Dominic Holland
@dominicholland.bsky.social
Posted here are politically relevant notes to myself, publicly available. Apolitical is political; no one is beyond politics, or history. And physics is not a good lens through which to view social reality.
Howling lunatic.
Over 77 million American adults, of their own volition, voted for this malignant buffoon, most doing so for the 2nd or 3rd time. Is America great or what?
Sea post below for a full view of the barking mad tableau in the Oval Office. Again, is America great or what?
Over 77 million American adults, of their own volition, voted for this malignant buffoon, most doing so for the 2nd or 3rd time. Is America great or what?
Sea post below for a full view of the barking mad tableau in the Oval Office. Again, is America great or what?
Trump: "There's never been anybody in the history of the Nobel Prize that deserves it more. I settled eight wars. I stopped the total obliteration of the world."
October 8, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Howling lunatic.
Over 77 million American adults, of their own volition, voted for this malignant buffoon, most doing so for the 2nd or 3rd time. Is America great or what?
Sea post below for a full view of the barking mad tableau in the Oval Office. Again, is America great or what?
Over 77 million American adults, of their own volition, voted for this malignant buffoon, most doing so for the 2nd or 3rd time. Is America great or what?
Sea post below for a full view of the barking mad tableau in the Oval Office. Again, is America great or what?
Can Christa Pike sue Tennessee for cruel and unusual pubishment in botching her execution? And, is America great or what?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
Christa Pike, Confused After Failed Tennessee Execution, Is at Center of Legal Storm
Her awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago.
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Can Christa Pike sue Tennessee for cruel and unusual pubishment in botching her execution? And, is America great or what?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
"Trump is a foreign" [& domestic] "and strategic policy failure of historic proportions, but he has always had a powerful understanding of what motivates American voters."
That is correct and, thereby, is in fact a damning incrimination of ~50% of the American electorate. Is America great or what?
That is correct and, thereby, is in fact a damning incrimination of ~50% of the American electorate. Is America great or what?
Midweek Update #30: Trump Has Lost His Political Touch
The US Pulls Back Its Bombers: More Winning, Obviously; Hegseth’s Frightening Speech
phillipspobrien.substack.com
October 8, 2026 at 8:18 AM
"Trump is a foreign" [& domestic] "and strategic policy failure of historic proportions, but he has always had a powerful understanding of what motivates American voters."
That is correct and, thereby, is in fact a damning incrimination of ~50% of the American electorate. Is America great or what?
That is correct and, thereby, is in fact a damning incrimination of ~50% of the American electorate. Is America great or what?
Lil' Marco, an empty suit if ever there was one, should just fuck off.
However, Europe does need to awaken to the extant and growing threat of Russia and Russia's new eagerly willing and total bitch, the USA. Is America great or what? Bitch to Russia!
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...
However, Europe does need to awaken to the extant and growing threat of Russia and Russia's new eagerly willing and total bitch, the USA. Is America great or what? Bitch to Russia!
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...
Rubio Urges Europe to Awaken From ‘Slumber’ and Uphold Western Dominance (Gift Article)
In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos of exploration and conquest as part of their civilization, to remain ‘at the head of the world.’
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Lil' Marco, an empty suit if ever there was one, should just fuck off.
However, Europe does need to awaken to the extant and growing threat of Russia and Russia's new eagerly willing and total bitch, the USA. Is America great or what? Bitch to Russia!
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...
However, Europe does need to awaken to the extant and growing threat of Russia and Russia's new eagerly willing and total bitch, the USA. Is America great or what? Bitch to Russia!
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...
A barking mad tableau. Barking. Fucking. Mad. Beyond Barking. Beyond Dagenham. Yet a normal day in the Oval Office. Vile and evil lunatics in suits, with a me-me-me extra special lunatic in red.
Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."
October 8, 2026 at 5:53 AM
A barking mad tableau. Barking. Fucking. Mad. Beyond Barking. Beyond Dagenham. Yet a normal day in the Oval Office. Vile and evil lunatics in suits, with a me-me-me extra special lunatic in red.
Oh, he's just being Donald! Plus, when he says up is down, he is not saying up is down: only a reactionary fool communist Lamestream Media or Dumocrat would even suggest he said up is down! Anyway, it is not clear what the president meant when he said up is down. He yet he obvs. meant up is up, etc.
It’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop.
October 8, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Oh, he's just being Donald! Plus, when he says up is down, he is not saying up is down: only a reactionary fool communist Lamestream Media or Dumocrat would even suggest he said up is down! Anyway, it is not clear what the president meant when he said up is down. He yet he obvs. meant up is up, etc.
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Killed after 4 months of detention. Monsters.
October 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Killed after 4 months of detention. Monsters.
"EU quietly braces for nightmare scenario of multiple-casualty hybrid attack"
Perhaps options for newer sanctions on Russia will be debated when the attack happens.
Perhaps options for newer sanctions on Russia will be debated when the attack happens.
October 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"EU quietly braces for nightmare scenario of multiple-casualty hybrid attack"
Perhaps options for newer sanctions on Russia will be debated when the attack happens.
Perhaps options for newer sanctions on Russia will be debated when the attack happens.
Is Shawn McCreesh at the NYT an idiot and/or a coward? Are the NYT editors idiots and/or cowards? Yes. How stupid do you have to be, and how craven do you have to be, to publish this idiotic and pathetic shit?
October 7, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Is Shawn McCreesh at the NYT an idiot and/or a coward? Are the NYT editors idiots and/or cowards? Yes. How stupid do you have to be, and how craven do you have to be, to publish this idiotic and pathetic shit?
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Yeah, it’s exactly what he said, but in this case the White House knows it was a colossal screw up, so is lying its ass off.
October 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Yeah, it’s exactly what he said, but in this case the White House knows it was a colossal screw up, so is lying its ass off.
Trump remains a Master Strategist!
(with due respect to Darth Putin)
(with due respect to Darth Putin)
I thought Trump’s tariffs were specifically designed to dramatically reduce this number to zero.
October 7, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Trump remains a Master Strategist!
(with due respect to Darth Putin)
(with due respect to Darth Putin)
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The 7 stages of Western "concern"
1 This is concerning
2 This is increasingly concerning
3 We are now deeply concerned
4 We are now gravely concerned
5 There will be consequences
6 We demand answers
7 It is important not to escalate the situation
1 This is concerning
2 This is increasingly concerning
3 We are now deeply concerned
4 We are now gravely concerned
5 There will be consequences
6 We demand answers
7 It is important not to escalate the situation
The situation in the Black Sea is increasingly concerning.
Commercial ships – and innocent crews – are being targeted, with lives already lost at sea.
Today, two commercial vessels were hit in Bulgaria’s economic zone in Black Sea.
Commercial ships – and innocent crews – are being targeted, with lives already lost at sea.
Today, two commercial vessels were hit in Bulgaria’s economic zone in Black Sea.
October 6, 2026 at 11:07 AM
The 7 stages of Western "concern"
1 This is concerning
2 This is increasingly concerning
3 We are now deeply concerned
4 We are now gravely concerned
5 There will be consequences
6 We demand answers
7 It is important not to escalate the situation
1 This is concerning
2 This is increasingly concerning
3 We are now deeply concerned
4 We are now gravely concerned
5 There will be consequences
6 We demand answers
7 It is important not to escalate the situation
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In calling on Teheran to wipe out Los Angeles and San Diego, Trump challenged long-standing norms of presidential comportment.
October 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
In calling on Teheran to wipe out Los Angeles and San Diego, Trump challenged long-standing norms of presidential comportment.
Enoch Powell is historically illiterate and, of course, an arrogant apologist for Britain in its legacy of violence, a legacy which he can never even acknowledge. His type is common.
October 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Enoch Powell is historically illiterate and, of course, an arrogant apologist for Britain in its legacy of violence, a legacy which he can never even acknowledge. His type is common.
People who engage in lawfare, including egregious abuse of the criminal-justice system, to humor Trump should be held to account.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case (Gift Article)
Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
People who engage in lawfare, including egregious abuse of the criminal-justice system, to humor Trump should be held to account.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Serious military folks are no longer equivocating about the sheer danger of Hegseth. He is a weak, rapey drunkard. Why it takes Dan Driscoll speaking out to confront this is beyond me. He not only needs to be removed but also prosecuted by the US for war crimes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX65...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX65...
Ousted Army Secretary Details the Hegseth Leadership Purge
YouTube video by Ward Carroll
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Serious military folks are no longer equivocating about the sheer danger of Hegseth. He is a weak, rapey drunkard. Why it takes Dan Driscoll speaking out to confront this is beyond me. He not only needs to be removed but also prosecuted by the US for war crimes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX65...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX65...
"Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego"
Is Donald Trump a great American patriot or what? His supporters are REAL Americans! MAGA!
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
Is Donald Trump a great American patriot or what? His supporters are REAL Americans! MAGA!
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego, Drawing Anger From California Leaders (Gift Article)
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego"
Is Donald Trump a great American patriot or what? His supporters are REAL Americans! MAGA!
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
Is Donald Trump a great American patriot or what? His supporters are REAL Americans! MAGA!
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
David Kurtz at TPM is spot-on. Trump, televangelists, marks, and grift (link in post below):
October 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
David Kurtz at TPM is spot-on. Trump, televangelists, marks, and grift (link in post below):
Why Republicans are trying to weaponize the paucity of noncitizen voting:
(note "paucity": this is a right way of framing it, while, e.g., "lack of evidence of widespread voter fraud" is playing into the Republicans)
(note "paucity": this is a right way of framing it, while, e.g., "lack of evidence of widespread voter fraud" is playing into the Republicans)
October 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Why Republicans are trying to weaponize the paucity of noncitizen voting:
(note "paucity": this is a right way of framing it, while, e.g., "lack of evidence of widespread voter fraud" is playing into the Republicans)
(note "paucity": this is a right way of framing it, while, e.g., "lack of evidence of widespread voter fraud" is playing into the Republicans)
"Rally-Goers Cheer as Trump Says, ‘Let Them Take Out Los Angeles’ or ‘San Diego’"
Donald Trump is a GREAT American Patriot. Over 77 million US adults voted for HIM, most doing so for the 2nd or 3rd TIME. The USA is LUCKY to have such GREAT patriots, 77 MILLION!, making America GREAT AGAIN!
Donald Trump is a GREAT American Patriot. Over 77 million US adults voted for HIM, most doing so for the 2nd or 3rd TIME. The USA is LUCKY to have such GREAT patriots, 77 MILLION!, making America GREAT AGAIN!
Rally-Goers Cheer as Trump Says, ‘Let Them Take Out Los Angeles’ or ‘San Diego’
President Donald Trump received cheers and applause at a rally on Monday night when he spoke of California's two largest cities being taken out.
www.mediaite.com
October 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
"Rally-Goers Cheer as Trump Says, ‘Let Them Take Out Los Angeles’ or ‘San Diego’"
Donald Trump is a GREAT American Patriot. Over 77 million US adults voted for HIM, most doing so for the 2nd or 3rd TIME. The USA is LUCKY to have such GREAT patriots, 77 MILLION!, making America GREAT AGAIN!
Donald Trump is a GREAT American Patriot. Over 77 million US adults voted for HIM, most doing so for the 2nd or 3rd TIME. The USA is LUCKY to have such GREAT patriots, 77 MILLION!, making America GREAT AGAIN!
I can answer that. No, they won't. Obviously.
Of course when Russia said Ukraine had bioweapons labs what they really meant was that they did.
There's a lot we don't know about the current situation. Russia should be bringing in experts from the WHO to clarify and advise. Will they?
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
There's a lot we don't know about the current situation. Russia should be bringing in experts from the WHO to clarify and advise. Will they?
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
U.S. officials seeking details of reported Russian plague death, quarantines
Officials said they need to learn more about the evolving situation before determining the potential threat to the United States.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I can answer that. No, they won't. Obviously.
But Republicans are anti-patriotic, and are dignity-challenged. So, support for Republicans will remain close to 50%, indicating a very sick US society. We will see clear data on this, yet again, in November 2026.
Republicans hate America; they only love a dumb and fascist version of the USA.
Republicans hate America; they only love a dumb and fascist version of the USA.
Yes, the White House sometimes serves as a branch Kremlin press office, which would be humiliating for anyone who had the slightest hint of patriotism or for that matter personal dignity.
This proves only two things.
The Ukrainian campaign against Russian refineries is causing serious damage.
Putin has asked Trump to help him out and the US president obliged.
The Ukrainian campaign against Russian refineries is causing serious damage.
Putin has asked Trump to help him out and the US president obliged.
October 6, 2026 at 5:53 AM
But Republicans are anti-patriotic, and are dignity-challenged. So, support for Republicans will remain close to 50%, indicating a very sick US society. We will see clear data on this, yet again, in November 2026.
Republicans hate America; they only love a dumb and fascist version of the USA.
Republicans hate America; they only love a dumb and fascist version of the USA.
Apart from the US military not being prepared for the new landscape of war, this further speaks to the irrelevance of the USA for NATO. Putin has a guaranteed but short window, through 2028, in which to militarily screw with Europe with impunity. How far will he go?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base (Gift Article)
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Apart from the US military not being prepared for the new landscape of war, this further speaks to the irrelevance of the USA for NATO. Putin has a guaranteed but short window, through 2028, in which to militarily screw with Europe with impunity. How far will he go?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
Republicans are the problem.
Three elected Alabama public officials, all Republicans, were running a human trafficking ring. They were arrested and booked this weekend. weartv.com/news/local/a...
Three Alabama officials among 17 arrested in Atmore undercover prostitution sting
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. -- Three public officials in Alabama were among the 17 people arrested Friday in a multi-day undercover prostitution sting in Escambia Cou
weartv.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Republicans are the problem.