peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 19/02/2026I’m in the middle of a big move so I don’t have much time these days. So no promises. If you do start something be sure to let me know. As work now knows, my family and I are off to the Netherlands 010
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Not a bad summary. It left out that you made me a better writer because I knew you would comment. 010
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 19/02/2026The funny thing was I wasn't even trying to "defend" you. I just wanted to give you a goodbye letting you know your contributions were appreciated. I don't think Admin even read it. BTW, the title was "An ode to the crankiest pain in my a** around these parts, 22Trucks". ;) 120
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Mine was straight from admin. They hit me within 10 minutes of posting. Not enough time for a community Flag party. No problem. Its a good lesson in the need for diversifying avenues. 010
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 18/02/2026@22trucks.bsky.social I wrote you a goodbye at DailyKos and got a 3 day timeout for doing so. I did not expect that and don’t have a copy of what I wrote. But it was basically saying thank you for your contribution to everyone there. 230
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 11/06/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comTrump just deployed troops to California—where my son is in the National GuardI served in the U.S. Army 36 years ago. And my son—who’s had opportunities I never did as a Salvadoran immigrant—chose to follow in my footsteps, joining the California National Guard. After ... 010
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/06/2025In Manhattan, ICE officers were forced to flee inside 26 Federal Plaza 1026177084570
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/06/2025The importance of ther tear gas defuser 23990822644
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialrain-singer.bsky.social @rain-singer.bsky.social · 07/06/2025 6647171275
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 08/06/2025Donald Trump’s deployment of the military in Los Angeles over the objection of California leaders is an abuse of power and a dangerous escalation. It’s what you would see in authoritarian states and it must stop. Americans have the right to speak out and peacefully protest. 25857001274
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialSEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 08/06/2025An Attack on One Is an Attack on All. Stand Up. Speak Out. Defend Workers. Protect Immigrants. Fight for Our Freedoms. 📍 Find an action near you and show up to demand: ✊The release of David Huerta 🛑 An immediate end to ICE raids 📣 The right to protest without fear 🔗 bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaidsseiu.co#FreeDavidEndRaidsOn Friday afternoon, military-gear-clad ICE agents launched aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles. At one location, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained while advocat... 10402204
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialantonioterry314.bsky.social @antonioterry314.bsky.social · 07/06/2025THIS IS DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES RIGHT NOW. 🚨🚨🚨 #FightThePower #ElbowsUp #DTLA #LosAngeles #DowntownLA #DowntownLosAngeles #California #Ice #TraitorsSupportTraitorTrump #NoKings #HandsOff #Resist 72312
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialFight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 06/06/2025EVERYBODY WATCH. ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL. Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today. He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader. Don’t turn away. 19162360411801
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.social✠ 𝐃𝐨𝐜 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 - 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🖇️ 𝟾𝟼𝟺𝟽 @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Please pay attention & repost! #LosAngeles #ICE 10456304
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialJaValle @handle.invalid · 07/06/2025Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today 619143104926
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 18/05/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.com"Cowards!" says the anonymous poster. Why I write by my real name.I joined the site back in 2013 (but didn’t really start posting on a regular basis until 2021 or thereabouts). Upon joining I was faced with the choice every person makes creating an account, what to ... 020
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 07/05/2025#ukraine. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comUkraine may not benefit from peace now, which is why Kursk has been so importantBefore I delve into the meat of this, I need to make 2 things very clear up front. The only people who should make a decision about peace in Ukraine are the Ukrainians. I am not suggesting what they s... 010
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 05/05/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comOur challenge goes beyond removing the PresidentIn the natural focus on the daily atrocities of this administration, it’s not clear to me that a majority of the prominent opposition understands the depth of our problems. One of the appreciations I ... 020
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Apologies for not writing in a bit. Lots of balancing needs in my life and as much as I wished I wrote for a living, I’m still far from it. 000
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 05/05/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comIs a Constitutional Convention the path to Civil War?Article V of the Constitution is better known by the average person (well, maybe not average) as the means by which the US Constitution is Amended. But also present in Article V is a lesser known prov... 010
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 07/04/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comThe importance of coalition buildingIn the days, months, and years ahead it will be important for people who value democracy to band together to fight against the forces of authoritarianism. Unfortunately, coalition building requires a ... 040
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 04/04/2025It starts with the nomination process at all levels. If we don’t run better people against incumbents then we can’t change. 010
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 04/04/2025I’d encourage we take them over from within Bernie Sanders style. But also at much lower levels. The US political system is unkind to third parties. I used to be Green Party but watched them spin their wheels long enough that I went back to the Dems to work from within 030
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 04/04/2025The filibuster is certainly tricky. Particularly in timing of the change. But when the Dems do have the Trifecta next time it needs to go in order to make the needed changes. How to get from here to there is a good question. 100
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 04/04/2025We definitely need to have more active sub parties working inside the Dems. I’ve always liked working families but I haven’t checked in on them in a long while. I will do so. Thanks for the reminder! 111
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 03/04/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comBlue Wave? Same old song and dance.... Unless we address the problems within the Democratic PartyThe turnout and results in WI the other night IS something to be excited about. �And it already has people predicting a 2026 Blue Wave. �I read Kos’s article and it left me feeling …�meh. �And ... 7169
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 31/03/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comFAFO won't get us out of this mess. Action will. If you need a suggestion, try No Buy Friday.I am not a fan of FAFO stories. (F*** Around and Find Out). FAFO is frequently presented in an inherently passive manner. The general outline is portray a Trump voter voted for Trump for X reason. Poi... 1121
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 28/03/2025#Ukraine, I support you. I wish my country did. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comThe new US/Ukraine Minerals "Deal" is a document for Ukraine to surrender to the US.The Telegraph has released parts of the US proposed “Minerals Deal” between it and Ukraine. The previous incarnation we knew of, leaked just before the Oval Office ambush of Zelensky, was a toothless ... 0121
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialThe Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 24/03/2025🇺🇸🕯️ The former US attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia who was found dead Saturday morning had been in charge of some of the biggest cases targeting leaks in the CIA and Russian nationals (!) carrying out fraud in America, - NYP 561149426
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 16/03/2025#Oligarchy and #Greed are a plague on humanity. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comIsrael/Palestine is a symptom, Oligarchy is the diseaseA quick note before I get into the main point of the article. I will be using a viral disease metaphor with social concepts. But I want to be clear that the metaphor is with the mental pathology of th... 070
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 12/03/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comJaime Raskin Asks Us To Help Make A FOIA TsunamiToday Jamie Raskin filed a formal demand for access to his personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk. He encourages all U.S. citizens to do the same. From ... 030
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialSPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 10/03/2025In Ukraine, the bedtime talk we have with our children is often about whether the things trying to kill us on that particular night are missiles or Shahed drones. Shaheds are better. What sort of bedtime stories do you tell your children? 29237
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 11/03/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comUkraine agrees to a Ceasefire with US. Waiting to hear from the Russians...The Guardian is reporting “Ukraine agrees to accept 'immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire' ” Before you get too excited know that the Russians have yet to comment. The US apparently convinced Zelensky ... 040
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 09/03/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comUkraine: Y'all do know there is no peace treaty in sight, right?Ever since Trump won the November election I’ve seen the idea that a peace treaty is imminent between Russia and Ukraine. Reporters frequently reference this supposedly upcoming treaty without ever qu... 1134
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 08/03/2025The depravity of this is beyond measure. Russia needs to be defeated. (And Putin’s henchmen like Trump) 062
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 07/03/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comTrumps obsession with Greenland is not a random lark.There’s been a trend of dismissing Trump’s obsession with Greenland as some random quirky idea. �As the lead image shows, it’s sometimes dismissed as a Trumpian obsession with largeness. �... 1164
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 02/03/2025A Ukrainian soldier evacuates a little girl to a safe place. This girl, and millions of Ukrainian children, are the reason why we fight. For their sake, we want a just and lasting peace. #StandWithUkraine 1053146930
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialMira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 01/03/2025I still have a little bit of faith and it’s exclusively due to Americans who vocally and radically oppose this 5295663
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 01/03/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comTrump's Tantrum; what was it and what's next.I was not surprised by the Oval Office tantrum on Friday. �It is who Trump is and I’m very glad he did it in such a public manner to make it impossible for foreign leaders to ignore. �President ... 6184
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comThe US/Ukraine Bilateral Agreement (the mineral deal) is worthless! Which makes it brilliant.I’ve never been so excited to see so little out of an agreement. The Kyiv Independent has the full text here and this is one of those times it’s really important to see what it actually says versus wa... 22011
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025I don’t expect any military assistance forthcoming from the US. However, keeping the avenue open for Ukraine and its real allies able to purchase high need systems (such as Patriot, and F-16 parts) for Ukraine will be important. 130
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025It’s brilliant for #Ukraine because it keeps the US engaged in what could be long drawn out negotiations over the “Fund Agreement” during which the US will be less likely to engage in Pro-Russian actions such as removing Sanctions. 240
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025The #Ukraine #US Bilateral agreement is brilliant precisely because it is meaningless. Nothing of substance is there. The substance will be in the yet to be negotiated “Fund Agreement.” kyivindependent.com/exclusive-th...kyivindependent.comExclusive: The full text of the US-Ukraine mineral dealThe Kyiv Independent has obtained from a source in the Ukrainian government, the full text of the mineral deal agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine. 1103
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 25/02/2025#Ukraine is going to win this war! #Europe #NATO #UkraineWar www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comAs Europe wakes to find it's strength, I am optimistic for Ukraine's futureIt’s been three years since Kyiv was supposed to fall in 3 days. And even as the United States slides towards authoritarianism I am optimistic for Ukraine. Ukraine has not just survived, but is buildi... 1226
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.” Lots of information and resources in this one. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...open.substack.comDemocracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?Yes. And You Can Too. 21191923524
Reposted by @peterolandt.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/02/2025This is a great piece. 26880012235
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 07/02/2025COBOL almost destroyed the world with Y2K. Now it’s saving the world at the FAA. ;) www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comDOGE is in the FAAI feel like no one’s talking about this enough (although airline industry publications seem to be picking up on it now). Sean Duffy has welcomed DOGE to swing their hammers around inside the FAA. Most... 031
peterolandt.bsky.social @peterolandt.bsky.social · 01/02/2025www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comEarth Matters: Trump's obsession with killing renewable energy shows what a lie 'America First' isRenewable energy sources had a very good 2024. Not only were a lot of new facilities added to U.S. electricity-generating capacity, but also the combined output of the nation’s total wind and solar op... 030
