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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 13m

Fantastic show tonight. Thanks to the great @profmsinha.bsky.social for joining me & @thelisagraves.bsky.social.

You can watch the replay here:
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2h

An hour and change until showtime...

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 8h

I will be joining @thelisagraves.bsky.social tonight on The Five 8 1/2, filling in for @nadinesmith.bsky.social. We have a special guest, who I'm excited to talk to!

See you tonight at 8PM ET!

The Five 8 1/2: Portlandia

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 13h

Evergreen.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 13h

And his voice is AWFUL. Reedy, thin, yuck.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 14h

Serious question: How is it legal for the governor of Texas to send his state's national guard into Illinois, when Illinois doesn't want them there?

In response, can the governor of Illinois call up HIS state's national guard to defend Illinoisans against the portly Lone Star occupying force?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 14h

Media propagandists don't fare well when these dictatorships collapse.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 14h

Best as I can tell, "plenary authority" also describes the relationship Elon Musk has over Miller's wife.

Remember, a matador is a guy in sequins who moves out of the way after riling up the bull...and she DID say he was a "sexual matador." 🙃

[I'm joking, BTW. At least, I think I'm joking.]

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 14h

Stephen Miller said "plenary authority," which is a fancy way of saying "absolute power of the kind Hitler enjoyed," and then goes silent, probably because he jizzed his pants.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 15h

Our corpulent overlord doesn’t want for food, certainly, but that doesn’t mean his subjects won’t starve.

This is a direct consequence of Stephen Miller’s racism.

Nia Molinari @niamolinari.bsky.social · 21h

First person account. Tomatoes, squash, and corn rotting neglected in the vast farm behind me. It had been more quiet this whole year, but eerily quiet recently. Walked over and saw this. It's abnormal.

Found out the foreman was taken by ICE a few weeks ago. 1/2

Large farm with vegetrotting on the vine.

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 1d

Please share. Spread the word.

If you're in Florida - Sarasota, or nearby - show up & support our friend, @jim-stewartson.bsky.social

Defend Free Speech Now

Link:
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 1d

It's allowed if you come via Carfax Abbey.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 1d

#FuckThemKids #FTK

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Teddi @mstjtou.bsky.social · 1d

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 1d

It's a screenshot from the video. But yeah, that tracks.

I hate when bad people are named Greg!

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 1d

"Those three words perfectly sum up the priorities of Donald Trump and the soulless ghouls running his administration: RFK, Jr., Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Russ Vought, and so on. Indeed, FUCK THEM KIDS might as well be Trump’s 2028 campaign slogan."

#FTK

FUCK THEM KIDS: A Fitting Mantra for the Trump Regime

From ICE Gestapo raids to vaccines, from economic policy to Epstein files, the Administration's priorities are summed up perfectly in those three words. #FTK.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry, this is a dark piece, but we are in a dark moment.

FUCK THEM KIDS: A Fitting Mantra for the Trump Regime

From ICE Gestapo raids to vaccines, from economic policy to Epstein files, the Administration's priorities are summed up perfectly in those three words. #FTK.

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 2d

They're going to let Trump invoke the Insurrection Act and declare Martial Law over blue cities before they remove him via the 25th Amendment.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

This Bari Weiss letter is the journalistical equivalent of Hegseth lecturing the generals.

Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 2d

The NYT's Michael Grynbaum reported that this is the note that Bari Weiss sent to CBS News staffers this morning (1/2)

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

Agreed.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

It can be done:
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 2d

Not only can states prosecute felonious federal officials, it is a tactic that has been championed by some on the right, as I discuss here.

States can step into the breach

Just because Pam Bondi won't hold Trump's thugs accountable doesn't mean they're above all laws.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you.

The real obstacle right now, as I see it, is that there is no mechanism to bring these Trump criminals to justice. We have to at least TRY.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?

The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.

At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

Every day it gets worse…

5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 2d

Will may not be a name you're familiar with, but should be. He's suggesting Oregon should not be a state & deserves to be under Martial Law.

On Jan 6, 2021 the confederate flag made its way into the halls of Congress.

On Jan 20, 2025 the confederacy was handed the keys to the white house.

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