Olivia Robinson
@ovrobinson.bsky.social
Working in politics and government in the PNW for longer than I care to note. Also theatre
*cough cough* the Phillipines, Hawaii, the American West
Greenland Envoy Gov. Jeff Landry: "Look, the United States has always been a welcoming party. We don't go in there trying to conquer anybody and trying to take over anybody's country. We say, 'Listen. We represent liberty. We represented economic strength. We represent protection.'"
December 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
*cough cough* the Phillipines, Hawaii, the American West
I feel like every other month we all collectively sigh deeply and mutter, "'is he really still trying to take over Greeland."
Trump: "We need Greenland for national protection. They have a very small population. They say Denmark, but Denmark has spent no money. They have no military protection. They say Denmark was there 300 years ago or something with a boat. Well, we were there with boats too I'm sure."
December 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I feel like every other month we all collectively sigh deeply and mutter, "'is he really still trying to take over Greeland."
Because the average Trump voter chose to vote for him because of the bond narket
Scott Bessent rallies Trump supporters in Pennsylvania: "The bond market had its best year since 202,0 and if I have anything to say about it as your nation's top bond salesman, bonds will have another strong year in 2026 as we fight to bring treasury borrowing costs down."
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Because the average Trump voter chose to vote for him because of the bond narket
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
It is not like a punch card from a coffee shop
JD Vance: "He's fundamentally a humanitarian, and we've got 8 peace deals at this point. We're working on number 9 and number 10. And I think if he gets number 10, purely for mathematical harmony the Nobel Prize should be awarded to Donald J Trump."
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It is not like a punch card from a coffee shop
Don't send money to the insurance companies- send it to the people so they can send it to insurance companies
Trump: "THE ONLY HEALTHCARE I'LL SUPPORT OR APPROVE IS SENDING MONEY DIRECTLY BACK TO THE PEOPLE W/ NOTHING GOING TO THE BIG, FAT, RICH INSURANCE COMPANIES, WHO HAVE RIPPED OFF AMERICA LONG ENOUGH. THE PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO NEGOTIATE & BUY THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER, INSURANCE. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!"
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Don't send money to the insurance companies- send it to the people so they can send it to insurance companies
But I don't want to negotiate my own insurance
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
But I don't want to negotiate my own insurance
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Whenever some sanctimonious Dem announces that America needs a functioning Republican Party, I always think “I’d settle for a functioning Democratic Party.”
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Whenever some sanctimonious Dem announces that America needs a functioning Republican Party, I always think “I’d settle for a functioning Democratic Party.”
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I have never seen an American President so desperate to force children and seniors to go hungry.
Donald Trump is appealing a federal court's order requiring him to pay the full SNAP benefits for this month.
This is as ugly and cruel as it gets.
Donald Trump is appealing a federal court's order requiring him to pay the full SNAP benefits for this month.
This is as ugly and cruel as it gets.
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I have never seen an American President so desperate to force children and seniors to go hungry.
Donald Trump is appealing a federal court's order requiring him to pay the full SNAP benefits for this month.
This is as ugly and cruel as it gets.
Donald Trump is appealing a federal court's order requiring him to pay the full SNAP benefits for this month.
This is as ugly and cruel as it gets.
So did someone slip her the blue pill recently?
Greene: "I will praise Nancy Pelosi. She had an incredible career for her party. I served under her speakership in my first term in Congress and I'm very impressed at her ability to get things done. I wish we could get things done for our party like Nancy Pelosi was able to deliver for her party."
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So did someone slip her the blue pill recently?
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Federal workers—including furloughed workers—are entitled to backpay after the shutdown ends. That is the LAW.
Trump and his administration of crooks saying anything otherwise are LYING to try and scare and intimidate federal workers.
Trump and his administration of crooks saying anything otherwise are LYING to try and scare and intimidate federal workers.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Federal workers—including furloughed workers—are entitled to backpay after the shutdown ends. That is the LAW.
Trump and his administration of crooks saying anything otherwise are LYING to try and scare and intimidate federal workers.
Trump and his administration of crooks saying anything otherwise are LYING to try and scare and intimidate federal workers.
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Much higher health care premiums are all part of the MAGA health care hike–not just because Republicans are causing it, but because these skyrocketing price increases are hitting MAGA states harder than anyone.
80% of the funds for ACA tax credits go to states Trump WON!
80% of the funds for ACA tax credits go to states Trump WON!
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Much higher health care premiums are all part of the MAGA health care hike–not just because Republicans are causing it, but because these skyrocketing price increases are hitting MAGA states harder than anyone.
80% of the funds for ACA tax credits go to states Trump WON!
80% of the funds for ACA tax credits go to states Trump WON!
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I've heard from businesses across WA state who are getting CRUSHED by Trump's reckless trade war—creating HIGHER PRICES for working families, tighter margins for struggling businesses, and more worry for those being pushed to the edge.
October 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I've heard from businesses across WA state who are getting CRUSHED by Trump's reckless trade war—creating HIGHER PRICES for working families, tighter margins for struggling businesses, and more worry for those being pushed to the edge.
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As premiums skyrocket for millions of Americans, @baldwin.senate.gov and I sat down to rank the Republican health care plans that address this imminent crisis!
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
As premiums skyrocket for millions of Americans, @baldwin.senate.gov and I sat down to rank the Republican health care plans that address this imminent crisis!
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Republican leaders have shut down the government rather than work with Democrats to fix the health care crisis.
WATCH for a rundown on what's happening and why ⬇️
WATCH for a rundown on what's happening and why ⬇️
October 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Republican leaders have shut down the government rather than work with Democrats to fix the health care crisis.
WATCH for a rundown on what's happening and why ⬇️
WATCH for a rundown on what's happening and why ⬇️
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Democrats have been pleading—for weeks!—with Republicans to work with us to fund the government and save people from exploding health care costs.
Democrats want to help people, while this president and Republican leaders want to ignore them.
Democrats want to help people, while this president and Republican leaders want to ignore them.
October 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Democrats have been pleading—for weeks!—with Republicans to work with us to fund the government and save people from exploding health care costs.
Democrats want to help people, while this president and Republican leaders want to ignore them.
Democrats want to help people, while this president and Republican leaders want to ignore them.
Do they understand how advertisements work?
WELKER: Why is the president setting trade policy based on a TV ad he doesn't like?
BESSENT: This is a kind of propaganda against US citizens. It's psyops
BESSENT: This is a kind of propaganda against US citizens. It's psyops
October 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Do they understand how advertisements work?
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I have never in my entire career seen a President so unwilling to even TALK to Democrats about how to solve problems for the American people.
This is the most corrupt President in American history and EVERYONE should be outraged.
This is the most corrupt President in American history and EVERYONE should be outraged.
October 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I have never in my entire career seen a President so unwilling to even TALK to Democrats about how to solve problems for the American people.
This is the most corrupt President in American history and EVERYONE should be outraged.
This is the most corrupt President in American history and EVERYONE should be outraged.
Maybe needs access to her email
Johnson on Grijalva: "There's a lot of important case work to be done by her constituents who need help and guidance, & she could be on the phone all day as the rest of us are trying to help her constituents navigate through it. Maybe the House Democrat leaders need to give her a little guidance."
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Maybe needs access to her email
Lincoln helped end a Civil War. Trump may help start one.
Trump: "Somebody on TV said, 'you're the third best president behind George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.' And I got extremely angry ... hey, they didn't put out eight wars, nine coming."
October 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Lincoln helped end a Civil War. Trump may help start one.
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British Columbia, it’s not too late to come over to the right side of history. The Blue Jays play 2,500 miles away. They are not your home team!
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
British Columbia, it’s not too late to come over to the right side of history. The Blue Jays play 2,500 miles away. They are not your home team!
This
1984 wasn’t supposed to be a playbook
October 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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