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Doug Holland

@ DougHolland @lemmy.world

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Obese gray male, introverted, cranky, woke but needs a nap. Enjoys solitude, old movies, long bus rides, and a good bowel movement.

No fascism, no AI, no Substack.

Publishes itsdougholland.com and SeattleSoon.com. 

  • Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say

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  • Since it’s the worst possible thing he could do, it’s probably what Trump will do.

  • [Help Design Lemmy] How to describe Lemmy in a single Sentence?

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  • Cool stuff from the web & interesting conversations, no charge, and signing up is easier than you've been led to believe.

  • Gavin Newsom comes out swinging against California billionaire tax

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  • Voting blue-no-matter-who has given us a parade of Democrats who stand for nothing, do nothing, and eagerly cooperate with fascism. I'm too old to waste another vote on such a charade.

  • ‘Like a Military Occupation’: Clashes Rise With Federal Agents in Minneapolis

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  • I've learned something from you. Thanks for the clarification.

  • ‘Like a Military Occupation’: Clashes Rise With Federal Agents in Minneapolis

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  • In what sense is this "like a military occupation," instead of simply a military occupation?

  • Dilbert creator Scott Adams dies aged 68 after prostate cancer diagnosis

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  • That's by far the finest Dilbert comic ever, so of course it's not from Scott Adams.

  • Gavin Newsom comes out swinging against California billionaire tax

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  • If/when Gavin Newsom is the candidate, I'll vote for someone else, or won't vote.

  • Help me pick a search engine

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  • I've never used Qwant or Ecosia, but I'll wager their ads are as easy to block as the ads in Google search.

  • New attack on ChatGPT research agent pilfers secrets from Gmail inboxes

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  • Whoa, spam filtering is Gmail's only advantage over generic email.

    I've migrated away, but still have my legacy Gmail account, but this'll get me gone completely.

  • Denmark in ‘crisis mode’ as Trump sets sights on Greenland after Venezuela attack

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  • In "full crisis mode," this should be the first step, and I hope it's what Denmark & Greenland do.

  • Without disclosure, New York Magazine digitally removed a senior adviser to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani from a December 17 cover photo after she resigned

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  • This seems like just about the tinyest conceivable violation of journalistic ethics, which is rich indeed coming from the New York Times, which still parrots Trump's lies as if they're plausible.

  • US strikes 3 alleged drug vessels and leaves survivors -- now a search-and-rescue operation

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  • The headline refers to these boats as "alleged drug vessels," but "alleged" means charges that haven't been proven in court. By plan, there people will never be charged or see a courtroom, and never have any chance to be innocent until proven guilty. Only the Trump administration — a very, very unreliable source — says they're drug smugglers or "narco-terrorists," but the only thing we know with certainty is that they're target practice, which makes these killings premeditated murder.

  • What Americans in a 1998 poll expected to happen by the year 2025

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  • Admittedly, I hang out with good people not shit-heads, but I don't know anyone who'd hesitate to vote for a woman because she's a woman. Give us someone worth voting for, and you'll have our votes.

  • NJ’s """answer""" to flooding: it has bought out and demolished 1,200 properties

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  • Why do you add the quotes, OP? Is there a better 'answer' that New Jersey could feasibly offer?

  • US military says two were killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific

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  • This is murder, illegal under American and international law.

  • Trump demands DOJ release all the names of Democrats related to the Epstein investigation

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  • For Trump, raping kids is just politics as usual.

  • Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast | The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. Decision imperils billions of dollars of investment

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  • Sounds like a bribe hasn't yet been paid.

  • 15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open | There are no official statistics on the dangers of electric handles. So Bloomberg did its own analysis.

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  • When I was young and naïve in my 50s, I thought US cars had safety requirements, and the era of rolling death traps had been beaten back by Ralph Nader. Must've been my mistake. Is there nobody in the government looking at safety issues like un-openable doors?

  • US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors

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  • One might get the impression the Trump admin isn't particularly opposed to human trafficking. Perhaps Bari Weiss over organize a CBS News debate on the topic.

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    How AI is affecting the way kids learn to read and write

    12ft.io /http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/02/22/ai-chatgpt-kids-students-read-write-teachers/78212906007/
  • AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND @lemmy.world
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    Science has been cancelled.

  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    Blaise Pascal: Inventor of public transit (1662)

    humantransit.org /2024/12/one-of-the-greatest-inventions-in-the-history-of-human-transport.html
  • Lemmy Moderators @lemmy.world
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    How do I un-ban someone?

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    A fake presidential pardon explains why you can’t trust AI with the news

    www.theverge.com /2024/12/5/24313222/chatgpt-pardon-biden-bush-esquire
  • Out of Context Comics @lemmy.world
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    Absolutely

  • Out of Context Comics @lemmy.world
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    Just sayin'

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world

    news.mit.edu /2024/generative-ai-lacks-coherent-world-understanding-1105
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    Militaries are rushing to replace human soldiers with AI-powered robots. That will be disastrous, experts warn.

    www.popularmechanics.com /military/weapons/a62717263/could-ai-drones-take-over-war/
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    It's so cool that AI can convincingly mimic someone's handwriting!

    arstechnica.com /information-technology/2024/09/my-dead-father-is-writing-me-notes-again/
  • New York Times gift articles @sopuli.xyz
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    Opinion | I Was Once a Student Protester. The Old Hyperbole Is Now Reality.

    www.nytimes.com /2024/05/11/opinion/campus-protest-police-violence.html
  • New York Times gift articles @sopuli.xyz
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    The One Thing Voters Remember About Trump

    www.nytimes.com /interactive/2024/05/10/upshot/trump-memories-poll.html
  • Lemmy Moderators @lemmy.world
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    Leave the mod team

  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Tennessee makes it nearly impossible for people with felony convictions to vote

    12ft.io /proxy