Marilyn Holt (M.J. Holt)
@marilynholt.bsky.social
News addict. Politics watcher. Historian of no repute. Writer of woman-oriented thriller and SF fiction. Protector of the oldest continuous working farm in Kitsap. Retired early-stage funding consultant. "Mom" of 3 cats and 3 dogs, with one husband.
Patty Murray is one of my senators. She has been out front in her thoughtful criticism of 47 without pulling punches. She and others seeking to rein in 47 have some serious road block. Vote Blue! A gift article from The New York Times. . www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
Ahead of Shutdown Deadline, Democrats Face a Dilemma on Spending
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July 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Patty Murray is one of my senators. She has been out front in her thoughtful criticism of 47 without pulling punches. She and others seeking to rein in 47 have some serious road block. Vote Blue! A gift article from The New York Times. . www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
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Cutting off access to food is an effective way of destroying any group of people, or individuals. DOGE has special access to sensitive financial data on millions of farmers : NPR www.npr.org/2025/07/10/n...
DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers
DOGE recently gained high-level access to a database that controls government payments and loans to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.
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July 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Cutting off access to food is an effective way of destroying any group of people, or individuals. DOGE has special access to sensitive financial data on millions of farmers : NPR www.npr.org/2025/07/10/n...
Trump loses Supreme Court appeal to block hush-money sentencing : NPR www.npr.org/2025/01/09/n...
Trump loses Supreme Court appeal to block hush-money sentencing
This was the only one of Trump's criminal charges to reach and complete a trial, making him the first former or future U.S. president to be convicted of criminal charges.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trump loses Supreme Court appeal to block hush-money sentencing : NPR www.npr.org/2025/01/09/n...
From my local paper. After 'No Kings,' WA gets head start on 'Good Trouble' demonstrations www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/l...
After 'No Kings' protests, Washington gets head start on 'Good Trouble' demonstrations
In the wake of the widespread "No Kings" rallies, planning has begun on the next set of nationwide demonstrations.
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June 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
From my local paper. After 'No Kings,' WA gets head start on 'Good Trouble' demonstrations www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/l...
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Write-a-thon - Clarion West Summer Programming
The Write-a-thon is a time of year we set aside to focus on our wider writing community, open to anyone at any level with a passion for writing.
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June 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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I don't believe that this affected the election, but it makes for an engaging question: what would happen if it is proven that Harris actually won the election.
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Report: Voting Machines Were Altered Before the 2024 Election. Did Kamala Harris Actually Win?
In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, a private lab quietly performed sweeping changes to voting machines used in more than 40% of U.S. counties. No one told the public. No one reviewed th...
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June 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I don't believe that this affected the election, but it makes for an engaging question: what would happen if it is proven that Harris actually won the election.
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Something more to keep watch on. Alabama paid a law firm millions to defend its prisons. It used AI and turned in fake citations | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Alabama paid a law firm millions to defend its prisons. It used AI and turned in fake citations
Butler Snow faces sanctions after lawyer cites false case law defending against inmate who says he was stabbed 20 times
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May 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Something more to keep watch on. Alabama paid a law firm millions to defend its prisons. It used AI and turned in fake citations | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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A call out we all need to read.
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The Website Where Lawyers Mock ‘Yellow-Bellied’ Firms Bowing to Trump
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May 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A call out we all need to read.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
John Roberts Dismisses Attacks On The Courts With 1 Important Reminder | HuffPost Latest News www.huffpost.com/entry/john-r...
John Roberts Dismisses Attacks On The Courts With 1 Important Reminder
The chief justice also had a strong five-word response when asked about his retirement plans.
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May 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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While not Catholic, I recognize that the Pope Leo XIV is perhaps the greatest "influencer" in the world. I mean no disrespect to either group. He guides those who practice Catholicism. I hope that he follows and expands upon what Pope Francis did.
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Conclave live updates: Cardinals elect American Robert Prevost, now Leo XIV, as new pope
Cheers erupted and suspense built in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square as cardinals announced with clamor and smoke that a successor to Pope Francis had been named.
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May 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
While not Catholic, I recognize that the Pope Leo XIV is perhaps the greatest "influencer" in the world. I mean no disrespect to either group. He guides those who practice Catholicism. I hope that he follows and expands upon what Pope Francis did.
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Good news for snake bite victims and their loved ones.
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Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him 200 Times
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May 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Good news for snake bite victims and their loved ones.
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Trump approval ratings for Washington, US: Here's what the polls show www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/l...
Donald Trump approval ratings for Washington state, US: Here's what the polls show today
A new survey from Cascade PBS/Elway Poll shows that most Washington voters either "disapprove" or "strongly disapprove" of Trump's leadership style.
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April 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Happening every where, hurting the youngest, smallest among us.
WA Head Start staff locked out and let go due to Trump cuts | The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com/education-la...
WA Head Start staff locked out and let go due to Trump cuts | The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com/education-la...
WA Head Start staff locked out and let go due to Trump cuts
All Office of Head Start employees in Seattle were let go Tuesday as the Trump administration closed regional offices in several cities.
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April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Happening every where, hurting the youngest, smallest among us.
WA Head Start staff locked out and let go due to Trump cuts | The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com/education-la...
WA Head Start staff locked out and let go due to Trump cuts | The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com/education-la...
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Opinion | What Rusting Russian Tanks Can Teach Us About the Pete Hegseth Group Chat (Gift Article)
A politicized military is an ineffective military.
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March 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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How two Seattleites are linked to ‘Ziz’ and web of killings
How did two graduates of a prestigious Seattle high school become entangled in a string of killings across the country? Our timeline has some answers.
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March 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
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March 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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The order specifically cites “unjust racial discrimination” against white Afrikaners – descendants of Dutch colonizers denied basic rights to the Black majority until 1994.
The South African-born billionaire Elon Musk,has condemned his homeland for “openly racist policies”,
The South African-born billionaire Elon Musk,has condemned his homeland for “openly racist policies”,
March 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The order specifically cites “unjust racial discrimination” against white Afrikaners – descendants of Dutch colonizers denied basic rights to the Black majority until 1994.
The South African-born billionaire Elon Musk,has condemned his homeland for “openly racist policies”,
The South African-born billionaire Elon Musk,has condemned his homeland for “openly racist policies”,
There are special elections that could put the Democrats in the majority of the House. Here is some information on this.
April 1: Florida holds two special elections for U.S. House seats. The 1st District —Rep. Matt Gaetz, and Former Rep. Mike Waltz now he is national security adviser.
April 1: Florida holds two special elections for U.S. House seats. The 1st District —Rep. Matt Gaetz, and Former Rep. Mike Waltz now he is national security adviser.
March 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
There are special elections that could put the Democrats in the majority of the House. Here is some information on this.
April 1: Florida holds two special elections for U.S. House seats. The 1st District —Rep. Matt Gaetz, and Former Rep. Mike Waltz now he is national security adviser.
April 1: Florida holds two special elections for U.S. House seats. The 1st District —Rep. Matt Gaetz, and Former Rep. Mike Waltz now he is national security adviser.
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Great list of facts!
Great list of facts!
February 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Great list of facts!
Great list of facts!
Now that you're retiring, go after Trump. You want to do it, so do it.
February 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Now that you're retiring, go after Trump. You want to do it, so do it.
I know that when my dad died 24 years ago, SS and other gov't agencies already had been notified. Musk and 45/47 tell a story that outstrips their competence. They both are sending their companies stocks into the low numbers. Investors are being hurt.
February 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I know that when my dad died 24 years ago, SS and other gov't agencies already had been notified. Musk and 45/47 tell a story that outstrips their competence. They both are sending their companies stocks into the low numbers. Investors are being hurt.
Does Musk lie? Absolutely. The whole Social Security (SS) crap is nuts. Reports are that deaths are quickly reported to the SS and thus through the system. The dead would be kept in the database, undoubtedly marked, so that theft of the SS numbers of the dead are not illegally used.
February 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Does Musk lie? Absolutely. The whole Social Security (SS) crap is nuts. Reports are that deaths are quickly reported to the SS and thus through the system. The dead would be kept in the database, undoubtedly marked, so that theft of the SS numbers of the dead are not illegally used.
February 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM