Sean Olson-Roy
@seanaolson.bsky.social
American living abroad. I'm passionate about being a dad, travel, Sci-Fi, logistics, and the arts. Do good things. 🏳️🌈
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OMG! In Comey's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution, he points to others who have lied to Congress that were NOT prosecuted. Number one is JEFF SESSIONS when he said "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two, but I did not have contact with the Russians." 1/
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
OMG! In Comey's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution, he points to others who have lied to Congress that were NOT prosecuted. Number one is JEFF SESSIONS when he said "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two, but I did not have contact with the Russians." 1/
The argument that guns don’t kill people doesn’t wash with me. It’s like saying knives don’t cut.
Of course it’s a tool: a tool used by people to do something.
Try cutting steak without a knife. Can you do it? Maybe, but it’s going to be a lot more difficult and you’ll be a lot less successful.
Of course it’s a tool: a tool used by people to do something.
Try cutting steak without a knife. Can you do it? Maybe, but it’s going to be a lot more difficult and you’ll be a lot less successful.
September 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The argument that guns don’t kill people doesn’t wash with me. It’s like saying knives don’t cut.
Of course it’s a tool: a tool used by people to do something.
Try cutting steak without a knife. Can you do it? Maybe, but it’s going to be a lot more difficult and you’ll be a lot less successful.
Of course it’s a tool: a tool used by people to do something.
Try cutting steak without a knife. Can you do it? Maybe, but it’s going to be a lot more difficult and you’ll be a lot less successful.
“Spending on factory construction in the United States, a good indicator of the outlook for domestic manufacturing, declined in each of the first six months of Mr. Trump’s second term, ending a period of rapid growth under President Joe Biden.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
Opinion | Trump Thought He Was Leading on Trade. No One Is Following.
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“Spending on factory construction in the United States, a good indicator of the outlook for domestic manufacturing, declined in each of the first six months of Mr. Trump’s second term, ending a period of rapid growth under President Joe Biden.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
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Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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“Stop talking about that time we did a insurrection”
"Nobody wants to be a cop [in DC]. They were abused. They were spit on."
"When you when you say they were abused and spit on, I'm assuming you're talking about January 6th, correct?"
"All you guys want to do was bring up J6 about the answer to everything."
"When you when you say they were abused and spit on, I'm assuming you're talking about January 6th, correct?"
"All you guys want to do was bring up J6 about the answer to everything."
September 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
“Stop talking about that time we did a insurrection”
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🚨 BREAKING: Russia has struck the EU delegation building in Kyiv.
Read the developing story: ow.ly/N2RW50WNllP
Read the developing story: ow.ly/N2RW50WNllP
August 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Russia has struck the EU delegation building in Kyiv.
Read the developing story: ow.ly/N2RW50WNllP
Read the developing story: ow.ly/N2RW50WNllP
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Roberts Court has ended affirmative action, abortion rights, the establishment clause, federalism, made POTUS above the law and is about to return us to a 1933 understanding of the separation of powers by ruling the NLRB unconstitutional.
Umpires folks just umpires.
Roberts is heading towards Taney.
Umpires folks just umpires.
Roberts is heading towards Taney.
August 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Roberts Court has ended affirmative action, abortion rights, the establishment clause, federalism, made POTUS above the law and is about to return us to a 1933 understanding of the separation of powers by ruling the NLRB unconstitutional.
Umpires folks just umpires.
Roberts is heading towards Taney.
Umpires folks just umpires.
Roberts is heading towards Taney.
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"Far-right media have promoted Eric Orwoll and his Arkansas whites-only residential settlement project, with the leader appearing on far-right media streams nearly two dozen times since the community’s affiliated organization, Return to the Land, was founded in 2023."
Far-right media have repeatedly hosted leader of whites-only community
Far-right media have promoted Eric Orwoll and his Arkansas whites-only residential settlement project, with the leader appearing on far-right media streams nearly two dozen times since the community’s...
www.mediamatters.org
August 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"Far-right media have promoted Eric Orwoll and his Arkansas whites-only residential settlement project, with the leader appearing on far-right media streams nearly two dozen times since the community’s affiliated organization, Return to the Land, was founded in 2023."
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“…he presented his Texas ID, Social Security card and a wallet-sized birth certificate. The agents refused to believe he was a citizen and took him into custody. “I told them we had rights and asked to make a phone call. But they told us, 'You don't have rights to anything'," Galicia told the paper”
July 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
“…he presented his Texas ID, Social Security card and a wallet-sized birth certificate. The agents refused to believe he was a citizen and took him into custody. “I told them we had rights and asked to make a phone call. But they told us, 'You don't have rights to anything'," Galicia told the paper”
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The Perfect Storm
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The Perfect Storm
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
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Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
n.pr
July 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
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More than 100,000 people marched in Hungary’s annual Pride parade in Budapest on Saturday after Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ban on the event backfired, turning what is usually a low-key parade into a mass rally against his government. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...
June 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
More than 100,000 people marched in Hungary’s annual Pride parade in Budapest on Saturday after Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ban on the event backfired, turning what is usually a low-key parade into a mass rally against his government. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...
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that's $2.2 trillion in tax cuts for the rich, more half it it paid for by cuts to Medicaid and student loan forgiveness
I read Trump + Senate Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill" so you don't have to.
It came out at *midnight* & we're still getting numbers in from Congress's bookkeepers.
Early returns:
Nearly $1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts.
Happy Saturday. Follow for more.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It came out at *midnight* & we're still getting numbers in from Congress's bookkeepers.
Early returns:
Nearly $1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts.
Happy Saturday. Follow for more.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
June 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
that's $2.2 trillion in tax cuts for the rich, more half it it paid for by cuts to Medicaid and student loan forgiveness
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June 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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LA DODGERS just now:
“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.”
Right on, Dodgers!
More of this, please.
“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.”
Right on, Dodgers!
More of this, please.
June 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
LA DODGERS just now:
“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.”
Right on, Dodgers!
More of this, please.
“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.”
Right on, Dodgers!
More of this, please.
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Once again, Gavin Newsom is stealing my trolling beat.
Curse you, Gavin!!!
Curse you, Gavin!!!
June 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Once again, Gavin Newsom is stealing my trolling beat.
Curse you, Gavin!!!
Curse you, Gavin!!!
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VIDEO: Here is the Regime treating a duly elected U.S. Senator like a farm animal because he had the temerity to ask questions of Kristi Noem.
Fascism is here. The jackboot of Big Government is pressing down on all our faces, and the only question is what we do next.
Fascism is here. The jackboot of Big Government is pressing down on all our faces, and the only question is what we do next.
New footage: Padilla thrown to floor and cuffed at Kristi Noem presser
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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June 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
VIDEO: Here is the Regime treating a duly elected U.S. Senator like a farm animal because he had the temerity to ask questions of Kristi Noem.
Fascism is here. The jackboot of Big Government is pressing down on all our faces, and the only question is what we do next.
Fascism is here. The jackboot of Big Government is pressing down on all our faces, and the only question is what we do next.
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This is why healthcare is too expensive.
"Here’s a wild-but-true factoid: 10 of the 20 largest companies on the new Fortune 500 list derive profit from the 340B program. I guess you can’t throw off tens of billions of profits without titans of industry figuring out how to get their hands on it."
"Here’s a wild-but-true factoid: 10 of the 20 largest companies on the new Fortune 500 list derive profit from the 340B program. I guess you can’t throw off tens of billions of profits without titans of industry figuring out how to get their hands on it."
June 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is why healthcare is too expensive.
"Here’s a wild-but-true factoid: 10 of the 20 largest companies on the new Fortune 500 list derive profit from the 340B program. I guess you can’t throw off tens of billions of profits without titans of industry figuring out how to get their hands on it."
"Here’s a wild-but-true factoid: 10 of the 20 largest companies on the new Fortune 500 list derive profit from the 340B program. I guess you can’t throw off tens of billions of profits without titans of industry figuring out how to get their hands on it."
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U.S. Christian nationalists are joining forces with European far-right actors to undermine the EU’s Digital Services Act. Their coordinated disinformation campaign, framed as a defense of “free speech,” is really about protecting hate and extremist content online.
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The Trump Administration, its Christian Nationalist Allies, and the European Far Right Take Aim at the EU’s Digital Services Act
The Trump administration, Christian nationalist legal groups, and European far-right allies are targeting the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires large platforms to curb hate speech and di...
globalextremism.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
U.S. Christian nationalists are joining forces with European far-right actors to undermine the EU’s Digital Services Act. Their coordinated disinformation campaign, framed as a defense of “free speech,” is really about protecting hate and extremist content online.
Read more:
Read more:
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"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.
www.wnep.com
June 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
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I feel like Musk could really blow MAGA's collective minds just by continuing to tweet out facts the rest of us have known for years but never penetrated their media bubble.
June 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I feel like Musk could really blow MAGA's collective minds just by continuing to tweet out facts the rest of us have known for years but never penetrated their media bubble.
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We need details on this.
June 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We need details on this.
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So a public company that in 2024 had $3.62 million in total revenue (somewhat better than the average McDonald’s restaurant) and suffered a $401 million net loss is raising $2.5 billion in capital to buy … {checks notes} … bitcoin.
Guess whose company it is.
www.reuters.com/business/tru...
Guess whose company it is.
www.reuters.com/business/tru...
Trump Media to raise $2.5 billion to invest in bitcoin
Trump Media and Technology Group will raise about $2.5 billion to invest in bitcoin, U.S. President Donald Trump's social media firm said on Tuesday, as it looks to diversify its revenue streams with a push into the financial sector.
www.reuters.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
So a public company that in 2024 had $3.62 million in total revenue (somewhat better than the average McDonald’s restaurant) and suffered a $401 million net loss is raising $2.5 billion in capital to buy … {checks notes} … bitcoin.
Guess whose company it is.
www.reuters.com/business/tru...
Guess whose company it is.
www.reuters.com/business/tru...
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Phang: It’s time for federal judges to acknowledge that they have lifetime appointments—and that should give them the courage to uphold the rule of law, but also to put some damn teeth into the court orders they’re issuing.
it’s time that we start seeing action from the judiciary.
Grow some balls
it’s time that we start seeing action from the judiciary.
Grow some balls
May 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Phang: It’s time for federal judges to acknowledge that they have lifetime appointments—and that should give them the courage to uphold the rule of law, but also to put some damn teeth into the court orders they’re issuing.
it’s time that we start seeing action from the judiciary.
Grow some balls
it’s time that we start seeing action from the judiciary.
Grow some balls