Ben Olinsky

@olinsky

Sr VP Policy . Arm waver . Proud liberal raised by WH, , Ted Kennedy. Opinions mine.

Washington, DC
Joined May 2009
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  1. Retweeted
    30 May 2020

    Saint Paul mayor says nearly everyone they arrested last night was from out of state. We need a deep dive into who they are, where they come from, what kinds of organizations they represent or support.

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    20 Apr 2020

    . has a must read on the myth of voter fraud

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  3. Retweeted
    17 Nov 2019

    WALLACE: "A dozen people listened in on the phone call and a number of them were immediately upset..." : "Those were Schiff's witnesses." WALLACE: "No, sir, they are career foreign service officers and these are people who worked in the Trump administration."

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    2 Oct 2019

    “The whistleblower isn’t the reason [Trump] is facing an impeachment inquiry. Trump only has his own actions to blame for that.” Trump committed impeachable offenses by extorting Ukraine for political gain and urging interference in our elections. He gave us the proof himself.

    State of Play: Trump’s Attacks on the Whistleblower
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  5. 20 Sep 2019

    This is wonky until you've been ripped off by a business or your employer steals your wages - and then told you can't go to court. Important step forward today for workers and consumers, but Sen. McConnell will need some convincing...

    Today the House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to . The marks an important milestone in the fight to restore the constitutional rights of consumers, workers and all Americans. See our statement:
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  6. 20 Sep 2019

    This would not be great for the whistleblower, whose job and clearance would be in jeopardy, but the nation needs to know what they've reported - and we can't rely on the Trump Administration to follow the law, which already required the DNI to share this info.

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  7. 20 Sep 2019

    If the acting DNI continues to stonewall efforts to learn about "credible" & "urgent" information from a whistleblower, the House can ask the whistleblower to testify. If they refuse due to fear of prosecution for sharing classified info, the House can vote to give them immunity.

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  8. Retweeted
    15 Sep 2019

    . and I decided the Nats needed some extra oomph down the home stretch, so we're calling up a player to be named later. Baby Girl Olinsky joins our team in February, just in time for spring training, and we can't wait to meet her. 💕💕💕

    White and red onesie that reads "Cutest Nationals Fan," with a handwritten red and blue sign: Player to be Named Later Baby Girl Olinsky, joining our team February 2020 (yay!).
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  9. Retweeted
    8 Aug 2019

    I don't know who needs to hear this, but please don't pay for peer reviewed papers. If you don't have access, send an email to the corresponding author for full text. 95% of the time, they will get back to you within 24 hours with an enthusiastic "THANK YOU for your interest!"

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    5 Aug 2019

    We adamantly reject the Administration’s ongoing blame game targeting immigrants and community for the weekend’s horrific acts of violent white supremacy. 1/8

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  11. 18 Jul 2019

    Come sing with my choir!

    Who wants to audition for the Best Local Choral Group in DC?! Auditions for all voice parts open THIS WEEKEND! -
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    18 Jul 2019

    THREAD: Today, House Democrats will keep their campaign promises with a vote to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. Trump—who has failed to deliver on his own promise to raise wages—should take notes.

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    1 Jul 2019

    A Million Dreams came true tonight: we just sang with HUGH JACKMAN!

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    1 Jul 2019

    A Million Dreams came true tonight: we just sang with HUGH JACKMAN!

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  15. 1 Jul 2019

    So wonderful to sing with Elissa (and Hugh Jackman)!

    Bucket list items: 1. Sing with and the 2. Sing at the Capital One Arena 3. Sing with Wolverine? Check, check, and check. What a phenomenal evening supporting Hugh Jackman on his DC tour stop, and getting to perform with my fave humans. 💕
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    27 Jun 2019

    In Washington state, new overtime rules would give 400,000 workers higher wages. And it's not the only state taking that important step.

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  17. 20 Jun 2019

    Please take a moment to watch this and learn a bit about what's actually in the Mueller report. And then read the report for yourself!

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    Exclusive: De Niro, , , , , and more are cutting through the Trump administration’s lies about the Mueller report
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  18. Retweeted
    25 Jan 2019

    If while I worked at CIA I had ordered a subordinate to reach out to Russia via Wikileaks or Guccifer to see if they were up for cooperation, an espionage investigation would have been opened on me.

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    7 Nov 2018

    Sessions it out and Whitaker is in b/c Trump needs someone to obstruct the Mueller investigation: it's getting too close to him and his inner circle. Mueller needs to be given full independence, just like they did after Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre.

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  20. 30 Oct 2018

    This so called Executive Order ending citizenship for undocumented immigrants is hogwash. It’s settled law that if you’re born here, you’re a citizen. That was intentional and written into the Constitution. And you can’t just sign an Executive Order that runs counter to the law.

    “Birthright citizenship was a mistake whose time has gone.” Except that, contrary to what this op-ed argues, really did settle this issue in 1898:
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