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Doug Holland

@ DougHolland @lemmy.world

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Old, cranky, & woke but needs a nap.

Words, not video. Links, not screenshots.

No DMs please, and no AI, no BS, no ads, no Substack, no justice, no peace.

Publishes itsdougholland.com and SeattleSoon.com. 

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  • This is shit journalism. Yeah, his name is Trump so he's probably an asshole, but he's living his life, which has no impact on your life or mine. He's a private citizen, and his alleged assholery is not a public matter.

  • Bernie Sanders launches high-profile offensive against ‘the oligarchy’

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  • I dunno, feels fairly productive — I got three blocks out of just one thread.

  • Government Workers Cannot Be Fired for Their Political Views | The First Amendment forbids widespread loyalty purges.

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  • This article is well-argued, well-written, and moot. Rule of law has been replaced with rule of Trump, and it's downright quaint to pretend that precedent, illegality, or the constitution are still in play.

  • Government Workers Cannot Be Fired for Their Political Views | The First Amendment forbids widespread loyalty purges.

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  • I sure wish you were wrong, but you're not, damn it.

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  • Even in a minority position, elected officeholders have a bully pulpit, and any US Congresscritter or Senator is among the most politically powerful people in America. Any one of them could call up a local TV station, ask for an interview, and they’d gladly put them on the air, and could actually say something people need to hear. They could come to a rally, post a video to YouTube. Any one of them could walk into one of the Musk-captured bureaucracies and refuse to leave until they're arrested. Anything like that would get people’s attention, and might matter in some small but genuine degree.

    That would be leadership. That would be resistance. That would be something. What Dems are doing is damned close to nothing.

  • ‘They will collide eventually’: how long will the Trump-Musk relationship survive?

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  • Donald Trump cannot be shamed.

  • Votes for billionaires, shocked when billionaires act like billionaires

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  • Dude doesn't quite connect the dots. The government — under Biden — had a deal to save his farm. The government — under Trump — is changing all the rules, reneging on the contract. If all he groks from this is "government bad," then game over. Except it's not a game.

  • NIH announces incredible cuts to all active and future grants

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  • A new government memo feels like it’s straight out of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

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  • Donald Trump impeachment efforts ramp up

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  • Nothing news from an empty source.

  • Donald Trump impeachment efforts ramp up

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  • There are competent progressives who know how to run on an anti-fascist campaign. The Democratic Party stands in their way.

  • If you could improve PeerTube, what would you improve?

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  • I tried it, but gave up months ago. Decentralization is what we're all about, but without a centralized index of what's available, finding videos on PeerTube is more work than watching them is worth.

  • Joe Rogan Blasts ‘Bulls**t Game’ of ‘Pretending’ Everyone Is ‘Hitler’ After Elon Musk Accused of ‘Nazi Salute’: ‘Crying Wolf’

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  • Why would you hold such hopes? Seriously, I have you tagged as "REALLY GOOD AT CUTTING THROUGH THE CRAP," and Rogan has been all-crap for soooo long.

  • Rudy Giuliani insists he’s not hiding assets at contempt hearing over $148 million judgment

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  • Dementia, man. Giuliani has completely checked out of reality.

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  • It's like a light bulb reading these comments. I've barely touched social media, wondered why it's of no interest to me, but suddenly I grok it. I prefer the intelligent conversation (and stupid takes too, like mine) of a forum like Lemmy, where there's a much better IQ/batting average than 'social media'.

  • Former President Bill Clinton is in the hospital after developing a fever, spokesperson says

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  • Memo to CNN: In no sense is it newsworthy that Bill Clinton had the flu.

  • McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr.

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  • Here's one of the most corrupt, cartoonishly awful politicians of our time, making what might be his first non-blatantly evil statement: He's against polio.

  • Do you think the mostly limited range of political views is a strength or a weakness of Lemmy? (For example, in terms of attracting new users.)

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  • Right on, dude. It would be refreshing to see right-wing arguments advocating a serious fact-based (instead of hate-based and/or lie-based) position on any issue. I'd still disagree, but I'd welcome that disagreement.

    Until that glorious future when "the right will reconnect with reality, integrity and simple decency," I am delighted that they're underrepresented on Lemmy.

  • A Jan. 6 rioter tried to join the Russian military to fight against Ukraine, feds say

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  • Best, calmest explanation I've seen, thanks.