A woman with many opinions, all my own. American Economic Liberties Project/contributing columnist MSNBC. Previously: WaPo, Slate. LA/NYC.https://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3murpop3mkc2yPeople hate inflation. They hate it sometimes irrationally but they don’t forgive one party for it more than another, which is why Republican prospects look so dim for November. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3murpop3mkc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3mqa4ofkkts2lI loved Bonnie Tyler, I loved her deeply and unironically, and I am sure her memory will be a forever over the top at high volume blessing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa4ofkkts2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3mq6wq3e6x22dBingo. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6wq3e6x22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3mm5egu5ywc2sTrump doesn't “think about Americans’ financial situation," but he sure thinks about the finances of his friends and allies. Remember this the next time you fill up your gas tank, or someone tells you we really can't afford Social Security. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5egu5ywc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3misamvw7tc2xPro tip for those who need to hear it: if you are in such financial pain that you need to wash and reuse tin foil, doing so is not going to do much to help you get out of financial trouble. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 02:44 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3misamvw7tc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3mieisju2es2xMy latest: The Rise of Pet Medical Tourism. Southern Californians, increasingly fed up with the high cost of veterinary care in the US, are flocking to Mexico for everything from canine dentistry care to feline cancer treatments. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieisju2es2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3mieisju2es2xMy latest: The Rise of Pet Medical Tourism. Southern Californians, increasingly fed up with the high cost of veterinary care in the US, are flocking to Mexico for everything from canine dentistry care to feline cancer treatments. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieisju2es2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3mcnae3jcoc2uMy latest for @ms.now: What the Brooke Rollins $3 meal meme shows about Team Trump’s economic blindness. "Trump has assembled the wealthiest presidential cabinets ever ... (But)vast wealth can leave its possessors blind to the economic struggles of ordinary Americans. https://www.ms.now/opinion/brooke-rollins-three-dollar-meal-memes-trump-economy17 Jan 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcnae3jcoc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3mcna4z6m322uTop of the World is forever one of my favorite songs. Love you forever, Karen Carpenter. #AT4017 Jan 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcna4z6m322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3madzh3klzc2cMy latest for MS NOW: Trump isn't built to care about your grocery bill. "Trump ... has never presented himself as someone who could empathize with the public’s economic fears, but as a performer of a particular sort: the self-help, get-rich-quick wealth guru." 1/2 https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-grocery-prices-economy-speech19 Dec 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3madzh3klzc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/helaineolen.bsky.social/post/3madx3dekus2bThis reads like a classic case of elder financial abuse and someone should be looking into it. It seems highly unlikely Eleanor Holmes Norton has the capacity to loan her campaign money to pay the staff. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Dec 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:4caompalk5iadn2wvv24y3uz/app.bsky.feed.post/3madx3dekus2b