Greg Olear's Avatar

Greg Olear

@gregolear.bsky.social

Lapsed novelist, #RoughBeast author, PREVAIL columnist & podcaster, co-host of The Five 8, enjoyer of Friday Manhattans. https://bio.site/gregolear

145,643 Followers  |  13,483 Following  |  4,147 Posts  |  Joined: 03.07.2023  |  1.9036

Latest posts by gregolear.bsky.social on Bluesky

That’s a hard situation, and the important thing is just being there like you are. I’m sure it’s a source of great comfort to her.

23.11.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Sunday Pages: "Proclamation 106β€”Thanksgiving Day, 1863" A decree by Abraham Lincoln

What matters isn’t who we give thanks *to*, but rather *that* we give thanks. Thanksgiving is an act of humility. It forces us to change, albeit briefly, our perspective.

23.11.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
28 Points Later A definitive guide to the Russian zombie diplomacy of Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine β€” aka what happens when you let the Russians eat your brains

In which the brilliant @mollymckew.bsky.social dismantles the "peace plan" proposed by Trump's overmatched emissary, which, go figure, is nothing more than capitulation to the Kremlin.

www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...

22.11.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 193    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
Video thumbnail

My thoughts on Putin, Trump doing Putin's bidding, and how the West should regard this puny loser.

Full episode:
youtube.com/live/Ctsj-qM...

22.11.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Trump slobbering over Mamdani is the nail in the coffin of the Elise Stefanik gubernatorial campaign...

c: @lincolnsbible.bsky.social

Full episode:
youtube.com/live/Ctsj-qM...

22.11.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
Massie Attack
YouTube video by The Five 8 Massie Attack

a little over an hour...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctsj...

21.11.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

I only saw the clips just now. I knew Mamdani would be good, but holy shit. For once, Trump didn’t seem to be lying when he was praising him.

21.11.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Massie Attack YouTube video by The Five 8

Five hours from now…

www.youtube.com/live/Ctsj-qM...

21.11.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yet more evidence to throw on a pile taller than Trump Tower.

21.11.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
Post image

Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?

20.11.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 36087    πŸ” 7668    πŸ’¬ 1563    πŸ“Œ 377
Preview
Dimon SAR Forever: The "Wall of Cash" Memo JPMorgan Chase is the subject of a damning report by the Senate Finance Committee's senior investigator, who is looking into the bank's long & prosperous relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Dimon SAR Forever: what we learn about Epstein's finances in the Wall of Cash memo.

21.11.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
Video thumbnail

Trump and his best friend, the dead pedophile.
gregolear.substack.com/p/cast-him-o...

20.11.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6

The chances of him facing real consequences are about equivalent to the chances of you being wrong.

But with that said: the Generals *are* due. πŸ™ƒ

20.11.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Five 8ers: no new show tonight, but we will do a replay, so there is a place to gather. LB & I will be live on Friday. Thanks!

19.11.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Thought I'd design the perfect gift for the discerning woman

Link: www.zazzle.com/quiet_piggy_...

19.11.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 463    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 6

πŸ™β€οΈ

19.11.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It has never been stated better

19.11.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Such a spot-on piece

19.11.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
Defying Trump: Lessons From 1933 Germany (Part One) A remarkable book by Sebastian Haffner helps us understand the rise of fascism in the United States.

gregolear.substack.com/p/defying-tr...

19.11.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s an excellent movie. It explains a lot.

19.11.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

He is not just a failed president, but a failed human being.

gregolear.substack.com/p/cast-him-o...

19.11.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 383    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 7

β€œNo one worthy of respect respects him”

19.11.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
But His Emails...What is Trump Covering Up in the Epstein Files? Jen Taub, LB & Greg Break It Down YouTube video by The Five 8

For those posting about the redactions, for what it’s worth, @gregolear.bsky.social @lincolnsbible.bsky.social and @jentaub.bsky.social were able to piece together a compelling timeline from the email dump.Can’t wait till they get their hands on what will be released of the files. πŸ₯ƒ 1/2 full

19.11.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

He is comically, objectively, and dangerously unfit to be president. By any conceivable metric.

open.substack.com/pub/gregolea...

19.11.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 505    πŸ” 176    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 25

πŸ‘€

18.11.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 1

Big congratulations to my friend @nadinesmith.bsky.social.

She’s going to be terrific in her new gig, and they are lucky to have her at Color of Change.

18.11.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Top ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin’s COP30 reflections on Amazon conservation (analysis) Having studied the healing plants and peoples of tropical South America for well over four decades, I am often asked, β€œWhat is the conservation status of the Amazon Rainforest? Is the glass half-full ...

Published a new op-ed to @mongabay.com by noted ethnobotanist @tareno70.bsky.social who's been visiting the Amazon since the 1970s & works w/ #Indigenous communities

He's seen some change!

Often asked what the status of the basin's #conservation is, here are his reflections about it during #COP30

18.11.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

We demand his resignation.

open.substack.com/pub/gregolea...

18.11.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
Preview
Cast Him Out: No More MAGAmazement I come to break the Orange Enchanter's spell and liberate you from his rough magic, so you can see things as they really are...and join me in demanding his immediate resignation.

This is disqualifying. We must demand his resignation.
#ResignTraitor

@gregolear.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/gregolea...

18.11.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

It. Is. Insane. ...that we, the people of this nation, allow it to be administered by those who suck all wealth from it into their own hordes. Read below the litany Mr. Olear provides of the villainy of the trump administration and those who facilitate and feed from it.

18.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@gregolear is following 20 prominent accounts