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@gregolear.bsky.social

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

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I literally made a fake ad about this like two years ago.

04.08.2025 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What the fuck does this even mean? Did Bessent use ChatGPT to write this?
wapo.st/4lZVeAw

04.08.2025 07:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

So Trump lied about Harvard.

03.08.2025 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 281    ๐Ÿ” 93    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Thanks! I actually really love old church music.

03.08.2025 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My name at gmail? Didnโ€™t see it yetโ€ฆ

03.08.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ

03.08.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s almost like nobodyโ€™s trying.

03.08.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunday Pages: "The Shadow of the Wind" A novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafรณn

"Like all cities, Barcelona is the sum of its ruins."

03.08.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Not good.

03.08.2025 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 130    ๐Ÿ” 68    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Yeah, no, thatโ€™s not whatโ€™s happening.

There is no grand strategy, no underlying plan. The tariffs are arbitrary and capriciousโ€”and indefensibly stupid. Trump is a thief and a destroyer.

Financial media needs to wake up.

02.08.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 198    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Three hours and change until showtime. What a week. See you in a fewโ€ฆ

01.08.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Theyโ€™ve made the Sideshow Bob spoof of the Willie Horton ad.

01.08.2025 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

May include a prince and a former president, but itโ€™s the current POTUS who matters mostโ€”because heโ€™s current POTUS.

01.08.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stupid Watergate strikes again.

01.08.2025 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A name that doesnโ€™t appear in a report requires no redaction.

01.08.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4476    ๐Ÿ” 1444    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 94

Ha! One of them is from Canada. ๐Ÿ™ƒ

01.08.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Backwash. So good.

01.08.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The media is completely ignoring that Brown University just agreed to a full bathroom ban and defining trans people out of existence. Even worse, when they mention it, they're describing it as a sports ban. This is not just a sports ban.

The media is hiding what's happening here.

01.08.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2226    ๐Ÿ” 707    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

Thank you!

01.08.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Union & Reunion For the first time in three weeks, Stephanie Koff and Greg Olear unite to host your Friday night hang. We're not even going to begin to predict what might happen by then, when we go from the month nam...

.@lincolnsbible.bsky.social & I are back together for tonight's Five 8!

Among other things, we will be discussing Trump's tariffs, which are as arbitrary as they are stupid & harmful to the economy. There's no grand plan, no underlying strategy. He's just a moron surrounded by enabling asskissers.

01.08.2025 09:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 74    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Ramble On: Comic Sans Comedy Morning thoughts on Colbert, "South Park," "Idiocracy," Werner Fink, and the power of satire as a weapon against fascism.

"In Idiocracy, President Camacho is, 1st of all, the smartest guy there, and 2nd of all, cares about the American people. Thatโ€™s the difference between Camacho and Trump. Trump doesnโ€™t care about people. He just cares about golfing and making sure that we donโ€™t know whatโ€™s in those Epstein files."

01.08.2025 09:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 123    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Agreed.

31.07.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kegstand!

31.07.2025 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The World of Fire Season: Harvard Caves, Thiel Bathes, Epstein Haunts, COJ Roberts Corrupts YouTube video by The Five 8

ICYMI: Great episode of The Five 8 1/2 last night, as @nadinesmith.bsky.social & @thelisagraves.bsky.social talk to special guest...Lisa Graves about her new book, WITHOUT PRECEDENT. Plus: Harvard caves, Thiel bathes, Epstein haunts, Roberts corrupts, and more!

31.07.2025 09:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
The Five 8 1/2: The End of July
YouTube video by The Five 8 The Five 8 1/2: The End of July

Five minutes until showtime...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjy5...

30.07.2025 23:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

30.07.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1374    ๐Ÿ” 271    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Prosecutors called one of Trump's Mar-a-Lago employees to testify at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial Both former President Donald Trump and his Florida club have been name-dropped at the former Jeffrey Epstein associate's sex-trafficking trial.

A Maxwell accuser, who testified under the pseudonym โ€˜Jane,โ€™ said Epstein took her to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump when she was 14. It was around that time that Jane testified Epstein and Maxwell started sexually abusing her.โ€

Seems important (from 2021)

www.businessinsider.com/mar-a-lago-h...

30.07.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 749    ๐Ÿ” 280    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

He "didn't have the privilege of going" to the child rape island owned by Epstein.

There are no alternative facts to explain or excuse the word choice here.

Trump saw visiting Epstein Island as a privilege.

28.07.2025 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 113    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

She is one of the stupidest people in MAGAland.

29.07.2025 01:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I kept thinking it was my name which was odd!

29.07.2025 01:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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