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Sid Olufs

@sidster7.bsky.social
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Professor Emeritus (Latin for not no more) of politics at Pacific Lutheran. 39 years there, 4 at U of Montana before that. Teaching tai chi these days, including sword and cane. Appreciative of the many smart and caring people on BlueSky.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 5h
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 4h
Appoint a compulsive not very bright drug addict to lead the nation’s health organizations and see wutchuget.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 4h
Wait, this can get a Lot Better: Make it the center of the Superbowl Halftime Show!!!!
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 4h
VD the VP is a strange man…. AND participates in a joke I’m trying to complete: A fattie, a beardo, and a weirdo walk into a bar….
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 8h
well, everything about the Don is artificial. Anything he calls super is superfluous.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 8h
A fattie, a beardo, and a weirdo walk into a bar….
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 8h
Word to the wise: Do Not keep your orange capped waterproof spray can on the same shelf as your orange capped ant and roach spray. Saying for a friend.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 15h
The AG of my state (that’s right, it’s Mine) has a column in the Guardian, on protecting voting rights. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
I’m the attorney general of Washington state. Here’s how we’re protecting the midterm elections | Nick Brown
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general is working to make sure voters across the spectrum have their voices heard
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Had that! Back in the 80s, I think
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Republicans: Not a Rapist Party, but favorite of Rapists!
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
haha, guy on the right is reacting to the cloud as well…. I will let others tell the joke about why Bessent is not bothered.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
hypothesis: The Don filled the diaper, again, and she is backing off the cloud….
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Don’t forget what Jim Jordan did to those accused of sex abuse.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Um, so many, all at once…. suggests some ‘allegations’ were sitting on a desk for a while.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A fattie, a beardo, and a weirdo walk into a bar….
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Feel the Wrath!
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
a righteous paraphrase
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Mr Diaper Don, who makes people faint in the oval office, saying others are dirty. I haven’t pooped my pants for 74 years. He does it at least once a week.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
and wearing a garment made of two kinds of threads…. all you poly/cotton wearers
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
stole every scene she was ever in, love her movies
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
OK, so maybe he was blackballed from the industry and was distraught…. And maybe this stuff kinda happens to people who blow a whistle on the Masters of the Universe. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
MPs call for investigation after Howard Lutnick-Jeffrey Epstein whistleblower dies
Simon Andriesz said he felt let down by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority before his death last month.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
or, to stick with the script: “What miserable drones and traitors have I nurtured and promoted in my household who let their lord be treated with such shameful contempt by a low-born cleric!”
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrKf...
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Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest? Scene from Becket.
YouTube video by Guerin Catholic Latin
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This 👇
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
not a bad idea if one sets the alarm (soft waves noise) for 5:15 am 7 days a week. (speaking for a friend)
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
let’s test his hypothesis
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A little depiction of how our leadership at the top operates….. The clown car administration rolls on. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...
washingtonpost.com
Pentagon officials’ heated debates foreshadowed problems in Iran
The U.S. began bombing Yemen’s Houthis in 2025 despite concern over weapons stocks and unclear goals. The Iran-backed group is still bedeviling the region.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yeah, I wish the trains would run on time.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
funny
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How about a little help completing this joke: A fattie, a beardo, and a weirdo walk into a bar….
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is our 1933. Or 4. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...
theguardian.com
When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now
Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For those of you on the daily oatmeal regimen…. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Oat of this world: cooks descend on Scotland for ultimate porridge making contest
Technical mishaps and plenty of whisky as competitors from as far afield as US and Australia vie for Golden Spurtle
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8jR...
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Don't forget the cannoli👌🏼 | The Godfather
YouTube video by Mudz
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Matthew 18:6 dude
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
this is good sense, a good question
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is NO FAIR. A guy with a brain discussing facts with a guy with a teeny weeny brain. Why don’t you pick on someone your own size, JRM???
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Maybe possible, with the political will to do it. globaljusticeproject.wid.world/insight/summ...
globaljusticeproject.wid.world
Summary: The Global Justice Report - Global Justice Project
The Global Justice Report attempts to set out a new vision for global progress in the 21st century: grounding human development and equality in planetary habitability.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
hilarious…. but it does suggest there are resource issues in the Russkie military.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
guess who is migrating their contacts list to a new phone…. leaving off one of them.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Too bad I didn’t know about this pre-retirement. I could have enjoyed 17 years of it. There are 291 separate Buzzword Bingo cards you can select (randomly), use it during boring speeches, especially those that lay out a strategic vision. www.buzzwordbingogame.com
buzzwordbingogame.com
Buzzword Bingo
Free buzzword bingo cards for tech, business, corporate jargon, and more. Make your own, share with friends. Done right since 1999. Accept no cheap imitations.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“President Trump held a Hispanic Heritage Month event yesterday at the White House, and then later he asked Duolingo what ‘el diablo’ means.” — SETH MEYERS
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
what a ****show. The clown car administration rolls on.
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Amen, brother
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
that’s a guy who has just given up, might as well go around in a sweatsuit
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
what smells worse, a dead animal or a rotten potato? Close one….
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
beats working for a living
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yeah who’s yer total dirtbag Now?
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Three Stooges
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
THIS is the singular failure of Pelosi and Schumer, who had the positions of power that could have actually done just that…. pass a sense of Congress that he can never run for public office again. Make it veto-proof, irrelevant with Biden in office. But, they didn’t. Worst part of their legacy
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Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I like the “feels like 96” thingee on Weather Underground…. “I want you to hurt, Like I do….” Here? Barely got over 60. Dog heaven.
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