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Doug Holland

@dougholland

Obese gray male, introverted, cranky, woke but needs a nap. Enjoys solitude, old movies, long bus rides, and a good bowel movement. No fascism, no AI, no Substack. Publishes itsdougholland.com and SeattleSoon.com.

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KIRO is not in my Top 100 local news sources. You are in my Top 10.

12.03.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The toilets date from a time when women were much more likely to be at home, but mos def, we can correct that when we re-open these public facilities.

12.03.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pastor Jamal Bryant must've gotten a payment, and I hope he spends it well. Me, I don't spend anything at Target, and that's not changing unless Target changes.

12.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On behalf of everyone in Seattle, goodbye & good riddance.

12.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You'll find me as elsewhere as possible.

12.03.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Far too reasonable.
Trump doesn't do reasonable.

12.03.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Free-lance parking enforcement: Let anyone attend a brief training course and then be issued a pad of blank parking citations. Then set 'em loose to put the tickets on windshields and take a snapshot of the parking violation. Pay the ticket-writers a 20% commission on every ticket. Problem solved.

08.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was surprised a while back to learn that they were there. It's why I didn't go, so this seems like a smart move.

08.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In any organization, big or small, corporate or non-profit, a worker making far less than $350K will have far more knowledge of the actual work being done, and better ideas for how to do that work more effectively and efficiently, than the highly-paid MBA in charge.

07.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's the most succinct and true post on the internet for 3/6/2026, thank you.

07.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where is this?

02.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll never understand why there's free parking on *any* city streets. Land and asphalt are not free, and parking is not a god-given right.

Street parking should cost a reasonable monthly amount, which should go up annually, to encourage transit use.

02.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Downloading now, on your say-so. Thanks!

01.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The only valid reason for any Democrat to attend the State of the Union address is to disrupt it, or somehow challenge the spectacle. Anyone who attended *without* disruption or challenge is part of the problem β€” an asswipe, in other words.

27.02.2026 07:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"for the last 30 years"?

Oh my, you must be much older than I'd fantasβ€”er, imagined.

27.02.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The New York Times' headline is a flat-out lie.

26.02.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why was she there?

Why were *any* Democrats there?

25.02.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's solid. And this is permanent, right β€” not just for the World Cup?

24.02.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Me too. Consider my comment withdrawn, and my morning & mood damaged.

23.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Every lefty I know was turned off by Harris's incessant reaching-out to Republicans. Even middle-of-the-road friends who aren't overtly of the left expressed bafflement as she buddy-buddied with Liz Cheney. To me, it was a bigger red flag than her "everything's fine" patter on Gaza and the economy.

23.02.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The signup and login requirement seems inconsistent, for me, anyway. OCLC demanded a login from me about a month ago, but stopped asking after about 12 hours, and hasn't asked since.

Just checked it out again, and I'm not logged in and having no problem.

Any chance you're on a VPN? I'm not...

23.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, yeah, because the Republican Party *is* a Nazi problem.

23.02.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck the Olympics, fuck the US hockey team, of course fuck FBI Director Kash Patel, and especially fuck the soulless hockey player who slips his gold medal over Patel's head.

23.02.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As is all of America.

22.02.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm also kinda struck by yellow as the color for the longest route. My old man eyes could hardly see it, and for ten seconds I thought I'd have to walk from S-B-A to C-N-D.

22.02.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gosh, I hope that's not an unpopular opinion. Shops, restaurants, hotels, almost any small business that's not loud or polluting should be allowed anywhere.

22.02.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Written and directed by Peter Hyams, and made *without* the cooperation
of NASA, this is actually one of my favorite B-movies of the 1970s.

22.02.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That post didn't go where I'd expected!
Right on & rock on, sir!

21.02.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, exactly. The reporter might mislead you, or (more likely) might decide on a different angle as the day goes along.

21.02.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Uh-oh & wtf?

21.02.2026 07:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0