Patrick Olsen
@patrickolsen.bsky.social
Big fan of Marquette basketball, bourbon, The West Wing, Diet Coke, democracy. Fewer, not less. Longtime journalist, currently Editor-in-Chief @Carfax. All opinions are my own.
If I had one mini-Ditka, I’d still win.
December 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If I had one mini-Ditka, I’d still win.
Reposted by Patrick Olsen
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Chattanooga’s Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits, New Study Finds | Welcome to Community Networks
Since 2011, a new study finds that Chattanooga's city-owned fiber network has generated $5.3 billion in net community benefits for Hamilton County. Conducted by researchers at the University of Tennes...
communitynets.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Ouch.
SWALLOWED: A diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg has been recovered after a six-day watch.
Learn More:
Learn More:
Diamond-encrusted Faberge egg recovered by police 6 days after man allegedly swallowed it - WDEF
New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it.
www.wdef.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Ouch.
Minor travel miracle today at ATL:
* Arrival Gate: B24
* Connection Gate: B21
Odds of lottery win today: 97%
#Travel #ATL #ModernMiracles
* Arrival Gate: B24
* Connection Gate: B21
Odds of lottery win today: 97%
#Travel #ATL #ModernMiracles
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Minor travel miracle today at ATL:
* Arrival Gate: B24
* Connection Gate: B21
Odds of lottery win today: 97%
#Travel #ATL #ModernMiracles
* Arrival Gate: B24
* Connection Gate: B21
Odds of lottery win today: 97%
#Travel #ATL #ModernMiracles
We've all been there.
A raccoon goes on a drunken rampage in a closed Virginia liquor store, hitting the bottom shelf where the scotch and whisky were stored before smashing bottles and spilling alcohol everywhere before passing out on the floor.
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
An employee at a Ashland, Virginia-area liquor store found the trash panda passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of his drunken escapade.
nbcnews.to
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We've all been there.
Reposted by Patrick Olsen
My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Reposted by Patrick Olsen
“Excuse me. I heard someone over here isn’t caring for the poor and welcoming immigrants.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Excuse me. I heard someone over here isn’t caring for the poor and welcoming immigrants.”
“You doubt the Chicago Bears?”
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“You doubt the Chicago Bears?”
Fewer.
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Fewer.
Agreed.
Hate this start for #mubb, and that they’re likely out of the Dance already this year, but I’m not in the camp that blames it on the “culture” and think wholesale changes are needed. Maybe 10 new transfers could be 8-0, but probably not, and I’m happier knowing who I’m supporting year to year.
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Agreed.
Reposted by Patrick Olsen
It’s sad that “soldiers shouldn’t commit crimes” is a brave position for a Republican to take.
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It’s sad that “soldiers shouldn’t commit crimes” is a brave position for a Republican to take.
Fewer.
Linda McMahon: "The states will have less requirements because more money will go in block grants to the states ... I have called for a hard reset of education because we have failed our students."
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Fewer.
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
“Is that a pair of parakeets in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?”
When Customs and Border Protection Officers asked Jesse Agus Martinez about the suspicious bulge in his pants, he claimed that the protrusion was natural.
But officers say they found two heavily sedated parakeets in his underwear.
But officers say they found two heavily sedated parakeets in his underwear.
Man accused of smuggling protected parakeets in his underwear
Border agents say an American traveling from Mexico hid protected orange-fronted parakeets in his underwear and claimed the bulge was merely his natural appendage.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“Is that a pair of parakeets in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?”
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
A polarizing position
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
A polarizing position
Reposted by Patrick Olsen
"A promise of a vote on healthcare"
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"A promise of a vote on healthcare"
Dear everyone who posts on social media: The correct spelling of the past tense of the word *lead* (rhymes with “read”) is *l-e-d*.
It’s NOT l-e-a-d, although the element/metal is spelled and pronounced that way.
You’ve been led down the wrong road. Thanks.
#spellingmatters
#wordsmatter
#smh
It’s NOT l-e-a-d, although the element/metal is spelled and pronounced that way.
You’ve been led down the wrong road. Thanks.
#spellingmatters
#wordsmatter
#smh
a man in a suit is covering his face with his hand
Alt: a man in a suit is covering his face with his hand
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Dear everyone who posts on social media: The correct spelling of the past tense of the word *lead* (rhymes with “read”) is *l-e-d*.
It’s NOT l-e-a-d, although the element/metal is spelled and pronounced that way.
You’ve been led down the wrong road. Thanks.
#spellingmatters
#wordsmatter
#smh
It’s NOT l-e-a-d, although the element/metal is spelled and pronounced that way.
You’ve been led down the wrong road. Thanks.
#spellingmatters
#wordsmatter
#smh
I think a Supreme Court that prioritizes freedom of religion over all other rights probably won’t go along with this.
The feds have declared "no more prayer" and are banning religious gatherings outside the ICE detention center near Chicago. The fake Christians keep getting more fake.
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I think a Supreme Court that prioritizes freedom of religion over all other rights probably won’t go along with this.
Post you from a different era
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Post you from a different era
“A day that will live in infamy … and hilarity.”
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“A day that will live in infamy … and hilarity.”
Reposted by Patrick Olsen
World Central Kitchen is set up at U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza and Washington Canal Park in Washington if you need some food
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
World Central Kitchen is set up at U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza and Washington Canal Park in Washington if you need some food
Tennessee Sunday rainbow…
November 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Tennessee Sunday rainbow…