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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 · 04/09/2026
There must be cases when district courts are not allowed to - or simply do not - stay their injunctions pending appeal.
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Conflating campaign advertising with good advice on how you should vote is one of the stupidest things an American can do. #advertisingresistanceeducation
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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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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Why does no one call her Sucker Susan or Susan the Sucker?
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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
Where maybe be Bob? 🤔
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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 · 21/07/2026
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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 · 06/07/2026
did you know you've been playing a segment of Promised Land on loop all day?
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
WTF?? Who screened that? 🤔
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I remember really difficult strong cross-current when I was swimming there
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
The fund is not up-to-date ; it's $250,000 short. #USA250
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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 · 23/05/2026
FRESH was the best. 😁
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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 · 09/04/2026
stop posting the asshole's posts
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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
and there go The Olympics
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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 · 03/04/2026
It's the asshole's FUCK AMERICA budget.
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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 · 09/02/2026
Was LBJ steal 1948 or GWB steal 2000 <Texas Playbook> shadow?
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
how to use IDs with vote-by-mail?
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Well, he said "language" before he said "dialect". Cut him some slack. I bet they found real fraud there.
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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 · 25/01/2026
make her show her tits on demand
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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 · 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 · 21/01/2026
so American taxpayers will ultimately have to pay out damages upon damages upon damages
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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
we'd give it back when he's done
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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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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
So he was trying to protect his cell phone. Wouldn't you kill for that?
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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
a see-through dress? *That’s* delivering!
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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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"Smilin' Dave" Holtzman, MPH JD @smidave.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Why is it that names are destiny?
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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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