Doug Holland
Obese gray male, introverted, cranky, woke but needs a nap. Enjoys solitude, old movies, long bus rides, and a good bowel movement.
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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New RomanEnglish
15·3 days agoThe experts and my own eyeballs agree that Calibri is slightly easier to read than Times New Roman, and it’s an improvement in legibility that means a lot to people with poor eyesight. But Republicans don’t give a shit about people with vision issues, probably think they should pull their eyes up by their bootstraps, so Times New Roman it is.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•BREAKING: Judge Orders Release of Epstein Case Grand Jury TranscriptsEnglish
15·3 days agoWe’d love to release it, but there’s pending litigation. We want to release it, but first there needs to be more redactions. And then, eventually, OK, we’re ready now. Here’s the ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊ ▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊ ▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊ ▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊ ▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊ ▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊ ▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊▊ ▊▊▊.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•BREAKING: Judge Orders Release of Epstein Case Grand Jury TranscriptsEnglish
23·3 days agoThis time it’s BREAKING, though.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search ItEnglish
20·3 days agoThe exact circumstances around the search—such as why CBP wanted to search the phone in the first place—are not known.
Knowing nothing makes it hard to know what’s going on here, but unless there’s a subpoena or court order, it can’t be illegal to wipe your own phone. Not in a free country, anyway.
The report said Gach did not know why, even years later.
That’s the article’s only mention of “Gach,” so wtf?
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOPMtoAMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.world•Jurors deadlock in trial of California man who filmed himself shooting, killing homeless manEnglish
1·3 days agoYou never know what the jury heard, but if it’s even a rough approximation of what’s described in the article, then this verdict is Trump-level insane.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOPMtoAMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.world•Torture techniques from CIA black sites were used at Alligator AlcatrazEnglish
3·3 days agoLaws not being enforced is great for lawbreakers.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•'Go somewhere else': Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner storeEnglish
20·4 days agoMore of this, please.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown | Latinos describe being detained and assaulted by officers who want to know: “Where were you born?”English
41·5 days agoThis is OK coverage, late and mild but needed, but the distinction between US citizens and non-citizens is moot to me. I don’t give a third of a turd where a 15-year-old kid terrorized by ICE agents was born. Nobody deserves this, whether they’re ‘legal’ or not.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Washington, other West Coast states, go against CDC, recommend hepatitis B vaccine for all newbornsEnglish
13·6 days agoWill the CDC’s bullshit recommendation be used by insurance companies to deny coverage for the shots?
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Kagan warns constitutional "violation" in Supreme Court's Texas map rulingEnglish
4·8 days agoResigning would be counterproductive, short-term and especially in the long-term, but I’d be delighted if one or two sane members of the SC went on strike, by ditching the legal lingo and issuing plain-English dissents.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOPMtoAMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.world•Family of Colombian fisherman killed in U.S. boat strike files complaint, alleging murderEnglish
8·9 days agoThis would be heard by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which is autonomous, and unlike the US judiciary, not a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trump & the Republicans. So… maybe there’s a chance for something approximating justice.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
news@lemmings.world•Trump Confirms He Spoke With Venezuela's MaduroEnglish
1·11 days agoMy reaction exactly, thanks.
It’s ludicrous for a professional journalist to claim that something, anything, could be “confirmed” on the basis of Donald Trump’s say-so. Dude lies every time he says anything more than “My name is Donald Trump.” How fuckin’ gullible can Reuters be?
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementEnglish
74·11 days agoA few Dem office-holders will say things. Maybe a random Dem will file a bill criticizing Hegseth. Other than that, nope, Dems won’t do anything, because doing anything would piss off their bosses, the Republicans.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementEnglish
30·11 days agoBut some US senators have raised the possibility that the US war secretary committed a war crime.
A fairly minor quibble, I suppose, but whatever the hell he calls himself, Hegseth is not the Secretary of War.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 feeEnglish
10·11 days agoIt has nothing to do with security, everything to do with Big Brotherhood. They love having a database of everyone’s travels.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementEnglish
12·11 days agoYes, it’s kinda nuts.
In 2021, it was January 6 that infuriated so many people, though Trump had committed a thousand impeachable acts before that day. By now he’s up to 10,000+, but this one seems to stick more than the rest, when it’s probably not in the top twenty.
It’s kinda nuts, but I’ll welcome anything that gets people pissed off at any sliver of the Trump crime wave.


Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Trump's use of a slur for Tim Walz kills his Indiana Redistricting Effort General Politics - USAEnglish
40·15 days ago… since the birth of my second daughter.
As absolutely always, when you find a Republican office-holder with a smidgen of empathy, it’s because the outrage in question affects them personally. If it’s not about them or their family, the cruelty is fine, even enjoyable.
Doug Holland@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Long a Defender of States’ Rights, Embraces Trump’s Push to Expand Presidential PowerEnglish
14·15 days ago“States’ rights” is a bullshit argument and always has been a bullshit argument






That’s my guess, too.