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The Olive Gal

@theolivegal.bsky.social
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City Commissioner. Cybersecurity journalist. 9/11 survivor fighting terminal lung cancer. Election Truth Alliance volunteer. (All opinions my own) Former professional dancer. Walking conundrum. Memoir perpetually in progress.

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Anarchitek @anarchitek.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
New Rule: "No one failing to pay taxes honestly in previous years may be elected President. Presidential candidates shall release a minimum of the most recent 10 years of tax returns for public viewing."
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LXXXVI XLVII NOW! @lxxxvi-xlvii-now.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
So, apparently you can alter history. At least you can try.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Rep. Robert Garcia: "It is a shame that Pam Bondi refused to meet with the survivors. It's a shame that the current Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, has done everything to try to hide and essentially evade our questions. He's also not met with the survivors."
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
As I’ve said a million times before, the whole point is misery. There’s no other policy logic beyond making us all suffer. Live in a sanctuary city and want to get out of the country for a couple weeks (or forever)? Too bad, you’re stuck here now.
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Federal proposal could impact international flights at some California airports
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
You Go Jasmine Crockett 👏🏻......
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bluedotarkie.bsky.social @bluedotarkie.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Weird thought here…should Dems somehow lose in 2028, and then storm the capitol…would they be seen as great patriots that deserve million dollar payouts?
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
NEW: The Colorado Democratic Party has formally condemned and censured Governor Jared Polis for granting clemency to Tina Peters. Polis is hereby banned from speaking or being honored at party events. 90% of CDP central committee members voted to reprimand Polis.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The fact that Thomas Massie lost a Republican primary because he wants pedophiles to face justice tells you everything you need to know about the state of the Republican party.
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The authors of Project 2025 are only now beginning to find out that they've started more fires than they'll ever be able to extinguish. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘We will not go back to Jim Crow’: thousand of Mississippians rally for voting rights
Demonstration, held at historic location where the ‘Mississippi Plan’ was enacted, comes as southern states race to dilute Black voting power
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
As a 9/11 survivor, I will never forget.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 20/05/2026
If releasing your tax returns and the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency must end. It’s that simple.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This New Yorker cartoon is accurate but a gut punch.
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Music to my ears.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Jimmy Kimmel Urges Viewers to Never Watch CBS Again After Colbert Finale Airs www.mediaite.com/media/tv/jim...
mediaite.com
Jimmy Kimmel Urges Viewers to Never Watch CBS Again After Colbert Finale Airs
Kimmel encouraged audiences to tune in to Colbert’s final broadcast before boycotting CBS as a network entirely and indefinitely.
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itsmab.bsky.social @itsmab.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Just wanted to let you know that the IRS has audited every president annually for decades now to ensure there was no corruption and the reason you didn't know that was because only one president found that to be a problem
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Russia interfered in 2016 and he “won.” He tried to overthrow the 2020 election after he lost because of the mail-in vote. He is openly trying to steal the 2026 midterms. But somehow everyone says he won 2024 fair and square…
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
No money for pediatric cancer research but there's $1.7 billion for people who beat cops and smeared feces on the walls of the US Capitol.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Even Trump appointees know how disgustingly corrupt this is, and it still has not received 10% of the coverage and attention it deserves as media moves on to other things.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/05/2026
NEW: The top lawyer at the Treasury Department just resigned. Even though he clerked for Clarence Thomas, perhaps the $1.7B heist was probably too much. Also note the Times (right) and the WSJ (left) refer to it as a settlement. The judge found IT IS NOT A SETTLEMENT. 1/
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Nan ☮️ @naninaz76.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The default assumption should be that anything that this administration says is a lie until proven otherwise. Tяump lies about everything.
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bluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Fuck this. #fuck
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In 1952, Richard Nixon's career was nearly derailed by revelations that he had access to a slush fund of $18,000 -- less than a quarter million today." People used to give a shit about that kind of thing, you see.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Active Voting Rights Cases: 161 Active Redistricting Cases: 47 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 80 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 78 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 www.democracydocket.com
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
The only good thing Donald Trump ever brought us was covfefe.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸 (From @andertoon.bsky.social )
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Staci D. Kramer @sdkstl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow, good night and good luck, motherf* kers."
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
11/20 20 epic books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
What a abhorrent sight over my former Alma Mater, neighborhood, and city. Never in all my years as a New Yorker did I see a single piece of antisemitic graffiti or symbol of white supremacy. It’s disgusting and it has no place in the U.S., never mind NYC.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
More Americans say they oppose AI data centers being built near them than oppose nuclear power plants in the same area
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Americans Would Rather Live by a Nuclear Power Plant Than an AI Data Center
Only 27% of Americans support AI data center construction in their communities.
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Fight back against data centers and regulate AI. Next time you ask ChatGPT a question, consider how much clean water and energy you’re wasting for something you could have Googled (pre Gemini).
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49,000 Lake Tahoe residents will lose power to data centers
NV Energy has informed residents that it will stop servicing them next year.
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This is not only unconstitutional, it’s unethical. If the federal government wants to withhold Medicaid in CA, perhaps CA should withhold its federal taxes.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/05/2026
Brett Meiselas says RFK Jr. blaming teenagers' sperm and Dr. Oz saying Americans are "under babied" are not only weird—they miss the point. The reason people aren't having kids is simple: income inequality has become so extreme that Americans can barely afford housing and food, let alone raise kids.
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chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 14/05/2026
Absolutely fuck you, Amazon. When I bought this device there was no mention of my purchase being time limited at your discretion. It does not require software updates, so the only "support" necessary is that kindle books are available in a format that can be sent to it. This shouldn't be legal.
Dear Customer,

Thank you for being a
longtime Kindle customer.
We're glad our devices have
served you well for as long as
they have. Starting May 20,
2026 - 14 to 18 years after
their initial launches - we are
discontinuing support for
Kindle devices released in
2012 or earlier. Here's what
this means for you:
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
If Texas can do it, so can California. A data center is planned in my city with zero input from the community. We must push back and push them out.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Of course, Scalise makes an Idiotic Argument…..
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Tom from Temecula @tomfromtemecula.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Of course.
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
No notes. Standing O. Slow clap.
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
@kamalaharris.com had it right. We’re not going back.
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
10/20 20 epic books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
MacFarlane: People in Virginia voted by the millions. Their voices were heard and now have been silenced. And you want to talk about what starts a political wave in a year like this: a mass of people who think their voices have been silenced. That doesn't stop a wave that fuels one.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone.
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
9/20 20 epic books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
MacFarlane: Democrats are riding this wave of momentum toward the midterms. But there are concerns that the Supreme Court and local courts could just steal it.
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Dcmfox @dcmfox.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
And the Supreme Court cries foul..fuck them all
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Especially when the President of the United States of America calls one of your reporters a bitch, and not one of you have the ovaries to make a big deal about it.
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The Olive Gal @theolivegal.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
8/20 20 epic books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Protesters are singing civil rights songs in the Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee.
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