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Gay Writer, Ink from the Pen: A Prison Memoir, https://www.amazon.com/Ink-Pen-Prison-Mark-Olmsted/dp/0692784144 My insane story: Everything is Stories podcast/The disorientation of survival

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27.02.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm auditioning for the writing staff of Colbert. Or Kimmel. Or Fallon. Or Oliver.

26.02.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You didn't think I wasn't going to come up with something, did you?

14.02.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A non-stressful post about an adorable baby and her grateful grandmother in Gaza.
open.substack.com/pub/markolms...

10.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I Hate to Ask But I hate more that I have to

Gotta ask, though. Cause it really is a matter of life or death.
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03.02.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Help Suhaib Shaat From Gaza Hello, my name is Suhaib Shaat, I am 27 years old, and I live in the Gaza Strip with my large family of 6. We are experiencing all kinds of suffering here! No food, no drink, no security, no life. We ...

This is the cousin of Mahmoud, and he says they are in really desperate shape. If you can spare anything.
Help Suhaib Shaat From Gaza chuffed.org/project/1466...

03.02.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mountain Standard Time
Mountain Standard Time YouTube video by Mark Olmsted

A country music ballad written by yours truly youtu.be/5t6zLZhnCX4

02.02.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Trump’s tariffs can’t cover a bill this staggering Trump’s promises about tariff revenue don’t add up. Here’s the math.

Why I keep my subscription to the Post. Jeff does seem to respect their editorial independence.
wapo.st/4a6zTAG

01.02.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What I think most likely is they were too afraid to show him, but I think somehow, someone screwed up by including it in this half . Although they could have decide it is SO over-the-top it would be easy to insist it has to be fake. I mean Robin Leach strangling a girl?

31.01.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's more likely that no one had the balls to actually show him this particular spreadsheet,

30.01.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And you just know not one #ICE agent would have the slightest idea who #CatherineOhara was.

30.01.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm actually shocked that Trump allowed this out. The murder allegations are quite jaw-dropping.

30.01.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Kind of Tank Gaza Needs Relief for Mahmoud's Mom

Next time you cook, imagine having to breath in smoke. Every time. We've at least brought relief to Mahmoud's mother, which she finds heavenly. open.substack.com/pub/markolms...

30.01.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why is absolutely no one suggesting bringing the border bill originally rejected by Trump for political reasons back up from consideration? Let him declare victory and when we're back in power we can modify some of the objectionable aspects of the bill. #Immigration #minnesota

29.01.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Your time is up NuremBarbie #KirstiNoem

27.01.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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L'Expat Books in my Head #3

#3 in my Books in My Head Series
open.substack.com/pub/markolms.... #Books

27.01.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What program do you use to learn sign language, please? Or You Tube channel? Or app?

27.01.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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History doesn't always repeat itself, but it sure as hell rhymes.

27.01.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@janisian.bsky.social Thrilled that you posted my meme on Facebook -- can you believe I first created it in 2016. A little bummed that you didn't get a version in which I put a credit for myself. So if you repost it here, do use this one. I AM A HUGE FAN and have been forever. THANK YOU.

26.01.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Preaching to the choir.

26.01.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of us take Lawrence's insider assessment of political machinations very seriously, and he has the right to be wrong, but maybe he should posit that this completely irrational man won't do something with less dismissive certainty. Lawrence insisted tariffs were over in the same way. Untrue.

19.01.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social Are you still so sure Trump will back down on Greenland?

19.01.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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She had a copy made for him and kept the original for herself. #Nobel

16.01.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tent camps flooded as winter storm exposes Gaza’s fragile ceasefire Families in Gaza tent camps suffer soaked belongings, knee-deep water and severe hardship after torrential rains.

Meanwhile, the weather pushing Gaza's misery into a realm beyond misery. We can't even imagine it. Unreported by mainstream media, only Democracy Now, Al Jazeera and a few other small sites.
www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025...

15.01.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It'd be a lot cheaper to rename it accurately.

07.01.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cowboy Self Esteem Song
Cowboy Self Esteem Song YouTube video by Mark Olmsted

Only watch if you want to hear a country ballad with kick-ass lyrics about a cowboy who has his actual shit together.
youtu.be/7prnHGCqHIA

07.01.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Waiting for Trump to claim the $50 million reward for himself.

03.01.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Inquiring minds want to know.

03.01.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When Caroline Leavitt finds some sort of tortured-beyond-all-imagining defense of Trump's insane reaction to the death of the Reiners, how I wish one of the press corps would have the balls to say: "I have a follow-up. Could you please tell us how much exactly you sold your soul to the devil for?"

15.12.2025 22:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When Caroline Leavitt finds some sort of tortured-beyond-all-imagining defense of Trump's insane reaction to the death of the Reiners, how I wish one of the press corps would have the balls to say: "I have a follow-up. Could you please tell us how much exactly you sold your soul to the devil for?"

15.12.2025 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0