Øyvind Vik
txvik.bsky.social
Øyvind Vik
@txvik.bsky.social
On what matters in TX (personal account)
If you don’t think you’re worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, don’t accept it. If you want to extend gratitude from the Venezuelan people, gift a better and bigger medallion made of pure Venezuelan gold, when you’re elected. Just dont do this complete farce. #venezuela #NobelPrize
January 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Words matter. Many newspapers still refer to Nicolas Maduro as the President of Venezuela. He is not, and never was. A president is “the elected head of a republic”. Keyword here is elected. He never was.
January 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Reposted by Øyvind Vik
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
I recently learned that Texas is saying “No, thanks” to $607 million in Medicaid funding for students with disabilities, by exiting the SHARS program. For Katy ISD this is a $8 million budget hole. Scratching my head.

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https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/28/texas-shars-medicaid-special-education/
t.co
November 22, 2024 at 7:35 PM