the receipts.” projects.propublica.org/american-cit... Thank you, @propublica.org.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This may be the first time U.S. forces have retreated in Europe during a major conflict. Not before the Nazis. Not before the Soviets. Not before Al Qaeda. Not until the Trump administration.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Because of Republicans would be better
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There you go.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That's not an interview, it's a debate.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It seems the people driven to it start with the very rich and powerful. From there, they use their wealth and power to mislead others into following it.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great point!
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And there are laws about that. Also about defective products like AI that goes rogue.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's the convergence of Antigovernment dogma with Putin Republican hostility to American leadership.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When reluctance to offend becomes inaccuracy and deception.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
After the Clinton White House, he took his first job in finance and was paid $15 million. See his Wikipedia entry. This fact needs to get out more.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We need journalists who don't praise Karoline Leavitt for how good she is at lying.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I can't believe the Ellisons won't fuck it up.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The rich executives have bunkers and think they will ride it out. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?
The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
He violated banking laws to pay hush money to cover up the fact that he molested children. Why would they leave that out?
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Obviously, flying monkeys.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Flying monkeys, man.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Happy Monday, y'all!
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And laws don't apply to AI, apparently. bsky.app/profile/thet...
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why won't that man go away?
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Also, laws shouldn't apply to us." bsky.app/profile/thet...
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Enforce the laws against AI companies making defective products.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Let's not leave out that the hush money was to cover up sex with children.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Right. And it is awkward to be That Person speaking against it. One thing for me is the habit of inflating the size and support of the population in question. Here is one more extreme example.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This was a state convention, Nevada, IIRC. The whining was so ridiculous.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Or, maybe it would help understand our plight to be a little more specific than to blame one-half of the population. Perhaps the political party that does it, or the powerful super-rich. Why make them look bigger than they are? Or write off all those people?
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I backed Bernie in 2016 but had to bail when they were alleging rigging because people clearly did not bother to understand convention rules. That was too much. If you've been to a convention & been involved, you know there are debates on rules, rules invoked, & it's part of getting things done.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Republicans are the worst people and should be removed from office everywhere.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Gotta say, ethnostates really are a terrible form of government, and they spawn injustice.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
She should hang up and drive.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
THere was a fair amount of resemblance to a beluga.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I really liked his book Bury the Chains, about the slavery abolition movement in Britain.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026
NEW: I have obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Trump's name in the Epstein files for supervisory review. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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EXCLUSIVE: MSW Media has Obtained Descriptions of NINE Epstein Files Redaction Training Videos in FOIA Lawsuit
Sources confirm that two videos instructed agents to flag documents including Trump’s name for supervisory review.
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Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hopefully some country will have the wits to block Russian flights. Maybe start a trend.
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