JoshuaHolland

JoshuaHolland, 1 day ago to journalism

I’ve heard somewhere that democracy dies in darkness.

“In a series of paragraphs that are up there as being among the most shocking I have read in my journalistic career, the Post acknowledged on Saturday — dropped in the middle of the holiday weekend, more than a week after the Times’s report — that they had known about the flag since at least January 20, 2021, and had not revealed knowledge of it until May 25, 2024.”

#media #alito

https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington

JoshuaHolland, 3 days ago to random

This is like something you’d see in North Korea. #maga #fascism #TrumpIndictments

https://www.thedailybeast.com/house-democrat-banned-from-speaking-for-simply-listing-trumps-trials

JoshuaHolland, 4 days ago to random

This professor, who is Jewish, was suspended for posing a threat to Jewish students, AKA participating in a protest (where he was violently arrested). Now he's in a kind of limbo.

This is what a moral panic looks like. #gazaprotests
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/professor-suspended-by-wash-u-after-protests-hears-only-silence-42567338

JoshuaHolland, 4 days ago to random

There is no longer a fringe right in the US. The most bonkers extremism has become totally mainstream in today's #gop #fascism #maga

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/colorado-gop-kids-pulled-from-public-schools/73-e121fe9e-9a2b-498d-8a80-1efe2a179758

JoshuaHolland, 5 days ago to Israel

I wonder what’s happening these days in the only democracy in the Middle East.

“Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern #Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera.”

Oh.

#gaza
https://apnews.com/article/live-transmission-israel-associated-press-57e8f662907334ba3599156276381190

JoshuaHolland, 6 days ago to journalism

There was never any possibility that #Trump would subject himself to cross-examination under oath. I would more likely be appointed to head the RNC.

The press has run with this 'will he or won't he' nonsense for weeks to contrive some drama. It's pathetic. #media

JoshuaHolland, 6 days ago to animals

One year ago today, I decided to foster a shy little stray pup from the shelter where I volunteer. Figured I'd do some housebreaking and she'd go quickly.

After a few days it turned out that she was a little hellion. Fought my dogs. Bit me a coupla times. And then I realized I couldn't let her go.

She's come such a long way since then. We're still smoothing out some rough edges but she's a really sweet good girl.

HAPPY GOTCHA DAY MOLLY!

#dogsofmastodon

Molly looking cute with a bone sitting on an outdoor love seat.
Molly looking cute on a bed.
Molly laying with her brother Oscar on a couch and her sister Emma sitting on the floor in front of them.

JoshuaHolland, 6 days ago to journalism

I don't think Ezra Klein's panic attacks are either informative or helpful. #Election2024 #media

JoshuaHolland, 7 days ago to random

I have to get my dad’s house cleaned out, which is gonna cost thousands of dollars. This guy showed up to pitch his services in a truck covered in fuck Joe #Biden and related stickers and it cost him real money. I’m sure it’s not the first time.

That’s your work truck, dude, and you service a county where #Trump got 36% of the vote.

These people are really not smart. #maga

JoshuaHolland, 9 days ago to Israel

If they continue on this trajectory, Israel is gonna turn itself into another right-wing culture war item and that will not serve them well.

“The tone of this letter is not reflective of the fact that the U.S. is the primary guarantor of Israel’s security. An unaware reader would assume that #Israel is the superpower in this relationship and the U.S. the recipient of aid.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israeli-ambassador-blasts-democrats-letter_n_6644fde3e4b00df0c6b6cba5

JoshuaHolland, 9 days ago to journalism

This is absolutely maddening. #media

https://www.mediamatters.org/local-news/trumps-corrupt-offer-big-oil-executives-almost-entirely-ignored-top-local-newspapers-and

JoshuaHolland, 9 days ago to journalism

Every political reporter and pundit talking about #RFKJr pulling 10-15% in the polls knows (or should know) that that means like 2% in November.

And the lion's share of those votes will come from cranky people who usually vote third party. #media #Election2024

JoshuaHolland, 10 days ago to random

These people are completely insane. Just batshit crazy.

https://www.wect.com/2024/05/16/nc-senate-votes-ban-people-wearing-masks-public-health-reasons/

JoshuaHolland, 10 days ago to random

This is such naked #fascism. The #GOP is just the party of political violence.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/16/texas-gov-pardon-daniel-perry-murder-black-lives-matter-protestor/73720504007/

JoshuaHolland, 11 days ago to random

Just encountered a 20-something couple shouting, “does anyone know how to change a tire?!?” Went downstairs and put their donut on and the whole time I just kept thinking that this is such a cliché.

JoshuaHolland, 11 days ago to acab

You want libraries or an ever growing flood of copaganda? #acab

https://nysfocus.com/2024/05/14/nypd-dcpi-tarik-sheppard-protests-pr

JoshuaHolland, 11 days ago to random

Might skip my first presidential debates since Carter v Reagan this cycle. (I was an odd child.) #Election2024

JoshuaHolland, 11 days ago to journalism

Given that 20% of the population think that witches exist, I think this shows that you were desperate to come up with a story idea and not that confusion over the issue is a challenge for Dems. #media

JoshuaHolland, 11 days ago to random

Might have been a good idea to read the curriculum first. #fascism #gop

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/15/texas-granbury-isd-school-board-courtney-gore/

JoshuaHolland, 13 days ago to journalism

It’s 2024. We’ve been through a Trump presidency. This is not in any way newsworthy.
#media

JoshuaHolland, 14 days ago to Israel

Israeli defense experts estimate that #Hamas has lost around a third of the 30k fighters it had before the war, just to put how unhinged this is into perspective. #gaza #israel

https://www.thedailybeast.com/sen-lindsey-graham-suggests-nuking-gaza-calls-hiroshima-the-right-decision

JoshuaHolland, 15 days ago to food

Making kimchi is a massive pain in the ass but I love it both fresh and lightly fermented for a few days and you can’t buy it like that around these parts. #food

Four large Ball jars filled with kimchi.
Stir fry beef and kimchi.

JoshuaHolland, 15 days ago to random

https://qz.com/tesla-cybertruck-warranty-coolant-leak-mileage-1851470429

https://wompwompwomp.com/

JoshuaHolland, 16 days ago to random

John Timoney, the former police chief who became infamous for developing the fascistic “Miami Model” of crowd control, was once quoted saying, “you can beat the rap but you can’t beat the ride.” IOW, arrests don’t have to be lawful or stand up to judicial scrutiny to accomplish their purpose.

#fascism #gazaprotests

Headline: Trespassing charges dropped for all 9 anti-war protesters arrested at U of M
Headline: All pro Palestinian demonstrators’ UT-Austin cases dropped

JoshuaHolland, 16 days ago to random

Many responses to this focus on Trump promising much worse but it just strikes me as incoherent.

Yes, #Biden made a small, late contribution to the moral panic but the crackdowns are coming from college administrators buckling under pressure from GOP demagogues in Congress and are carried out by local cops. #gazaprotests