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Jason Olson

@jeotraveller.bsky.social
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Political economist. Food. International development. Travel. YIMBY. California. Good government. Spy fiction. Not necessarily in that order. Posts are my own opinions and views.

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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Tonight is the last night to get 6x city funding for Nithya. Anything you give up to $257 is matched 6:1. So $257 = $1,542! Angelinos, please give what you can to @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social! secure.actblue.com/donate/nithy...
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's clear that @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social is the leader LA needs and deserves! Her message about getting LA back on track to be more affordable for those who need housing is so compelling. Please donate, at least $257 to max out matching funds! secure.actblue.com/donate/nithy...
Picture of LA Mayor candidate Nithya Raman with Jason Olson
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
So from 2027 every cabinet meeting will be like an episode of the Apprentice?
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@scottwiener.bsky.social is a great state legislator and will be a great Congressmember too. It's a shame (but not surprising) that Pelosi's "Last Hurrah" is pushing someone who can't accept how California needs to change. Her legacy should be defined by her tenure as Speaker and not this nonsense.
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With Term Winding Down, Pelosi Tries to Anoint a Successor
Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker, has been working hard on behalf of Connie Chan, a San Francisco supervisor with a relatively low profile in California.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
good lord we have raised over $22K in the span of 8 hours. incredible stuff gonna be so awesome when these candidates check their fundraising reports tomorrow morning and see a huge spike on a random Sunday in August
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Vote today! I’m supporting Nithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social for mayor and Steyer @tomsteyerhq.bsky.social for governor. Whomever you choose, drop your ballot at an official location if voting today. LA County: locator.lavote.gov/locations/vb... CA: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...
Picture of me at my desk with stickers showing I voted in today’s CA primary for Nithya Raman for LA mayor.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Friends in LA please vote Nithya Raman for mayor, she'll be fantastic making LA more affordable through a strong pro-housing policy. For all in CA please vote Tom Steyer for governor, he's got the best policy agenda for CA's future plus voting for him keeps a competitive general election.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I keep asking myself the second part of this question: how is a ***/** omakase in Tokyo (Jiro in 2017 and Kaneseka in recently) with all the excellent sake I can drink for under $300pp, whereas here I'm out nearly $1,000pp for a similar quality and experience? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/d...
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Why Do the Top Sushi Restaurants Leave Us So Bored, and So Broke?
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Californians: Vote Yes on prop 50 as soon as you receive your ballot!
California Proposition 50 vote by mail ballot envelope and “I Voted” election sticker
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Please take a minute out of your day to call @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and urge him to sign a critical piece of pro-housing, pro-transit, pro-climate legislation.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
All Californians: Please call Governor Newsome now and urge him to sign SB 79. It’s easy, you can wait to talk to a very friendly staff member or leave a message. Talking to a human probably best but either beats doing nothing!
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Great. In LA we can build accommodation for dead people but screw the living???
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A Woodland Hills nursery is turning into a cemetery. Some locals are fighting it
Boething Treeland Nursery has served flora to the San Fernando Valley for the last seven decades, but plans by its new owner call for a cemetery on the 32-acre property in Woodland Hills. Locals are c...
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Bye bye mouse
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Well…this is starting fast.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
God forbid New York actually build more apartments
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
2.9 million dead just because of cuts in global HIV funding. Millions more from cuts for global vaccines and other health, nutrition and humanitarian support. Trump and Elon are actually going to beat Pol Pot and close in on Mao on the mass death league table. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study
Reductions to overseas budgets by US, UK and EU countries will have ‘devastating consequences’, say researchers in modelling published in the Lancet HIV
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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
In the theme of abundance...I think we need more abundance on legislators. A US House of 800+ members, a California Assembly of 200, a California senate of 100, and LA City Council of 45+. It's insane we've not grown these bodies to be more representative of the diverse communities they govern.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Even a stopped watch is right twice a day.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
If the UK, Canada, Europe were smart they'd dedicate a lot of resources to their universities to hire US STEM academics to improve their universities and research capabilities. I hate to see the US lose this intellectual capacity, but I'd hate more to see it lost to the world.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
If you have to say it this loud and keep repeating it, there’s a good reason to doubt it
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
For Trump/Musk life worthy of protecting = white and unborn.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Be like @captmarkkelly.bsky.social! I now decline Uber and Lyft rides when the offer is a Tesla, same with rental cars. I'm sad about the impacts on drivers who bought them and the emissions implications, but that pales in comparison to what Musk is doing via his $TSLA paper wealth.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Penfolds is an Australian wine, is the Times confusing Austria and Australia?
NY Times article on EU tariffs showing a picture of Australian wine.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The number of people who will die because of Musk's slashing is truly horrific. And to think these are people are the ones leading the charge on AI, which will have massive global implications on lives and livelihoods...they clearly won't care one bit. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
What a sad failure of legislative oversight and accountability. @whitehouse.senate.gov is failing the good people of Rhode Island by prioritizing his buddy over his job and constituents’ wellbeing.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
This is why we need the state to take over. LA officials have completely failed in allowing more housing to make our city liveable. They are beholden to homeowners who fight any increased density near them, and for the good of the city, region and state we need the state gov to stop this madness.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Evil purely for the sake of being evil.
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
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Liberal Memes @historyisover.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Wholly agree. Also concerned about violence in response to that political backlash, especially now that Tarrio and similar ilk probably feel they can act with impunity.
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The Sons of Liberty @sonsofliberty.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I know a lot of you are asking us or talking about the 12 IGs (Inspector Generals) being fired. They aren't stepping down until it's done correctly. This is how you #Resist
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
He is a disgusting Nazi. Teslas just appear like mobile swastikas to me now. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Elon Musk makes surprise appearance at AfD event in eastern Germany
Tycoon tells 4,500 people at campaign event in Halle to be proud of German culture in speech via video link
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
So how’s it going so far?
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Just day four and Mr Lamb is one of the many millions who realize the a**hole they voted for doesn’t care about them. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
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Trump Arrives in L.A. to Tour Wildfire Damage After Suggesting FEMA Be Eliminated: Live Updates
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Good lord, if we can’t even generate Kier Starmer energy we are truly screwed…(Starmer’s 100% right here btw)
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Many many people will suffer and die if PEPFAR funding is cut. He is cruel AND making America weak. www.devex.com/news/exclusi...
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Exclusive: State Department issues stop-work order on US aid
The memo puts a pause on new foreign aid spending, as well as a stop-work order for existing grants and contracts.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Hahaha. I can only imagine how much worse Facebook and instagram will get
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Perfect.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
He’s an utterly horrible human being. www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-...
mediaite.com
Trump Threatens to Cut Funding to Los Angeles Unless California Meets His Conditions
When asked if he would cut funding to Los Angeles following the wild fire disaster, Trump set clear conditions he needed to have met.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Netflix’s The Diplomat is most plausible in that the next administration would actually appoint a retired travel agent and Russian sleeper agent Ambassador to London.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
We call them DC residents.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Still thinks she's the worst and most likely to cause major damage of the lot.
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Please let us build more homes in California! Let’s make it more affordable for young people and workers. Let’s grow our economy. Let’s not lose population again in another census.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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Jason Olson @jeotraveller.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
C’mon LA…we can’t let NY outdo us here!
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lockit.bsky.social @lockit.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
stop immigration so we can take care
of our own

im starving. 

fuck off.
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