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Axel Olsson

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Reluctant political junkie. #Resist #VoteBlue

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Of course Putin did. Trump was too busy looking in the mirror to anticipate this.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Trump says he was the one who decided to post the video with racist imagery of the Obamas, not an anonymous aide, but says he didn't watch to the end before sending it to "the people" to post for him. But he has no regrets. "No, I didn’t make a mistake." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
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‘I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see. Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him. It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Page One @wsj.com
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
This small man (in all of the ways) needs to feel big so he commits a battery on a woman who is merely taping him with her cellphone.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
She smiled at the officer. So he shot her in the face. And then called her "a fucking bitch."
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Conway: This man is violating his oath in myriad ways each and every day. Impeachment is not an option. It is mandatory. It is required. It is morally, constitutionally, and legally obligated.
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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Trump days ago threatened Iran with US attack if they shot and killed protesters. And now his ICE thugs have shot and killed a protester in Minneapolis.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 07/01/2026
In the video in the post, you can see that the officer can clearly get out of the way of the vehicle, at first doesn't, pulls his firearm and continues to shoot as the driver has already driven past him. bsky.app/profile/bnon...
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Ughhh
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
You can watch the 60 Minutes piece (with a link in my story) about the abuse & torture migrants received in the El Salvador gulag after being deported by the Trump regime without due process & lies about their criminality. This horror is what Trump apologist Bari Weiss didn’t want Americans to see.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Priorities.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Trump has done many many many many many things that are worse than this, but I bet this is one of the things that turns people.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 23/10/2025
Donald Trump's demolition of the East Wing is perfect symbolism: This is a wrecking ball presidency.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17/10/2025
Today, Trump's trying to make us comfortable with masked agents on the streets. Tomorrow, Trump's looking to leverage this power, take advantage of our elections, and scare voters away. We must call this what it is: a power grab that echoes the rise of authoritarian regimes.
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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
“They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.” www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14/10/2025
Trump is stooping so low that he’s gutting the federal Office of Special Education. Attacking students with disabilities is wrong. Every child in America deserves a fair shot at success.
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Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education
Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Portland, the lies vs. the reality. youtube.com/shorts/BSkDJ...
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised. #dailyshow
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
More costumes! More seniors playing the ukulele! More group dance! It makes clear how insane Trump and his sycophants are.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
This is NOT making Chicago safer. And this must NOT be what America is.👇
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
“.. the latest example of the Trump administration’s policy priorities overlapping with the business dealings of the president and his family.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/health/pharm...
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 07/10/2025
If Congressional Republicans let the enhanced health care tax credits expire, 20 million Americans – in Mankato and across the country – will see their premiums skyrocket in 2026. Democrats are fighting to stop that.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 06/10/2025
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
See the difference? 👀
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Trump needs to make deep fakes to mock Democrats. All we need to do to destroy Trump is share the actual photos of Trump with his close friend Jeffrey Epstein at time Epstein was raping children and trafficking women.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
At least the UK papers are reporting the truth. US media is afraid to anger Trump www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Trump and Republicans made devastating cuts to Medicaid and plan to let vital ACA subsidies expire. Millions on Medicaid will lose coverage. Millions on ACA plans could see premiums rise by as much as 75%. Every lie they tell about a shutdown is meant to cover this up.
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Tony Michaels @thetonymichaels.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Same.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2025
The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss. A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Screenshot of article excerpt: The Education Department also was concerned about other words in the application, said Adrian Klenz, who works with deafblind adults in the state. He said he has talked with state officials about the discontinuation of the grant.

“I was told that apparently the administration is going through past grants and two words were flagged: One was transition and one was privilege,” Klenz said. “Transition — transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Privilege came up because a parent wrote a glowing review of staff that said what a privilege it was to work with them.” ProPublica obtained a copy of the grant application and confirmed that those words were included.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Rest assured. The seeds of Trump’s destruction have already been sown. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…
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Sunday thought: Why Trump is doomed
Friends,
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
He’s laying the groundwork to fuck with & overthrow the 2026 election. He’s laying the groundwork to stay in the White House after the 2028 election. Donald Trump is America’s enemy. It must be said. He is an enemy to this country. And he must be stopped.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26/08/2025
To Donald Trump and his administration: If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me — not time or political circumstance — from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Imagine if Biden showed up with this…..
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Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
"But at this moment, this very moment, all of us not only should, but must, rise to our feet and demonstrate to Donald Trump our full support of this American patriot and hero of America’s free press. There will not be another moment.”
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/08/2025
Trump's ICE has been snatching delivery drivers off the street mid-order: “Yesterday, my UberEats driver got arrested by ICE while he was delivering my food ... I stepped into the streets and I saw police lights … he was being questioned by eight or nine ICE officers.” trib.al/Hns0Lfe
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Oops. ⚡️
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
This is absolutely perfect.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
“Would have never happened if I were President.”
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
It’s extremely rare for a grand jury to decline to take indictment. Twice in the same case suggest prosecutors can’t read the room—this grand jury is refusing to indict their ham sandwich. That doesn’t bode well for their Subway sub.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Trump himself has been convicted of 34 felonies and is the first criminal elected president.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Every day Trump bloviates about some new nonsense is another day he’s covering up the Epstein files…because he obviously has plenty to hide. Don’t let this drift to the back burner, people.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Trump would hate to have this spread widely www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esh-...
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YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/07/2025
Epstein victims lawyer Spencer Kuvin: "We now know from the words of the President himself that Virginia was right all along, and that she was trafficked out of Mar-a-Lago.”
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Mike Johnson can send the House home early to avoid a vote about releasing the Epstein files, but that won’t stop the outcry about Trump’s coverup.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
whatever else republican house speaker mike johnson (and the congressional republicans who serve under him) ever do in this life, this headline will last forever and ever, for their whole blessed lives. (gift link, no paywall) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/u...
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