Dave Holzer
@daholzer.bsky.social
Intermittent crasher of mountain bikes and networks.
Lying takes a toll on your soul. If you don't believe that, you've never had to keep an Elf on the Shelf myth going for any significant number of years.
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Lying takes a toll on your soul. If you don't believe that, you've never had to keep an Elf on the Shelf myth going for any significant number of years.
Reposted by Dave Holzer
In Opinion
“The United States is cutting off the kind of foreign aid that keeps children alive for 12 cents a day, but it’s willing to invest far larger sums in a dubious effort to prop up a distant economy — while effectively subsidizing tycoons who made bad investments,” Nicholas Kristof writes.
“The United States is cutting off the kind of foreign aid that keeps children alive for 12 cents a day, but it’s willing to invest far larger sums in a dubious effort to prop up a distant economy — while effectively subsidizing tycoons who made bad investments,” Nicholas Kristof writes.
Opinion | Trump Revives Foreign Aid, Helping Needy Billionaires
As children die for want of cheap medicines, the U.S. spends billions on Argentina — thus rescuing rich investors who made bad bets.
nyti.ms
October 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
In Opinion
“The United States is cutting off the kind of foreign aid that keeps children alive for 12 cents a day, but it’s willing to invest far larger sums in a dubious effort to prop up a distant economy — while effectively subsidizing tycoons who made bad investments,” Nicholas Kristof writes.
“The United States is cutting off the kind of foreign aid that keeps children alive for 12 cents a day, but it’s willing to invest far larger sums in a dubious effort to prop up a distant economy — while effectively subsidizing tycoons who made bad investments,” Nicholas Kristof writes.
Finally saw Superman last night with my teenagers. @jamesgunn.bsky.social and the cast did not disappoint! Loved the whole movie but that Mr Terrific fight scene was a real highlight.
July 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Finally saw Superman last night with my teenagers. @jamesgunn.bsky.social and the cast did not disappoint! Loved the whole movie but that Mr Terrific fight scene was a real highlight.
Reposted by Dave Holzer
So it turns out that the free world becoming prosperous and peaceful for 80 years under American leadership and protection at no cost to them was just an introductory rate.
CEA Chair Steve Miran suggests the world owes the US for providing its military and the dollar as "public goods." They can pay tariffs without complaint or "simply write checks" to the US Treasury. www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
CEA Chairman Steve Miran Hudson Institute Event Remarks
Today I’d like to discuss the United States’ provision of what economists call “global public goods,” for the entire world. First, the United States
www.whitehouse.gov
April 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So it turns out that the free world becoming prosperous and peaceful for 80 years under American leadership and protection at no cost to them was just an introductory rate.
Reposted by Dave Holzer
What Trump has done for US farmers so far:
-frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot)
-encouraged EU to ban their products
-frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc.
-threatened to deport half their workforce
-suppressed research on bird flu
-frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot)
-encouraged EU to ban their products
-frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc.
-threatened to deport half their workforce
-suppressed research on bird flu
Trump on the EU possibly banning food imports from the US: "I don't mind. Let them do it. Let them do it."
February 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What Trump has done for US farmers so far:
-frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot)
-encouraged EU to ban their products
-frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc.
-threatened to deport half their workforce
-suppressed research on bird flu
-frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot)
-encouraged EU to ban their products
-frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc.
-threatened to deport half their workforce
-suppressed research on bird flu
Reposted by Dave Holzer
Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
February 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
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January 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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January 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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New Years' Eve: the one night of the year I'm guaranteed to be sleepy before midnight.
January 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
New Years' Eve: the one night of the year I'm guaranteed to be sleepy before midnight.
Trump only wants Canada because they also love ketchup.
December 31, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Trump only wants Canada because they also love ketchup.
Wordle 1,286 4/6
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December 26, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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December 25, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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December 25, 2024 at 2:48 AM
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Spent 5 hours going through firewall and router configs yesterday to get traffic moving on two VPN links that previously worked and still claimed to be up but were lying. Only have a vague idea of how my fix worked but I'm still calling it a win.
December 22, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Spent 5 hours going through firewall and router configs yesterday to get traffic moving on two VPN links that previously worked and still claimed to be up but were lying. Only have a vague idea of how my fix worked but I'm still calling it a win.
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December 19, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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Wordle 1,277 4/6
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December 17, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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December 16, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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Wordle 1,275 4/6
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December 16, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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December 13, 2024 at 1:40 AM
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December 11, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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December 9, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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December 7, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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December 6, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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