Steve Oleson

Steve Oleson, president of Winged Victory falconry bird abatement services. I also post pics #urbanwildlife Music fan, especially @howdysuzy

[Dylan LeBlanc @dleblancmusic]

New Single “Let It Rain” Out Today ahead of the release of Coyote Expanded Edition 1/19 with four additional tracks from the Coyote Sessions!

I can’t wait for you to hear the additional tracks we recorded.

Let It Rain is a love song. Which I don’t often write but it becomes clearer to me as I grow that it really is the only thing that matters. I hope y’all stream the hell out of it. I hope you enjoy it.

https://t.co/aBm3ZvIXv6

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Jefferson foresaw the danger of a president who refuses to cede power: "If once elected and at a second or third election outvoted by one or two votes, he will pretend false votes, foul play, hold possession of the reins of government, be supported by the states voting for him."

[Steve Oleson @wingedvictorytx]

@GeorgeTakei I’m so proud of Joe Biden!

[Steve Oleson @wingedvictorytx]

@dleblancmusic Austin! Looking forward to seeing you guys again!

[Steve Oleson @wingedvictorytx]

@7Veritas4 Whatever

[Steve Oleson @wingedvictorytx]

@GailGalvanNoren @CalltoActivism He has no idea about diplomacy.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

A British writer penned the best description of Donald Trump I’ve ever read:

“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?”

A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless – and he kicks them when they are down.

So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think ‘Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:

• Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.

• You don’t need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: ‘My God… what… have… I… created?' If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.”

-Nate White

[Steve Oleson @wingedvictorytx]

@JodyDenberg @KUTX Love you Jody!

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@BidensWins

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

I don’t get it. Biden has done a fantastic job as president and seen us through some of the toughest times in recent history. The economy is strong, unemployment is at 60-year lows, inflation is tamed. But there are people calling for that youngster to drop out? (I have 6 years on him…) Why aren’t they calling on the guy who’s been indicted in four places and charged 91 times to drop out?

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

This is Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara and his wife Yukiko. They spent 18-20 hours a day writing and signing transit visas by hand in Lithuania for thousands of Jews for 29 days from July 31 to August 28, 1940.

Yukiko described their last days in Lithuania: "He was so exhausted, like a sick person. Even though he was ordered to go to Berlin, he said he couldn't make it to Berlin and suggested we go to a hotel and rest before leaving. When we got to the hotel, the Jewish people came looking for us there. So he wrote some more visas in the hotel.

The next day when we got to the train station, they were there too. So he wrote more visas on the platform until the train left. Once we were on board, they were hanging on the windows, and he wrote some more. When the train started moving, he couldn't write anymore. Everyone was waving their hands. One of them called out, 'Thank you Mr. Sugihara, we will come to see you again,' and he came running after the train. I couldn't stop crying. When I think about it, even now, I can't help crying."

As the train left the station, Sugihara said, "Please forgive me. I cannot write anymore. I wish you the best." It is estimated that the actions undertaken by him and his wife are responsible for the present lives of around 100,000 people.

After the war, Sugihara was forced to resign and work menial jobs (selling light bulbs door to door). He languished in relative obscurity until 1968 when an Israeli diplomat managed to find him and finally got him the recognition that he deserved.

Sugihara never told anyone what he had done during the war. Even his closest friends had no idea. "I may have disobeyed my government, but if I didn't, I would be disobeying God. In life, do what's right because it's right, and leave it alone."

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

When a would-be dictator tells you what he would do to take your rights and freedoms away, believe him.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Mitt Romney rips Jim Jordan:

"Jim Jordan, for instance, you’ve heard, is running for speaker of the House...Do you know how many bills he’s passed that he’s authored? None...

We’re looking at electing a person who would be second in line to the presidency, who’s never passed a bill. But he’s certainly well known because he’s able to make a lot of noise. And that’s the currency of the realm these days in politics, is finding a way to stand out and to be well known...how does a democracy work, one when the population is getting information that may or may not be accurate? And two, when the people that are most well known are those that are accomplishing things, but instead are performing. And so politics itself has become more of a performance art."

[Steve Oleson @wingedvictorytx]

@TheBeatWithAri 45 had a fundraiser for Giuliani. Wonder how much will go to Giuliani and what will go to 45? Are there laws in this regard?

[Steve Oleson @wingedvictorytx]

@DianeGottsman Just saw you on Monday Manners about concert etiquette. I was surprised you didn’t discuss loud talking at concerts. It’s ruined so shows. And beach balls at outdoor shows!

[Steve Oleson @wingedvictorytx]

@7Veritas4 Wow. Talk about a unhinged!

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Will the real Will Hurd please stand up? @MSNBC @WillHurd

[𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚢𝚍 𝚓𝚊𝚌𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚘𝚗, 𝚖𝚜𝚠 👨🏻‍💻↙️ @HOUmanReporter]

@TracesofTexas

[Fungusamongus69 @Fungusamongus69]

@TracesofTexas Just before taking the role as Lurch, Ted Cassidy was a DJ at WFAA in Dallas ... Carolyn's second husband producer Aaron Spelling was born and raised in Dallas and graduated from SMU.

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan) and Morticia Addams (Carolyn Jones) in a scene from "The Addams Family," 1966. Carolyn was a Texan, having been born and raised in Amarillo, but wanting to be an actress. She moved to Pasadena, California when she was 17 and started her career there. Sadly, she died of cancer in 1983, when she was only 53 years old.