Holly Pettit
@hollypettit.bsky.social
Harvard M.Div. in world religions / contemplative practice. Talks Buddhism, Christian mysticism, history, progressive theology, Paganism & politics. Former Army linguist & intelligence analyst. Writer for nonprofits.
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire with a storm coming in from the south. #weather #NewHampshire
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire with a storm coming in from the south. #weather #NewHampshire
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
#Bowling and texting on a Saturday night in #Portsmouth, NH.
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#Bowling and texting on a Saturday night in #Portsmouth, NH.
You’ve probably never heard of the IDU — but it has already shaped #elections in more than 65 countries.
#Democracy #Politics
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#Democracy #Politics
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This Conservative Bloc Quietly Shaped Elections for Decades
Inside the International Democratic Union, the hidden alliance shaping right-wing politics in the U.S. and abroad
medium.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
You’ve probably never heard of the IDU — but it has already shaped #elections in more than 65 countries.
#Democracy #Politics
medium.com/minds-withou...
#Democracy #Politics
medium.com/minds-withou...
Was the most elegant Greek in the New Testament — as well as the most confounding prose — written by this woman? #writersky #women
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Oh, Prisca -- I Am Disappointed
When the smartest woman in the early church writes the weirdest book in the New Testament.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Was the most elegant Greek in the New Testament — as well as the most confounding prose — written by this woman? #writersky #women
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
If Prisca really was the mind behind the Epistle to the Hebrews, then it becomes a window into the brilliant, complicated, unsettling #theology of a #woman who shaped the early church as a co-worker, close friend, and confidant of the Apostle Paul. #DivineFeminine
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Oh, Prisca -- I Am Disappointed
When the smartest woman in the early church writes the weirdest book in the New Testament.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If Prisca really was the mind behind the Epistle to the Hebrews, then it becomes a window into the brilliant, complicated, unsettling #theology of a #woman who shaped the early church as a co-worker, close friend, and confidant of the Apostle Paul. #DivineFeminine
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Christians have used candles, water bowls, stones—and yes, crystals—for #contemplative prayer for centuries. I wrote about how these tools actually work, with a story that began in a Boston antique shop. #meditation
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How I Use My Crystal Ball During Meditation
A contemplative tool with ancient roots and surprising modern power
medium.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Christians have used candles, water bowls, stones—and yes, crystals—for #contemplative prayer for centuries. I wrote about how these tools actually work, with a story that began in a Boston antique shop. #meditation
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medium.com/mystic-minds...
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medium.com/mystic-minds...
Ever heard of the IDU? Probably not. Yet this global conservative network has shaped elections in 65+ countries since the 1980s.
My new piece unpacks how it started with Reagan & Thatcher, and why it matters for our democracy today.
medium.com/minds-withou...
#politics #globalpower #democracywatch
My new piece unpacks how it started with Reagan & Thatcher, and why it matters for our democracy today.
medium.com/minds-withou...
#politics #globalpower #democracywatch
This Conservative Bloc Quietly Shaped Elections for Decades
Inside the International Democratic Union, the hidden alliance shaping right-wing politics in the U.S. and abroad
medium.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Ever heard of the IDU? Probably not. Yet this global conservative network has shaped elections in 65+ countries since the 1980s.
My new piece unpacks how it started with Reagan & Thatcher, and why it matters for our democracy today.
medium.com/minds-withou...
#politics #globalpower #democracywatch
My new piece unpacks how it started with Reagan & Thatcher, and why it matters for our democracy today.
medium.com/minds-withou...
#politics #globalpower #democracywatch
I'm field testing new terms to replace "traditional values," a.k.a. those found in Leviticus.
My current front-runner is "antiquated values."
"Values from an ancient nomadic, livestock-based culture from western Asia" seems a bit unwieldy.
#ProgressiveChristian thoughts on a Sunday afternoon.
My current front-runner is "antiquated values."
"Values from an ancient nomadic, livestock-based culture from western Asia" seems a bit unwieldy.
#ProgressiveChristian thoughts on a Sunday afternoon.
November 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I'm field testing new terms to replace "traditional values," a.k.a. those found in Leviticus.
My current front-runner is "antiquated values."
"Values from an ancient nomadic, livestock-based culture from western Asia" seems a bit unwieldy.
#ProgressiveChristian thoughts on a Sunday afternoon.
My current front-runner is "antiquated values."
"Values from an ancient nomadic, livestock-based culture from western Asia" seems a bit unwieldy.
#ProgressiveChristian thoughts on a Sunday afternoon.
Q: What do Venezuela and Nigeria have in common?
A: Oil.
Thank you for attending this mini-seminar on recent (and threatened) hostilities.
A: Oil.
Thank you for attending this mini-seminar on recent (and threatened) hostilities.
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Q: What do Venezuela and Nigeria have in common?
A: Oil.
Thank you for attending this mini-seminar on recent (and threatened) hostilities.
A: Oil.
Thank you for attending this mini-seminar on recent (and threatened) hostilities.
Made the mistake of watching a CBS News short about air traffic control— turned out to be 10 mins of former Gov John Sununu whining re: the shutdown and blaming it on…guess who? He was a fairly middle-of-the-aisle R NH governor but sounds now like he’s trying hard for a place in the current admin.
November 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Made the mistake of watching a CBS News short about air traffic control— turned out to be 10 mins of former Gov John Sununu whining re: the shutdown and blaming it on…guess who? He was a fairly middle-of-the-aisle R NH governor but sounds now like he’s trying hard for a place in the current admin.
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Holy shit. Friends, here is a panel on the question "why don't Americans trust the media?'
I scrolled ... scrolled ... increasingly amazed ... scrolled ...
Nope. No one so much as *mentions* the 6-decade, billionaire-funded campaign by the right to destroy trust in media! Not even in passing!
I scrolled ... scrolled ... increasingly amazed ... scrolled ...
Nope. No one so much as *mentions* the 6-decade, billionaire-funded campaign by the right to destroy trust in media! Not even in passing!
Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
harpers.org
November 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Holy shit. Friends, here is a panel on the question "why don't Americans trust the media?'
I scrolled ... scrolled ... increasingly amazed ... scrolled ...
Nope. No one so much as *mentions* the 6-decade, billionaire-funded campaign by the right to destroy trust in media! Not even in passing!
I scrolled ... scrolled ... increasingly amazed ... scrolled ...
Nope. No one so much as *mentions* the 6-decade, billionaire-funded campaign by the right to destroy trust in media! Not even in passing!
Reposted by Holly Pettit
Roger Ailes being upset that Nixon had to resign because the Watergate hearings were on tv every day and the reporting on them was accurate is the origin point of Fox News and right-wing media. This should be common knowledge and the starting point for any conversation about our media environment.
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Roger Ailes being upset that Nixon had to resign because the Watergate hearings were on tv every day and the reporting on them was accurate is the origin point of Fox News and right-wing media. This should be common knowledge and the starting point for any conversation about our media environment.
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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A sentencing memo that linked Toronto to J6 and noted Trump shared Obama’s address vanished and was replaced with a watered-down version. A judge is now demanding answers. Erasing the truth isn’t justice. It’s authoritarianism 101: rewrite the record, protect the leader, and intimidate prosecutors.
THE DAY AHEAD: Judge demands answers about disappearance of sentencing memo
(After which a reference to Jan 6 and a reference to Trump were erased)
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(After which a reference to Jan 6 and a reference to Trump were erased)
youtube.com/shorts/Kn_xE...
THE DAY AHEAD: Judge demands answers about disappearance of sentencing memo
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A sentencing memo that linked Toronto to J6 and noted Trump shared Obama’s address vanished and was replaced with a watered-down version. A judge is now demanding answers. Erasing the truth isn’t justice. It’s authoritarianism 101: rewrite the record, protect the leader, and intimidate prosecutors.
Anyone else find it odd how much the NYT is using the term "Obamacare" instead of calling it by its true name -- the ADA -- now that they're talking about rising prices? #ADA #Obamacare #FundingCuts #Healthcare #HealthInsurance
October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Anyone else find it odd how much the NYT is using the term "Obamacare" instead of calling it by its true name -- the ADA -- now that they're talking about rising prices? #ADA #Obamacare #FundingCuts #Healthcare #HealthInsurance
This morning my church admin texted me: “The phone has been ringing non-stop since yesterday. #SNAPbenefits are ending this week, and I can’t get any work done because families are panicking. The Food Pantry staff are underwater. Can you help answer phones?” #FoodInsecurity #GovernmentShutdown
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This morning my church admin texted me: “The phone has been ringing non-stop since yesterday. #SNAPbenefits are ending this week, and I can’t get any work done because families are panicking. The Food Pantry staff are underwater. Can you help answer phones?” #FoodInsecurity #GovernmentShutdown
Dear AI: Why would someone receive an #MRI after taking a dementia test?
Answer: to help diagnose the cause of cognitive changes by ruling out other conditions, identifying #brain damage, and detecting specific markers of diseases like #Alzheimer's or vascular #dementia.
Answer: to help diagnose the cause of cognitive changes by ruling out other conditions, identifying #brain damage, and detecting specific markers of diseases like #Alzheimer's or vascular #dementia.
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Dear AI: Why would someone receive an #MRI after taking a dementia test?
Answer: to help diagnose the cause of cognitive changes by ruling out other conditions, identifying #brain damage, and detecting specific markers of diseases like #Alzheimer's or vascular #dementia.
Answer: to help diagnose the cause of cognitive changes by ruling out other conditions, identifying #brain damage, and detecting specific markers of diseases like #Alzheimer's or vascular #dementia.
Shouting at God doesn’t make heaven listen harder.
The #mystics knew: depth > volume.
• “Do not think you will be heard because of your many words. It is the pure heart that God listens to.” — #DesertFathers
The #mystics knew: depth > volume.
• “Do not think you will be heard because of your many words. It is the pure heart that God listens to.” — #DesertFathers
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Shouting at God doesn’t make heaven listen harder.
The #mystics knew: depth > volume.
• “Do not think you will be heard because of your many words. It is the pure heart that God listens to.” — #DesertFathers
The #mystics knew: depth > volume.
• “Do not think you will be heard because of your many words. It is the pure heart that God listens to.” — #DesertFathers
Your Halloween costume is “sexy” + the last thing you googled.
Sexy Dorothy Sayers.
#GoldenAgeofMystery #Halloween #WriterSky
Sexy Dorothy Sayers.
#GoldenAgeofMystery #Halloween #WriterSky
October 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Your Halloween costume is “sexy” + the last thing you googled.
Sexy Dorothy Sayers.
#GoldenAgeofMystery #Halloween #WriterSky
Sexy Dorothy Sayers.
#GoldenAgeofMystery #Halloween #WriterSky
#Military members will be paid with a donation from an anonymous “friend” of President Trump. What could be wrong with that?
#federal #shutdown #USpolitics
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
#federal #shutdown #USpolitics
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
#Military members will be paid with a donation from an anonymous “friend” of President Trump. What could be wrong with that?
#federal #shutdown #USpolitics
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#federal #shutdown #USpolitics
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
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In 2018, MD's voter database host was owned by a company with ties to a Russian oligarch close to #Putin. Fast forward to 2024, #NH ‘s voter system was compromised when a vendor outsourced work to offshore contractors who linked it to Russian servers.
#Elections #Dominion
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#Elections #Dominion
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Trump’s Most Reviled Voting Company Sold to a GOP Official. That’s Not the Worst of It.
Earlier this month, news broke that Dominion Voting Solutions had been sold to a former Republican election official.
slate.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
In 2018, MD's voter database host was owned by a company with ties to a Russian oligarch close to #Putin. Fast forward to 2024, #NH ‘s voter system was compromised when a vendor outsourced work to offshore contractors who linked it to Russian servers.
#Elections #Dominion
slate.com/news-and-pol...
#Elections #Dominion
slate.com/news-and-pol...
In 2018, MD's voter database host was owned by a company with ties to a Russian oligarch close to #Putin. Fast forward to 2024, #NH ‘s voter system was compromised when a vendor outsourced work to offshore contractors who linked it to Russian servers.
#Elections #Dominion
slate.com/news-and-pol...
#Elections #Dominion
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Most Reviled Voting Company Sold to a GOP Official. That’s Not the Worst of It.
Earlier this month, news broke that Dominion Voting Solutions had been sold to a former Republican election official.
slate.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
In 2018, MD's voter database host was owned by a company with ties to a Russian oligarch close to #Putin. Fast forward to 2024, #NH ‘s voter system was compromised when a vendor outsourced work to offshore contractors who linked it to Russian servers.
#Elections #Dominion
slate.com/news-and-pol...
#Elections #Dominion
slate.com/news-and-pol...