scott olson
@scottolson.bsky.social
Refugee from the dead-bird app. Putting the ‘mental’ in environmental activism. Frequent dropper of ‘F-bombs.’ I do not suffer fools gladly. Anti-fascist. Anti-racist. Was Byram NJ, now Lakeville MN #8647
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scott olson
@scottolson.bsky.social
· Jun 30
The Revolution Starts Now
YouTube video by Steve Earle - Topic
youtu.be
"The revolution starts now
When you rise above your fear
And tear the walls around you down
The revolution starts here
Where you work and where you play
Where you lay your money down
What you do and what you say
The revolution starts now…"
#RiseUp #Resist #Revolt
youtu.be/zP7Wqt9rEL0?...
When you rise above your fear
And tear the walls around you down
The revolution starts here
Where you work and where you play
Where you lay your money down
What you do and what you say
The revolution starts now…"
#RiseUp #Resist #Revolt
youtu.be/zP7Wqt9rEL0?...
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
Completely out of touch.
Tim Kaine is on MSNBC accusing Katy Tur of "overdramatizing" the way he and some other Democrats caved. "This is by far a minor-league issue within the Democratic Party," Kaine said.
He's completely out of touch, or just lying.
He's completely out of touch, or just lying.
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Completely out of touch.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ClickWord.org Daily 1010: 559 points (top 40% 👏)
14 words:
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💪 Best word: 172 points
🔥 Streak: 46 days 🐱
#ClickWord #ClickWordDaily1010
14 words:
⚛️⚛️🟪🟪🟧🟧🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩
💪 Best word: 172 points
🔥 Streak: 46 days 🐱
#ClickWord #ClickWordDaily1010
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
ClickWord.org Daily 1010: 559 points (top 40% 👏)
14 words:
⚛️⚛️🟪🟪🟧🟧🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩
💪 Best word: 172 points
🔥 Streak: 46 days 🐱
#ClickWord #ClickWordDaily1010
14 words:
⚛️⚛️🟪🟪🟧🟧🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩
💪 Best word: 172 points
🔥 Streak: 46 days 🐱
#ClickWord #ClickWordDaily1010
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No end declared for FAA flight cuts despite shutdown deal
No end declared for FAA flight cuts despite shutdown deal
The agency’s emergency order directing the reductions at 40 major airports had not been lifted as of early Monday afternoon.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
No end declared for FAA flight cuts despite shutdown deal
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You didn't get a vote. You got a "promise" of a vote. From a party who is disappearing nannies & gardeners and zip-tying children. A party who has flushed Due Process in America down the toilet. Who has subjugated its Congressional duties to an autocrat. That's what everybody sees, Tim.
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
You didn't get a vote. You got a "promise" of a vote. From a party who is disappearing nannies & gardeners and zip-tying children. A party who has flushed Due Process in America down the toilet. Who has subjugated its Congressional duties to an autocrat. That's what everybody sees, Tim.
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Insane selfishness.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Insane selfishness.
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Chuck Schumer must go as Senate Democratic leader. Period. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/chuck-schu...
Chuck Schumer must go as Senate Democratic leader. Period.
We need a more effective fighter
deanobeidallah.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Chuck Schumer must go as Senate Democratic leader. Period. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/chuck-schu...
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Trump intentionally starving Americans is a crime against humanity. Every other President--including Trump in his first term--ensured SNAP benefits during a govt shutdown were paid so that Americans in need could eat. But not Trump. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-inte...
Trump intentionally starving Americans is a crime against humanity
Trump must be brought to justice!
deanobeidallah.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Trump intentionally starving Americans is a crime against humanity. Every other President--including Trump in his first term--ensured SNAP benefits during a govt shutdown were paid so that Americans in need could eat. But not Trump. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-inte...
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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i find every story about costco's brand strategy and overall approach completely fascinating.
Why Costco Went All in on Kirkland — and How It Paid Off | WSJ Case Study
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
i find every story about costco's brand strategy and overall approach completely fascinating.
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BREAKING: Trump admin once again asked the Supreme Court to freeze full SNAP payments.
As Americans are struggling, this self-serving President is spending his time and resources trying to prevent people from getting food to feed their children.
As Americans are struggling, this self-serving President is spending his time and resources trying to prevent people from getting food to feed their children.
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BREAKING: Trump admin once again asked the Supreme Court to freeze full SNAP payments.
As Americans are struggling, this self-serving President is spending his time and resources trying to prevent people from getting food to feed their children.
As Americans are struggling, this self-serving President is spending his time and resources trying to prevent people from getting food to feed their children.
"The high-stakes legal battle has fluctuated significantly in recent days, leaving the status of the funding and the benefits uncertain."
This even AFTER 8 spineless Dems caved-in and settled on stopping the #TrumpGOPShutdown. Republicans STILL want to starve American families!
wapo.st/4qLMS21
This even AFTER 8 spineless Dems caved-in and settled on stopping the #TrumpGOPShutdown. Republicans STILL want to starve American families!
wapo.st/4qLMS21
Trump administration wants Supreme Court to intervene in SNAP fight again
The battle over funding for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program has left millions wondering how they will afford food.
wapo.st
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"The high-stakes legal battle has fluctuated significantly in recent days, leaving the status of the funding and the benefits uncertain."
This even AFTER 8 spineless Dems caved-in and settled on stopping the #TrumpGOPShutdown. Republicans STILL want to starve American families!
wapo.st/4qLMS21
This even AFTER 8 spineless Dems caved-in and settled on stopping the #TrumpGOPShutdown. Republicans STILL want to starve American families!
wapo.st/4qLMS21
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Chris Murphy:
"Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows."
"Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows."
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Chris Murphy:
"Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows."
"Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows."
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OPINION by @stevebenen.com:
“GOP leaders, in the White House and on Capitol Hill, assumed that just enough Senate Democrats would cave under pressure. Those assumptions proved true.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
“GOP leaders, in the White House and on Capitol Hill, assumed that just enough Senate Democrats would cave under pressure. Those assumptions proved true.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
As the Senate advances a plan to end the government shutdown, what happens now?
As the shutdown continued, the pieces were in place for Democrats to stand firm in support of a popular cause. Eight Senate Democrats folded anyway.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
OPINION by @stevebenen.com:
“GOP leaders, in the White House and on Capitol Hill, assumed that just enough Senate Democrats would cave under pressure. Those assumptions proved true.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
“GOP leaders, in the White House and on Capitol Hill, assumed that just enough Senate Democrats would cave under pressure. Those assumptions proved true.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
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I heard from my cat that she is willing to consider never throwing up on a rug again. So now we'll see if she's really gonna work with me.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I heard from my cat that she is willing to consider never throwing up on a rug again. So now we'll see if she's really gonna work with me.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Thank you @klobuchar.senate.gov and @smith.senate.gov for not caving in to Republican insanity. Now's the time to call for *new leadership* in the party - how about starting by getting rid of @schumer.senate.gov & @durbin.senate.gov?? #DumpChuckAndDick
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Thank you @klobuchar.senate.gov and @smith.senate.gov for not caving in to Republican insanity. Now's the time to call for *new leadership* in the party - how about starting by getting rid of @schumer.senate.gov & @durbin.senate.gov?? #DumpChuckAndDick
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I assume Schumer knows this is the end of his political career?
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I assume Schumer knows this is the end of his political career?
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The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen