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Joined October 2006
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
The two central characters going in and out of focus, but also alternating in the mirror, is a mind-blowing shot from Park Chan-Wook's : 'Decision to Leave' (2022)
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
Here’s how @ReverendWarnock won online:
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FUSION ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH: US scientists have made one of the most significant leaps in decades in the search for the Holy Grail of energy - limitless, carbon free power - by achieving net energy gain in a fusion reaction ft.com/content/4b6f0fab-66ef… Huge scoop by @thomas_m_wilson
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
Morocco, 732 Morocco, 2022 🤝 WE HAVE CONQUERED THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND ARE PREPARED TO BATTLE FRANCE
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
The countless tributes to Grant Wahl following his death say it all. One of the very best sports journalists who will ever do it. You can read his work here, where he was reporting from the World Cup: grantwahl.substack.com/subsc… Wishing strength to his family and close friends.
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
This was from Grant Wahl’s Substack newsletter today. I’m in shock and I never met him. We corresponded twice through email and he was very kind and appreciative of the support all had given him as an independent soccer writer. I can’t even imagine what his family is feeling.
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
The soccer community lost a real one today. And for women’s soccer, one of the originals who helped drive our game forward. Grant Wahl never shied away from asking the tough questions, the right questions, the ones that got to the heart of the matter. He will be greatly missed.
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
Croatia are the Blair Witch of this World Cup. You think you’re going for a nice walk in the woods, then suddenly it’s dark and you’re being chased by a demon.
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
THE COLLEGE FILES: I have documented proof that professors give more points to some students' papers than others, systematically giving lower grades to what they consider "lesser" papers. It's all outlined in this thing they call a "syllabus"... xitter.gq/radleybalko/status/160…
The Twitter Files is a good lesson in how you can report out the goings on of any decent sized organization, and if you use the right tone, cite “documents,” and make it seem like you’re breaking news, you can make even the most mundane shit seem scandalous to the right audience.
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The Twitter Files are one of the best examples out there of why editors are so important in journalism
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
Cherelle Griner, Brittney’s wife, also said she and BG would continue to work diligently to get Paul and other Americans home, so y’all can stop trying to pit them against each other.
Replying to @ABCPolitics
MORE: "I am so glad that Brittney Griner is on her way home," Paul Whelan’s brother David Whelan says. "The Biden Administration made the right decision to bring Ms. Griner home, and to make the deal that was possible, rather than waiting for one that wasn't going to happen."
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
We don’t cross another workers picket line. Even for that sweet, sweet wordle dopamine during ending of semester stress. Stay strong 💪
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
What’s become really clear in the last few weeks is that all the “Big Tech” anger from the right is really just the latest iteration of the “liberal media” critique that stretches back to Goldwater, and indeed New-Deal-Era right-wingers.
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
You will be shocked to learn that a performative homophobic fuckwit is actually a degenerate crook in real life.
The Florida state lawmaker who sponsored the "Don't Say Gay" bill has been indicted. Florida State Rep. Joe Harding (R) has been charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements, according to the US Attorney's Office.
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
if you play tomorrow, the word of the day is scabs! solidarity with @NYTimesGuild
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A politician’s kid is still a kid, and I don’t think it’s any of our business.
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
I've seen enough: Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) defeats Herschel Walker (R) in the #GASEN runoff, giving Democrats a 51-49 majority in the Senate.
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
Me
A friend just told me the alarming news that she’s never had a tuna melt 🐟🫠 Who makes the best one in DC? @callyourmother is a personal favorite
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Steve Olson (follow me on bluesky/threads) retweeted
For the first time in History a Federal Judge ruled that @amazon Cease and Desist all illegal Union Busting. This ruling is being enforced by the NLRB. Thanks to our historical victory at JFK8 Staten Island Amazon management has to read the 30 page ruling to all 8,300 members.
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