Democracy Expert trained 1000's worldwide to fight for it. Sr Advisor @projectlincoln & @LDIDemocracy. Weekly on @allbaughshow. WI boy, Girl Dad, Packer Fan.https://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3mgmslum7hc2oDo your own research? My latest on Substack. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/do-your-own-research-how-the-rabbit?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios09 Mar 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmslum7hc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3mfnsqxwi3k2dFour of them are Minnesota guys — three from the cities and one (Nelson) who is part of Minnesy’s Royal family of hockey. Perhaps not a coincidence. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2026 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnsqxwi3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3mfnlzo734s2hI am pretty confident we are going to hear a guy who had nothing to do with a US win in Olympic hockey, talk more about his role in the win the other day than Herb Brooks did in his entire life time talking about the Miracle on Ice.25 Feb 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnlzo734s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3mfbbtt5xe22rI have probably seen them 20 times since the first time in 1989, and while we are all getting older, seeing @DefLeppard live will never ever gets old!!!20 Feb 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbbtt5xe22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3mezdxtxm7s23Ten days ago, we soft-launched www.lstn2u.us Nearly 4,000 people have signed up. It’s free (pay-it-forward model). We never track, train on, or target based on your data. Ever. A safe place to prepare. World-class coaching. Real data from real people. If democracy is win-win, share it. https://www.lstn2u.us17 Feb 2026 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezdxtxm7s23https://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3memi7ansps2nI spent several years working on a project: LSTN2U is live. A free tool (pay-it-forward model) built on years of research and patent-pending security. We don’t Track, Train, or Target your data — we help you have better political conversations. More at www.lstn2u.us https://www.lstn2u.us11 Feb 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3memi7ansps2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3memi7ansps2nI spent several years working on a project: LSTN2U is live. A free tool (pay-it-forward model) built on years of research and patent-pending security. We don’t Track, Train, or Target your data — we help you have better political conversations. More at www.lstn2u.us https://www.lstn2u.us11 Feb 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3memi7ansps2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3mdchbyrw5s2tIt started, like too many things do these days, with a Facebook comment. Someone I’ve known a long time — someone who used to knock doors for the same candidates I did and was at my fifth birthday party — wrote that I must be “a liberal with TDS.” https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/the-things-we-used-to-believe?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=post-publish26 Jan 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdchbyrw5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3md6w7dfgss2sReflections from my trip back home to ground zero. Minneapolis Isn’t Who We Are, But it is What We Can Be Again. Or, Hope isn’t naïve. It’s the choice to believe that “this isn’t who we are” can still become “this is who we chose to be” https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/minneapolis-isnt-who-we-are-but-its?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=post-publish24 Jan 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6w7dfgss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3md6qmbogfc2sThere's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there A-telling me I got to beware I think it's time we stop Children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down24 Jan 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6qmbogfc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3m6kw7iw7jc2cSURVIVING THANKSGIVING Here’s the truth: Democracy begins at the table. Not the one in DC, but the one in your kitchen. The one with the gravy boat and the quiet resentment To save democracy, we’ve got to start by saving the relationships that sustain it https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/how-to-survive-thanksgiving-without?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=post-publish26 Nov 2025 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kw7iw7jc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3m54zukyiyc2xYesterday ignited lots of comments: https://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3m52eiqb3qc2k They deserve a response: What You Are Actually Saying When You Say You Are Done Talking — Moral Clarity without relationship leaves only judgement. Judgement without connection won’t fix what is broken https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/what-youre-really-saying-when-you?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Nov 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54zukyiyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3m52eiqb3qc2kTHE HARDEST CONVERSATIONS ARE THE ONES DEMOCRACY NEEDS MOST 1 in 5 Americans has ended a relationship with a friend or family member due to political differences. 2 in 3 actively avoid political conversations with coworkers, friends, or family. Let that sink in. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/the-hardest-conversations-are-the?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios07 Nov 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52eiqb3qc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3m4ebzl2msk22Empowerment or Exploitation: The Real Battle Behind AI We have been here before, many times. The question of progress has always been a questions of more than simply the political, but of who ultimately benefits as time marches forward and technology evolves. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/empowerment-or-exploitation-the-real?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios29 Oct 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ebzl2msk22https://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3m2kdn3anbs22Our job is to build a coalition of the reasonable — liberals, conservatives, independents — anyone who believes in truth, pluralism, and peaceful power In the end, it’s not about left vs. right It’s about democracy vs. extremism Faith vs. fear Freedom vs. control https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/the-extremes-arent-opposites-theyre?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios06 Oct 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kdn3anbs22https://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lz5gffma622rWhether you are on the Left, Right, or Center, Free Speech Isn't a Punchline. Ask yourself: Do you want to live in a country where you are afraid to say what you believe? Where your children or grandchildren never know how to speak their truths, because those with power fear their voice? https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/free-speech-isnt-a-punchline?r=f0clj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false18 Sep 2025 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5gffma622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lymknvmgck2mWednesday’s events overtook what I had intended to share in remembrance of 9/11. However I have decided to share it today — something I originally wrote in 2018 on 9/11 because it is perhaps more important today than it was back then. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/september-11th-remembering-win-win?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios12 Sep 2025 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lymknvmgck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lyl4k7afg22zWhen Violence Comes Home — we have to start with asking ourselves who are we and what do we want us to be as a nation. My latestest on Substack. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/when-political-violence-comes-home?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios11 Sep 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyl4k7afg22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lwdcrypc422eWhen AI Lies, Trust Dies Let’s start with this: I didn’t expect ClickUp Brain to be a real brain. But I also didn’t expect it to be a pathological liar with a straight face. clickup.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/when-ai-lies-trust-dies?r=f0clj14 Aug 2025 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwdcrypc422ehttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lvv6eoofmc2dEverywhere I go right now, I hear the same thing: “I’m exhausted.” People who care about democracy feel like they’re in a permanent crisis loop. But here’s the truth: Democracy building isn’t regime change. It’s a long-term investment in a better world. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/you-dont-win-democracy-like-you-win?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios08 Aug 2025 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvv6eoofmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lvtehfkyvk2tOne of the most dangerous myths in American politics today is that authoritarianism is something that happens “over there.” It doesn’t. Not anymore. Not in 2025. Because the fight for democracy — and against it — is now global. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/the-anti-democracy-alliance-what?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios07 Aug 2025 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtehfkyvk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lvq53txge22oIn the early 2000s, I worked in countries where democracy was fragile, new, or still just an idea. We didn’t talk about “election years” or “get out the vote.” We talked about survival Strategy. Coalition Courage We didn’t always win. But we learned what worked https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/the-democracy-building-toolbox-and?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios06 Aug 2025 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvq53txge22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lvnw7mus6k2pMost people think opposition movements rise or fall based on charisma, ideology, or momentum. But the movements that survive fear-based regimes, and actually win, rely on something else. ://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/what-opposition-movements-need-and?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/what-opposition-movements-need-and?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios05 Aug 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnw7mus6k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lvl3ed5owk2dWe’re in a global contest between two systems — one rooted in democratic values, the other in strategic manipulation, fear, and zero-sum control. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/the-battle-of-worldviews-is-now-global?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios04 Aug 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvl3ed5owk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lviajgadyc22One Thing That Made America Great For all our flaws, one of the things that truly made America exceptional — and made us trusted — was this: We didn’t cook the books. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/one-thing-that-made-america-great?r=f0clj&utm_medium=ios03 Aug 2025 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lviajgadyc22https://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3lul5fuafqs23Stillbirth doesn’t leave you with many instructions. Especially if you’re a dad. You’re expected to hold it together. Be present. Be useful. Be strong. And maybe you try to do that. But inside, it’s something else entirely. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/lessons-for-fathers-whove-lost-a?utm_source=app-post-stats-page22 Jul 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lul5fuafqs23https://bsky.app/profile/trygveolson.bsky.social/post/3luiehgzsrk2zStillbirth is a different kind of loss. You’re not just grieving a child — you’re grieving the future you imagined. The milestones never come. There’s no timeline to anchor the pain. It’s a life unlived, and a version of yourself that disappears with it. https://open.substack.com/pub/trygveolson/p/my-daughters-life-was-never-lived?r=f0clj21 Jul 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:euipjd6z2j4zoa2pdkrxc5iq/app.bsky.feed.post/3luiehgzsrk2z