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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD

@smidave.bsky.social
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Retired public health scientist (State of California). Lawyer. Former air quality hearing officer. Former president, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles. Former L.A. County Redistricting Commissioner. Pro-RCV.

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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“We understand that a vote is not a valentine; it’s a strategic chess move." Well put. I have definitely said things like that a lot. Jewish Leaders in Michigan Urge Support for El-Sayed’s Senate Bid www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Jewish Leaders in Michigan Urge Support for El-Sayed’s Senate Bid
The public petition comes after other Michigan Jews registered their discontent with Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic Senate nominee.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
this is not optional for democrats. there is no way back unless it happens
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Kit Kat le Noir blew me a kiss today. 😍
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I think this is awesome. h/t @bourgwick.bsky.social
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Classic @nytpitchbot.bsky.social but it's real.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 22/07/2026
The White House didn’t weigh scientific merit or alleged noncompliance of grant terms when they cut billions in life-saving research, they just looked for words they didn’t like. Blue states were specifically targeted for defunding.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
[The National Asshole]’s Kiss of Death www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o... I deleted the photo. You're welcome.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
BASTILLE DAY!
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Again, I know there are good faith arguments on different sides here but the bottom line is is sucks so much to have such absolutely rancid vibes injected into a situation that was previously pretty enjoyable
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Shit FYI @greenlawchina.bsky.social www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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En Chine, une explosion meurtrière rappelle le coût humain du charbon
Au moins 82 mineurs ont péri dans une explosion, vendredi 22 mai, dans le Shanxi. L’exploitant de la mine est accusé « d’actes illégaux majeurs » par les autorités locales. Malgré la progression des é...
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
geeky but important stuff. #RCV open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Shaky political science: using "simulated" elections over real-world elections
New America’s sponsored RCV research was well-meaning but based on flawed methodology and basic misunderstandings of RCV
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Getting rid of the National Asshole is the most important thing to do right now.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
From USA Today : Trump has lowered the standards of decency and decorum of the office until they barely exist. It is a distressing fact of life that this is the world we live in and no one with the ability to change it seems inclined to do so. We have a #nationalasshole for a #President
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
In retrospect, Bondi's “THE DOW IS AT 50,000” was a sell signal.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
D----- T---- broke America. Now he may have broken the world. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water
A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could unleash a humanitarian crisis.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
East Wing Americans: We Will Rise Again! #EastWing #EastWingAmericans #EWA Join the class action if you've ever been there on a tour.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Kids today! They want better #Voting. Ranked Choice Voting. Pass it on. (Do we still say that?) #RCV #InstantRunoffElections fairvote.org/young-voters...
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Young voters are ready for ranked choice voting - FairVote
Young voters are making the most of ranked choice voting, turning out at high rates and expressing support for the reform in surveys.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Re-immigration should be a thing. Americans, please let people, nice people, who were deported know we aim to invite them back once the national a****** is out of the way. #TYFYATTM
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Nice tie, SF Mayor Daniel Lurie! Public memorial/tribute to Bob Weir live on YouTube now. www.youtube.com/live/sQRJmHV...
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
you love to see it
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Oh no. 😭
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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Don't understand environmental racism? Here you go.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
or one crime a day
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
All of this is nauseating and profoundly embarrassing. Americans who can watch this without feeling shame and horror are inhabiting an alien moral universe I do not understand.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Read this thread. Point it out. #TYFYATTM.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
i am going to make it through this year if it kills me
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tiblanc.72🇪🇺 🇷🇪 @tblanc72.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
C'est un peu tard pour avoir des états d'âme ! Pure démagogie ! La maîtrise de la langue française n'est pas le seul critère pris en compte. Et actuellement, nous devrions être fiers d'accueillir des citoyens américains.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
nice one!
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Is she going to do "catch and kill" like the National Enquirer did with Stormy Daniels, or would she allow another network to air it if it wants to? #60Minutes #Canada #CECOT
Paramount Bari Weiss Barry White blocks 60 Minutes Canada from YouTube
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Government FOR the people, anyone?
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Public Health is dead?
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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Gorsuch leaning in to "actually, all these agencies are unconstitutional in their entirety" Gorsuch is very much not on board with "sever this and let the executive control it" Folks, we might be walking out of this without any executive agencies at all
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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG. Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated? SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now Kagan: So what? Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
"we're just making it up as we go along based on our inscrutable feelings from one case to another (but with a strong bias towards the GOP always winning)" is modern US constitutional law jurisprudence.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Trump's national security strategy is out. It reads like something written by Vladimir Putin, just like the 28pt plan was. We learn that Europe is degenerate and is being racially adulterated through the in-migration of dark-skinned people, www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Mina @minerva1.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Are we sure the cocaine is destroyed? In its entirety?
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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
That's so interesting.
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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
🦃🍁
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
cruel asshole. fuck this shit.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Please read this, or his resignation will have been in vain. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
'let us deny you healthcare or we will deny you food' HURT POOR PEOPLE, MAKE THEM BEG
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
verklempt. DONNA is gone! 💔
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
brett is seeing everyone post about “kavanaugh stops” and he’s losing his mind
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Leader Won’t Draw @thedudeabided.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Name a dead song that was better with Donna. TMNS is a great call. Looks Like Rain or Mission in the Rain for me Also, Sing Me Back Home
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Access the free RS article (link below)... Donna will forever be missed
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Rob Mitchum @robmitchum.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
RIP Donna
Donna Jean Godchaux in a plaid shirt flexing her arm in front of a door with a sign reading "LADIES". Photo by Peter Simon.
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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
💔 fare thee well, deej. 💔
Donna Jean Godchaux
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Heads up! Marketing and Marijuana = toxic Mix.
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