Orval Osborne
@orvaloriginal.bsky.social
Awe and wonder. Gratitude. I miss the Age of Enlightenment, aka the Age of Reason. E pluribus unum. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Love my kids, cats, country and trees.
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“There may come a day, I will dance on your grave / If unable to dance, I will crawl across it”
-Grateful Dead, ‘Hell in a Bucket’
-Grateful Dead, ‘Hell in a Bucket’
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
“There may come a day, I will dance on your grave / If unable to dance, I will crawl across it”
-Grateful Dead, ‘Hell in a Bucket’
-Grateful Dead, ‘Hell in a Bucket’
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With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
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i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators:
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
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This is the way and every single Democrat should be on board.
It won't get anywhere before the midterms, but it will make the midterms easier for Democrats to win and easier to take action on these promises once they do.
Be the party of accountability. Own that space, starting now.
It won't get anywhere before the midterms, but it will make the midterms easier for Democrats to win and easier to take action on these promises once they do.
Be the party of accountability. Own that space, starting now.
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This is the way and every single Democrat should be on board.
It won't get anywhere before the midterms, but it will make the midterms easier for Democrats to win and easier to take action on these promises once they do.
Be the party of accountability. Own that space, starting now.
It won't get anywhere before the midterms, but it will make the midterms easier for Democrats to win and easier to take action on these promises once they do.
Be the party of accountability. Own that space, starting now.
I agree, and definitely recommend the Noah Opinion Substack article
When people you normally disagree with say something right, it’s good to say so. Noah Smith is right here, and being right in the knowledge that many of his followers will be furious.
January 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I agree, and definitely recommend the Noah Opinion Substack article
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Ronald Reagan’s budget director.
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Ronald Reagan’s budget director.
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These acts and utterances are impeachable. Put them in the articles the next Congress should be delivering on Day One.
It’s demoralizing that there’s been no formal objection to the regime’s daily High Crimes and Misdemeanors, in two senses: it both dispirits the public and corrupts public morals.
It’s demoralizing that there’s been no formal objection to the regime’s daily High Crimes and Misdemeanors, in two senses: it both dispirits the public and corrupts public morals.
It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
These acts and utterances are impeachable. Put them in the articles the next Congress should be delivering on Day One.
It’s demoralizing that there’s been no formal objection to the regime’s daily High Crimes and Misdemeanors, in two senses: it both dispirits the public and corrupts public morals.
It’s demoralizing that there’s been no formal objection to the regime’s daily High Crimes and Misdemeanors, in two senses: it both dispirits the public and corrupts public morals.
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
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One of the core purposes of right-wing media is to rewrite your memory and reprogram your moral response to an event you saw with your own eyes. George Floyd died of a heart attack. Jan 6 was a peaceful picnic. This process has already begun
THERE IS VIDEO
I really do not want to recommend to everyone a video of a person being shot but there is video from multiple angles
why not cut the crap and just publish "this paper supports random state murder, it makes us feel good, kill kill kill"? same exact meaning, less embarrassing
I really do not want to recommend to everyone a video of a person being shot but there is video from multiple angles
why not cut the crap and just publish "this paper supports random state murder, it makes us feel good, kill kill kill"? same exact meaning, less embarrassing
January 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
One of the core purposes of right-wing media is to rewrite your memory and reprogram your moral response to an event you saw with your own eyes. George Floyd died of a heart attack. Jan 6 was a peaceful picnic. This process has already begun
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I keep wondering where all those "we need the second amendment to protect us from tyranny" folks are.
I got news for you guys, tyranny is here.
I got news for you guys, tyranny is here.
January 8, 2026 at 5:55 AM
I keep wondering where all those "we need the second amendment to protect us from tyranny" folks are.
I got news for you guys, tyranny is here.
I got news for you guys, tyranny is here.
NRA: where are you now when your stated reason to exist was to resist a tyrannical government?
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
NRA: where are you now when your stated reason to exist was to resist a tyrannical government?
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Crockett: "Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here on January 6, I do want to be clear: somebody else was trying to be a Maduro of the United States. Somebody else wanted to do the exact same thing. The difference is Maduro was successful."
January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Crockett: "Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here on January 6, I do want to be clear: somebody else was trying to be a Maduro of the United States. Somebody else wanted to do the exact same thing. The difference is Maduro was successful."
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Noticing that CNN is calling Jan. 6 a “riot,” not an “insurrection.”
PSA: It was an insurrection.
PSA: It was an insurrection.
January 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Noticing that CNN is calling Jan. 6 a “riot,” not an “insurrection.”
PSA: It was an insurrection.
PSA: It was an insurrection.
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The list of this administration's non-compliance/law-breaking of court orders and any rule of law should be posted and reposted every day, so we can't forget. A chart that shows the growth in criminal actions should appear in the corner of every newscast, substack, YouTube, etc. Every day.
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The list of this administration's non-compliance/law-breaking of court orders and any rule of law should be posted and reposted every day, so we can't forget. A chart that shows the growth in criminal actions should appear in the corner of every newscast, substack, YouTube, etc. Every day.
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TACO is cashing in on a many years‑old Kremlin idea that the U.S. could be “given” Caracas in exchange for looking the other way on Ukraine. 🤬🤬🤬
January 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
TACO is cashing in on a many years‑old Kremlin idea that the U.S. could be “given” Caracas in exchange for looking the other way on Ukraine. 🤬🤬🤬
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Props to @repdangoldman.bsky.social for stating this plainly:
"This violation of the United States Constitution is an impeachable offense."
"This violation of the United States Constitution is an impeachable offense."
January 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Props to @repdangoldman.bsky.social for stating this plainly:
"This violation of the United States Constitution is an impeachable offense."
"This violation of the United States Constitution is an impeachable offense."
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Worth noting that every Republican president since Nixon has illegally attacked another country. Maybe it’s time to put that “they’re good at national security” BS yo bed.
January 3, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Worth noting that every Republican president since Nixon has illegally attacked another country. Maybe it’s time to put that “they’re good at national security” BS yo bed.
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A Mad King has usurped the power of Congress—which represents the American people. That is, he has seized power that belongs to you and me collectively. He has declared war without consultation with or approval from Congress. And with no imminent threat. This is a profound betrayal of the republic.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
A Mad King has usurped the power of Congress—which represents the American people. That is, he has seized power that belongs to you and me collectively. He has declared war without consultation with or approval from Congress. And with no imminent threat. This is a profound betrayal of the republic.
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Happy New Year!! Here’s to a bright and beautiful 2026!! 🎉🎊🌟
January 1, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Happy New Year!! Here’s to a bright and beautiful 2026!! 🎉🎊🌟
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One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧵
December 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧵
How long will my brain keep playing “It’s a Holly, Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives???
December 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
How long will my brain keep playing “It’s a Holly, Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives???
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He let loose almost 200 unhinged posts on Christmas Day.
You’d think someone would have wrestled his phone away after 20, 40 or even a hundred posts.
They know he’s too far gone.
They also know he won’t escape the Epstein fallout.
They’re letting him make his case for the 25th amendment.
You’d think someone would have wrestled his phone away after 20, 40 or even a hundred posts.
They know he’s too far gone.
They also know he won’t escape the Epstein fallout.
They’re letting him make his case for the 25th amendment.
December 26, 2025 at 6:13 AM
He let loose almost 200 unhinged posts on Christmas Day.
You’d think someone would have wrestled his phone away after 20, 40 or even a hundred posts.
They know he’s too far gone.
They also know he won’t escape the Epstein fallout.
They’re letting him make his case for the 25th amendment.
You’d think someone would have wrestled his phone away after 20, 40 or even a hundred posts.
They know he’s too far gone.
They also know he won’t escape the Epstein fallout.
They’re letting him make his case for the 25th amendment.
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A gift! :)
"Some 27.3% of all passenger vehicle sales worldwide in the September quarter came with a plug, according to BloombergNEF.
If you think the EV revolution is losing speed, it’s probably just a sign that your own domestic market is getting left behind."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"Some 27.3% of all passenger vehicle sales worldwide in the September quarter came with a plug, according to BloombergNEF.
If you think the EV revolution is losing speed, it’s probably just a sign that your own domestic market is getting left behind."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Positive Climate News You May Have Missed This Year
So much climate news comes out in any given week that it can be hard to keep up with it all. Much is gloomy, but there are positive developments all the time — so many, in fact, that it’s easy to miss...
www.bloomberg.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A gift! :)
"Some 27.3% of all passenger vehicle sales worldwide in the September quarter came with a plug, according to BloombergNEF.
If you think the EV revolution is losing speed, it’s probably just a sign that your own domestic market is getting left behind."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"Some 27.3% of all passenger vehicle sales worldwide in the September quarter came with a plug, according to BloombergNEF.
If you think the EV revolution is losing speed, it’s probably just a sign that your own domestic market is getting left behind."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.