Lapsed novelist, #RoughBeast author, PREVAIL columnist & podcaster, co-host of The Five 8, enjoyer of Friday Manhattans. https://bio.site/gregolear
BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.
The Senator who was the GOP’s longtime Majority Leader has been dead for 40 days, but his office refuses to admit it, because doing so would trigger a special election and threaten Republican control of the Senate. (Okay, fine, we can’t confirm this, but: PROVE ME WRONG.
The Lay of the LandThis is what's happening, as we head into the heart of summer.gregolear.substack.com
Todd Blanche should not and must not be confirmed as Attorney General. He is grossly unfit and manifestly unworthy. His confirmation would be a death knell for the rule of law in the United States. gregolear.substack.com/p/todd-blanc...
Todd Blanche Is Already Historically AwfulHow Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department stacks up against the best and worst Attorneys General in U.S. history.gregolear.substack.com
"Why did Nolan make this movie now, at this moment in history? J. Robert Oppenheimer and Odysseus have something in common: both used their superior intelligence to devise a way to sack a city and, in so doing, win a war. Both men had to live with the consequences of that." Fascinating take here.⤵️
Greg Olear“But the great Mycenaean king, Odysseus tells Penelope, has an ulterior motive. ‘He wants to control the trade routes.’ In other words, the Dardanelles that Troy sits upon are the Late Bronze Age Straits of Hormuz.”
This is a fabulous show which you must watch. @nadinesmith.bsky.social always brings it. The bonus, she was in Greg's house! Follow The Five 8 on their YouTube—it costs nothing and you will learn, laugh, and cuss. Spread the word.
Greg OlearGreat show last night! We talk The Odyssey, Epstein's Paris associates, Blanche, election fuckery, Trump's attempt to erase Black history, and more. Plus: our guest, @nadinesmith.bsky.social, was at my house!
Funnest episode evah, so many giggles and lol moments. So much needed. Thank you @gregolear.bsky.social @lincolnsbible.bsky.social and of course the amazing @nadinesmith.bsky.social Going to sleep tonight with a smile on my face, because we’re gonna get thru it.
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